The Best Ever CRE Show
Welcome to the Best Ever CRE Show, the world’s longest-running daily COMMERCIAL real estate podcast. Founded by Joe Fairless, a co-founder of Ashcroft Capital who went from buying $35,000 homes to controlling more than $2.7 billion in real estate assets, the Best Ever CRE Show provides commercial real estate expert insights, education, and timely information to our community of active and passive investors who want to build wealth, build a legacy, and do more good in the world.
So if you want the real stories behind the good, the bad, and the worst ever deals — plus, insights into what really goes on in commercial real estate investing — you’re in the right place. Our hosts interview commercial real estate experts every day to uncover secrets and strategies YOU can use to become a better, more informed investor. This is the Best Ever CRE show.
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JF2658: 3 Ways Land Investors Can Find Better D...
CEO and Land Coach Brent Bowers believes that anyone can get into land investing with little to no money or risk. It only took him nine months to become financially free, and he’s continued to use his strategy throughout his career. In this episode,...
31 min
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JF2657: Finding Deals in Nitty-Gritty Details w...
When it comes to finding deals, Jake Harris likes to go granular on his market research. By deep diving on the details of potential properties, he’s been able to source deals before others can spot them. In this episode, Jake reveals the strategies...
41 min
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JF2656: Expanding Your Comfort Circle: From You...
From youth minister to now commercial real estate investor, Slocomb Reed isn’t afraid to take chances to grow. He’s taken his portfolio from the ground up and now owner-operates over 65 units. In this episode, Slocomb discusses his past deals and...
31 min
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JF2655: The Lost Decade and How to Avoid 0% Ret...
Were you taught that smart investing must always follow the “buy low, sell high” structure? In today’s episode, Travis Watts shares why this mentality may not be the best choice when it comes to investing due to situations like the Lost Decade....
21 min
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JF2654: Industrial CRE: Find Your Competitive A...
The industrial sector can be hard to market to potential investors, but Neil Wahglen has found a way to ensure his company stands out from the rest. From their sale-leaseback strategy, to their unique, storytelling marketing, Neil has been able to not...
24 min
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JF2653: What Their 12 Unit Purchase Taught Them...
In March of 2020, Jeromie and Anne Marie Sheldon closed on a 12 unit deal right as COVID-19 was taking the world by storm. The pandemic caused additional problems on top of the regular challenges that come with any property--rowdy tenants, delays,...
29 min
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JF2652: CEO Reveals Exclusive Look on Managing ...
Who makes the decisions in a family-run business? What metrics are used to evaluate the CEO? What kind of challenges do they face? Daniel N. Farber helps answer all these questions in today’s episode by pulling back the curtain on what being a CEO...
24 min
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JF2651: Three Things All Syndicators Should Do ...
Rick Martin caught the investing bug when he rented out his first house in 1998, helping to pay for film school. Rick continued to make deals while maintaining a full-time job, and just recently switched to syndicating full-time. From making good...
24 min
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JF2650: How One College Grad Grew His Portfolio...
During his senior year of college, Braeden Windham wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his career. It wasn’t until he met his future partner at an event that he found direction. Handed a pile of books and a list of podcasts about CREI by his...
19 min
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JF2649: The 4 Best Ways to Manage Your CRE Inve...
It can be a struggle trying to break into commercial real estate investing when you have a full-time job that occupies most of your schedule. How do you even find the time to dive in, let alone keep up with your investments? Jaideep Balekar was in a...
33 min
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JF2648: Why You Should Reevaluate What It Means...
What does “rich” mean to you? When you picture a rich person, do you imagine yachts, tropical vacations, or a lavish collection of sports cars? In this episode, Travis Watts provides a different perspective on what being rich really means in terms...
32 min
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JF2647: These 5 Value-Adds Doubled Her Car Wash...
Steff Boldrini took her car wash portfolio, originally valued around $2-3M, and almost doubled its value to $4-5M in just one year. From adding credit card machines to creating subscriptions, Steff used tech to level-up her properties with a 46...
24 min
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JF2646: Want to Host Your Own Networking Event?...
Hayden Harrington was tired of the meet-ups he kept attending. They were usually hosted in crowded, hard to hear areas where it was difficult to effectively network with people. That’s when he decided to create his own, unique events. In this...
25 min
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JF2645: How This Mindset Change Turned a $41 Mi...
When he set out to make his first deal on a 472 house subdivision, Joe Marques--better known as Cowboy Joe--thought he’d selected the right team for the development. As it turned out, the group was using him with the end result costing him...
29 min
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JF2644: What One CRE Investor Did to Survive--a...
Jerome Maldonado was nearing the end of his retail center construction and about to start developing office condos when the 2008 recession hit. Overnight, his bank stopped all funding, leaving him without the remaining $300,000 needed to complete the...
26 min
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JF2643: The 5 Secrets to Closing Your First Dea...
Starting off on your first deal can be daunting. How big of a deal should you aim for? How do you build a good team? Where can you find a good network? Host Joe Fairless and guest Michael Blank share their top five secrets to closing your first deal....
27 min
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JF2642: How Smaller Deals Can Lead to Bigger Pa...
During the 2008 recession, David Kislin’s bank that handled his construction loan filed for bankruptcy. Fearful for the future, his partners backed out of the project, causing David to lose half of his equity on the deal, totaling around $6 million....
29 min
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JF2641: Don't Make These 4 Mistakes as a New Pa...
“What mistakes did you make in your career that I should be on the lookout for as a new passive investor?” Travis Watts answers this listener question by sharing four mistakes he made starting out as a passive investor that you can learn...
21 min
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JF2640: 5 Tips to Boost Your Online Network and...
In less than six months, and without a social media team, Carlos Reinoso went from 200 to 5,000 connections on Facebook, a growing online network that eventually helped him score an equity partnership over 240 units. In this episode, Carlos shares his...
33 min
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JF2639: How to Plan and Execute Your Multifamil...
Growing up, Van Sturgeon witnessed firsthand how his parents saved their rental property during a rough economic period through the use of meticulous budgeting and planning. Now, as an entrepreneur with over thirty years of real estate experience, Van...
25 min
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JF2638: Why Building Wealth is Better Than Imme...
Steve White never thought he would be investing in real estate. That is, until he found a deal that he couldn’t ignore. Steve is sharing his tenant screening guidelines, how he guarantees tenants before buying the building, and which pandemic-proof...
27 min
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JF2637: Sued for $68M: Cautions of Inflation an...
Ted Greene joins Ash Patel in a discussion of institutional purchases, interest rates, and inflation. Ted shares his earned scar tissue of being sued for $68M and losing money on a personal venture - and how you can position yourself for an impactful...
24 min
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JF2636: Crooked Contractor on a $10M Project wi...
Are the general practices of general contractors just unsavory? In Joe’s experience, the contractor on his $10M project tried to take advantage every opportunity he could get and with hundreds of thousands of dollars being added, Joe had to find a...
42 min
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JF2635: Syndicating After Bankruptcy with Tracy...
When Tracy Hubbard went bankrupt in 1998 after a business went south, he started learning how to get into hard assets, instead. That’s when real estate came into the picture. Today, Tracy is sharing how bankruptcy made him a better businessman, why...
24 min
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JF2634: Is US Real Estate Expensive or Cheap? |...
In today’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis discusses the deciding factors of whether real estate is currently expensive or cheap. He talks about what metrics we are using to measure and compare real estate today, how has the...
26 min