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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JF2765: Market Comparison: Appreciation in Denv...
Denver-based Sarah May and Cincinnati-based host Slocomb Reed discuss in-depth how cap rates and population growth impact the way investors operate in their very different respective markets. Sarah May | Real Estate Background Co-founder of Regency...
30 min
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JF2764: Building a Business Around Your Lifesty...
Tim Bratz shares his insights on starting a business, starting over, making your time count, and maintaining balance through it all. Tim Bratz | Real Estate Background Previous episode: CEO and founder of Legacy Wealth Holdings, a multifamily and...
42 min
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JF2763: 100% Tenant Turnover in 6 Months: Tips ...
Ben Suttles, managing partner at Disrupt Equity, faced a problem on his deal: there was 80% occupancy, but only 35% of the tenants were paying rent. Add in the crime rates and drug deals that occurred on the property, and he soon found himself having...
32 min
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JF2762: An Airbnb Speakeasy? How To Make Short-...
How do you create a unique short-term rental that will attract renters? Rich Somers, founder of FortuneCribs, reveals his strategy for creating “Instagrammable” STRs, selecting the right market, and pitching to investors. Rich Somers | Real Estate...
24 min
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JF2761: The Key to Underwriting Retail Deals ft...
What are the advantages of investing in retail over multifamily? Philip Block, Managing Partner for LBX Investments, made the shift from investing in apartments to shopping centers almost four years ago, and currently has $284.5M in AUM. In this...
34 min
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JF2760: Market Highlight (Orlando, FL) With Spe...
Could your next great investment opportunity be in Orlando, Florida? Travis Watts and guest Stephen Tilton dissect the Orlando market, analyzing its growth potential, demographics, and budding opportunities for both active and passive investors....
21 min
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JF2759: Improve Your Underwriting With These Da...
Want to up your underwriting game? Nelson Lin, a data scientist and multifamily syndicator, shares his strategies for analyzing data, including how to create your own database, ways to deduce value-add opportunities, rent pricing, and more! Nelson Lin...
30 min
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JF2758: 3 Simple Rules To Becoming A General Pa...
How do you make the jump from being Limited Partner to General Partner? Maggie Cheung, co-founder of Sage Investing Group, took the same leap and now is GP of over 2,800 units. Maggie reveals how she went from LP to GP, and discusses her business’...
23 min
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JF2757: How To Analyze And Select Asset Classes...
How do you know what asset class is right for you? In this episode, Zach Morrow—VP of Investor Relations at Boron Capital—shares how he selects his investment assets and the advantages of long-term holds. Zach Morrow | Real Estate Background VP...
35 min
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JF2756: How One Cup of Coffee Kick-Started Her ...
When a mentor offered to grab coffee with Alessandra Thompson if she was ever in town, Alessandra didn’t hesitate. The next day, she showed up to Nashville, and that coffee date ended with a business partnership. Alessandra shares how she made the...
26 min
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JF2755: How She Used Instagram To Raise $1,000,...
Investor Soli Cayetano was able to retire at the age of 23 thanks to her popular Instagram account, Lattes and Leases. In this episode, Soli reveals the social media strategy that helped her connect with private money lenders to fund her deals and how...
22 min
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JF2754: RV Resorts: The Growing Asset Class You...
Are the returns on RV resorts worth the risk? For Greg Scully, an apartment and RV resort syndicator, the numbers don’t lie: with risk comes reward. Greg divulges why the market for RV resorts has high-growth potential, and also shares how he found...
21 min
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JF2753: How Much Do You Need To Retire? Should ...
In this encore episode, Travis Watts and Theo Hicks provide their insight on reaching early retirement, navigating financial freedom, and setting goals following retirement. Want more? We think you’ll like this episode: Check out more episodes of...
24 min
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JF2752: Why The Wrong CRE Insurance Could Lose ...
Do you find insurance and risk management hard to navigate? In this episode, Danielle Lombardo, Senior Vice President at Lockton, offers her expertise on selecting good insurance brokers and what common mistakes she sees investors make when choosing...
20 min
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JF2751: Use THIS Creative Strategy to Win Direc...
Struggling to find off-market deals? Dedric Polite, co-host of A&E series 50/50 Flip, shares his strategy for finding direct-to-seller deals, and how his method helped him close on his latest mobile home park. Dedric Polite | Real Estate...
22 min
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JF2750: Institutional Investors vs. Syndication...
Sam Sells went from buying his first mobile home park with a credit card to having $66,000,000 in assets under management. In this episode, Sam shares how he scaled his portfolio, along with his experiences working with institutional investors and how...
25 min
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JF2749: Broker’s 4 Invaluable Tips for Finding ...
What’s the best way to find multifamily deals? According to Beau Beery, it’s having a good relationship with a broker! As a multifamily broker, Beau reveals how high-net-worth investors find and make deals, how they increase the probability of...
33 min
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JF2748: Success in Multifamily: Tips for Partne...
Ace Karimi, co-founder of Invest Capital, began his real estate journey with his business partner focusing on single family wholesale and flipping. Together, they scaled into multifamily and now are GPs of 238 units. Ace shares how his partnership...
25 min
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JF2747: How to Find Private Investors for Buy-a...
What’s the best way to find equity partners for long-term hold deals? Sam Primm—owner of FasterFreedom, FasterHouse, and Midwest Property Group—shares how he finds private investors for his deals and his strategy for refinancing and turning...
28 min
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JF2746: 4 Rules For Professional Investors | Ac...
Want to enhance your professionalism and authority as an investor? In this episode, Travis Watts shares four ways you can elevate your knowledge, work ethic, and mindset to gain credibility as an investor. Want more? We think you’ll like this...
26 min
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JF2745: How to Analyze Political Climate Effect...
Sam Liebman, Founder of WealthWay Equity Group, has witnessed the drastic changes one election can have on an entire real estate market. In this episode, Sam shares his decades of experience navigating politically changing markets and his strategies...
34 min
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JF2744: Raising Rent? Here's How to Keep Tenant...
What’s the best way to navigate raising rents with your current tenants? Sia Senior, Principal and asset manager at Arrowhead Capital, shares with us the best ways to work with tenants during rent raises to avoid turnover and sour relationships...
23 min
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JF2743: 5 Signs It’s Time to Break Up with Your...
You’ve found a great deal, but are the people working on it right for you? Andrew Schutsky, Founder of Redline Equity LLC, believes that partners can make or break a deal for an investor. In this episode, Andrew shares his insight on networking and...
24 min
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JF2742: 3 Advantages of Self-Storage Over Multi...
Are you tired of fighting for multifamily deals in a competitive market? Return guest Paul Moore suggests looking into self-storage, an asset class he believes is often overlooked despite its many advantages. Paul shares why he transitioned from...
23 min
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JF2741: The Ultimate Strategy to Retail Center ...
Are you in residential or multifamily and curious about how to transition into retail? Vick Mehta, Founder of Indvestia Capital, lays out the best practices for retail syndication, including sourcing tenants (national and local), structuring leases,...
27 min