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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JF2023 : Teacher Flipping Houses With Eric Helbock
Eric Helbock is the definition of hard work and making things happen. He is a full-time teacher who did his first flip in 2010, which took 2 ½ years for him to sell because it needed so much work. He ended up picking up odd jobs to help fund his flip...
25 min
1702
JF2022: Business Credit Tips With Stephen Wible
Stephen is a former Marine Corps Veteran and has owned 300+ Rental Units. He is a business credit expert, in fact, he wrote a book called “The business credit; the complete step by step guide.” He gives some great advice on how to build and...
22 min
1703
JF2021: Working Three Jobs With Alex Talcott
Alex Talcott is a Managing Partner at Seacoast Financial Planning, a Partner with Lexdan Real Estate and he also teaches finances and business law at the university of new Hampshire business school.  Alex Talcott Real Estate Background: Managing...
21 min
1704
JF2020: Private Lending With Joey Mure
Joey is a partner at Wealth Without Wall Street, a financial advisory firm. He is from Birmingham, AL and started off his career in the mortgage business in 2003 learning how to become an underwriter and eventually started to see a niche of...
20 min
1705
JF2019: Building back your business with Land W...
Adam Southey lost it all in the 2008 market crash and in this episode, he explains how he was able to come back strong from a big setback that took him from full-time investor to W2 employee back to full-time real estate investor all with a sole focus...
19 min
1706
JF2018: Debunking The Most Common Money Raising...
In this episode, Theo joins the myth busters crew and helps you understand why the idea of “you must have a history of multi-family deals to raise money for syndication.” He explains why as long as you have experience in either 1 of 2 other...
17 min
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JF2017: How to Underwrite an Apartment Syndicat...
In this episode, Theo shares how he would go about underwriting an apartment syndication deal when there are no LPs or maybe as a joint venture. He uses a simplified cash flow calculator to help him through this process and walks you through what he...
14 min
1708
JF2016: Sacrificing Short-Term Satisfaction For...
Mark Owens is from Baltimore and has been an active full-time real estate investor for the past 14 years, owns over 100 units, 200 wholesales, and self manages all of his units. Mark believes his secret to having success and having more options than...
19 min
1709
JF2015: Networking Made Me Money With Jacob Busani
Jacob is a real estate broker based in New York City and he also focuses on raising money for multi-family syndications and has recently completed his first hotel deal. In this episode, he shares how he has been able to build a business through...
12 min
1710
JF2014: Digital Media Tips With Shoshana Winter
Shoshana is a digital media veteran with 30 years of marking management experience on both the agency and client-side. She ran marketing for audible for 4 years before they were purchased by Amazon. She has the skills to help early-stage business’s...
26 min
1711
JF2013: Five Ways to Get Out of Your Boring Job...
Michael has been in career advising and business consulting for about 25 years now. Before he found his calling he was at a job he was good at but no longer had any passion for and in fact, was making him depressed. Michael went to a career counselor...
13 min
1712
JF2012: Six Steps to Leave A Legacy With Leslie...
Leslie grew up around entrepreneurship and investing in real estate. Her family invested in real estate when she was growing up, and she and her brother had to clean the houses and paint them. Joe and Leslie discuss how and what she plans to do with...
25 min
1713
JF2011: The Best Ever Conference 2020 Part Two|...
This is part 2/2 of a Syndication Series Theo started in Episode JF2010 where he goes over the best tips and advice he gained from the speakers and conversations he had with other investors at the Best Ever Conference 2020 in Key Stone, Colorado. The...
22 min
1714
JF2010: The Best Ever Conference 2020 Part One|...
In this episode of Syndication School, Theo shares the best tips and advice he learned from The Best Ever Conference 2020. The Best Ever Conference hosts many great speakers on different real estate investing topics but the ones Theo will be sharing...
24 min
1715
JF2009: Going From Single-Family Homes to Activ...
Spencer just recently went full-time real estate investor. He grew up with his parents both active in real estate and as a child didn’t find it as something he was interested in so he instead went into the world of Technology. During his journey in...
25 min
1716
JF2008: Raising Institutional Funding With Mich...
Michael’s background was in chemical engineering and after a while, he got tired of the rat race and started to find an interest in real estate. He began by first flipping small duplexes and now has grown the company to millions in assets. His...
16 min
1717
JF2007: Understanding The New WorkForce With Ch...
Chris Tuff is an expert in working with millennials and getting high levels of production from them. His new book "The Millennial Whisperer," explains that there are two different types of millennials; the "Snap-Chat" and "Oregon Trail". In this...
21 min
1718
JF2006: Finding Opportunities to Automate With ...
Ellie Perlman started out as a  real estate lawyer and experienced the crash in 2008 which made her a very conservative investor because she saw how not being conservative can kill your business. Her focus is on buying MultiFamily properties...
19 min
1719
JF2005: Real Estate Broker Advantages With Beth...
Beth is a real estate broker and an investor who owns 9 properties. She got into real estate investing in 2002 and later in life married her Husband who also had a few properties of his own. Beth shares some insight on how investors should reach out...
17 min
1720
JF2004: 2000 Deals a Week With Zack Boothe
Zack Boothe owned a window cleaning business and use to listen to our show while working and now is on our show! Zack shares his marketing strategy to find deals that you can wholesale, flip, or hold for the long-term. He uses a unique system that...
18 min
1721
JF2003: The Power of Virtual Help With Daniel R...
Daniel Ramsey bought his first house at 24 and it was an investment property for him. Daniel’s journey as an entrepreneur took him on a path to hire his own Virtual Assistants to help him in his business and later discovering a need in the...
22 min
1722
JF2002: The Benefits of Having a 900 Mile Inves...
Zach helps investors locate and identify properties that fit their goals; whether that is cash flow or long term appreciation. He explains how diversifying where your investment property is located can be beneficial. On average his clients have...
21 min
1723
JF2001: Being Your Own Tenant in Commercial Rea...
Ken is a business owner who started out as a land broker and in 2008 he quickly learned how to adapt due to the economic downturn. Fast Forward to today and now he has developed a successful app called Legacy of Love, an app that helps connect kids...
25 min
1724
JF2000: The Hybrid Turnkey Model with William R...
William is a returning guest from one of our very first episodes, JF09. William has been focusing his efforts on growing his Hybrid Turnkey Business and shares some of the benefits of having a successful business that purchases many deals a year...
18 min
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JF1999: How to Identify The Right Partner with ...
Returning guest Ryan Groene from episode JF1686 shares a great learning experience around partnering with the wrong group of individuals. Ryan explains how quick partnerships on a single deal or two is significantly different from partnering to grow a...
20 min