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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JF1998: Changing How You See Life-Insurance Wit...
Russ’s goal is to teach people how to build wealth without wall street. He shares the first step to building his client's wealth by looking at the five pillars; Building cash flow, Cash Value, Real Estate, Business, and Lending. Russ will change how...
27 min
1727
JF1997: Markets With The Most Job Growth in 201...
Theo Hicks shares the top states and cities with High Job Growth Markets in 2019. The information in this report is important to you because more jobs equal more demand for rentals. Listen to see if you are in one of the top job growth markets, and if...
15 min
1728
JF1996: Communicating With Your Investors When ...
In this episode, Theo explains the communication process with your passive investors when you decided to sell your deal. Theo first gives you the outline of the process and then dives into each step into detail with you to make sure you are prepared...
16 min
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JF1995: Pushing After 150k Loss in One Day with...
Bob Lachance is an Ex Professional hockey player who dived right into real estate investing with no experience. He took a leap of faith, by asking an investor if they needed help and from there his story began. He shares a valuable lesson from a...
25 min
1730
JF1994: Wholesaling for Consistent Cash Flow wi...
Dustin Seyersdahl is an active real estate investor in Cincinnati. He started in real estate through contracting and eventually started flipping homes and falling on his face a few times. You will learn the lessons he learned from the early mistakes...
24 min
1731
JF1993: The Power of Your Circle with Pat Hiban
Pat Hiban is a returning guest and for those who don’t know Pat he is the owner of Pat Hiban Group with Keller Williams, Host his own podcast called “Real Estate Rockstars” and has a new book called “Tribe of Millionaires”. We discuss the...
18 min
1732
JF1992: Software Developer David Lecko Creates ...
David Lecko is from Indianapolis and the CEO of Deal Machine. Deal Machine is a real estate investing app that puts you in touch with any property owner via direct mail, phone, and email. All you have to do is simply take a photo and you instantly see...
39 min
1733
JF1991: Calculating Risk Like CPA Joel Jensen
Joel is a business owner, investor and a CPA who has completed 80,000 tax returns for clients in all 50 states. Surprisingly, he has yet to do a deal where he’s lost money. In this episode, he shares how he manages risk and talks about why it is...
21 min
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JF1990: The Cities with the Largest Rent Growth...
Theo dives deep into the top cities with the highest growth in rent. Everything being equal, a higher rent growth should mean higher payouts to your investors over time. Of course there are multiple factors to take into account, as Theo explains by...
17 min
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JF1989: Learn the Difference between Preferred ...
Theo explains in detail the difference between Preferred Return and Cash on Cash Return. At the end of this episode you will be able to communicate with your investors in a way that will make them comfortable enough to trust you as an expert GP. You...
20 min
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JF1988: Lessons from Losing Everything with Mik...
Mike Ealy graduated from Tuskegee University with Electrical Engineering and started into real estate without understanding over leveraging.  Started off great, buying 20+ units and through some unforeseen events lost it all and moved back home...
25 min
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JF1987: How to Implement a Strong Process to G...
Shelby Osborne shares how she utilizes her military experience to grow her realty group quickly by implementing unique systems to ensure she has the right people in the right seats. She started 5 Pillars Realty Group in 2019 and in her first year her...
23 min
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JF1986: How to Sell a Wireless Lease Agreement ...
James Kennedy, founder and CEO of SteepSteel, discusses ground and rooftop leases for cell towers. He explains how to sell a cell tower lease at the same time as purchasing a property to be less out of pocket when buying. Listen to today’s...
21 min
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JF1985: How to Overcome Your Fear of Investing ...
Investors in large metropolitan areas know it’s very difficult to invest in real estate with high prices and expect a good cap rate. In this #SituationSaturday episode, Chris Stafford explains how he finds “second-tier” cities around the country...
22 min
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JF1984: From the Military to Multifamily with P...
Phil Capron went from running special ops missions with the Navy to purchasing his first property in 2010. His new book shows veterans and active duty personnel how, with a few strategic decisions early on in their career, they can acquire and manage...
22 min
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JF1983: The Apartment Syndicator’s Guide to the...
Theo concludes this series with his final tips for aspiring syndicators who are planning to attend the Best Ever Conference in Keystone, CO on February 20-22, 2020. You know what to bring, what to wear, and have defined an outcome… now what? Theo...
25 min
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JF1982: The Apartment Syndicator’s Guide to the...
Theo shares his best ever tips for aspiring syndicators who are planning to attend the Best Ever Conference in Keystone, CO on February 20-22, 2020. In this episode, Theo discusses how to prepare, what to expect, and how to make the most of the...
21 min
1743
JF1981: Rebuilding your portfolio with new deve...
Out with the old, in with the new. Investor Russell Westcott is repositioning his portfolio by selling his older properties and replacing them with new construction rental homes. Having transacted over 100 properties over the past 20 years, Russell...
28 min
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JF1980: Property management tech to make being ...
In this episode, Theo Hicks interviews Eachan Fletcher, founder and CEO of the property management and maintenance platform Nestegg. Eachan discusses all of the insights they discovered while developing Nestegg. Learn about Nestegg’s core features...
21 min
1745
JF1979: How to grow your business by firing you...
If there’s one thing that Brandon Barnes has learned through his investment experience, it’s that, in order to grow, sometimes you have to hand over the reins. Bringing on someone can be scary, but Brandon shares how having someone dedicated to...
19 min
1746
JF1978: How to get a National Tenant in a Retai...
Alan Schnur is a contrarian when it comes to buying and selling commercial properties. Alan has built his business around buying shopping centers with national tenants that are recession proof. Alan also explains how triple-net leases work for retail...
24 min
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JF1977: How to invest in farmland without huge ...
Fourth-generation farmer, Brandon Silveira, could never see himself venturing too far off from his roots. He focuses on acquiring a variety of farmland, especially through his crowd-funding website, FarmFundr. Listen to this episode to hear Brandon...
18 min
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JF1976: 8 Tips To Nail a Podcast Interview Part...
In Part 2 of this series, veteran podcast host, Theo Hicks, explains some best ever practices for all things podcasting. Catering to the audience’s needs is a no-brainer and finding out why people listen is something you should determine in advance....
22 min
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JF1975: 8 Tips To Nail a Podcast Interview Part...
In the first episode of this two-part series, veteran podcast host, Theo Hicks, explains the importance of a thought-leadership platform and the benefits of starting and being on podcasts. From what equipment to use to how to conduct the interview,...
23 min
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JF1974: How To Fill Vacancies In Shopping Cente...
Beth Azor has found an interesting way to use social media to help her prospect when needing to fill commercial spaces. From knocking on doors to handing out fliers, Beth also teaches the importance of face to face interactions to win new...
27 min