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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JF1973: Value-Add Mobile Home Parks and Commerc...
Gabriel Hamel has amassed a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio consisting of single-family homes, multi-family apartments, commercial real estate, and mobile home parks. His 43-unit mobile home park had some value-add opportunities and Gabriel...
23 min
1752
JF1972: The BRRRR and Turnkey Combo Approach wi...
Ali Boone is the founder of Hipster Investments, which focuses on connecting investors to hands-off turnkey investing opportunities. In this episode, Ali talks about the advantages of working with a turkey marketing company who vets out turnkey...
23 min
1753
JF1971: How to Find Good Investments When Price...
Steve O’Brien, co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Arcan Capital, has been responsible for the acquisition of over 20 multifamily assets totaling over $300MM in the past five years. On this episode, Steve tells us four ways for how they stand...
23 min
1754
JF1970: Property Management Beyond The Rent Rol...
Tony caught the real estate bug at a young age, he started investing in multifamily buildings while working full time at a software company. Now he’s the head and founder of a large (2000+ doors UM) property management company in Canada. He likes to...
24 min
1755
JF1969: The Pros And Cons Of The Two Most Commo...
We’ve talked a lot on how to structure deals with passive investors. This episode will cover a much higher level conversation on deal structure with passive investors. Theo will explain an approach that Joe and Ashcroft have used, having multiple...
18 min
1756
JF1968: What Is A Fair Commission For An Apartm...
When you buy an apartment community, you’ll be paying your broker a hefty commission too. So what is a fair commission? Theo will cover how you can find that out, as well as some other ideas for getting the broker on your side. If you enjoyed...
15 min
1757
JF1967: Commercial Real Estate Investing & Comm...
Michael is a local Cincinnatian, and commercial lending expert. As Vice President of the commercial real estate banking division of US Bank, Michael has underwritten around $300 Million in commercial real estate loans. If you enjoyed today’s episode...
47 min
1758
JF1966: How to Drive Profitability in Property ...
With us today is Jim Murray, co-owner of Lyon Property Management Group and co-host of the podcast The Cashflow Kings. Jim shares with us the steps he took to get out of the W-2 world and build his property management company. He also shares his...
24 min
1759
JF1965: The Six P’s of Raising Capital Like a P...
Reed Goossens has returned to the show with his Best Ever advice for raising capital. Reed is a real estate entrepreneur and Managing Partner of Wildhorn Capital. As a native Australian, Reed moved to the U.S. to pursue his investing career in early...
18 min
1760
JF1964: Technology In Lending with Kirill Benso...
Kirill Bensonoff is the Chief Product Officer at New Silver. Kirill is a successful entrepreneur with multiple exits in SaaS and IT services spaces, investor with a focus on fintech and IT, advisor and host of The Exchange With KB Podcast. Best Ever...
15 min
1761
JF1963: Everything You Need To Know About Short...
Nicole and her company process over 150 short sales per month. They have taken the short sale process and streamlined it, closing short sales in 2-3 months vs 12+ months. Hear how she’s able to close them faster than most other sources. If you...
31 min
1762
JF1962: Finance Major Builds Real Estate Invest...
Peter joined an investment firm after college, helping them acquire 343 doors and raising $3-4 million to obtain the properties. Now he works on building his own portfolio, with experience in many different assets. If you enjoyed today’s episode...
22 min
1763
JF1961: Replace Security Deposits With Low Cost...
Adam has something a little different to share with us today. We’ll hear about Rhino, a company that helps investors and renters skip large security deposits by having the tenant pay a low monthly fee. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to...
17 min
1764
JF1960: Starting A Real Estate Investing Busine...
Like so many investors before him, Collin caught the real estate bug from reading Rich Dad Poor Dad. He started looking for deals while still working full time, eventually leaving the job to be a real estate investor full time. If you enjoyed...
28 min
1765
JF1959: Owner Carry Financing 101 & Purchasing ...
Amy is an active investor who - along with her husband and son, is buying properties through seller financing, and leasing them out as well. They also do fix and flips, wholesales, currently dealing with a mobile home park, and purchasing heir rights....
26 min
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JF1958: A Look Inside The Real Estate Banking W...
Lindsey is in the mortgage insurance industry right now, but also has a background in banking. She’ll give us a look inside the mortgage industry, and share some things we may not know about it. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe...
22 min
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JF1957: Save Time & Make Money By (Smartly) Put...
Dan and his team help individuals invest their hard earned money in the real estate industry. They are not custodians, they take their service to another level than a typical SDIRA custodian. We’ll hear exactly what they do, how they help clients,...
24 min
1768
JF1956: Raising Capital & High Level, Complicat...
Adam has been involved in over half a billion in debt and equity placements. We’ll hear details on some of the more complicated structures he’s worked with, what he learned, and what he can share with us. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember...
23 min
1769
JF1955: Learning From Investing Mistakes - Live...
This interview is from our monthly meetup, hosted in Cincinnati, OH. Joe interviewed Dan live on the mistakes he’s made in real estate investing, what he learned from those mistakes, and what we can learn from those mistakes too. If you enjoyed...
40 min
1770
JF1954: Nashville Broker Describes The Resident...
Josh is the owner of a brokerage in Nashville that focuses on residential real estate. He’ll describe the overall state of the Nashville market, and how he built his brokerage to what it is today. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to...
20 min
1771
JF1953: 60 Homes, 12 Units, And One Storage Fac...
Angad started in this business as a real estate agent in college. He got that business rolling by helping students find housing. Now with a bunch of single family homes, multifamily units, and a self storage facility, Angad has a ton of knowledge to...
23 min
1772
JF1952: FOMO Leads To Flipping 1100 Houses with...
Michael has flipped over 1100 houses in his 10 year flipping career. Joe and Michael will discuss some mistakes he’s made, and what we can learn from those mistakes. We’ll also get some actionable tips from Michael on how to find and negotiate...
27 min
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JF1951: Lessons Learned From A New Book Based O...
Jeffrey has a long background in selling, both as he was and is in the selling field, and he also trains people on the science of selling. He was given access to Napoleon Hill’s first writings and wrote a book about what he learned from the...
18 min
1774
JF1950: Detroit Investor Talks Getting Started,...
Andrew began investing in detroit in his twenties when he moved up there strictly because of the inventory of cheap houses. He started buying houses while in school and training, owning a rental before owning his first home. Andrew is principal in...
26 min
1775
JF1949: Building A Large Brokerage, Foreclosure...
Devin’s daily focus is finding investors for himself to work with. Him and his team have extensive backgrounds in real estate, which they use to educate clients, and help them find great investment properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode...
24 min