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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2001
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
2002
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
2003
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
2004
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
2005
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
2006
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
2007
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
2008
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
2009
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
2010
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
2011
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
2012
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
2013
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
2014
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
2015
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
2016
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
2017
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
2018
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
2019
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
2020
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
2021
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
2022
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
2023
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
2024
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
2025
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