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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2026
JF2049: Seven Deadly Signs to Say No With Alex ...
Alex is a returning guest from episode JF2021. Alex is a managing partner at Seacoast Financial Planning and a partner with Lexdan Real Estate. In this episode, he shares seven deadly signs to say no in business, a deal, or a partnership to make sure...
21 min
2027
JF2048: Podcasting With Erik Cabral
Erik left corporate America after 20+ years and the catalyst to push him towards another path was getting laid off for the second time. He started by reading Robert Kiyosaki's book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” and the rest is history. He now is the...
23 min
2028
JF2047: 2008 vs Coronavirus With Chris Clothier
Chris is a partner of REI Nation and he personally owns $12-15M in residential holdings and commercial real estate. Chris has been on the show before on two other episodes, links are provided below. In this unique episode, Chris shares his thoughts on...
21 min
2029
JF2046: 11 Tips for Collecting Rent During The ...
In this episode, Theo shares 11 tips for collecting rent from your tenants during the coronavirus pandemic. These ideas and tips are from research around the real estate investment community, from some of our previous guests, and from the Best Ever...
20 min
2030
JF2045: How AirBnBs Will Weather The Storm Duri...
Kyle is the owner of Fearless Flipping and has a focus on AirBnBs. He is joining us today to talk about how the coronavirus has impacted his business. One thing he mentions that is helping him during this time is that he doesn’t view his business as...
20 min
2031
JF2044: Rent Collecting During The Coronavirus ...
Will has been a real estate investor for the past 3 years and has a portfolio of 23 properties all focusing on long term rentals. Will shares how his long term rentals have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. He shares the different plans he...
21 min
2032
JF2043: The Benefits of Tertiary Markets During...
Solomon is the CEO and founder of Reunion Investments. His business focuses on tertiary real estate markets and they currently are working with the department of defense to provide military housing, which basically guarantees rent for his investors....
13 min
2033
JF2042 : Short Term Rentals During The Coronavi...
Avery is the CEO of The Short Term Shop focusing on short term rentals. She purchased her first property at the age of 26 and became a millionaire at 31. In this episode, she shares how they are approaching the market when it comes to renting out...
18 min
2034
JF2041: Wholesale Fail to Rental Success With M...
Michael served in the US Army Special Operations and is a commercial real estate broker who also invests in real estate holding over 35 rental properties, with over $1.5M assets under management. He started out house hacking his first property and...
19 min
2035
JF2040: Early Start With Robert Leonard
Robert is a young investor who started with house hacking a condo right out of college. He initially had the impression that real estate was only for those with money and it wasn’t for him since he was young and couldn’t afford to buy a house. He...
22 min
2036
JF2039: Experience Shouldn’t Stop You From Star...
David started investing when he was 19 during his junior year because he didn’t want to go the corp route. Broke, no money, no ability to get a loan, and put a 12-unit under contract. He had about 120-units syndicated before he graduated college....
23 min
2037
JF2038: Mobile Home Parks With Ian Tudor
Ian is the Co-Founder of Archimedes Group, they have sourced, participated, and closed over $20,000,000 deals since 2016. In a previous position, Ian has underwritten over $1 billion in acquisitions and dispositions. He is a mobile home park investor...
24 min
2038
JF2037: App to Real Estate With Daniel Kidd
Daniel is a real estate agent and investor in Fayetteville, NC. He initially wanted to develop an app for community service members but decided to pivot once he realized the upfront capital was too much for his comfort. He now works with Five Pillars...
27 min
2039
JF2036: Coronavirus vs AirBnBs With Joseph Pril...
Joe started off selling industrial equipment before going into real estate investing. In two short years, he grew his real estate portfolio to eleven units doing very well and now he is dealing with the novel coronavirus. Five of Joe’s eleven units...
19 min
2040
JF2035 : Working Remote During The Coronavirus ...
Jennifer is the Co-Founder and COO of Leafy Legal Services and the Co-Host on Leafy Podcast. She also has experience specializing in scaling business with remote staff. She helped grow a digital marketing company from 3 to 221 people in 21 countries...
27 min
2041
JF2034 : Short Term Rentals Pivoting During Cor...
Daniel and Jessie are engaged and have been investing in real estate for the past 3 years. They are also the owners of OACP Property Management, together they own 7 units and manage 5 others through OACP. In this episode, we discuss how the...
20 min
2042
JF2033: SOS Approach to Managing Your Investmen...
In this episode, Theo will give you a three-step approach to what you should do during a crisis event, and when it passes. The three-step approach will be easy to remember by using the acronym S.O.S, which stands for Safety, Ongoing Communication, and...
16 min
2043
JF2032 : Creating a Win-Win-Win With Sterling C...
Sterling is the President at Crestworth Capital, a new venture into syndication. In 18 months he has built a $1.5 million portfolio consisting of 26 small multi-family units. Sterling shares an example on one of his deals with a duplex where he was...
25 min
2044
JF2031: Digital Marketing to Fund Your Deals Wi...
Dr. Adam Gower is the Founder of GowerCrowd and Author of “Leaders of the Crowd” with over 30 years of real estate experience. Dr. Gower explains the importance of understanding debt, and how to utilize digital marketing to grow your presence and...
26 min
2045
JF2030 : Property Management and Wholesaling Wi...
Isaac is the general manager of Parrot Property Group. He started in real estate in the back half of 2015 when his brother needed help managing a few rentals then slowly he started to go into wholesaling, getting his licenses in real estate, and...
19 min
2046
JF2029 : Rental Automation With Cliff Hayden
Cliff Hayden created a system called ShowMeTheRental.com. It is a system he created out of the necessity of reducing the amount of work he was having to do when running his own properties. The system helps with advertising, prescreens leads, phone...
26 min
2047
JF2028 : How To Attract Investors, Establish Cr...
Hunter Thompson is a return two time guest from episode JF1545, and JF1220. In this episode, you will learn a ton from Hunter on attracting the right investors, how to establish credibility and fund your future deals. This exact same information has...
23 min
2048
JF2027 : Strong Team of Three With Dan Handford...
Dan Handford is a returning guest, who was in episode JF1609. Dan is an experienced businessman who went into syndication and in under 24 months created a portfolio valued over $220mil. He shares how he was able to put together a strong team of three...
23 min
2049
JF2026 : Analyzing Storage Properties With John...
John is the CEO and Co-Owner of Pinnacle Storage Properties and Pinnacle Storage Managers. John gives an example of how he looks at a deal and determines if it's worth his time and money. His goal is to buy a storage property that can run without the...
26 min
2050
JF2025 : The Differences Between Commercial & M...
Anthony is the Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Red Knight Properties, a value add multifamily and mixed-use investing company. Anthony shares some insight on purchasing commercial real estate and explains the differences between multi-family and...
23 min