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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2051
JF1673: IT Guy Realizes Retirement Looks Bleak ...
At some point, most of us start thinking about retirement. John was ahead of the curve for most people and at a younger age started projecting out his income and savings. He realized retirement was not looking great, tried to figure out the stock...
27 min
2052
JF1672: The Next Great Investing Niche - Nudist...
Nico’s investing strategy is a little bit different than most strategies we usually talk about. He also lives a different lifestyle than probably most of us listening to this episode. Nico is a nudist who built a colony of nudists on vacant land...
19 min
2053
JF1671: Funding Your Real Estate Business With ...
Gerri has been involved in consumer credit education for many years, even writing a book on it. Gerri was hearing from real estate investors that people were getting scammed trying to get credit for their real estate business. She’s here today to...
23 min
2054
JF1670: Hiring The Right Remote Team Members To...
Nathan had a problem, he needed to hire team members and saw the need for others too. So he created a company to help provide good remote team members for businesses and people that need help. Hear his best tips as it pertains to hiring a new person....
16 min
2055
JF1669: The Best Ever Takeaways From Last Week ...
A little bit of a change up for today’s Follow Along Friday, we’re having a guest on the show with Joe. John has been on the show in the past (episode 487) and is sharing some of the best things he learned in his business last week. Of course Joe...
24 min
2056
JF1668: Buy & Hold Investor Got His Start By Wh...
Ryan and his team were focused on wholesaling and then flipping, and then got into buy and hold investments. He’s built a good sized real estate business and is here today to tell us how he’s been able to have great success. If you enjoyed...
23 min
2057
JF1667: The Ins & Outs Of Commercial Real Estat...
We get to hear from a commercial broker today who is top 10 in both leasing and investment sales in San Antonio. Bethany founded and is the co-owner of a full service commercial firm. We’ll also hear from her on the importance of finding a good...
19 min
2058
JF1666: Loan Purchasing & Loan Servicing | Real...
There are alot of note investors, both performing and non-performing. DeAnn is here to tell us more information on the strategy. We’ll hear what to look for both good and bad, and also how to know what the worst case scenario is. If you enjoyed...
26 min
2059
JF1665: Raising Money & Syndicating Farm Land w...
We’ve have talked, and will continue to talk extensively about the syndication process with real estate. For the most part, everything we talk about pertains specifically to multifamily syndication. We’re talking syndications again today, but this...
25 min
2060
JF1664: How To Get Started In Real Estate Inves...
As a previous guest, Rock already shared his Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever. Today he’s back for a Skill Set Sunday episode because he wants to help more people. We’ll hear Rock discuss how people can get started in real estate investing....
36 min
2061
JF1663: The Easiest Way To Handle Your Real Est...
Today we have two guests with us today to discuss real estate taxes. Stessa is our sponsor and also our guest today, along with Thomas Castelli, an investor, CPA, and tax strategist. So hit play to hear the easiest way to handle your taxes and hear...
26 min
2062
JF1662: Restaurant & Nightclub Entrepreneur Swi...
Tom and his company specialize in hospitality and restaurant brokerage. That’s where Tom built a career for many years before the long hours and his family made him want to make a change. With 30 years of restaurant and night club experience, Tom is...
26 min
2063
JF1661: How To Underwrite A Value-add Apartment...
Today’s syndication school is continued over from yesterday’s episode. Theo will cover the rest of the assumptions you will be setting. So dive in and hit play to learn more about how to do an apartment syndication deal. If you enjoyed today’s...
28 min
2064
JF1660: How To Underwrite A Value-add Apartment...
Time to start learning about setting assumptions. You’ll be setting a few assumptions when underwriting value add apartment syndication deals. Theo will be discussing those assumptions, and how to accurately set them in today’s Syndication School....
24 min
2065
JF1659: From House Hacking To 30+ Unit Portfoli...
One of the most popular ways to get started in real estate is through house hacking. This is how Chad got his start as well, only he did it a little different. Usually, someone will purchase a multifamily property and live in one of the units while...
24 min
2066
JF1658: Own 75 Units While Working On 6 Fix & F...
Daniel and his parents immigrated to the United States in 1999, they faced tough times growing up as the family struggled financially. Daniel bought his first deal specifically for his parents and their retirement at the age of 22. Now he’s scaled...
27 min
2067
JF1657: Using Real Estate To Raise Money For No...
Adam is here to talk fundraising with us today. Not necessarily fundraising to purchase real estate, but rather for non profit organizations. Adam and his company use real estate to raise the money for different charities. If you enjoyed today’s...
18 min
2068
JF1656: Battle Brewing With The IRS - How To Pr...
Taxes are an inevitable part of running a business, sometimes things can go wrong. When the IRS comes knocking, it’s better to be prepared. Shanyn has helped her clients and is here to share some tips with us today. If you enjoyed today’s episode...
24 min
2069
JF1655: Here Are The Best Things I Learned Last...
Joe and Theo are back for another round of Follow Along Friday. Today, Joe is sharing his best lessons learned from last week, when he interviewed nine people for the podcast. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave...
21 min
2070
JF1654: How To Underwrite A Value-add Apartment...
Today’s episode covers part four of seven on our value add apartment underwriting strategy. If you didn’t listen to yesterday’s episode, you should. Theo began covering the underwriting process so you’ll want to hear that first. If you enjoyed...
32 min
2071
JF1653: How To Underwrite A Value-add Apartment...
Theo has covered a ton of details so far for apartment syndication deals. Today we’ll start learning about the actual underwriting process. Steps 1, 2, and 3 are covered today, with more to follow! PLUS we’re including a free simplified cash flow...
29 min
2072
JF1652: How To Complete 100 Creative Financing ...
Sometimes getting creative is necessary to make a deal work. Zach and the company he works with, only do creative deals, or as he says they buy on terms. He has three primary creative financing strategies; lease purchase, owner financing, and...
19 min
2073
JF1651: How To Control $1.5 Million In Real Est...
Ari decided to take more control of his financial destiny, so he began investing in real estate. We’ll hear his story of working full time at a job while working on a real estate portfolio part time. For most of us, this is how we get started, and...
22 min
2074
JF1650: Learn More About Another Passive Invest...
Precious metal investing, that’s what we’re covering today. Ken is an expert and owns a company that helps people invest in precious metals. He’s sharing the benefits of precious metal investing with us today, even if you never pay him for...
15 min
2075
JF1649: Scaling A Business With A Successful Ex...
Growing a business takes a lot of time and effort. Sometimes, your efforts can have a negative impact if you’re not making the right moves. Today, Terry will help us understand how businesses are valued, so that we can focus on the activities that...
23 min