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.
2076
JF1648: Top 4 Lessons Learned From A Week’s Wor...
For Follow Along Friday this week, Joe is sharing some favorite lessons he learned while doing his interviews for the podcast last week. You’ll hear tips from multiple investors, all with a different skill set as it relates to real estate investing....
25 min
2077
JF1647: Apartment Financial Statements Part 6 o...
Final episode of the financial statements segment of the Syndication School series. Theo will be talking about more, you guessed it, financial documents. He’ll finish breaking down the OM today, and finish the episode with useful underwriting tips...
26 min
2078
JF1646: Apartment Financial Statements Part 5 o...
Part 5 of our 6 part series on apartment financial statements. Theo will be covering a few different documents today, including the OM. So without much more explaining from me, hit play and learn more about the financials from Theo. If you enjoyed...
25 min
2079
JF1645: We Completed A Business Plan & Sold A D...
Frank Roessler, for Best Ever Listeners that don’t know, is the Founder of Ashcroft Capital, and managing partner along with Joe. Recently, they finished a business plan and sold a deal, now we get to hear their case study discussion. This will be a...
24 min
2080
JF1644: How This 22 Year Old Profited $1.5M Las...
At a very young age Igor has figured out how to build a consistent and profitable house flipping business. Not only has he been exceptional at networking and establishing advantageous business relationships, his business is structured smartly and his...
23 min
2081
JF1643: Unlocking Dead Money In Single Family H...
The Blockchain. You’ve heard of it, you may know a little about it, now how can it help us as real estate investors? Matthew has built a company that helps people invest in real estate all over the world without a third party. We’ll walk through a...
20 min
2082
JF1642: Leveraging Self Directed IRA’s For Real...
Many people would like a way to invest in real estate and pay less taxes. Well what a lot of people may not know, is that they may have the capital available to do this, they just have to move it around, get it into a self directed IRA, and have some...
27 min
2083
JF1641: 5 Lessons Learned At The Best Ever Conf...
We’re just getting back from Denver and the Best Ever Conference. Joe is sharing his top lessons learned from the conference. Some surprising lessons learned from a comedian, and other real estate related lessons. We’ll also get updates from the...
33 min
2084
JF1640: Breaking Down the T-12: Apartment Finan...
Part two of the T-12 walk with Theo. You’ll want to listen in to learn even more details about the trailing 12. It’s important to understand this statement so you don’t make a bad decision on a deal that costs you money. If you enjoyed...
29 min
2085
JF1639: Breaking Down the T-12: Apartment Finan...
Last week’s syndication school episodes were all about the rent roll. This week, Theo is talking about the T-12 (trailing 12, profit & loss statement) it has different names sometimes, but we’ll refer to it as simply the T-12. We’ve provided...
33 min
2086
JF1638: How To Purchase 150 Properties In Just ...
Steven considers himself a “beginning” investor… Who has 150 properties purchased in his first two years of investing. Maybe not quite a beginner in a lot of eyes, but for himself and his goals, he’s just getting started. We’ll take a dive...
21 min
2087
JF1637: Sales Skills Helped Him Build A Fun & L...
In one summer, Chandler signed up 450 homes on pest control contracts, putting about $96k in his pocket. He still leads sales reps, and points out the direct correlation between success in sales and being a successful real estate investor. Most...
22 min
2088
JF1636: Creating, Managing, & Raising Money For...
Christian and his company help people establish their own nonprofit organizations. You’ve probably heard how complicated and time consuming the process is, clouded with red tape that takes months to years to clear up. Changemakers is here to help...
24 min
2089
JF1635: Leveraging Others’ Skills To Scale A Re...
Steve wanted to make more money, but felt bad for doing it. He first had to overcome that mindset, after he realized it was okay to work less and earn more, he was able to build a business over the past two years. He’s flipping houses, and just...
23 min
2090
JF1634: 30 Units Owned & Doing 15 Flips Per Yea...
Today we’ll hear from a Cincinnati investor who is currently doing about 15 flips per year, and growing. Eric will share a lot of his experience with us today, he’ll reveal a lot of great information about the Cincinnati market and the range of...
24 min
2091
JF1633: Breaking Down the Rent: Apartment Finan...
We are continuing our discussion and break down of the rent today. I don’t need to explain much here, if you want to know more about the rent roll for apartment syndication purposes, tune in. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in...
31 min
2092
JF1632: Breaking Down the Rent: Apartment Finan...
This episode is all about the Rent Roll. What is it? How do you get it? Why do you need it? All of these questions and more are answered in this episode of Syndication School. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave...
24 min
2093
JF1631: What Does Success Look Like? Money Isn’...
Corey saw real estate success early in life, not his own, but his step dad at the time was wildly successful, and it was from real estate. After that, Corey read Rich Dad Poor Dad and started his own real estate journey. He was doing well, a lot of...
26 min
2094
JF1630: Raising Capital For Completing BIG Deal...
Raising enough money to complete the large deals that John and his company do takes a lot of trial and error, and on the job learning. Figuring out what works and what doesn’t work when raising money can be a painful process, so can scaling a real...
23 min
2095
JF1629: Passive Investing In Commercial Real Es...
Today we’re welcoming back James to share some passive investing knowledge with us. He recently wrote a book on the subject, and has spent a lot of his real estate investing career dealing with passive investors himself. If you are a passive...
18 min
2096
JF1628: Identify An Up-And-Coming Market Before...
Brent is back to share more great knowledge with us (see his first episode below). He is an investor in Detroit, focusing on the revitalization of the city. Brent excels at finding the areas of Detroit that are just beginning to turn around, and start...
20 min
2097
JF1627: Listener Questions: How To Obtain My Fi...
For this week’s Follow Along Friday, Joe and Theo are answering another list of questions from a listener. This conversation can resonate with every level of investor because some of the tips and advice they offer are things we should always be...
20 min
2098
JF1626: How To Find Your First Apartment Syndic...
Part 6: Two more deal finding case studies Yesterday Theo talked to us and walked us through an example of cold texting to find an apartment syndication deal. Today, we get two more case studies of deal finding. One case study is from Joe on how he...
21 min
2099
JF1625: How To Find Your First Apartment Syndic...
Part 5: Cold Texting Welcome back to syndication school! This week, Theo is wrapping up the series on “how to find your first apartment community”. Today he’ll be covering cold texting owners of apartment buildings and communities. If you...
25 min
2100
JF1624: From Homeless To Creating A Fund For Th...
Growing up, Pete watched his Grandma own a lot of real estate and seemingly do whatever she wanted to do. He set goals to be the same way when he grew up. As life so often does, Pete was thrown some curveballs. He found himself homeless, joined the...
26 min