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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JF1397: Turning Down A Deal You Love When Consi...
Mandy had a deal lined up that she was in love with, and ended up passing on it. When a town banded together to keep a factory out of their town, the potential lack of working force jobs made her no longer want the deal. Being able to pass on a deal...
18 min
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JF1396: Debate 01: Long Term Rentals Vs. Short ...
Welcome to our first debate! Theo is debating an Airbnb expert, Sue Hoyuela. Listen as they go back and forth in this fun debate. The takeaways from this episode are meant to help investors learn more about each strategy, rather than beat the opponent...
51 min
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JF1395: Why Focus On Industrial Space? With Ric...
Rich and his team oversee the industrial commercial division of Avistone’s capital market operations. They love what they call “flex space”. Warehouses with offices in the front and industrial operations in the back, and a lot of small...
26 min
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JF1394: Increase Your Bottom Line By Creating R...
Pete and his company, Apartment Life, help apartment owners create a strong community within their apartment complex. They have found that when tenants are getting along and have friends within the apartment community, they are happier, which leads to...
25 min
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JF1393: Made His First Million at 22 Through Re...
Pejman had a very interesting strategy flipping vacant lots, until banks refused to sell him property after they found out how much money he was making. He also had a unique way of looking at his money at a young age, he would not spend any money...
26 min
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JF1392: He’s Raised Billions For Others - Now H...
Omar was working for a large company, helping raise $3.7 Billion as an analyst during his time there. Today he takes what he learned there and applies it to his own company and real estate syndications. Omar branched out to do his own...
22 min
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JF1391: Start A Business With No Funding & Comp...
A lot of investors or would-be investors never get their businesses off of the ground because of lack of funding. Nathan is here to tell us how to compete with other businesses that do have a lot of business. Nathan started Rentec Direct with no...
26 min
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JF1390: Gain Credibility & Visibility As A Real...
Chrstina is here to tell us how we can leverage traditional media to get more visibility. Her tips also help for gaining credibility as a newer investor. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! ...
21 min
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JF1389: How Do You Break Into The Apartment Syn...
Most of this episode was inspired by someone who wrote Joe asking to intern. If you want to work for someone operating at a high level, listen to Joe’s tips on how to reach out to them. They also discuss other ways someone can get into syndication...
38 min
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JF1388: Solving The Underwriting Problem Of Mul...
Marc is the Co-founder and CEO of a company that created a software to help automate the underwriting process. Enodo will save you time and money in your underwriting process by taking out a lot of the small, tedious tasks that right now, a human...
22 min
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JF1387: Taking The Mystery Out Of The Commercia...
John was (and still is) an investor like the rest of us, who was struggling to understand and prepare for everything that came with getting a commercial loan. One day he went to a consultant who put his info into a program, tapped his fingers on the...
29 min
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JF1386: How Do You Remove As Much Risk As Possi...
If you ask Chad, the answer to the proposed question in the title, is to buy B class multifamily properties built between 1982 - early 2000’s. We’ll hear a better explanation and reasons why he believes this is the best way to invest in real...
25 min
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JF1385: Evaluating Value-Add Apartment Syndicat...
Ben has been building his real estate portfolio since 2010, and is here today to walk us through his process for evaluating and underwriting a value-add syndication. As an aerospace engineer, Ben is very thorough and methodical in his approach to...
21 min
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JF1384: Paying Off All Debts & Living Debt Free...
As a practicing Periodontist, Jeff obviously had student loan debt. He also had a mortgage, both are paid off now. Jeff is here to tell us how he was able to do pay off all of his debts while also investing in real estate. If you enjoyed today’s...
20 min
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JF1383: Picking The Best Location, & Dealing Wi...
Gene has been on the show in the past. Today he’s back for a Situation Saturday and tell us how he is able find great locations, and deal with zoning so you can change a single family home into an assisted living house. The benefit here is obvious,...
20 min
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JF1382: Leaving Great Income Behind To Start Yo...
James was making good money as a w2 worker with benefits and a comfortable life. He looked into real estate investing, started wholesaling, did two deals, and left his job. His family thought he was crazy and so did his friends. Now with his company...
25 min
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JF1381: What Do Owners Of Billion Dollar Portfo...
David is the host of the podcast, money for the rest of us, which discusses money at a high level. He leverages his experience of working with billion dollar portfolios to tell us normal folk more about how money works, how the economy works, and how...
21 min
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JF1380: Providing The Service He Wishes He Had ...
Alex was a real estate investor who “took his lumps in 2008”. He realized that he was not getting the level of service he wished he had been getting from his realtor partners. Now, as an agent, Alex is able to provide a high level of service for...
27 min
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JF1379: Intercontinental Real Estate Investing:...
Lauren and her husband are living in China and investing in real estate here in the States. We get an inside look at what (very) remote investing looks like, from the team members, to the properties, and the logistics of investing across the world....
22 min
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JF1378: Fire Yourself From The Smaller Tasks So...
Mark had worked his way to a $6 million portfolio, before losing some cash flow and properties because he was too busy taking care of everything. Once he realized that he needed to replace himself on those tasks, Mark got back on track and even grew...
25 min
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JF1377: 3 Ways To Rapidly Grow Your Real Estate...
Matthew has helped countless companies go from struggling to thriving. Today he tells us different methods and strategies for growing any business. Of course for our show, we’re focused on real estate investing businesses mostly. If you enjoyed...
26 min
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JF1376: When Deals Don’t Go As Planned, Try To ...
On Ivan’s third apartment acquisition, everything went wrong and “almost ruined” Ivan. To start with, Ivan paid too much for this 30 unit re-development deal. The deal was very distressed, and in a less than ideal location, but Ivan had faith in...
20 min
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JF1375: A Syndicator Just Found an Apartment De...
Time for part three of the Best Ever Series on what to do after finding a deal as an apartment syndicator. Today’s episode is focused on how to secure commitments from your investors. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes...
36 min
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JF1374: From Engineer To Gas Station Entreprene...
Kay Kay came to the U.S. to pursue the American Dream and work full time as an engineer for Microsoft. Unfortunately, he lost his job, fortunately he found a great business in the gas station niche. Kay Kay grew that portfolio to 15 gas stations...
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JF1373: Friends Team Up For Real Estate Deals &...
Liz Faircloth and Andresa Guidelli share a mission. They want to help women invest in real estate and live the lives they should be living. Their podcast was created in that light, as well as a mastermind meeting. Today we’ll hear a lot about how to...
23 min