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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2401
JF1322: How To Build A Fix & Flip Business vs. ...
Marty has been investing in real estate since 2002, mostly fixing and flipping. His company used to have other focuses, but with experience they found that if they focused on flipping, they could make more money. Hear why it’s beneficial to narrow...
29 min
2402
JF1321: Squeeze More Cash Flow Out Of Your SFR’...
Al has 5 awesome ways to get more cash out of single family homes to share with us today. From broadcasting wifi in exchange for paying for a newsletter, to putting a billboard on top of your building. These are some next level, brainstorming...
24 min
2403
JF1320: Purchasing a 41 House Portfolio #Situat...
Andrew is a returning guest on the show and has a story to share that we can learn from. We’ll hear about his recent 41 house portfolio purchase, what he learned, and how we can apply those lessons to our businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode...
29 min
2404
JF1319: Pop The Top, Blow The Roof Off - Adding...
Gabriel and his team literally take the roofs off of their flip projects, add a second story, rip out the whole inside, basically build a new home, and then sell. Their strategy is not a typical or easy one, but allows them to double their money plus...
26 min
2405
JF1318: Bringing Advanced Technologies To Your ...
Victor is a founding partner of WAV Group, they are the leading real estate technology media portal in the US. Focusing mostly working with the large brokers and firms, they have great systems and different technologies to make their companies run...
20 min
2406
JF1317: Trouble Finding Deals? Clickinvest Can ...
Rosario shares his real estate investing story with us as well as explaining how his brokerage and online platform, Clickinvest helps investors find deals. From taking hits and being able to bounce back, to easily finding deals via his platform. We...
28 min
2407
JF1316: One Decade Of Investing Netted Him over...
If you don’t believe that being consistent and doing something towards your goals everyday, can pay off big in the long run, then you haven’t heard this episode. Kevin came to the states and had no investment properties here to start. He and his...
23 min
2408
JF1315: Real Estate Economics From An Economy E...
Danielle is a global thought leader when it comes to money,finance, and economics. From best selling books, working for the FED, and founding an economic consulting firm, she has deep knowledge of our economy and how different investment and asset...
20 min
2409
JF1314: Raising Capital & Finding Funding #Skil...
Lee has raised more than $400 million for projects through his different companies. As real estate investors we can almost always use more money for deals. Getting creative with how you structure deals and partnerships can also be equally important....
23 min
2410
JF1313: Making The Move From Single Family To M...
As an immigrant in 2004, Anna began her real estate career. She was investing in single family, then invested passively in other peoples’ deals. Fast forward to today and she is sponsoring her own syndications in the DFW market. Anna gives very...
32 min
2411
JF1312: Apartment Syndication Advice To My 22-Y...
Today we have a listener question from a 22 year old who wants to do apartment syndications. Joe approaches answering the question as if he’s talking to his younger self, telling himself what he wishes someone told him at that time. We’ll also get...
35 min
2412
JF1311: Being Able To Overcome 2008 & Thrive In...
In 2008, Robert had the unwavering belief that the market crash was temporary and that money could still be made. Had he been wrong, he would have been up the creek without a paddle. Luckily he was correct and the market was merely going through a...
26 min
2413
JF1310: Making $490k A Year With Flips - While ...
Elliot and his wife flipped 28 homes last year that made them $497,000, and they only worked 20 hours a week or less! In 2018 their plan is to work more and complete more deals. Hear how they were able to make that much money while working so little....
24 min
2414
JF1309: Get Out Of Student Loan Debt Through Re...
Brentin was able to pay off all his student loan debt with his investments in real estate. It didn’t come easy though, he worked hard to complete flips, and purchase some buy and hold properties as well. To hear how he got started from scratch and...
22 min
2415
JF1308: From Small Deals To Over One MILLION Sq...
John is here to tell us how he went from no money down loans (because he had no money) to owning a huge portfolio of commercial and residential real estate. Hear high level money raising, asset management, and investor relations tips in this...
29 min
2416
JF1307: Apartment Due Diligence: How To Evaluat...
Nathan has been on the show once before, and is back to tell us how he evaluates mechanics of the apartment buildings that he fixes and flips. From roof, hvac, and plumbing, to parking and windows. Nathan knows what to look for and what you can do...
25 min
2417
JF1306: He’s Got Capital For Your Deals with Da...
Dan and his company UC Funds provide funds for larger deals for investors. If you’re a syndicator, you can go to him for 100% of the financing, rather than tracking down the funds on your own. At the same time, wealthy individuals will invest their...
21 min
2418
JF1305: The Psychology Of Success: Why Your Min...
Rod went from eaning $10k in year two of investing to $120k in year three. He credits meeting someone who taught him about the psychology of success to making that jump. He then had a HUGE jump in net worth, jumping $17 MILLION in one year! But, it...
28 min
2419
JF1304: A Canadian Investing In The USA with Gl...
Glen is buying properties in different states using turn-key operators. Remote investing is a great way to invest when you live in a less desirable area for investing. Glen has built teams on the ground and has tips and suggestions for anyone else who...
25 min
2420
JF1303: He Wants To Put An End To Zillow with G...
Greg started with only three agents and grew his real estate firm to over 4000 agents. Greg had an interesting strategy for investing when he started out that had a lot of success. He’s had a different path to his success than you might typically...
24 min
2421
JF1302: Switching To Wholesaling After Flipping...
Starting in 2003, Brad and his company have flipped over 2100 homes. With so much capital out, he decided to switch to the wholesaling model. Figure out what it takes to flip a high volume of houses, and what it takes to build a wholesaling business...
21 min
2422
JF1301: Starting & Operating An Asset Based Inv...
Jeff started as a flipper on the side while also being a professional firefighter. Realizing that flipping didn’t align with his cash flow goals, He started funding out-of-state turnkey providers. Jeff is also working on his own rental portfolio and...
23 min
2423
JF1300: Using The Best Data & Analytics To Opti...
Scott saw a huge lack of data and information in the Airbnb area of investing. He set out to scrape all the data he could and provide nice, easy to understand information for investors. Scott also used to be an investor himself but sold his properties...
15 min
2424
JF1299: Finding A Niche, Creating & Executing A...
Nathan enjoys helping investors with their businesses and lives. He is also a multifamily flipper. He has a specific niche that he sticks to and credits having a niche to his success. We’ll get advice on how to find a niche and stick to it, which...
36 min
2425
JF1298: How To Create Over $2 Million In Invest...
Neal does not call himself a real estate investor. Rather, he says he is a technologist. While he does invest in real estate, he does so using the latest technology to be as efficient as possible. By doing this Neal says he is really running a...
21 min