Joe Fairless

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...

Author

Joe Fairless

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Business

Podcast website

www.bestevercre.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

JF441: How Appraisers REALLY Create Their Numbers 17.11.2015

Curious how an appraiser comes up with the numbers on your newly purchased multi family? Today's Best Ever guest has been appraising homes for over a decade on the commercial and residential side of real estate. He's an investor himself, and he's open to share his trade secrets including tips to "play your cards well" with the lender on the purchase and sale end of a transaction. Hear you're "ah h...

JF440: Live Your PASSION by Having the End in Mind with Kent Clothier 16.11.2015

He decided to live near the beach in California because of his lifestyle he created. While being a world class wholesale genius, our Best Ever guest moved to California where he enjoys the fruits of his labor…while others labor. He is an advocate of framing your business around your passion, and to do that, you must have the “end in mind”. He shares the automation and systems that allows him that...

JF439: How Success Will Follow Persistence and Hustle 15.11.2015

He lost on a condo conversion deal at the last second all because the bank changes the terms the day before COE. He didn't give up after a hard loss! He continued to crunch numbers and familiarize himself with larger deals and met some key players along the way. Now he is in the private equity space finding large transactions and putting them together, hear it! Best Ever Tweet: Vacancy tracks the...

JF438: When Should You Evict?!? 14.11.2015

Every landlord loathes the eviction process…you lose money, time, and it just looks bad. Not fun. Our Best Ever guest is a property manager pro, and he has processed many evictions, but is now well seasoned and evicts carefully. He is able to collaboratively work with tenants who will pay if they genuinely slip, but make no mistake, he is still stern and begins the process regardless. Hear his sid...

JF437: Money is in the MANAGEMENT! #followalongfriday 13.11.2015

Updates! Joe is in Lubbock, Texas instructing a class a Texas Tech. Cincinnati property is in line with LOI and additional legal assurances are being made. Houston multifamily property has had a 30 unit rehab and additional upgrades. Hear about the three things Joe is most grateful for right now. Just follow along!   Best Ever Tweets: It’s not about your ideas, it’s about the execution. The money...

JF436: How $$$ is CHEAP Right Now and Why You CANNOT Wait to Buy 12.11.2015

What are you waiting for? MONEY IS CHEAP at record low interest rates and as an investor knows, it's ALWAYS a good time to buy! Our Best Ever guest is a Residential Mortgage Loan Originator and hosts a well seasoned real estate radio show. He spills the beans by sharing his insights on the next interest rate rise...you gotta hear his vision for 2016!   Best Ever Tweet: Learn from your failures, an...

JF435: Buying 1st and 2nd Mortgages and…CROWDFUNDING! 11.11.2015

President and founder of Crowd Venture, a platform geared to creatively purchase 1st or 2nd liens via crowd funding, Matthew Sullivan implements his technology background and builds a real estate investing system. He is highly enthusiastic about the crowd funding space, and has come from his home land of London to optimize his efforts. Hear his plans to grow via crowd funding!   Best Ever Tweet: ...

JF434: Why You CANNOT Quit after Someone Says "NO!" 10.11.2015

Asking for private money takes courage. What if you were told "No!" by a good friend who knows you are trustworthy? What if you were told "No!" three times? Would you quit? Would it hurt your feelings? Today's Best Ever guest is also a real estate investing podcast host and he is about to knock the excuses out of you! He began by owning a duplex while his friends bought Maseratis...he was smart, l...

JF433: How Many Chinese Investors Snag Deals 09.11.2015

Our Best Ever guest is a true match maker! He's the bridge between Asia and the U.S. He is focused on maximum returns by purchasing at steep discounts for various types of buyers. His main clients are Chinese and he farms the best yields of passive and massive deals...and we are talking million dollar massive!   Best Ever Tweet: Leveraging is one of the best decisions you can make. Sam Van Horebee...

JF432: How to Make 5 FIGURES in One Webinar with John Corcoran #skillsetsunday 08.11.2015

He has made 5 figures in ONE WEBINAR! Since his youth, our Best Ever guest found a purpose to inspire and elevate others. He sees an opportunity to instruct professionals abroad through the webinar, a seminar broadcasted over the internet. He covers the basic fundamentals of the complete and successful launch of a webinar and of course the best part…monetization! Hear how to get started!   Best Ev...

JF431: How He Evolved His Business into Owning Over 2,000 Units! #situationsaturday 07.11.2015

Our Best Ever guest moves fast! He is the owner of over 2,000 units and has purchased these properties through syndication. Today he has been asked how he evolved his business into a larger company through buying more properties and hitting critical mass. You will LOVE his response, hear his situation! Best Ever Tweet: I’m constantly putting myself in situations outside my comfort zone and then fi...

JF430: Don't QUIT Your Day Job Until You Get One of These! #followalongfriday 06.11.2015

Joe advises that being able to control equity via your properties or through other partners can boost your investing power, and you may qualify for a personal line of credit if you have a secure income (full time job). Updates! Cincinnati offer soon to come. Houston apartments are currently under renovation. New deal (under wraps) going well but not certain if accepted yet. Master leases will be a...

JF429: How Technology Elevates REI to a New Level 05.11.2015

Our Best Ever guest is revolutionizing the way flippers streamline a property rehab analysis using an app contracted through Home Depot. He has built and liquidated real estate portfolios three times including up to 30 properties at a time. He now specializes in the sale of software that produces real estate investment analysis all in house, hear the details now!   Best Ever Tweet: Do your math, d...

JF428: How to Get Your Foot In the Door TODAY 04.11.2015

Finding it difficult to get started? Our Best Ever guest has taken massive action by first investing in herself! She attended the Rich Dad seminars on real estate and found a mentor to guide her along her REI path. You won't believe how serious she was about investing full time. Hear what she did that made her mentor uneasy...   Best Ever Tweet: Don't get emotionally involved in real estate deals....

JF427:He Sells ANY Deal through His Well Built Buyers List 03.11.2015

Ever thought about how you could reach more buyers? We know, you tried collecting every email address you found at meet ups and REI events, but you are behind the times! Our Best Ever guest is using all social media and real estate media platforms including other forms of marketing. He didn’t take “no” for an answer, even when his grocery store receipt marketing didn’t work…he continued. Hear his...

JF426: How Investing in Multiple Markets is Possible! 02.11.2015

Our Best Ever guest has seen over $100,000 on some flips, but has kept a laser focus on note investing. He started as a landscape contractor and evolved into an investor in several different markets including Ohio, Indiana, Maine, and now currently resides and invests in Phoenix. He has a seasoned background so be sure to absorb some wisdom! Best Ever Tweet: Everything’s a people business no matte...

JF425: Pitch Anything to ANYONE with Oren Klaff #skillsetsunday 01.11.2015

Closing deals begins with a “big idea” as our Best Ever guest boldly suggests. He has raised hundreds of millions for investors in multiple industries and is the New York Times Best Seller author of Pitch Anything. No more predictable figures, ROI, and other ordinary abbreviations…it’s time to begin your next pitch with an entertaining twist, one that will relax your investor to squeeze the goods...

JF424: How to Deal with a Falling Apart (High Stakes) Deal #situationsaturday 31.10.2015

So you fork over a $23,000.00 non-refundable earnest money deposit and the deal begins to go South…what do you do??? Our Best Ever guest shares his experience of high stakes and last minute trials involving lenders with picky criteria to fund. There are some lessons to be learned when complex syndications don’t work, hear what they are!   Best Ever Tweet: Make sure there is a little room in the de...

JF423: How BRAGGING is a GOOD Thing! #followalongfriday 30.10.2015

Updates! Cincinnati apartment community offer in the works! Two offers made for two apartment communities in Texas. Joe advises that having a “bragging partner” is a healthy confidence boost and can refocus your goals. Being open with someone you trust about all your achievements is refreshing…hear more!   Best Ever Tweet: We get so focused on what’s going wrong, and we don’t take a step back and...

JF422: How to Flip 12 Homes a Year with a Full Time Job 29.10.2015

Our Best Ever guest is not a full time investor, but he still manages to fix and flip 12 homes a year! He has established a power team that works cohesively in the Detroit, Michigan area. He was inspired by a previous guest on the show, Josh Sterling, who challenged him to jump in! Hear his story!   Best Ever Tweet: Money is just a tool to make more money.   Tom Wooderson’s real estate background:...

JF421: How He Made TRIPLE the Income from One Piece of Land 28.10.2015

The title doesn’t lie, our Best Ever guest purchased land and subdivided it three ways to maximize his profits. He is a Canadian investor that jumped into the game at the young age of 23. He is now 27 and still acquiring properties at a rapid pace along with his power team. Hear his story and take some notes!   Best Ever Tweet: Whenever we invest in real estate there will always be risk, but they...

JF420: How Your Cubicle JOB Could Lead You to REI SUCCESS! 27.10.2015

Coming from Corporate America, our Best Ever guest uses his systems knowledge and applies it to his real estate business. He sets up Excel spreadsheets with built in flip formulas…all he needs are the numbers! His main squeeze is the “buy and hold” method in the Kansas City market. He is looking for value-add properties that fit his passive criteria. He also is looking to help new investors jump i...

JF419: How to Start a New Company from Scratch 26.10.2015

Our Best Ever guest is the author of Real Estate is a Team Sport The 9 Player You Need To Profit and has successfully closed deals in the U.S and Australia. He lends a hand to Australian investors that wish to invest in the U.S. He began with a small network and scaled it by helping others. He is passionate about helping anyone passionate to profit in the REI business…you may need to grab his book...

JF418: Target, Whole Foods, and College Students are BEGGING for His Services, He’s Only 25! #skillsetsunday 25.10.2015

How to start a company and scale it. Startup mogul, Brian Foley, has started five companies, and now has focused his efforts on building BuddyTruk, a service like Uber that transports goods from one place to another. He and his team has built an app that allows customers to seek a BuddyTruk representative to move their furniture, and Target along with Whole Foods have jumped on board. Our Best Eve...

JF417: Can Lovers Run a Business TOGETHER? #situationsaturday 24.10.2015

When is it right to share the business with your significant other? It’s a tough question that demands many psychological walls to be broken down. Loyalty, trust, and fairness are pillar “must haves” in a business partnership, now can you juggle in love? Our Best Ever guest has been married for over 20 years and has managed to co-own businesses with her one and only. Hear what you need to keep the...

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