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

JF2015: Networking Made Me Money With Jacob Busani 09.03.2020

Jacob is a real estate broker based in New York City and he also focuses on raising money for multi-family syndications and has recently completed his first hotel deal. In this episode, he shares how he has been able to build a business through networking by attending events, LinkedIn, and reaching out to others on Facebook. Jacob Busani Real Estate Background: Real estate broker and syndicator Ha...

JF2014: Digital Media Tips With Shoshana Winter 08.03.2020

Shoshana is a digital media veteran with 30 years of marking management experience on both the agency and client-side. She ran marketing for audible for 4 years before they were purchased by Amazon. She has the skills to help early-stage business’s grow through marketing. In this episode, she gives some great insight on how to think like a marketer when it comes to growing your audience base, whet...

JF2013: Five Ways to Get Out of Your Boring Job With Michael Alan Tate 07.03.2020

Michael has been in career advising and business consulting for about 25 years now. Before he found his calling he was at a job he was good at but no longer had any passion for and in fact, was making him depressed. Michael went to a career counselor in search of some help because he wanted to find something different and all that did was make him more depressed because they had him apply to 150 j...

JF2012: Six Steps to Leave A Legacy With Leslie Quinsay 06.03.2020

Leslie grew up around entrepreneurship and investing in real estate. Her family invested in real estate when she was growing up, and she and her brother had to clean the houses and paint them. Joe and Leslie discuss how and what she plans to do with her family when she passes the torch to her son and she shares the six steps from her book Legacy “A guide to successfully transferring wealth from on...

JF2011: The Best Ever Conference 2020 Part Two| Syndication School with Theo Hicks 05.03.2020

This is part 2/2 of a Syndication Series Theo started in Episode JF2010 where he goes over the best tips and advice he gained from the speakers and conversations he had with other investors at the Best Ever Conference 2020 in Key Stone, Colorado. The Best Ever Conference hosts many great speakers who talk on multiple real estate investing topics but the ones Theo will be sharing today are focused...

JF2010: The Best Ever Conference 2020 Part One| Syndication School with Theo Hicks 04.03.2020

In this episode of Syndication School, Theo shares the best tips and advice he learned from The Best Ever Conference 2020. The Best Ever Conference hosts many great speakers on different real estate investing topics but the ones Theo will be sharing today are focused on Apartment Syndication. Enjoy this episode as he explains his takeaways from day one of the conference and what he felt was very h...

JF2009: Going From Single-Family Homes to Active Syndicator With Spencer Hilligoss 03.03.2020

Spencer just recently went full-time real estate investor. He grew up with his parents both active in real estate and as a child didn’t find it as something he was interested in so he instead went into the world of Technology. During his journey in the Tech-Start-Up world, he landed in a real estate tech company and learned about real estate investing. He then started out in single-family houses a...

JF2008: Raising Institutional Funding With Michael Merideth 02.03.2020

Michael’s background was in chemical engineering and after a while, he got tired of the rat race and started to find an interest in real estate. He began by first flipping small duplexes and now has grown the company to millions in assets. His company is now at 300 units, with a mix up of 10-12 buildings. In the beginning, he started out financing his deals with local banks by building relationshi...

JF2007: Understanding The New WorkForce With Chris Tuff #SkillsetSunday 01.03.2020

Chris Tuff is an expert in working with millennials and getting high levels of production from them. His new book "The Millennial Whisperer," explains that there are two different types of millennials; the "Snap-Chat" and "Oregon Trail". In this episode, you will learn about each of these two different types so you will be better prepared when you are looking to build your own business and hiring...

JF2006: Finding Opportunities to Automate With Ellie Perlman 29.02.2020

Ellie Perlman started out as a  real estate lawyer and experienced the crash in 2008 which made her a very conservative investor because she saw how not being conservative can kill your business. Her focus is on buying MultiFamily properties across the US. She shares how she started her business with the mindset of “How do I create a process that can scalable” instead of “How do I get this deal do...

JF2005: Real Estate Broker Advantages With Beth Traverso 28.02.2020

Beth is a real estate broker and an investor who owns 9 properties. She got into real estate investing in 2002 and later in life married her Husband who also had a few properties of his own. Beth shares some insight on how investors should reach out when looking to work with real estate brokers to find the best deals. She shares how important it is for real estate brokers to pay attention to the i...

JF2004: 2000 Deals a Week With Zack Boothe 27.02.2020

Zack Boothe owned a window cleaning business and use to listen to our show while working and now is on our show! Zack shares his marketing strategy to find deals that you can wholesale, flip, or hold for the long-term. He uses a unique system that helps him find 2,000 distressed property every week with just one 30 hr part-time driver who is driving for dollars.  Zack Boothe Real Estate Background...

JF2003: The Power of Virtual Help With Daniel Ramsey 26.02.2020

Daniel Ramsey bought his first house at 24 and it was an investment property for him. Daniel’s journey as an entrepreneur took him on a path to hire his own Virtual Assistants to help him in his business and later discovering a need in the marketplace and decided to start MyOutDesk. He shares how valuable VA’s can be for your business and how it can double your business rather than just replacing...

JF2002: The Benefits of Having a 900 Mile Investment Property with Zach Evanish 25.02.2020

Zach helps investors locate and identify properties that fit their goals; whether that is cash flow or long term appreciation. He explains how diversifying where your investment property is located can be beneficial. On average his clients have investment properties that are 900 miles from their residence. Zach also gives out some great lessons on what to pay attention to when buying properties. ...

JF2001: Being Your Own Tenant in Commercial Real Estate with Ken Wimberly 24.02.2020

Ken is a business owner who started out as a land broker and in 2008 he quickly learned how to adapt due to the economic downturn. Fast Forward to today and now he has developed a successful app called Legacy of Love, an app that helps connect kids with their parents. Ken also shares a story on how he went from purchasing a shopping center and searching for tenants to creating his own tenant.  Ken...

JF2000: The Hybrid Turnkey Model with William Robison #SkillsetSunday 23.02.2020

William is a returning guest from one of our very first episodes, JF09. William has been focusing his efforts on growing his Hybrid Turnkey Business and shares some of the benefits of having a successful business that purchases many deals a year including discounts with local contractors, plumbers, electricians, and materials. He also shares how he prepares to negotiate the terms of a bulk deal wi...

JF1999: How to Identify The Right Partner with Ryan Groene #SituationSaturday 22.02.2020

Returning guest Ryan Groene from episode JF1686 shares a great learning experience around partnering with the wrong group of individuals. Ryan explains how quick partnerships on a single deal or two is significantly different from partnering to grow a business. He shares 5 great questions he plans to ask before deciding to partner with a future individual and how important it is to get to know the...

JF1998: Changing How You See Life-Insurance With Russ Morgan 21.02.2020

Russ’s goal is to teach people how to build wealth without wall street. He shares the first step to building his client's wealth by looking at the five pillars; Building cash flow, Cash Value, Real Estate, Business, and Lending. Russ will change how you see life-insurance when most people have the Walmart shopping mindset of paying as little as possible with the hopes of big returns, he suggests t...

JF1997: Markets With The Most Job Growth in 2019| Syndication School with Theo Hicks 20.02.2020

Theo Hicks shares the top states and cities with High Job Growth Markets in 2019. The information in this report is important to you because more jobs equal more demand for rentals. Listen to see if you are in one of the top job growth markets, and if you are, please let us know how this has impacted your business. Best Ever Tweet: “We also like to end our emails with some sort market-related upda...

JF1996: Communicating With Your Investors When Selling Your Deal | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 19.02.2020

In this episode, Theo explains the communication process with your passive investors when you decided to sell your deal. Theo first gives you the outline of the process and then dives into each step into detail with you to make sure you are prepared to communicate with your investors when you are selling your own deal. He also explains the email templates Joe uses when he has sold his own deals an...

JF1995: Pushing After 150k Loss in One Day with Bob Lachance 18.02.2020

Bob Lachance is an Ex Professional hockey player who dived right into real estate investing with no experience. He took a leap of faith, by asking an investor if they needed help and from there his story began. He shares a valuable lesson from a mistake he made along the way that cost him $150,000 in one day. He is a good example of why you keep pushing forward, taking every mistake as a lesson, a...

JF1994: Wholesaling for Consistent Cash Flow with Dustin Seyersdahl 17.02.2020

Dustin Seyersdahl is an active real estate investor in Cincinnati. He started in real estate through contracting and eventually started flipping homes and falling on his face a few times. You will learn the lessons he learned from the early mistakes he has made. He also shares some of the reasons he has been able to rapidly grow his wholesaling business. Dustin Seyersdahl Real Estate Background: A...

JF1993: The Power of Your Circle with Pat Hiban 16.02.2020

Pat Hiban is a returning guest and for those who don’t know Pat he is the owner of Pat Hiban Group with Keller Williams, Host his own podcast called “Real Estate Rockstars” and has a new book called “Tribe of Millionaires”. We discuss the importance of surrounding yourself with wealthy individuals who are not “yes-man”, people who peel back the onion and call you on your nonsense. You will be chal...

JF1992: Software Developer David Lecko Creates an App to Assist in Contacting Distressed Properties 15.02.2020

David Lecko is from Indianapolis and the CEO of Deal Machine. Deal Machine is a real estate investing app that puts you in touch with any property owner via direct mail, phone, and email. All you have to do is simply take a photo and you instantly see who owns it, then choose how you want to get in touch with the owner. David also shares how his app can help you hire drivers to help you find more...

JF1991: Calculating Risk Like CPA Joel Jensen 14.02.2020

Joel is a business owner, investor and a CPA who has completed 80,000 tax returns for clients in all 50 states. Surprisingly, he has yet to do a deal where he’s lost money. In this episode, he shares how he manages risk and talks about why it is important to be more focused on the margin of a deal rather than the top-line revenue figures. Joel Jensen Real Estate Background: CPA, investor, and busi...

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