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...

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Joe Fairless

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Business

Podcast website

www.bestevercre.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

JF1915: How A Broker Evaluates Deals For Himself & Clients with James Dainard 30.11.2019

James has seen a lot of transactions and has had a lot of his own real estate investing experience. We’ll hear about some of his own deals, adding bedrooms, and how he looks at deals not only for himself, but also for his clients. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t let the contractor dictate the budget” - James Dainard Jame...

JF1914: From House Flipping To Mobile Buying To Mobile Home Park Investing with Andrew Keel 29.11.2019

Andrew is here to add some value that we don’t get a lot of on this show. We cover a lot of investing areas, but mobile home parks are not a common subject. That changes today and Joe and Andrew dive into his investing story and then get into specifics on a couple of mobile home park deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “When...

JF1913: Everything You Need To Know About Filing An Insurance Claim | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 28.11.2019

Whether it’s damages from a tenant, fire, water, winds, etc, if you own enough properties, at some point you will likely have to file an insurance claim at some point. The process can be super meticulous and involved. Theo will explain what to do and how to do it when it comes to filing your insurance claim. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best...

JF1912: How to Track Your Exterior Renovations | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 27.11.2019

We’ve already covered how to track your interior renovations, today Theo will start talking about how to track your exterior renovations. We also have a free spreadsheet for you to open and follow along with while listening to this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Some items aren’t as high of a priority” Free Spreadshe...

JF1911: Gaining A Leg Up In A Changing And Competitive Marketplace with Gary Boomershine 26.11.2019

Gary is returning to the show to bring some more value for us. We’ll be focusing a lot of the conversation on mindset. In today’s market, it’s important to expand your skill sets, knowledge, and mentality, in order to get ahead of any competition. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If there is no vision or plan, you end up in the...

JF1910: Residential Real Estate Expert’s Take On Short Term Rentals with Brian Page 25.11.2019

Having become a millionaire in his twenties through residential real estate investing, Brain was on the fast track to being on top of the real estate game. That changed a little when he got into building homes, it didn’t work out as well. Brian got into short term rentals to turn things back around and now has the #1 selling Airbnb training out. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe...

JF1909: Adding Value & Finding Solutions For Real Estate Taxes with Brett Swarts 24.11.2019

Brett is a real estate tax expert who is coming on the show today to help us with any tax problems we may have. Joe and Brett will get into the details of real estate taxes, and we’ll hear some stories of investors saving money on taxes with Brett's help. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Find somebody who is a specialist in tha...

JF1908: Reinventing Yourself After A Traumatic Experience #SituationSaturday with Logan Freeman 23.11.2019

Logan is coming back on the show to provide us with even more value. Having always been an athlete, that is how Logan identified himself - an athlete. When that life ended and he was released from his team in the NFL, he had to reinvent himself. As many of us know, reinventing or changing your identity is not an easy thing to do. We’ll hear tangible tips on making a transition from one life to ano...

JF1907: Turn Key Deal & A Duplex In Cincinnati, Breaking Down The Numbers with Amanda Cassiday 22.11.2019

Amanda is a successful entrepreneur who is still new-ish to real estate investing. We’ll hear about her turn key deal, where she found it, what company manages it, and how much money it’s making. Then we’ll hear about her recent purchase of a duplex in Cincinnati. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “9 months of owning this propert...

JF1906: How To Track Your Interior Renovations | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 21.11.2019

When you’re doing a value add business plan, you’ll likely be renovating some if not all of your apartment units. If you have a 100+ unit community, that is a lot to keep track of! Lucky for you, we have a free spreadsheet for you to use, and Theo will cover how to use it in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Once y...

JF1905: Everything You Need to Know About Prepayment Penalties | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 20.11.2019

As if the apartment syndication process wasn’t complicated enough, now you have to worry about prepayment penalties on the financing. Theo will cover how they work, what to look out for, and when it may make sense to bite the bullet and pay the penalties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Remember to take into account these prep...

JF1904: Residential Broker & Multifamily Investor Gives Us The Details On Nashville Investing with Josh Anderson 19.11.2019

Nashville has been and still is a thriving city, especially for real estate investors. Josh has a background in investment banking which serves himself and his clients well when helping them find a property. We’ll hear some Nashville market details as well as getting a look inside of Josh’s business and investing portfolio. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave u...

JF1903: How This Investor Scaled To 15 Units In 2.5 Years with Melchor V. Domantay 18.11.2019

For many newer investors, the goal is to create enough real estate income to have the option to leave their job if they choose. Melchor is well on his way as he has grown his portfolio from zero to 15 units in 2.5 years. Great episode for newer investors, but we also dive into some deal specifics for a little higher level insight. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and...

JF1902: House Hack Your Way To Financial Independence #SkillSetSunday with Craig Curelop 17.11.2019

Craig is coming back on the show to tell us more about house hacking, which he has done three times now. He’s been able to go from a negative net worth to financial independence through this powerful wealth building strategy. Craig puts things into perspective with actionable tips and strategies for anyone to use in their own lives. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes an...

JF1901: From 0 to $1.5 Billion In Assets How To Hustle & Build From The Ground Up with Peter Rex 16.11.2019

Peter is an entrepreneur that started a real estate investing company, which now maintains $1.5 Billion in assets. We’ll hear about his story and some tactical tips and strategies he has used throughout his career to scale to the level he’s at now. We'll also hear about what he's doing to improve the maintenance side of investing. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and...

JF1900: Dealing With The Ups & Downs Of Real Estate & Life #FollowAlongFriday with Trevor and Theo 15.11.2019

For this week’s Follow Along Friday, we have a special guest on, Trevor Mcgregor is Joe’s life and business coach, coach to other high level investors, and a high level investor himself. Trevor’s focus with himself and his clients is on our mindset, as his mentor, Tony Robbins, told him: success is 80% mindset and 20% action. Trevor will  give us some insights on how to be strong and mentally prep...

JF1899: 3 Secrets To Attract And Keep Your Passive Apartment Investors | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 14.11.2019

Finding investors to invest in your apartment syndication deals can often be easier than keeping those investors for future deals. In our experience, private investors are not most concerned with their ROI, it is a concern obviously, but not as high as three other concerns. They want to know that their money is in good hands, frequent updates, and is the process hassle free? Theo will cover those...

JF1898: 3 Ways To Separate Yourself From Other Apartment Syndicators | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 13.11.2019

10 years ago, we wouldn’t have had a conversation or podcast episode about this. Apartment syndication has exploded in popularity in the last decade as people started to learn it’s a fantastic way to build wealth and do bigger deals with investors than they could do on their own. So how can you stand out from the crowd? Theo covers three ways to do that in this episode of Syndication School. If yo...

JF1897: 16 Year Real Estate Investor Shares How To Grow An Investing Business By 3500% In 2 Years with Luis Leiva 12.11.2019

As a 16 year real estate investor, Luis has seen and been through a lot in his journey. Since 2016, Luis as CEO of Culture Estate, has helped grow the company 3500% in just two years! Joe will ask a lot of mindset questions in this interview so we can hear what it takes to grow to high levels. Tactics and strategies are a big part of it, but the biggest part is our mindset, Luis shares some person...

JF1896: How To Grow Your Property Management Company with Jason Hull 11.11.2019

We have an expert in the field of property management on the show today. Since Joe and Ashcroft us third party management, we don’t get into the details of property management as a business and how to scale it. Jason is here to help us and anyone listening who wants to grow their property management company. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best...

JF1895: What Are The New Rules Of Real Estate Investing? With Nick Prefontaine 10.11.2019

Nick grew up in the real estate world, but never really had much of an interest in it until reading Cash Flow Quadrant. Robert Kiyosaki is probably personally responsible for thousands of real estate investors finding their way into the business, usually thanks to Rich Dad Poor Dad though. Nick will walk us through how he buys on terms more often than not, which includes finding deals, and negotia...

JF1894: World Traveler, Entrepreneur, & Real Estate Investor Discusses International Investing with Elena Maurel 09.11.2019

Elena owns property in many different countries and is involved in even more deals. She answers a few questions that someone who is thinking about investing would ask, like what’s the most investor friendly country to invest in? Which country is least investor friendly? Those questions and more will be discussed. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!...

JF1893: Office & Retail Real Estate Investing 101 with Catherine Kuo 08.11.2019

Catherine was learning the real estate investing world from a very young age. As she said, when most kids were having playdates, she was with her mom at work underwriting deals. She invests mostly in office and retail space now and that is where the conversation focuses today. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet:“Be persistent, try...

JF1892: She Sold An Apartment Complex To Purchase A Hotel with Nichole Stohler 07.11.2019

We don’t get to hear about hotel investors much on this show. Today that’s changing with Nichole talking to us about her investing story, which includes pivoting from multifamily and into hotel investing. This wasn’t intentional, but the returns were looking best with hotels, so they took that leap. We’ll hear about Nichole’s multifamily properties and how she sold a complex for a $1.2 Million pro...

JF1891: How To Wholesale 70+ Deals In One Month & One Market with Jamil Damji 06.11.2019

Jamil and his company have a tremendous operation, and have their eyes set on more. Already completing 70+ deals per month, they want to keep it going until they are the largest volume wholesaler in the country. Jamil will share how he built the company to what it is today, and how he will continue to grow it moving forward. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave...

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