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

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.bestevercre.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

JF1840: Buy & Hold, Development, & How Meetups Help Your Business with Steve Arneson 16.09.2019

Steve is on a mission to educate and inspire 1,000,000 people with his podcast, meetup, and his own real estate investing. With over 20 units, 4 development projects, 60-70 person real estate meetup, he is on his way to that goal. We’ll hear about how he grew his meetup, what that has done for his business, as well as hear about some of his real estate deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remembe...

JF1839: Emotional Intelligence, Communication Skills, Sales & Marketing Tips For The Real Estate Investor with Travis Chappell 15.09.2019

Travis was in direct sales and did very well for a few years. Even though the money was nice, he didn’t see himself doing if for the next ten years. We’ll hear what he learned from that sales job and how he uses those skills today as a real estate investor. Some of the biggest tips he has to share relate to reading people and knowing how to respond. This can be huge for us as real estate investors...

JF1838: From Financial Ruins To Real Estate Success In Any City with H.J. Chammas 14.09.2019

H.J. has a system, or a blueprint for his real estate investing that he says works in any city. He didn’t just come across this system, it comes from years of hard work and acquiring properties all around the world. When H.J. first started with real estate investing, he was in financial ruins, now he has a portfolio worth over $8 Million. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTu...

JF1837: Investment Spreadsheet Mistakes, Monetizing Hotels, & BRRRR Key Models #FollowAlongFriday 13.09.2019

Joe has another round of Best Ever Lessons to share with us today from doing the podcast interviews last week. Theo has another trivia question, be the first to answer correctly and receive a free copy of their first book. The lessons this week are coming from Peter Knobloch (http://www.pknobloch.com/), Nicole Stohler (https://www.therichergeek.com/), and Ali Boone (https://www.hipsterinvestments....

JF1836: Syndication Tips #3 Providing Feedback On A Live Deal | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 12.09.2019

Theo is reviewing an offering that someone sent us, asking for feedback. We’ll hear what he did great, and maybe what could have been better. A recurring theme in Syndication School and on this podcast in general, is learning from others, and incorporating the lessons they have learned into your life and business. That is exactly what we are doing today by reviewing this persons offering. If you e...

JF1835: Syndication Tips #2 Two Lessons Learned From A 250 Unit Deal | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 11.09.2019

We’re hearing a couple of lessons from a 250 unit apartment syndication deal that an investor completed. The two lessons are, getting your property management company to put equity in the deal, and priming private money investors prior to finding a deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “All of the added legal costs and increase...

JF1834: From The Corporate World To Mobile Home Parks with Ryan Narus 10.09.2019

Ryan had a job in the banking world, didn’t like it, looked for a way out, found his way out with real estate investing. We’ll hear how he was able to take the leap to being a full time investor, and how he closed his first deal. We’ll also hear how he has scaled his business to owning over 500 mobile home pads. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!...

JF1833: Cincinnati Meetup Podcast: Predicting The Second Half Of 2019 Cincy Real Estate Market 09.09.2019

Today’s episode is the audio from our July meetup in which we had three experts on a panel to discuss how the market in Cincinnati has been in the first half of 2019. More importantly, we’ll hear what they think the real estate market will do in the second half of 2019. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You hire an agent for exp...

JF1832: Step-By-Step Guide For Acquiring Properties In NYC #SkillSetSunday with Elliot Bogod 08.09.2019

Most of us know that the real estate market in New York City is both expensive and competitive. Elliot has become a specialist in his market, and he can typically find deals for himself and/or his clients. He even wrote a book on the subject that he has been working 12 years on! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Commercial real...

JF1831: Real Estate Rookie Buys 5 Rentals in 12 Months with 25% COC Return with Greg Gaudet 07.09.2019

Greg is a long time Best Ever Listener, who took the plunge into real estate in 2018. Now Greg is a guest on the same podcast he listened to to learn the ins and outs of real estate. We’ll hear how he got over the fear of making mistakes, bought some properties, and is making a great income from those properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!...

JF1830: Getting Money Back From Contractors, Seller Financing, & MHP Investing #FollowAlongFriday with Joe and Theo 06.09.2019

We’re going to hear Joe’s top three favorite lessons learned last week when doing the interviews for this podcast. Lessons learned are coming from Amanda Cassiday (https://www.amandacassiday.com/), Peter Conti (https://realestate101.com/), Andrew Keel (https://www.andrewkeel.com/). If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If they are l...

JF1829: Syndication Tips #1 Lessons Learned from 155 Unit Syndication | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 05.09.2019

Moving further away from the Syndication process, Theo is now diving into different stories from himself, Joe, and different guests on the podcast. Today, we’re hearing about a deal that taught an investor a couple of valuable lessons (creating alignment of interest and raising money before or after the deal). Hearing their experience and learning from it, can save you from having to learn those s...

JF1828: How An Investor Raised Over $1 Million For First Two Apartment Syndication Deals | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 04.09.2019

Theo has walked us through the entire apartment syndication process in previous episodes. You can find all of those at SyndicationSchool.com. Now we will begin to discuss miscellaneous, tips and lessons that the team has learned over the years. We’ll share stories from Ashcroft Capital (Joe’s investment company with his business partner Frank Roessler), guests of The Best Ever Show, and Joe and Th...

JF1827: Is Your Short Term Rental Legal Or Illegal? With Erin Spradlin 03.09.2019

Erin is here today to help us understand the different laws and restrictions that some areas are placing on STR’s. Along with her team, they help investors find, buy, and run legal short term rental properties. You may be surprised by how many different regulations and laws exist that investors may not know about until it is too late. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes...

JF1826: Saving Tax Money On Short Term Rentals & Other Properties with Robert Stephens 02.09.2019

Taxes are a major expense for real estate investors, and Robert is here to explain some of the taxes that we may not know about, and how to save money on those taxes. In the short term rental area, there are lodging taxes. Much of the conversation focuses on that today. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “A lot of people think sin...

JF1825: Building A Short Term Rental Business With Other People’s Properties #SkillSetSunday with Michael Sjogren 01.09.2019

Michael is here today to tell us more about short term rentals. We’ll hear three different ways to make money from short term rentals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Here is how I will mitigate all these risks” - Michael Sjogren Michael Sjogren Real Estate Background: Michael and his wife Krysten are the founders of Occupied,...

JF1824: Doing 18 Deals In 18 Months with Dave Dubeau 31.08.2019

Many new real estate investors, and even seasoned ones, would love to do 18 deals in 18 months. We’ll hear how dave was able to do exactly that in this episode. We’ll also hear how Dave helps other investors raise capital.  If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Start with your sphere of influence” - Dave Dubeau Dave Dubeau Real Esta...

JF1823: Online RE Auctions, Value Tactics, Finding More Money & More Deals #FollowAlongFriday 30.08.2019

Joe and Theo are back in the studio today to tell us about the best things they learned last week. Specifically, Joe will share his lessons from three interview guests, and Theo will offer a little bit of follow up to Joe’s thoughts. The lessons we’ll be hearing about are from Joe’s interviews with Don Wenner, Jeffrey Gitomer, and Collin Schwartz. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscri...

JF1822: How To Sell Your Apartment Syndication Deal Part 2 of 2 | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 29.08.2019

We’ve looked at all the factors to help us decide if we should sell, and decided that it is time to sell our first apartment community. Now what is the process to sell it? Theo explains our 8 step process for selling your apartment deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You might have some sort of prepayment penalty” Free Docum...

JF1821: How To Sell Your Apartment Syndication Deal Part 1 of 2 | Syndication School with Theo Hicks 28.08.2019

Now that we’ve completed the business cycle with our apartment syndication deal, is it time to sell? Theo will cover what you need to look into with each deal before making that decision. It may make sense sometimes to sell early, other times it won’t. How do you know when is the best time? Hit play to find out. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!...

JF1820: Real Estate Investor & Financial Advisor Helps Us Reach Goals & Protect Assets with Bruce Mack 27.08.2019

Bruce will be talking a lot about asset protection and tax mitigation through trusts. He and his team not only follow their advice, they help others set up the proper structures in their investing businesses too. There are many different trusts, which one is best for real estate investors? Learn that and more in this episode! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave...

JF1819: He Just Quit His Full Time Job To Be A Full Time Real Estate Investor with Sean Pan 26.08.2019

Sean is joining us today to share his real estate investing story. We’ll hear how he acquired his first deal, how he evaluates his flips, and ultimately how he was able to scale his own real estate investing business to a level that sustains his lifestyle and he was able to quit his full time job! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet...

JF1818: Don’t Save For Retirement #SkillSetSunday with Daniel Ameduri 25.08.2019

Daniel is returning today after he has already given his Best Ever Advice. Today, Joe and Daniel will be focusing the conversation to a topic that Daniel recently wrote a book about. We’ll hear how Daniel recommends people save their money, and even work towards retirement, just not the conventional way. Daniel looked at the wealthy class and the middle class to differentiate what they are doing w...

JF1817: How To Get Top Dollar For Your Home With Minimal Improvements with Caroline Carter 24.08.2019

Caroline and her team help homeowners sell their homes quickly and for the highest amount possible. They do through through a process called Total Home Transition, and they also help with packing and unpacking at the next house. Hear her best tips for getting a home ready for market. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It’s not ab...

JF1816: Making $100k In 3 Months As A College Student, Building A Buyers List, & Financial Future Questions #FollowAlongFriday 23.08.2019

We’ll be hearing Joe’s favorite lessons learned last week during his interviews. He’s sharing lessons from Angad Guglani (http://cooperacq.com/), Felipe Mejia (https://www.sideguymovers.com/), and Jamil Damji (https://keyglee.com/). If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Working with REO companies and getting deal flow through them”...

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