The Best Ever CRE Show
Joe Fairless
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.Join the Best Ever CommunityThe Best Ever Community is live and growing - and we want serious commercial real estate investors like you inside. It’s free to join, but you must apply and meet the criteria.Connect with top operators, LPs, GPs, and more, get real insights, and be part of a curated network built to help you grow.Apply now at www.bestevercommunity.com
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 22, 2020 • 24min
JF2303: Insurance Broker and Investor With Nathan Britten
Nathan is a full-time insurance broker and part-time real estate investor with five years of experience. He went to school to study entrepreneurship and eventually found a calling in insurance which led to insuring houses to now focusing on growing his own portfolio while working full-time. Nathan Britten Real Estate Background: Full-time Insurance broker, part-time real estate investor 5 years of real estate experience Portfolio consists of 2 flipped properties and 1 rental Based in Oklahoma City, OK Say hi to him at: https://www.pi-ins.com/nathan-britten Best Ever Book: How to Win friends and influence people
Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “Find a project with the lowest barrier of entry and with the highest return” - Nathan Britten Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2020 • 24min
JF2302: Financial Fears With Belinda Rosenblum
Belinda Rosenblum, CPA and Money Strategist, helps women entrepreneurs ensure their businesses can survive and thrive during these crisis times. So when all of this wraps up back to a new “business as usual”, they can have the freedom and fun back into their businesses and become well-paid CEOs. Belinda Rosenblum Real Estate Background: Wealth Coach, investor, and Co-Author of “Self-Worth To Net Worth” Has been investing for over 20 years and has brought in over $840,000 in rental income Her current portfolio consists of Two Units property in Boston, and 2 properties in Costa Rica Based in Littleton, MA Say hi to her at: www.OwnYourMoney.com/dashboard Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “You do have a relationship with money and you get to decide what that relationship is” - Belinda Rosenblum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2020 • 28min
JF2301: OZ Fund Investments With John Rubino #SkillsetSunday
John is a returning guest from episode JF1630, he has extensive knowledge and experience in real estate investment, lending, development, construction, consulting, and marketing. He currently serves as the COO, Founder/Partner at JID investments LLC. He is also a passionate and accomplished United States Naval Officer & Naval Aviator with 20 years of honorable active duty service. Today he will be sharing his experience in starting his first OZ fund investment project. John Rubino Real Estate Background: Founder, COO & Co-Managing Partner of JID Investments LLC (JIDI) 15 years of active and passive real estate investing experience JIDI portfolio consist of over $14.5M invested in six projects in DC, North Carolina, South Carolina and Atlanta Based in Fairfax, VA Say hi to him at: www.jidinvestments.com Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “As a capital investor, you can take your capital gains and invest them into an Opportunity Zone with deferment” - John Rubino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2020 • 30min
JF2300: Flipping To Multifamily With Terrance Doyle
Terrance is a full-time real estate investor who founded “The Value Add Real Estate Company” called VareCo. He started his real estate journey in 2008 with two teammates from college, and in 2014 he branched off and started his own company VareCo. Terrance Doyle Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor and founder of “The Value Add Real Estate Company” VareCo Started investing in 2008 with two college friends Portfolio consists of $60M in single-family and Multifamily under management, approx. 500 apartments, and flipped 600 single-family homes from 2008-2014 Based in Denver, CO Say hi to him at: www.thevareco.com Best Ever Book: Best Ever Syndication Book
Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “With perseverance and discipline you can do anything” - Terrance Doyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2020 • 27min
JF2299: Out-of-State Turnkey Properties With Axel Meierhoefer
Axel is the founder of AMC and Ideal Wealth Grower. He originally came over from Germany through the Air Force and had a successful executive role for a software company and has founded a consulting company as well. As he grew in his career he started to wonder how he could grow real wealth so his first idea was the stock market until he saw the dot com bubble burst and he quickly pivoted to focus on real estate. Now he focuses on helping others grow their own passive income through real estate consulting. Axel Meierhoefer Real Estate Background: Founder of AMC and Ideal Wealth Grower 9 years of real estate experience Portfolio consist of 8 turnkey properties in two locations plus his home in San Diego, and a Cocoa investment in Belize Based in San Diego, CA Say hi to him at: www.idealwealthgrower.com/free for mindset manual Best Ever Book: Wealthy Gardener
Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “Look for the best balance deal” - Axel Meierhoefer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 17, 2020 • 44min
JF2298: How a Passive Investor Vets an Apartment Deal Part 3| Vetting The Investment Summary|Actively Passive Investing Show With Theo Hicks & Travis Watts
Today Theo and Travis share their expertise on how to vet the real estate deal by reading the investment summary. They discuss the most common red flags and things to look out for before agreeing to a new deal. This episode is part 3 of the series “How a Passive Investor Vets an Apartment Deal”, which focuses on the most commonly asked questions about real estate deals. The other parts will cover the topics of vetting the market and the team. We also have a Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and be sure to download your FREE document by visiting SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening and I will talk to you tomorrow. Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2020 • 20min
JF2297: Red Flags to Avoid When Presenting New Deal to Passive Investors | Part 1 of 3| Syndication School With Theo Hicks
In today's Syndication School episode, Theo Hicks shares some information on putting together an investment summary and presenting it to passive investors. The three risk points of the deal are the market, the team, and the business plan. In this series, Theo will be talking about the red flags that can show that the deal might not be the best, and how to approach them when writing a deal summary. Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co To listen to other Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and to download your FREE document, visit SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening, and I will talk to you tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 15, 2020 • 28min
JF2296: Bad Start but Strong Finish With John Dessauer
John has a rich history as an entrepreneur and has owned many companies in various industries. John has transacted hundreds of deals in real estate in different sectors such as apartments, office buildings, retail, single-family homes, and condominiums all within his personal portfolio. John Dessauer Real Estate Background: Full-time entrepreneur Has over 22 years of real estate investing experience Portfolio consists of over 2 million sq ft. rentals/retail Based in Chicago, IL Say hi to him at: www.johndessauer.com Best Ever Book: Spin selling
Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “The best benefit for having multiple companies is having multiple sources of income for when unfortunate events happen” - John Dessauer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2020 • 27min
JF2295: Sterling Rhino Capital With Chris Roberts
Chris has been investing in real estate for 7 years and runs a property management business that controls his own rentals. He is also the minority partner in a Point of Sale software company (High Trek POS). Chris has a proven track record of building successful businesses and each of his rental and or flips have realized returns well above the market average. He has renovated, flipped, built, or held 12 single-family residences and raw land with funds from private individuals and or with his own personal capital. Chris is a General Partner or investor in over 752 units across the country. Chris Roberts Real Estate Background: Full time entrepreneur and investor since 2007 Has been investing in real estate for 7 years and now owns a property management business He is also a GP or investor in over 2000 units across the country Based in Washington Say hi to him at: www.sterlingrhinocapital.com Best Ever Book: TEDTalks Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “People have to get out of their own way” - Chris Roberts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2020 • 23min
JF2294: How to Buy PreREOs With Jorge Newbery #SkillsetSunday
Jorge is a returned guest who was previously on episode JF1342. Jorge owned about 4000 apartments across the country and a natural disaster happened and caused him to lose everything he had and put him millions of dollars in debt. Then in 2008 when he saw that many Americans were losing their homes he decided to create a company that could help them by buying mortgages from banks in pools. Today he will share what a PreREO is and why he focuses on this. Jorge Newbery Real Estate Background: CEO of preREO LLC, AHP servicing LLC, and a partner in Activist Legal LLP 30 years of real estate experience A previous guest on episode JF1342
Portfolio consist of 10,000 purchased defaulted mortgages, owned 4,000+ multifamily units, and brokered thousands of properties Based in Chicago, IL Say hi to him at: www.preREO.com Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “Local investors have advantages because they can see the work that is needed and typically have a local team they know and trust” - Jorge Newbery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
