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
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Nov 22, 2020 • 26min
JF2273: Generating Revenue & Traffic From Online Stores With Joe & Mike Brusca #SkillsetSunday
Joe and Mike Brusca are brothers who got started in online business selling on amazon and slowly started to grow into more online eCommerce stores, blog sites, publishing fiction books online, and recently investing cash flow into buying and selling land too. Joe and Mike Brusca Real Estate Background: Founders of Build Assets Online Experience building 7-figure revenue generating stores online without a location Based in New Jersey Say hi to them on their www.BuildAssetsOnline.com Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “Have content to build value and trust before offering an opt-in to increase conversions” - Joe & Mike Brusca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2020 • 23min
JF2272: Experience Gives Perspective With Arn Cenedella
Arn Cenedella started his real estate career in the 1980s after graduating from the University of Michigan. During this time he invested locally and remotely in Charlottesville, VA and Austin, TX. After 36 years as a broker, he decided to leave Silicon Valley and head to Greenville, SC with his girlfriend in November of 2014. He now has 8 rental properties, 3 subdivisions, 2 condo conversions, and 3 residential lots permitted for single-family development. Arn Cenedella Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor 34 years of real estate investing experience Portfolio consist of 8 rental properties total 13 doors, 3 residential lots, 15 completed flips, 3 subdivisions, 2 condo conversions, and 4 passive investments Based in Greenville, SC Say hi to him at: www.investwithspark.com Best Ever Book: Building a Story Brand by Don Miller
Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “I believe if you approach real estate with a long term perspective, you can ride out the inevitable ups and downs of economics” - Arn Cenedella Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2020 • 24min
JF2271: Advantage of A Full-time Job With Brian Doyle
Brian Doyle, from Minneapolis, MN and has grown his portfolio to 65 units all while having a full-time job. He will talk about how to choose the right full-time job to grow your portfolio, how he finds deals, and why having a full-time job is an advantage, not a disadvantage. Brian is currently on the board of the 2000 member Minnesota Multi-Housing Association and he is past president of the Minnesota Real Estate Exchangors, he is married with three kids and races sailboats on the weekends. Brian G Doyle Real Estate Background: Works full-time with Marietta Drapery and Window Coverings while investing part-time 23 years of real estate experience Portfolio consists of 65 units Based in Minneapolis, MN Say hi to him at: Brian@doylepropertygroup.com Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “You’ve gotta provide more value than what people expect” - Brian Doyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2020 • 32min
JF2270: Top 10 Changes for Real Estate Investors Under the Biden Tax Plan | Actively Passive Investing Show With Theo Hicks & Travis Watts
Today Theo and Travis will share their thoughts on the tax proposal that’s been recently released. And while this tax plan is only at the early stage, it’s important to consider the options early on. Travis mentions ten main points that real estate investors need to examine. Most of them apply exclusively to high-income earners, but some touch on the very popular real estate policies such as 1031 Exchange that are true no matter what income bracket you’re in. 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
Nov 18, 2020 • 20min
JF2269: Multifamily Lending 101 Part 1 | Syndication School with Theo Hicks
In today's Syndication School episode, Theo Hicks shares some knowledge and experience about choosing a lender. Just because agencies tend to have the best terms on their loans, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t consider other options. Theo also talked about the most well-known agencies and their process of transforming your loan into MBS (mortgage-based securities), and how it works on the borrower side of dealing with DUS Lenders. To listen to other Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and download your FREE document, visit SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening, and I will talk to you tomorrow. Click here for the top loan programs Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2020 • 23min
JF2268: Nice Guys Buying Houses With Terry Burger
Terry is a full-time real estate investor with 19 years of real estate experience and founder of “Nice guys buying houses”. Terry will be sharing some great information around how to find leads, to strategies in how they separate themselves from other real estate companies such as focusing on the Better Business Bureau and focusing on a specific customer. He also was open to sharing how he comps markets by focusing on micro-markets, schools, and other ways. Terry H Burger Real Estate Background: Full-Time real estate investor 19 years of real estate experience and 5 years of investing Portfolio consists of 6 rental properties and flips 30-40 per year Based in Atlanta, GA Say hi to him at: https://www.niceguysbuyinghouses.com/ Best Ever Book: Traction
Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “If you have that warm fuzzy feeling when you find your first deal but not sure about the numbers, then you need to be careful” - Terry Burger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2020 • 24min
JF2267: Burn The Ships With Adam Balsinger
Started in real estate 6 years ago and while working a sales job with the goal of making money on the side flipping houses until he could go full-time. Real estate slowly took over his focus and eventually his sales numbers started to fall and eventually he was let go. This forced Adam to focus 100% of his efforts on real estate and now the rest is history. Adam Balsinger Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor focusing on his wholesale business and partnership in multi-family syndication Has 6 years of real estate experience Portfolio consist of 12 Legacy rental units, 50 multi-unit doors as a LP, 92 as a GP, and flipped/wholesale over 100 Based in Charlotte, NC Say hi to him at: Instagram @realestateadam7 Best Ever Book: Never Split the Difference
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Nov 15, 2020 • 26min
JF2266: Hidden Investing Secrets With Holly Williams #Skillset Sunday
Holly is a returning guest from episode JF1600. She has been investing in real estate for the past two decades with multiple properties in New York, Texas, Mississippi, and the Carolinas. She also started syndications during the same time Joe Fairless did and in fact, was one of Joe's first investors. Today Holly is going to be sharing with all of us some insights on her new book called “Hidden Investing - Secrets that the top 1% know”. Holly Williams Real Estate Background: Spent 25 years in advertising as an executive while slowly dabbling in real estate 2 decades of real estate investing experience Portfolio consist of properties in New York, Texas, and Mississippi, Carolinas Based in New York City Say hi to her at: www.hiddeninvesting.com/book Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “Multifamily syndications, has grown beyond my wildest dreams, and it's changed my life ” - Holly Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 14, 2020 • 25min
JF2265: Physical Therapist With A Real Estate Passion - Lee Yoder
Lee is a full-time physical therapist and a part-time real estate investor. He had a great full-time therapist job working with corporate clients making great money and eventually decided to give that up to work in home health to have a more flexible schedule so he could help his wife with the kids and after taking this pay cut he started to look for additional ways to increase revenue and so he started by investing into real estate. You will see how even if you are working full-time you can still invest in properties with families and friends. Lee Yoder Real Estate Background: Full-time physical therapist and part-time real estate investor 2.5 years of real estate investing experience Portfolio consists of 34 units; 16-unit, 10-unit, and 8-unit Based in Lebanon, Oh Say hi to him at: www.threefoldrei.com Best Ever Book: Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book
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Nov 13, 2020 • 26min
JF2264: Investor Agent With John Chin
John is the co-founder of Investor Agent where they have done 2,800 rentals and flips. He started at 19 in the military by picking up real estate courses where he could barely understand the terminology but through perseverance and hard work he now manages over 470 cash flow rentals. John Chin Real Estate Background: John is the co-founder of Investor Agent You’ve done 2,800 rentals and flip properties (mostly short sales, foreclosures, and REOs) Closed over $260 Million residential investments Currently manage over 470 cash flow rentals Based in Orlando, FL Say hi to him at: www.investoragent.com Best Ever Book: Power vs Force
Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “Start working with investors, one investor client will change the trajectory of your future” - John Chin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
