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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Apr 4, 2020 • 21min
JF2041: Wholesale Fail to Rental Success With Michael Glaspie
Michael served in the US Army Special Operations and is a commercial real estate broker who also invests in real estate holding over 35 rental properties, with over $1.5M assets under management. He started out house hacking his first property and gradually went into wholesaling where he actually lost money. This lesson helped him grow and pivot into focusing more on rental properties which led to him getting his license and partnering with a realtor. Michael Glaspie Real Estate Background: Commercial Real Estate Broker, served in the US Army Special Operations Invests in real estate for himself too, holding over 35 rental properties, with over $1.5M AUM Based in Fayetteville, NC Say hi to him at michaelglaspie@fivepillarsrealty.com Best Ever Book: Go-Giver by Bob Burg Best Ever Tweet: “There are many creative ways to acquire real estate.” - Michael Glaspie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 3, 2020 • 24min
JF2040: Early Start With Robert Leonard
Robert is a young investor who started with house hacking a condo right out of college. He initially had the impression that real estate was only for those with money and it wasn’t for him since he was young and couldn’t afford to buy a house. He now has completed 6 deals and is even focusing on long-distance rentals to find a better ROI. Robert Leonard Real Estate Background: Real estate and stock investor, podcast host of two shows, 'Real Estate Investing' and 'Millennial Investing', and a full-time Corporate Finance Manager. 24 years old, has completed 6 deals, now focusing on long-distance rentals Based in Boston, MA Say hi to him at https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/
Best Ever Book: Best Ever Tweet: “Because of technology, my inspector was on face-time with me as he walked through the property. Showing me the inspections and helping mitigate the risk.” - Robert Leonard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2020 • 25min
JF2039: Experience Shouldn’t Stop You From Starting With David Toupin
David started investing when he was 19 during his junior year because he didn’t want to go the corp route. Broke, no money, no ability to get a loan, and put a 12-unit under contract. He had about 120-units syndicated before he graduated college. This is a must listen to episode If you want to learn how to overcome the objection “You have no experience.” David Toupin Real Estate Background: Real estate investor and entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Obsidian Capital, a real estate investment firm By the age of 24 he has acquired nearly 600 apartments valued at over $50M, and has a $10M new development projects working on now Based in Austin, TX Say hi to him at https://www.obsidiancapitalco.com/
Best Ever Book: Best Ever Tweet: “The answer to the question “You don’t have any experience, why should I invest with you?” The answer to this question was the numbers. Showing them proof that it is a good project” - David Toupin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 1, 2020 • 26min
JF2038: Mobile Home Parks With Ian Tudor
Ian is the Co-Founder of Archimedes Group, they have sourced, participated, and closed over $20,000,000 deals since 2016. In a previous position, Ian has underwritten over $1 billion in acquisitions and dispositions. He is a mobile home park investor and has been doing it for the past 3 years, and part of his learning how mobile houses work, both him and his partner decided to live in a mobile home park, living in a double-wide sleeping on a blow-up mattress for 14 months alternating weeks with his business partner. Ian Tudor Real Estate Background: Co-founder of Archimedes Group, they have sourced, participated, and closed over $20,000,000 in deals since 2016 In his previous position, he underwrote over $1B in acquisitions and dispositions Based in Charlotte, NC Say hi to him at http://www.archimedesgrp.com/ Best Ever Tweet: “Treat your boss nicely, you never know where that relationship will go.” - Ian Tudor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2020 • 29min
JF2037: App to Real Estate With Daniel Kidd
Daniel is a real estate agent and investor in Fayetteville, NC. He initially wanted to develop an app for community service members but decided to pivot once he realized the upfront capital was too much for his comfort. He now works with Five Pillars Realty team purchasing properties for investments and he shares some of the processes he learned from Amway and Keller Williams that he uses to grow his investor list. Daniel Kidd Real Estate Background: Real estate agent and investor Works with the Five Pillars Realty team purchasing properties for investments Based in Fayetteville, NC Say hi to him at danielkiddATfivepillarsrealty.com Best Ever Tweet: “Instead of me driving for dollars, I like to find all the wholesalers that are in a given area, reach out to them and offer to help push their listings.” - Daniel Kidd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2020 • 20min
JF2036: Coronavirus vs AirBnBs With Joseph Prillaman
Joe started off selling industrial equipment before going into real estate investing. In two short years, he grew his real estate portfolio to eleven units doing very well and now he is dealing with the novel coronavirus. Five of Joe’s eleven units are AirBnB’s, and in this unique epidemic, he is projected to lose a major part of his revenue if the coronavirus continues through the summer. Joe shares how he is preparing to survive this epidemic as a real estate investor. Joe Prillaman Real Estate Background: 2 years of real estate investing experience Currently has 11 units, 5 Airbnb’s, and 6 single-family homes From Carolina Beach, North Carolina Say hi to him at www.anchoredinvesting.com
Best Ever Book: Ego is The Enemy Best Ever Tweet: “We try to find out what we can reduce right now and any additional revenue streams we can find” - Joe Prillaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 29, 2020 • 28min
JF2035 : Working Remote During The Coronavirus Pandemic With Jennifer Gligoric
Jennifer is the Co-Founder and COO of Leafy Legal Services and the Co-Host on Leafy Podcast. She also has experience specializing in scaling business with remote staff. She helped grow a digital marketing company from 3 to 221 people in 21 countries in under 18 months. In this episode, Jennifer shares the best ways to go about finding top talent to work remotely and how you should approach management as a remote manager. Jennifer Gligoric Real Estate Background: Co-Founder & COO of Leafy Legal Services and co-host on Leafy Podcast 20 years experience in real estate From Galveston, TX Say hi to them at https://www.leafyassets.com
Best Ever Tweet: “If your organization is so bad at hiring, that you have people you just can’t trust, then you need to fire those people who are doing the hiring.- Jennifer Gligoric Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 28, 2020 • 21min
JF2034 : Short Term Rentals Pivoting During Coronavirus With Daniel Purcell & Jessie Campora
Daniel and Jessie are engaged and have been investing in real estate for the past 3 years. They are also the owners of OACP Property Management, together they own 7 units and manage 5 others through OACP. In this episode, we discuss how the coronavirus has impacted their business in short term rentals as this is the majority of their revenue. Daniel and Jessie have decided to cater to the traveling nursing demographic which has been helping them stay afloat during this pandemic. Daniel Purcell & Jessie Campora (Fiancé) Real Estate Background: Owners of OACP Property Management 3 years of real estate investing experience Owns 7 units and manage’s 5 others through OACP From New Orleans, Louisiana Say hi to him at www.oacppropmanagement.com Best Ever Tweet: “Stay flexible, don’t be caught in a fixed mindset. There is something out there that you're able to do to help your situation or others.” - Daniel Purcell & Jessie Campora Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 27, 2020 • 18min
JF2033: SOS Approach to Managing Your Investment During Coronavirus | Syndication School with Theo Hicks
In this episode, Theo will give you a three-step approach to what you should do during a crisis event, and when it passes. The three-step approach will be easy to remember by using the acronym S.O.S, which stands for Safety, Ongoing Communication, and Summary. Theo breaks down each step so you will know in detail so you have a better idea of what you can do during today's pandemic. 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. Best Ever Tweet: “Until this goes away you want to make sure your continuously communicating with your investors and with your residents” - Theo Hicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2020 • 27min
JF2032 : Creating a Win-Win-Win With Sterling Chapman
Sterling is the President at Crestworth Capital, a new venture into syndication. In 18 months he has built a $1.5 million portfolio consisting of 26 small multi-family units. Sterling shares an example on one of his deals with a duplex where he was able to get creative and develop a win-win-win strategy. Sterling Chapman Real Estate Background: President at Crestworth Capital Finance degree from LSU Over the last 18 months, he has built $1.5 million portfolio 26 small multifamily units The host of REI podcast “The Rent Roll Radio Show” Based in Baton Rouge, LA Say hi to him at https://crestworthcapital.com/
Best Ever Tweet: “I typically try to stay away from buying rentals in flood zones because it does hurt your cash flow.” - Sterling Chapman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
