

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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Mar 1, 2020 • 23min
JF2007: Understanding The New WorkForce With Chris Tuff #SkillsetSunday
Chris Tuff is an expert in working with millennials and getting high levels of production from them. His new book "The Millennial Whisperer," explains that there are two different types of millennials; the "Snap-Chat" and "Oregon Trail". In this episode, you will learn about each of these two different types so you will be better prepared when you are looking to build your own business and hiring help for the first time. He also shares some great stories to put you in the seat of each generation so you can have a better understanding of why they think the way they do so you will be better prepared. Chris Tuff Real Estate Background: Expert in working with millennials and getting high levels of production from them Youngest partner in the 100-year history of Atlanta-based advertising agency, 22squared, where he turned a team of Millennials from an “investment” to a major profit center Based in Atlanta, GA Say hi to him at https://www.themillennialwhisperer.com/bestever Best Ever Tweet: “They want to hear from you where it is you’re making mistakes, where it is that you're gaining ground and why you’re making the decisions that you’re making. They want context, they want to see the full picture.” - Chris Tuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 29, 2020 • 21min
JF2006: Finding Opportunities to Automate With Ellie Perlman
Ellie Perlman started out as a real estate lawyer and experienced the crash in 2008 which made her a very conservative investor because she saw how not being conservative can kill your business. Her focus is on buying MultiFamily properties across the US. She shares how she started her business with the mindset of “How do I create a process that can scalable” instead of “How do I get this deal done so I can move onto the next one?” She shares a great tip on what helped her scale her business by presenting to multiple investors without having to tell the same story over and over. Ellie Perlman Real Estate Background: Founder of Blue Lake Capital Portfolio of $93 million in multifamily properties Host of the podcast That REllie Happened? Based in Santa Monica, CA Say hi to her at https://www.ellieperlman.com/ Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t think about it as one deal, I need to get the one deal done and then figure out the second or the third one. Those deals they don’t work in silos, so think about its a business.” - Ellie Perlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 28, 2020 • 19min
JF2005: Real Estate Broker Advantages With Beth Traverso
Beth is a real estate broker and an investor who owns 9 properties. She got into real estate investing in 2002 and later in life married her Husband who also had a few properties of his own. Beth shares some insight on how investors should reach out when looking to work with real estate brokers to find the best deals. She shares how important it is for real estate brokers to pay attention to the inventory and constantly be up to date to find the best deals and instead of always handing them off, take advantage of them. Beth Traverso Real Estate Background: Real estate investor and broker, owns 9 investment properties in the Seattle area Her team is projected to sell $67,000,000 in volume this year Based in Seattle, WA Say hi to her at http://www.bethtraversogroup.com/ Best Ever Book: The Compound Effect Best Ever Tweet: “The main thing is for people just to believe they can do it, give themselves some credit to being able to handle challenges and be able to learn from others so they can better yet avoid those challenges.” - Beth Traverso Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2020 • 20min
JF2004: 2000 Deals a Week With Zack Boothe
Zack Boothe owned a window cleaning business and use to listen to our show while working and now is on our show! Zack shares his marketing strategy to find deals that you can wholesale, flip, or hold for the long-term. He uses a unique system that helps him find 2,000 distressed property every week with just one 30 hr part-time driver who is driving for dollars. Zack Boothe Real Estate Background: Left his window cleaning business in 2017 to become a real estate investor On track to do over $1 Million in 2019, teaches others how to find properties for $.50 on the dollar Based in Salt Lake City, Utah Say hi to him at www.DFDmastery.com Best Ever Book: Best Ever Tweet: “The difference that I have with the systems and the software that we’re using is, you can go with one part time guy and find thousands of distressed properties every single week.” - Zack Boothe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 26, 2020 • 23min
JF2003: The Power of Virtual Help With Daniel Ramsey
Daniel Ramsey bought his first house at 24 and it was an investment property for him. Daniel’s journey as an entrepreneur took him on a path to hire his own Virtual Assistants to help him in his business and later discovering a need in the marketplace and decided to start MyOutDesk. He shares how valuable VA’s can be for your business and how it can double your business rather than just replacing a task. You will learn some valuable unique questions he asks every entrepreneur before they hire his company to make sure they can grow their business. These questions can help you even if you do not hire a VA. Daniel Ramsey Real Estate Background: Founder & CEO of MyOutDesk, a virtual assistant company Licensed real estate broker, mortgage broker, and general contractor has sold hundreds of homes and made millions in commissions Based in Sacramento, CA Say hi to him at https://www.myoutdesk.com/ Best Ever Book: The Richest Man in Babylon Best Ever Tweet: “You’ve cut $100,000 dollars of my payroll every 2 weeks, so by adding virtual assistants we were saving our clients money and grow revenue.” - Daniel Ramsey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 2020 • 23min
JF2002: The Benefits of Having a 900 Mile Investment Property with Zach Evanish
Zach helps investors locate and identify properties that fit their goals; whether that is cash flow or long term appreciation. He explains how diversifying where your investment property is located can be beneficial. On average his clients have investment properties that are 900 miles from their residence. Zach also gives out some great lessons on what to pay attention to when buying properties. Zach Evanish Real Estate Background: Director of Retail at Roofstock He’s been with Roofstock since the beginning and has worked in the real estate sector for most of his career Based in Oakland, CA Listen to our interview with Roofstock’s CEO, Gary Beasley: JF1129: Buy Cash-Flowing Properties Online with Gary Beasley Say hi to him at https://www.roofstock.com/ Best Ever Book: Think and Grow Rich Best Ever Tweet: “He said “No”. Go Buy a single-family home, start with that and then from there we can talk about duplexes and fourplexes. How do you think I got these 10-15, 50 unit apartment buildings? I started with a Single Family Home.” - Zach Evanish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2020 • 26min
JF2001: Being Your Own Tenant in Commercial Real Estate with Ken Wimberly
Ken is a business owner who started out as a land broker and in 2008 he quickly learned how to adapt due to the economic downturn. Fast Forward to today and now he has developed a successful app called Legacy of Love, an app that helps connect kids with their parents. Ken also shares a story on how he went from purchasing a shopping center and searching for tenants to creating his own tenant. Ken Wimberly Real Estate Background: Founder and visionary behind Legacy of Love, LLC. Entrepreneur and real estate investor, has 16 streams of passive income and 4 streams of active income Based in Fort Worth, Texas Say hi to him at https://www.laundryluv.com/ Best Ever Book: The Obstacle is the Way Best Ever Tweet: “Whether it’s a client, customers, tenants, your partners, your lenders, if we can figure out how to be a significant source of value to others life rewards us.” - Ken Wimberly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 23, 2020 • 20min
JF2000: The Hybrid Turnkey Model with William Robison #SkillsetSunday
William is a returning guest from one of our very first episodes, JF09. William has been focusing his efforts on growing his Hybrid Turnkey Business and shares some of the benefits of having a successful business that purchases many deals a year including discounts with local contractors, plumbers, electricians, and materials. He also shares how he prepares to negotiate the terms of a bulk deal with a vendor. You would think it would be easy but it takes a lot of work and many no’s before he finds the right partner. William Robison Real Estate Background: Has been in real estate for 15 years Started a brokerage in 2008 Has helped dozens of investors purchase hybrid turnkey investments, totaling over 500 acquisitions, renovations and daily property management Listen to his previous episode: JF 09: One Critical Component of Building a Real Estate Biz Based in Kansas City, MO Say hi to him at https://www.kansascityinvestmentrealestate.com/
Best Ever Tweet: “They get too comfortable with their cushion job, and we have to sometimes rein them back into a good spot or move on to another.” - William Robison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 22, 2020 • 22min
JF1999: How to Identify The Right Partner with Ryan Groene #SituationSaturday
Returning guest Ryan Groene from episode JF1686 shares a great learning experience around partnering with the wrong group of individuals. Ryan explains how quick partnerships on a single deal or two is significantly different from partnering to grow a business. He shares 5 great questions he plans to ask before deciding to partner with a future individual and how important it is to get to know them at a more personal level. Ryan Groene Real Estate Background: Full time Mobile Home Park Owner and Operator Has owned 3 mobile home parks totaling 175 spaces, Based in Charleston, SC Say hi to him at ryan.groene55ATgmail.com Best Ever Book: What it Takes By Stephen Schwarzman Best Ever Tweet: “You kinda have to find somebody who matches your lifestyle, and somebody you don't mind spending a lot of time with, whether it's virtual over on the phone, email back and forth, texting back and forth or even in person.” Ryan Groene The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell. Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 2020 • 28min
JF1998: Changing How You See Life-Insurance With Russ Morgan
Russ’s goal is to teach people how to build wealth without wall street. He shares the first step to building his client's wealth by looking at the five pillars; Building cash flow, Cash Value, Real Estate, Business, and Lending. Russ will change how you see life-insurance when most people have the Walmart shopping mindset of paying as little as possible with the hopes of big returns, he suggests the opposite and explains an old secret in Whole Life Insurance. Russ Morgan Real Estate Background: Started career in the financial industry, just to be in shock when the DOW Jones plummeted 800 points in 2008 Now Russ, with his company Wealth Without Wallstreet, helps clients invest their money in something safer, develop financial strategies, and plan for retirement Based in Birmingham, AL Say hi to him at http://www.wealthwithoutwallstreet.com/
Best Ever Book: Best Ever Tweet: “An Insurance Policy when somebody pays a premium, I kind of refer to it more as a deposit. When that money goes into an insurance policy, it's going to have to buy life insurance. ” - Russ Morgan The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell. Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


