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The Best Ever CRE Show
Hosted by Joe Fairless · EN
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.
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JF3122: How to Reduce Risk and Lock in Profits | Passive Investor Tips ft. Travis Watts
Mar 23, 2023Tap to summarizePassive Investor Tips is a weekly series hosted by full-time passive investor and Best Ever Show host, Travis Watts. In each bite-sized episode, Travis breaks down passive investor topics, simplifying the philosophy and mindset while providing tactical, valuable information on how to be a passive investor. In this episode, Travis talks about the need to balance risk and reward when it comes to investing. He warns against the dangers of greed, shares how he personally works to reduce risk in his own portfolio, and discusses his preference for value-add multifamily projects vs. new real estate development projects. Click here to learn more about our sponsors: MFIN CON Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JF3044: Demystifying the Allure of Family Offices ft. Arti Shah
Jan 4, 2023Tap to summarizeArti Shah works at Invest Beyond Multifamily, which invests in necessity-based commercial real estate properties in growth markets. In this episode, she tells us how syndicators can get the attention of family offices, the intensive vetting process family offices go through when vetting deals, and why these groups are increasing capital reserves to take advantage of what is likely to come in the market. Arti Shah | Real Estate Background Works at Invest Beyond Multifamily, which invests in necessity-based commercial real estate properties in growth markets. Portfolio: Properties in IL, NJ, and GA Based in: Chicago, IL Say hi to her at: investbeyondmultifamily.com Best Ever Book: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Greatest Lesson: After working 18 hours a day in corporate, realizing that betting on myself would help me to grow personally and professionally. Join the newsletter for expert tips & investing content. Sign up to be a guest on the show. FREE eBook: The Ultimate Guide to Multifamily Deals & Investing Register for this year's Best Ever Conference in Salt Lake City Stay in touch with us! www.bestevercre.com YouTube Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Click here to know more about our sponsors: MFIN CON |Reliant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JF2762: An Airbnb Speakeasy? How To Make Short-Term Rentals Standout ft. Rich Somers
Mar 26, 2022Tap to summarizeHow do you create a unique short-term rental that will attract renters? Rich Somers, founder of FortuneCribs, reveals his strategy for creating “Instagrammable” STRs, selecting the right market, and pitching to investors. Rich Somers | Real Estate Background Founder of FortuneCribs, which helps clients buy short-term rentals that they design and manage. Managing partner at Pac 3 Capital, a syndication company that buys multifamily and short-term rentals. Portfolio: GP of 295 units Based in: San Diego, CA Say hi to him at: www.fortunecribs.com www.pac3capital.com Instagram: @rich_somers Best Ever Book: The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber Click here to know more about our sponsors: Deal Maker Mentoring | PassiveInvesting.com | FollowUp Boss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JF2692: 6 Marketing Tactics to Find Multifamily Deals with Nick Love
Jan 15, 2022Tap to summarizeThere are a plethora of marketing tools you can use to find real estate deals, but which ones work best in the multifamily space? In this episode, marketing expert Nick Love shares how you can source multifamily deals through strategic marketing. Nick Love | Real Estate Background Acquisitions & Marketing Manager at Hazel Equity, an investment firm that purchases A/B Class, value-add properties in Texas, as well as educates other multifamily operators on marketing and social media strategies. Portfolio: 491-units under management. Based in: Dallas, TX Say hi to him at: Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/nicklovemultifamily Best Ever Book: How to Legally Raise Private Money by Kim Lisa Taylor, Esq. Click here to know more about our sponsors: Deal Maker Mentoring | PassiveInvesting.com | FollowUp Boss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JF2224: Note Investing Strategies With Jamie Bateman
Oct 4, 2020Tap to summarizeJamie is a part-time real estate investor and works part-time in the U.S Defense Department. He currently has a portfolio of 8 rentals and over 20 mortgage notes. Jamie started off as a coach and after some time he decided to work for a mortgage broker where he saw some shady things happening so he decided to quit his job and join the military. Now he is focusing on his own real estate business while working for the U.S Defense Department. Jamie Bateman Real Estate Background: Part-time real estate investor and part-time in the U.S Defense Department Has over a decade of experience in single-family rentals and 2 years in mortgage notes Portfolio consist of 8 rentals and over 20 mortgage notes Based in Baltimore County, MD Say hi to him at: www.labradorlending.com Best Ever Book: Wealthy Gardener Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co Best Ever Tweet: “One of the benefits from note investing is you have collateral” - Jamie Bateman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JF1970: Property Management Beyond The Rent Roll with Tony LeBlanc
Jan 24, 2020Tap to summarizeTony caught the real estate bug at a young age, he started investing in multifamily buildings while working full time at a software company. Now he’s the head and founder of a large (2000+ doors UM) property management company in Canada. He likes to take a more broad approach to managing properties, branching into more revenue streams with more services offered than your typical company. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “By having additional services, you can make your management company stronger” - Tony LeBlanc Tony LeBlanc Real Estate Background: Entrepreneur and owner/manager of Ground Floor Property Management, one of the largest property management companies on Canada’s East Coast Author of The Doorpreneur: Property Management Beyond the Rent Roll Speaks to investors about why you should be cultivating rich and engaged partnerships with your property managers Based in New Brunswick, Canada Say hi to him at https://doorpreneur.com/ 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
Transcribe →JF1639: Breaking Down the T-12: Apartment Financial Statements Part 3 of 6 | Syndication School with Theo Hicks
Feb 27, 2019Tap to summarizeLast week’s syndication school episodes were all about the rent roll. This week, Theo is talking about the T-12 (trailing 12, profit & loss statement) it has different names sometimes, but we’ll refer to it as simply the T-12. We’ve provided a free T-12 from an actual deal in the notes below. You’ll need to know how to read this statement for your apartment syndication business. If you never plan to buy larger apartment buildings, you’ll still need this skill for smaller properties if you want to accurately perform your due diligence. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Gross potential rent on the T-12 and the rent roll should be pretty close” Free Document (Real T-12 from a deal): http://bit.ly/trailing12 Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JF1633: Breaking Down the Rent: Apartment Financial Statements Part 2 of 6 | Syndication School with Theo Hicks
Feb 21, 2019Tap to summarizeWe are continuing our discussion and break down of the rent today. I don’t need to explain much here, if you want to know more about the rent roll for apartment syndication purposes, tune in. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Market rent is what the unit should be renting for, the current rent is how much the tenant is being charged” Free document for this episode: http://bit.ly/rentroll Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JF1632: Breaking Down the Rent: Apartment Financial Statements Part 1 of 6 | Syndication School with Theo Hicks
Feb 20, 2019Tap to summarizeThis episode is all about the Rent Roll. What is it? How do you get it? Why do you need it? All of these questions and more are answered in this episode of Syndication School. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “By the end of these two episodes, you’re going to learn what a rent roll is, how to obtain it, why you need it, and other important things to look for” Free document for this episode: http://bit.ly/rentroll Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JF1406: How Can A Brokerage Go From $20M Sales To $40M Sales In 1 Year? With Weston Harding
Jul 9, 2018Tap to summarizeWeston set a goal to specialize and be the number one seller of 2-4 unit properties in Chicago. Goal accomplished! With his brokerage and team around him, together they are the move the highest number on 2-4 unit properties in all of Chicago! Weston saw this need years ago and went all in. Hear how he has been able to have such great success. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t always look to help yourself” - Weston Harding Weston Harding Real Estate Background: Owns and operates X Plus Real Estate His team is currently the #1 brokerage for 2-4 unit sales in all of Chicago Team closed over $20M in sales in 2017, on track for $40M in 2018 Say hi to him at https://www.xplusrealestate.com/ or at 312.669.4343 Based in Chicago, IL Best Ever Book: Never Eat Alone Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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