

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.
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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Jun 18, 2019 • 22min
JF1750: How To Diversify Your Investments Away From Wall Street with Alina Trigub
Alina had a need of her own, and as many entrepreneurs do she started her own business. She began investing in real estate for herself because of a need to diversify her own portfolio, now Alina also helps other investors do the same. By working with other passive investors she can help others diversify without having to be active. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There is no Nostradamus to tell us if the recession is going to happen tomorrow or 3 or 5 years from now” - Alina Trigub Alina Trigub Real Estate Background: Founder and Managing Partner of SAMO Financial, a boutique equity firm Help clients over 1,200 doors, over 500 storage units and a $10M mobile home park fund Works with high earners to passively invest in real estate Based in NYC Say hi to her at https://www.samofinancial.com/
Best Ever Book: Compound Effect by Darren Hardy If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 17, 2019 • 27min
JF1749: Give Him 48 Hours, He’ll Build An Investment Blueprint For Your Business with Jason Palliser
Jason has been investing in real estate for years, his specialty is finding off market deals. He built and sold REI Blackbook, now he helps individuals find off market deals by building them a specialized blueprint and giving them a leg up on the competition. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You’ll go from 3000 homes in Cleveland down to 30 in a matter of minutes” - Jason Palliser Jason Palliser Real Estate Background: Off market lead generation specialist Has closed over 3,000 investment transactions Built and sold a RE automation company & actively invests Based in St. Louis, MO Say hi to him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-palliser-93213bb/ or www.2dayblueprint.com
Best Ever Book: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 2019 • 24min
JF1748: Making Healthy Decisions With Your Body And Mind That Lead To Better Investing Decisions #SkillSetSunday with Jason Valadao
Jason is a physician that specializes in helping people live a healthier lifestyle. With healthier decisions comes a better overall mood and mindset, leading to making better business and investing decisions. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you typically have dinner around six or seven and want to get to bed around 9 or 10, that’s pretty good” - Jason Valadao Jason Valadao Real Estate Background: Active duty in the Navy, a family and sports medicine physician Has a passion for leadership and personal growth and is a coach with the John Maxwell team Author of the personal development book Exceptional Every Day: An Empowering Process to Unlock Your Why and Transform Your Life
Based in Waco, TX Say hi to him at https://jasonvaladao.com/
If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 2019 • 26min
JF1747: Air Force Captain Builds His Real Estate Portfolio For A Side Hustle with Payton Pearson
Typically for a side hustle, people will Uber or work part time somewhere. Payton is taking another route and building his real estate portfolio on the side of his full time job. He’s just getting started with real estate, currently with three properties, with very lofty goals. Hear what his plan is to accomplish his big goals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “To get good loans at good rates, you have to prove to your lenders that you can pay it back” - Payton Pearson Payton Pearson Real Estate Background: Research analyst, and former Air Force Pilot 1000+ hours of flying experience, owns 3 properties, in process of acquiring 4th Based in Dayton, Ohio Say hi to him at terr547ATyahoo.com Best Ever Book: Rich Dad Poor Dad If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 14, 2019 • 25min
JF1746: Three Lessons Joe Learned Last Week From Best Ever Guests #FollowAlongFriday with Joe and Theo
Joe did another round of interviews for the podcast last week, and again walked away with some valuable lessons to share with us. From finding off market deals to how our emotions affect our emotions, there is something in this episode for everyone. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There is no one size fits all strategy for finding deals” If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 13, 2019 • 29min
JF1745: How To Perform Due Diligence On An Apartment Syndication Deal Part 4 of 4 | Syndication School with Theo Hicks
Time to get into more details about the remaining five documents of the 10 that you will need to be familiar with in your apartment syndication due diligence. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If the person that performs the environmental site assessment identifies an environmental problem, you’ll want to get with your lender to make sure that is not something that will disqualify you from financing” If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 2019 • 27min
JF1744: How To Perform Due Diligence On An Apartment Syndication Deal Part 3 of 4 | Syndication School with Theo Hicks
In the first two parts of this series, Theo broke down 10 financial documents you’ll need to be familiar with for you apartment syndication due diligence. Today Theo will be explaining how to analyze the first five of those 10 documents. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Depending on what type of loan you’re getting, you may have to address some things before you close” If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 11, 2019 • 23min
JF1743: Finding Commercial Comps Can Be Tough, He’s Here To Help with Michael Mandel
Michael was in a position that required him to research comps for the company’s deals. He was having trouble finding relevant comps, so he started working on a solution. Enter his company, CompStak, they provide comps nationwide from brokers, appraisers, and research people in real estate brokerage firms to anyone who uses their platform. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The way you differentiate yourself is through your creativity” - Michael Mandel Michael Mandel Real Estate Background: Co-Founder & CEO of CompStak, the nationwide provider of commercial real estate data and analysis Has provided 2 million comps on 700k properties totaling 10 billion leased SQ. FT. Based in NYC Say hi to him at https://compstak.com/
Best Ever Book: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 2019 • 25min
JF1742: New Investors Run Out Of Money, Find Money Partner At Local Meetup with Grant Warrington
Grant and his wife set out to be real estate investors, started buying properties but quickly ran out of money. He went to a local meetup where he met a young successful investor (Josh Sterling) who gave him tips on how to move forward. They took his advice and ran with it, getting up to 11 units in two years, after thinking they were out of money to move forward. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If we’re going to stay on this path, how many houses would we need?” - Grant Warrington Grant Warrington Real Estate Background: Started investing in real estate in 2004 - bankruptcy followed, restarted in 2014 Currently owns 20+ units with is wife and business partner, Monika Oversees the operations of 736 units for Epic Property Management Based in Detroit, MI Say hi to him at https://bluerockcapital.net/
If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jun 9, 2019 • 26min
JF1741: Investing In Distressed Debt #SkillSetSunday with Joshua Jaouli
Joshua is joining Theo on the show today to talk with us about distressed debt. We’ll hear about his overall strategy, including how to find the distressed debt to invest in, how to evaluate them, and ultimately how to invest in the debt. A great episode for an intro into the distressed debt investing field, also a very informative episode with nuggets for even an experienced investor. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Distressed debt is a space where not only do you need to have a lot of capital lined up ready to go, it’s something that takes a more sophisticated buyer” - Joshua Jaouli Joshua Jaouli Real Estate Background: Associate at Wynmor Management Focuses on adding value to multifamily investments and distressed debt Listen to his previous episode: JF541: How a Young Commercial Investor Raised Over $1M to Purchase a 30-Unit Deal
Based in NYC Say hi to him at https://www.wynmanage.com/
If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


