

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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Sep 2, 2018 • 24min
JF1461: Everything Needed For Agents & Investors To Generate More Business Through Social Media #SkillSetSunday with Justin Nassiri
Justin is here to tell us about how top agents use social media to generate their business. We’ll hear a lot of different tips for what to do and what not to do on social media. You might want to have pen and paper ready. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Videos receive twice as much engagement as articles” - Justin Nassiri Justin Nassiri Background: Chief Revenue Officer at Shotzr, which is like Uber for photographers Founder of StoryBox, a social media marketing technology company that works with over 35 Fortune 500 companies Host of Beyond the Uniform, the #1 iTunes rated podcast for military veterans' career transition Say hi to him at shotzr.com
Based in Denver, CO Check out their research of how Top Realtors Use Facebook: https://www.shotzr.com/ebooks-top-realtors-use-facebook/
Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 2018 • 23min
JF1460: How To Assert Power & Influence For Sales And Negotiations #SituationSaturday with Oren Klaff
Oren has been on the show in the past to tell us about how to “Pitch Anything” which is also the title of his first book which Joe highly recommends. He has a new book coming out soon that dives deeper into the same subject. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “How are things changing, who does it benefit, who does it not benefit?” - Oren Klaff Oren Klaff Real Estate Background: Has supervised the placement of over $500 million of investor capital from high net-worth individuals and financial institutions #1 best-selling business author of the McGraw Hill publication Pitch Anything and has a new book The User's Guide to Power Teaches aspects of power and influence that are neither covered by industry leading psychologists, nor top sales executives Say hi to him at http://pitchanything.com/
Previous conversation with Oren: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf425-pitch-anything-to-anyone-with-oren-klaff-skillsetsunday/
Based in California Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 2018 • 31min
JF1459: Raising Private Money | Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book (Part 2 of 4) #FollowAlongFriday with Joe and Theo
Follow Along Friday is back and we’re talkin’ the latest book release again. Joe and Theo are going to tell us about part 2 of the Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book, which is all about raising money. Get an insight to the value this book will bring you by listening in on this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Follow up with your broker, either a phone call or email” - Theo Hicks Mentioned in this episode: Apartmentsyndicationbook.com JF1353: How To Win Over An Apartment Broker (From An Apartment Broker) with Thomas T Furlow The Three Immutable Laws of Real Estate Investing Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 2018 • 30min
JF1458: From One Deal At a Time To A Full Blown Tech-Enabled Property Management Company with Dave Diaz
Dave has co-founded a property management company and has managed over 10,000 homes. His company is not a typical property management company, they strive to be better in all areas than other companies. They are even working on the technology side that is severely lacking in the property management space. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Our mission is to democratize wall street level performance for main street investors” - Dave Diaz Dave Diaz Real Estate Background: Co-Founder, Head of Operations for Great Jones - a property management startup Expert in property management: bought, renovated, leased, and managed over 10,000 homes Based in Fort Myers, FL Say hi to him at https://www.greatjones.co/
Best Ever Book: Blue Ocean Strategy Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 2018 • 29min
JF1457: From Renting Bedrooms To Owning 6 Rentals In 6 Months with Bo Kim
Bo got his start in real estate with the famous “house hack” method. He rented the extra bedrooms of his single family home. After that, he started acquiring income properties and now owns 6 rentals, all acquired in the first 6 months of his investing career. To hear how he’s been able to hit the ground running, tune in to this episode! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I’ve been getting different brokers to give me market analysis” - Bo Kim Bo Kim Real Estate Background: Started investing by renting his three bedroom house Connected with local investors who invest out of state Now has 6 rentals in 6 months of investing Based In LA, CA Say hi to him at boATbiggercashflow.com and www.biggercashflow.com Best Ever Book: Millionaire Real Estate Investor Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 2018 • 25min
JF1456: How To Interview Big Name Investors & Entrepreneurs with Carole Ellis
Carole is editor-in-chief at Think Realty Magazine, and has a ton of interviewing experience. Since she’s interviewed some big investors and entrepreneurs, Joe spent some time asking her about those interviews. He asks Carole what she’s learned from the interviews, how she prepares, questions she asks, and how she was able to get ahold of these people in the beginning. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t get into a box” - Carole Ellis Carole Ellis Real Estate Background: Editor-in-Chief of Think Realty Magazine Co-founder of Self-Directed Investor Society Has been investing, writing, reporting, and educating in the real estate space since 2006 Based in Atlanta, GA Say hi to her at https://thinkrealty.com/ or cellis@thinkrealty.com
Best Ever Book: Principles of Real Estate Syndication Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 2018 • 30min
JF1455: Helping Real Estate Investors Revitalize Neighborhoods by Lending $150M with Jeff Levin
Jeff has overseen over $1.5 Billion in loan originations. Around the time of the great recession, he founded Specialty Lending Group. With this company he has lended over $150 million to real estate investors in the Washington D.C. area. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I may look at a transaction and consider it very low risk. A banker may consider it very high risk” - Jeff Levin Jeff Levin Real Estate Background: Real estate investor, author, and President/Founder of Specialty Lending Group Lends private money in the Washington D.C. Metro region Has a book coming out this fall titled The Insiders Guide to Private Lending Based in Washington D.C. Say hi to him at www.jeffnlevin.com Best Ever Book: Daring Greatly Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 2018 • 26min
JF1454: Brothers Building Blockchain - Real Estate Style with Joe Snyder & Chris Brown
Joe and Chris are teaming together to make real estate investing easier for everyone. Using Blockchain technology, they have digitized a lot of the intermediary pieces and even automated a lot of it. You’ll just have to listen in to understand what I mean. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There’s long traumatic benefits of being the people who do it this way from the beginning” - Joe Snyder Joe Snyder Real Estate Background: Serial entrepreneur Successfully initiated, built, scaled, acquired, merged, and exited multiple companies over the last 15 years Built his initial wealth investing in real estate Based in Phoenix, Arizona Say hi to him at https://www.lannisterholdings.com
Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 2018 • 20min
JF1453: Get Financial Freedom Through Real Estate Investing #SituationSaturday with Michael Blank
Michael is another expert syndicator and author of a new book, Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing. Today he’s here to tell us how people can do exactly what the book title says, be financially free through real estate investing. Great advice in this show, get ready to take notes! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If I have verbal commitments from 5 investors, now I have confidence to put offers in” - Michael Blank Michael Blank Real Estate Background: Full time entrepreneur and investor who controls over $65 million in multifamily assets Host of the popular real estate podcast Apartment Building Investing with Michael Blank Releasing new book soon called Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing
Listen to his previous episode: JF 02: Real Estate Syndication and One Lawsuit Happy Tenant Based in Washington D.C. Say hi to him at http://www.themichaelblank.com/
Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 24, 2018 • 39min
JF1452: Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book: Part 1 – The Experience #FollowAlongFriday with Joe and Theo
Today’s Follow Along Friday is based on the new book Joe and Theo wrote, Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book. The book is broken down into four parts, today they discuss part one, the experience. Hear what you can do to gain experience or find someone who has the experience to partner with for your first apartment syndication. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Most new syndicators make the mistake of saying “I want to earn $X passive income monthly” this isn’t a passive business” Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


