The Best Ever CRE Show

The Best Ever CRE Show

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 Community The 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

Episodes

JF 4058: Overcoming Setbacks, Asking For Help and Staying The Course ft. John Casmon

October 14, 2025 • 19 mins
On this week’s episode of Best Ever CRE, John Casmon delivers a solo deep dive on the mindset and coaching that keep multifamily investors moving forward when deals get tough. He shares a client story about choosing sanity over maximal profit, the importance of asking for help, and why accountability beats ego. John also breaks down lessons from a challenging 81-unit in Florence, Kentucky, including rate caps, refis, and management...
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JF 4057: Repeatable Systems, Referrals and Raising Capital ft. Gannon Coffman

October 13, 2025 • 43 mins
On this week’s episode of Limited Capital, Richard McGirr interviews Gannon Coffman. Gannon shares his path from brokerage and retail development to raising capital for syndications and leading investor relations at Streamline, emphasizing how systemized processes and consistent communication create long-term investor trust. He and Richard dive into the evolution from 506B to 506C offerings, referral strategies, and creative in-per...
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JF 4056: AI Integration, Data Quality and Smarter Investing with John Chang

October 12, 2025 • 31 mins
On this week’s episode of The Horizon Podcast, John Chang explores how artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape commercial real estate investing. After meeting with top institutional investors, John dives into how firms are using AI to identify high-performing trade areas, prune underperforming assets, and accelerate decision-making. He examines the strengths and pitfalls of data quality, from census and CoStar metrics to mi...
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JF 4055: Buy Box Discipline, Dallas Suburbs and Senior Living ft. Victor Collazo

October 11, 2025 • 53 mins
On this week’s episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews Victor Collazo. Victor breaks down his 50–100 unit, Class B buy box in the Dallas suburbs and why he prefers “boring and stable” markets over pricier, concession-heavy Florida metros. He explains how taxes, insurance, and new-build amenities compress value-add spreads in West Palm Beach, why his team is expanding into senior living, and how a pull-based, educatio...
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JF 4054: Comfort Zones, Capital Raising and Building a Business ft. Michael Blank

October 10, 2025 • 57 mins
On this week’s episode of Next Level CRE, Matt Faircloth interviews Michael Blank. Michael shares his journey from leaving a lucrative software career and experimenting with pizza franchises and house flipping to finding lasting wealth through multifamily investing. He and Matt dive deep into the “scaling mindset,” highlighting the traps of single-family rentals, the need to adopt a who-not-how approach, and the difference between ...
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JF 4053: Owning a Town, Land Notes and Investor Lessons ft. Jon Jasniak

October 9, 2025 • 56 mins
On this week’s episode of Passive Income Playbook, Pascal Wagner interviews Jon Jasniak. Jon shares how he built a multimillion-dollar land business since 2017, completing over 30 subdivisions and selling more than 10,000 acres, often doubling investor capital in months. He explains why land—though overlooked compared to multifamily and storage—can deliver outsized returns through subdividing and seller financing, while also breaki...
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JF 4052: Creative Deals, Investor Trust and Land Strategy ft. Clay Hepler

October 8, 2025 • 54 mins
On this week’s episode of Best Ever CRE Show, Ash Patel interviews Clay Hepler. Clay shares his unconventional path from aspiring ambassador and multifamily investor to becoming a full-time land investor, scaling his business to 15–20 deals a month. He explains why land is less competitive than other asset classes, how he uses creative marketing to target different demographics, and how subdividing and entitling land can unlock out...
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JF 4051: Intentionality, Health and Legacy Building ft. John Edwin

October 7, 2025 • 39 mins
On this week’s episode of Best Ever CRE Show, Matt Faircloth interviews John Edwin. John shares his journey from selling Cutco knives and becoming a top trainer in Philadelphia to building gyms, flipping houses, and eventually achieving financial freedom through real estate investing. He reflects on life lessons learned from wealthy clients, the turning point that pushed him toward passive income, and the resilience it took to pivo...
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JF 4050: Overcoming Setbacks, Building Strength and Staying Positive ft. Jeffrey Holst

October 6, 2025 • 59 mins
On this week’s episode of Unlimited Capital, Richard McGirr interviews Jeffrey Holst. Jeffrey shares how his life philosophy of “no bad days” grew from overcoming leukemia and later melanoma, and how reframing adversity has shaped his entrepreneurial journey. He discusses coping mechanisms for setbacks, including evaluating worst-case scenarios, creating empowering personal identities, and leaning into intentionality in both mindse...
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JF 4049: Construction Costs, Sector Shifts and Stagflation Odds ft. John Chang

October 5, 2025 • 38 mins
On this week’s episode of The Horizon, John Chang unpacks how shifting government policies around tariffs, immigration, and a potential shutdown could shape commercial real estate over the next several years. He explains why rolling tariffs are inflationary rather than transitory, how tighter immigration reduces labor supply and pushes wages higher, and why delayed government data complicates the Fed’s rate-cut path. John also maps...
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JF 4048: Capital Calls, Distressed Assets and LP Decision-Making ft. Jack Mullen

October 4, 2025 • 50 mins
On this week’s episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews Jack Mullen. Jack shares how his background in banking and his advisory firm, Summer Street Advisors, have positioned him to help both institutional and family office investors navigate due diligence, capital calls, and distressed real estate opportunities. They dive into how LPs should evaluate whether to reinvest in troubled deals, the pitfalls of 1980s vintage...
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JF 4047: Mobile Home Parks, Self-Storage Skepticism and Hotel Investing ft. Amanda Cruise

October 3, 2025 • 60 mins
On this week’s episode of the Best Ever CRE Show, Matt Faircloth interviews Amanda Cruise. In this fireside chat, they dive into Amanda’s journey from a corporate career at Capital One to building a business around manufactured housing and mobile home parks, including her first “Lonnie deals” and lessons on affordability-driven demand. They compare mobile home parks to multifamily, highlighting financing differences, investor deman...
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JF 4046: Private Credit Alpha, Cannabis Lending and Regulatory Moats ft. Peter Sack

October 2, 2025 • 55 mins
On this week’s episode of Passive Income Playbook, Pascal Wagner interviews Peter Sack. They dig into why Chicago Atlantic targets underserved private credit niches, especially state-by-state cannabis lending where limited competition can mean first-lien structures at lower leverage with mid-teens to ~20% returns, plus classic lender protections. Peter explains how regulatory moats, disciplined underwriting, and downside focus beat...
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JF 4045: Boring Business Myths, Burnout Lessons and Passive Wealth ft. Ian Noble

October 1, 2025 • 67 mins
On this week’s episode of Best Ever Show, Ash and Amanda interview Ian Noble. Ian shares how fourteen years of running a family dry cleaning business led to burnout, a brutal COVID revenue collapse, and the realization that passion and systems matter more than social media hype about “boring businesses.” He explains his pivot to real estate as both an LP and fund-to-funds syndicator, why he favors low-risk private lending and mobil...
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JF 4044: Authenticity Over Clickbait, Generational Funds Myths and Infinite Banking Exposed with Ash Patel

September 30, 2025 • 29 mins
On this week’s episode of Best Ever CRE, Ash Patel goes full-send on authenticity in real estate and social media, calling out clickbait growth hacks and the hollow vanity metrics behind them. He unpacks why “generational funds” and decade-long holds often mask weak deals, and why infinite banking is just expensive life insurance dressed up with fancy marketing. Ash also takes aim at sloppy capital raising, urges investors to prio...
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JF 4043: Storytelling in Deals, Overcoming Objections and Capital Raising Tactics ft. Craig Eppler

September 29, 2025 • 60 mins
On this week’s episode of Unlimited Capital, Richard McGirr interviews Craig Eppler. Craig shares how he discovered the power of storytelling in raising capital and why investors connect more deeply with relatable narratives than with statistics. He explains how he builds a story library, ties deals to personal experiences, and uses stories to overcome objections in investor conversations. Richard and Craig also dive into tactics f...
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JF 4042: Employment Revisions, Migration Slowdown and Multifamily Absorption with John Chang

September 28, 2025 • 38 mins
On this week’s episode of Horizon, John Chang unpacks where multifamily demand is heading amid conflicting data and shifting migration trends. He explains how the August employment revisions, slower domestic and international migration, and a still-wide rent-to-own payment gap could cool absorption in the near term, especially across high-construction Sun Belt markets. John contrasts those headwinds with steadier fundamentals in su...
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JF 4041: Tenant Credit, Triple Net Leases and Relationship Capital ft. David Hrizak

September 27, 2025 • 53 mins
On this week’s episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews David Hrizak. With nearly three decades of experience across asset classes, David shares his evolution from Chicago broker to vertically integrated developer and investor. He recounts the pivotal $4M townhome project during the Great Recession, the sudden loss of his partner, and how relationships with community banks helped him pivot, survive, and ultimately thr...
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JF 4040: Poker Strategy, Economic Trends and Real Estate Parallels ft. J Scott

September 26, 2025 • 51 mins
On this week’s episode of Next Level CRE, Matt Faircloth interviews J Scott. The two dive into J’s past as a professional poker player and draw parallels between poker strategy and real estate investing, including the importance of game selection, discipline, and knowing when to walk away from bad deals. They also tackle the state of the economy, discussing inflation, potential recession scenarios, and how government spending could...
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JF 4039: Triple Net Leases, Industrial Sale-Leasebacks and Sponsor Diligence ft. Judd Dunning

September 25, 2025 • 65 mins
On this week’s episode of Passive Income Playbook, Pascal Wagner interviews Judd Dunning. In this primer on triple-net sale-leasebacks, Judd breaks down gross vs. modified-gross vs. NNN/absolute NNN, why operating companies sell their real estate and lease it back, and how tenant credit and location drive risk and return. He compares NNN to self-storage, multifamily, office and retail, then outlines how industrial logistics and on-...
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