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
On this episode of Unlimited Capital, Chris Lopez and Richard McGirr interview Justin Freishtat, a capital raiser and branding expert who shares insights into his evolution as a syndicator, from chasing returns to prioritizing liquidity and downside protection. Justin breaks down his approach to structuring deals, including the use of customizable fund vehicles for both equity and debt investors, and explains how investor preferenc...
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July 6, 2025 • 33 mins
On this episode of The Horizon, John Chang discusses the current trajectory of interest rates, the outlook on inflation, and the uncertain effects of tariffs and political influence on the Federal Reserve. He explores how treasury issuance and trade policies are shaping rate expectations, especially amid political pressure and global economic shifts. John also evaluates the U.S. job market's softening signals, growing layoffs, and ...
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On this episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews Paul Kaseburg, Chief Investment Officer at MG Properties. Paul shares insights into managing a 32,000-unit portfolio across the Western U.S., emphasizing the importance of vertical integration, legislative compliance, and proactive risk management. He details how MG navigates current challenges such as oversupply in multifamily housing, using a value-driven acquisition ...
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On this episode of Next Level CRE, Matt Faircloth interviews Whitney Elkins-Hutten from PassiveInvesting.com. They dive into investor education and the importance of understanding the full investment journey, especially in today’s market. Whitney explains how PassiveInvesting.com is diversifying through debt funds, multifamily, self-storage, and the booming express car wash business, emphasizing cash flow and depreciation advantage...
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July 3, 2025 • 67 mins
On this episode of the Passive Income Playbook, Pascal Wagner interviews Brandon Cobb, a seasoned land developer and founder of HBG Capital. Brandon breaks down the highly misunderstood world of land development, revealing how value is created before a single house is built. He shares how his team entitles land and leverages national homebuilder partnerships to generate strong returns with mitigated risk. Brandon walks through real...
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July 2, 2025 • 50 mins
On this episode of Beyond Multifamily, Amanda Cruise and Ash Patel interview Brad Johnson, co-founder and CIO of Vintage Capital. Brad shares his journey from institutional private equity to building a $200M+ mobile home park portfolio and discusses why he’s doubling down on the asset class today. They dive into due diligence strategies, creative seller financing structures, and why Brad prefers long-term holds with strong operator...
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On this episode of Best Ever CRE, Joe Cornwell interviews Troy Zimmerman, general partner at Missional Capital Group. Troy shares his 20+ year journey from managing inherited triple net lease properties to building a low-leverage, cash-flow-focused multifamily portfolio in Northwest Alabama. He discusses transitioning from single-family homes to multifamily and multi-tenant retail, emphasizing the importance of controlling NOI and ...
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June 30, 2025 • 27 mins
On this episode of Unlimited Capital, Richard McGirr delivers a solo masterclass on the number one mistake that kills more deals than bad markets or bad sponsors—the “Build Trap.” Drawing from his experience raising over $60 million and coaching dozens of fund managers, Richard explains how over-focusing on CRMs, funnels, and "perfect" systems often masks procrastination and stalls momentum. He breaks down the 95/5 rule of capital ...
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On this episode of The Horizon, John discusses the surprising inefficiencies in commercial real estate investing, specifically focusing on the apartment sector. He unpacks why markets like Chicago—despite strong rent growth and solid fundamentals—have higher cap rates and attract less capital than high-growth but lower-performing markets like Dallas-Fort Worth. John explores how investor behavior, herd mentality, and institutional ...
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On this episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews Ken Gee, a former CPA and commercial lender who transitioned into multifamily real estate to reclaim time with his family and build lasting wealth. Ken shares his journey from burning the midnight oil as a tax professional to buying his first apartment buildings and making half a million dollars in profit. He emphasizes the importance of overcoming limiting beliefs, fin...
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June 27, 2025 • 59 mins
On this episode of Next Level CRE, Matt Faircloth interviews Ben Fraser, Chief Investment Officer at Aspen Funds and co-host of the Invest Like a Billionaire podcast. They explore how billionaires think differently than millionaires—focusing on growing balance sheets through private market investments rather than just income. Ben explains the dangers of income creep, critiques the limitations of traditional financial planning, and ...
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June 26, 2025 • 66 mins
On this episode of the Passive Income Playbook, Pascal Wagner interviews Kevin Bupp, a seasoned investor and founder of Sunrise Capital Investors. Known for his success with mobile home parks, Kevin dives into the niche world of parking garage investments—an overlooked asset class with strong cash flow, low maintenance, and high redevelopment potential. He shares his origin story from bartending to building a $400M+ real estate por...
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June 25, 2025 • 54 mins
On this episode of Beyond Multifamily, Amanda Cruise and Ash Patel interview Sean Graham, founder of Maven Cost Segregation. Sean shares how he uses AI tools like ChatGPT for streamlining both personal and professional tasks, including investigating financial fraud. The conversation dives deep into Sean’s transition from residential to self-storage investing, why it’s not as passive as it seems, and how he built a lean, global oper...
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June 24, 2025 • 50 mins
On this episode of Best Ever CRE, Joe Cornwell interviews Ari Rastegar, founder of Rastegar Capital, about his journey from law school to building a vertically integrated real estate firm. Ari shares how he got his start in real estate by developing a single-family home during law school, which evolved into a focus on zoning, entitlement, and large-scale developments across Texas. He breaks down the strategic value of land rezoning...
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June 23, 2025 • 25 mins
On this episode of Unlimited Capital, Chris Lopez and Richard McGirr break down why they chose the fund-to-funds model for their first major capital raise—and why it's a powerful starting point for aspiring syndicators. They share how they scaled quickly without years of operational experience by leveraging experienced operators, reducing risk, and maintaining compliance through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) structure. They also ...
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June 22, 2025 • 29 mins
On this episode of The Horizon, John Chang discusses why commercial real estate is likely to outperform over the next five years. He attributes this to two major Trump-era policies: increased tariffs and tightening immigration. Tariffs on materials like steel, aluminum, and Canadian softwood lumber are significantly raising construction costs, while stricter immigration policies are reducing the labor pool, further driving up labor...
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June 21, 2025 • 36 mins
On this episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews Ashley Garner, a lifelong real estate investor who transitioned from student rentals and residential brokerage into multifamily investing. Ashley shares how a near-death health scare motivated him to scale his portfolio more aggressively, going from a 10-unit to a 196-unit property through strategic partnerships and capital raising. He explains the mindset shift require...
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June 20, 2025 • 68 mins
On this episode of Next Level CRE, Matt Faircloth interviews Cameron Herold, founder of the COO Alliance and former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. They dive into the nuanced roles of CEO versus COO, and why so many entrepreneurs misunderstand what they truly need in a second-in-command. Cameron shares how building 1-800-GOT-JUNK into a globally admired brand came from creating a strong culture, leveraging free PR, and obsessively developin...
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On this episode of the Passive Income Playbook, Pascal Wagner interviews Matt Picheny, a Tony award-winning Broadway producer turned seasoned multifamily GP with over 16 GP deals and 28 as an LP. Matt shares how his path from acting and digital marketing led to real estate success, including a pivotal first deal where he quadrupled his investment. They dive deep into lessons learned from early LP mistakes, why conservative underwri...
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June 18, 2025 • 43 mins
On this episode of Beyond Multifamily, Amanda Cruise and Ash Patel interview each other in a candid, off-the-cuff solo episode. They reflect on insights from their recent mastermind retreat in Nashville, emphasizing the value of real, in-person networking and the importance of accountability in both personal and professional growth. Amanda shares how she and her husband manage work-life balance while running a business together, an...
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