The Best Ever CRE Show

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JF 4040: Poker Strategy, Economic Trends and Real Estate Parallels ft. J Scott Sep 26, 2025

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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 shape the next 6 to 12 months. J Scott
Current role: Entrepreneur, Investor, and Author
Based in: Sarasota, Florida
Say hi to them at: https://www.jscott.com/ | LinkedIn

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JF 4039: Triple Net Leases, Industrial Sale-Leasebacks and Sponsor Diligence ft. Judd Dunning Sep 25, 2025

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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-shoring are shaping today’s cap rates, spreads, and refinance outlook. You’ll also hear where LPs go wrong (sponsor vetting, re-lease assumptions) and how bonus depreciation can juice after-tax results on industrial deals with meaningful equipment bases. Judd Dunning
Current role: President, DWG Capital Partners
Based in: Los Angeles, CA & Fort Worth, TX
Say hi to them at: LinkedIn | DWG Capital Partners

Try Gusto today at gusto.com/CRE, and get three months free when you run your first payroll.

This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing.

Visit investwithsunrise.com to learn more about investment opportunities.

Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER

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JF 4038: Building a Scalable Land Business, Managing Risk and Raising Capital ft. Mark Podolsky Sep 24, 2025

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On this week’s episode of Best Ever CRE, Amanda Cruise and Ash Patel interview Mark “The Land Geek” Podolsky. Mark shares how he transitioned from being a burned-out investment banker to building a 25-year career in land investing, completing over 6,500 transactions. He explains his strategy of buying rural land at 25 to 30 cents on the dollar, flipping for profit, and creating recurring passive income streams through seller financing. Mark also dives into how he builds systems, manages risk, and structures debt deals with private investors while highlighting why his model has stood the test of time. Mark “The Land Geek” Podolsky
Current role: Founder, The Land Geek
Based in: Scottsdale, Arizona
Say hi to them at: https://www.thelandgeek.com/ | Linkedin | YouTube

Try Gusto today at gusto.com/CRE, and get three months free when you run your first payroll.

This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing.

Visit investwithsunrise.com to learn more about investment opportunities.

Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER

Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show!

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JF 4037: How AI Prints Money in Real Estate ft. Joe Fairless Sep 23, 2025

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On this week’s episode of Next Level CRE, Matt Faircloth interviews Joe Fairless. They introduce Joe's new Youtube segment, Best Ever AI How To, and some of the tips he's learned so far. They dig into why adopting AI now is like swapping swords for a machine gun in business, how to turn a single 20 to 30 minute conversation into a full month of marketing assets, and why iterative human guidance keeps AI-generated content from getting spam-filtered. Joe shares takeaways from interviews with AI operators on proactive agents that anticipate your needs, voice-based investor training simulations, and simple tools like universal transcription hotkeys to capture ideas anywhere.

Check out Joe's new AI segment on the Best Ever Youtube channel:

https://youtu.be/grlFf3u8KTk

Try Gusto today at gusto.com/CRE, and get three months free when you run your first payroll.

This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing.

Visit investwithsunrise.com to learn more about investment opportunities.

Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER

Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show!

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JF 4036: Ads That Scale, Webinar Funnels and KPI Tracking ft. Rohan Saxena Sep 22, 2025

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On this week’s episode of Unlimited Capital, Richard McGirr interviews Rohan Saxena. They dig into how to use paid ads as one piece of a diversified capital stack, and the exact “indoctrination sequence” that moves cold prospects from awareness to due diligence to funding. Rohan breaks down practical webinar and VSL funnels, split CTAs, show-up rate benchmarks, and simple KPI tracking using UTMs and a CRM so you can see which hooks actually convert. They also cover ad budget math, adding a small marketing fee to deals, and why courses or coaching can self-liquidate ad spend while scaling top of funnel. Rohan Saxena
Current role: Founder, Saxena Media
Based in: Virginia
Say hi to them at: https://saxenamedia.com/ | LinkedIn

This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing.

Visit investwithsunrise.com to learn more about investment opportunities.

Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER

Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the 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.

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JF 4035: Rate Cuts, Retail Resilience and Recession-Ready Markets with John Chang Sep 21, 2025

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On this week’s episode of Horizon Podcast, John Chang breaks down the Fed’s latest rate cut, why he thinks it’s driven more by confidence and political pressure than liquidity, and what the dot plot implies for the next few years. He explains how lower rates could briefly unjam CRE deal flow, then pivots to retail where inflation-adjusted sales are still rising and household leverage looks manageable relative to income. John also maps out how a mild, tariff- and labor-constraint-driven slowdown could create winners and losers by market, highlighting durability, policy orientation, industry mix, and overdevelopment risk as key filters. He closes with a demographic tailwind for consumption as millennials move deeper into peak earning years.

This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing.

Visit investwithsunrise.com to learn more about investment opportunities.

Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER

Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the 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

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JF 4034: From Student Housing to Build-to-Rent, Partnerships and Community Impact ft. Jeff Niemeier Sep 20, 2025

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On this week’s episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews Jeff Niemeier. Jeff explains how his journey began in student housing, scaled into workforce rentals, and ultimately led him to focus on build-to-rent townhomes in Iowa. He shares how leveraging his unfair advantage of deep local knowledge and strong partnerships—has given him control over projects and higher margins than traditional multifamily. Jeff also details his entrepreneurial background in internet and cable services, his pivot into syndications, and why personal development, community involvement, and taking action are the cornerstones of long-term success.

Jeff Niemeier
Current role: Managing Principal, JB Capital; Host, Student of Money Podcast
Based in: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Say hi to them at: https://jbcapitalfund.com/| LinkedIn | YouTube

This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing.

Visit investwithsunrise.com to learn more about investment opportunities.

Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER

Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the 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.

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JF 4033: From Turnkeys to Billions, GP Breakups and Tax Surprises ft. Lane Kawaoka Sep 19, 2025

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On this week’s episode of The Best Ever CRE Show, Matt Faircloth interviews Lane Kawaoka. Lane shares how he scaled from house hacking and turnkeys to mid-sized multifamily, then to more than a billion in acquisitions, and why smaller C-class assets can be the hardest to operate. He opens up about a tough partnership that required removing a GP, the critical role of bank draw paperwork and airtight operating agreements, and how tax status changes can swing valuations by seven figures. Lane also talks market lessons from the 2020s, why competent and ethical operators matter more than splits, and his Wealth Elevator framework for graduating from operator to true investor. Lane Kawaoka
Current role: Founder, The Wealth Elevator
Based in: Hawaii
Say hi to them at: thewealthelevator.com/ | LinkedIn | YouTube

This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing.

Visit investwithsunrise.com to learn more about investment opportunities.

Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER

Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the 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.

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JF 4032: Silver Tsunami, Smart Leverage and Recession-Resistant Cash Flow ft. Sean Smith Sep 18, 2025

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On this week’s episode of Passive Income Playbook, Pascal Wagner interviews Sean Smith. They dig into the search fund landscape from traditional and self-funded models to independent sponsors, why the silver tsunami and SBA financing make now a compelling moment, and Sean’s thesis of backing essential businesses serving attractive end markets. Sean also walks through his four-part diligence system and a 200+ point checklist, how he evaluates terms so LPs are actually protected, and what realistic deal flow looks like when you’re only closing on roughly 2 percent of what you review. If you’re curious how to be a sharper LP in small business acquisitions without running a company yourself, this one’s your roadmap.

Sean Smith
Current role: Managing Partner, Search Fund Ventures
Based in: Chicago, Illinois
Say hi to them at: https://www.searchfundventures.co/ | Linkedin

This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing.

Visit investwithsunrise.com to learn more about investment opportunities.

Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER

Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the 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.

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JF 4031: Using Podcasts to Build Trust and Raise More Capital ft. Spencer Carpenter Sep 17, 2025

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On this week’s episode of Beyond Multifamily, Ash Patel interviews Spencer Carpenter, Best Ever CRE's Guest Booker. They explore how commercial real estate investors can use podcast guest appearances to expand their reach, build credibility, and attract capital. Spencer shares why preparation matters, the common mistakes that hold guests back, and the small details that can make a big impact on how you’re perceived. Spencer Carpenter
Current role: Founder, Outlier Audio
Based in: Oxford, PA
Say hi to them at: LinkedIn | Outlier Audio | Instagram

This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing.

Visit investwithsunrise.com to learn more about investment opportunities.

Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER

Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the 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

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