Best Joe Fairless Podcasts (2025)

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JF 4114: The Four L’s, Big Lessons and Bigger Goals for 2026 with Richard McGirr 44:32

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Richard McGirr walks listeners through his 2025 retrospective using the “four L’s” framework—what he loved, learned, lacked, and longed for. He explains how abandoning distractions and doubling down on a single, high-performing debt fund produced seven to eight consecutive record-breaking months and over $24 million raised. Richard breaks down how …

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JF 4113: When to Sell, What to Buy, and How to Think Like a Pro Investor ft. Bruce Stein 1:00:08

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Richard McGirr interviews Bruce Stein, uncovering how his early dream of becoming an architect evolved into a decades-long career in real estate development, syndication, fund management, and now portfolio consulting. Bruce shares his path from working for a real estate syndicator, to a 16-year tenure at a family office deploying $300M, to running …

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JF 4112: Healthcare Jobs, Medical Office Tailwinds, and Institutional Capital Flows with John Chang 39:24

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John Chang interviews the commercial real estate market itself as he breaks down how healthcare hiring is propping up national job growth while most other sectors soften, and why that makes medical office one of the strongest asset classes going forward. He explains how an aging population and persistent healthcare labor shortages are driving durab…

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JF 4111: Vertical Integration, Ferrari-Level Hiring and Passive Investor Alignment ft. Dani Lynn Robison 46:04

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John Casmon interviews Dani Lynn Robison, co-founder of a vertically integrated “Freedom Family” of nine real estate businesses, about how she moved from Ohio turnkey rentals into larger multifamily and fund management. Dani walks through why she brought renovations, property management, acquisitions, brokerage, and capital raising in-house, and ho…

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JF 4110: Lone Wolf Operations, 10x Thinking and Zombie Deals ft. Andrew Cushman 1:14:58

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Matt Faircloth interviews Andrew Cushman, founder and principal of Vantage Point Acquisitions, in a fireside-chat style episode that ranges from partnerships to banks to skiing 20,000-foot peaks. They break down why Andrew has avoided the typical “GP partner” model, how he instead built a tightly aligned internal team, and why operational control m…

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JF 4109: Industrial Tailwinds, Multifamily Cycles, and The Future of LP Investing ft. Soren Godbersen 1:00:39

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Pascal Wagner interviews Soren Godbersen, exploring the evolution of real estate crowdfunding, how platforms vet deals, and why LPs should understand platform incentives before investing. Soren breaks down the differences between aggregator platforms and vertically integrated operators, sharing lessons from his decade at EquityMultiple and his new …

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JF 4108: Discipline Over Debt, Investor Transparency and Industrial Upside ft. Scott Lurie 55:45

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Amanda Cruise and Ash Patel interview Scott Lurie, a Milwaukee-based investor, developer, lender, and syndicator who has scaled from single-family flips to $700M+ in AUM. Scott explains how discipline, conservative leverage, and a long-term mindset helped him not only survive but aggressively buy through the Great Recession—including a 410-unit acq…

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JF 4107: Hero’s Journey Frameworks, Epiphany Bridge Scripts & Investor Trust Building with Richard McGirr 27:10

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Richard McGirr shares why facts alone don’t move investors and how a well-crafted personal story can radically improve your marketing and capital raising. He walks through Russell Brunson’s Epiphany Bridge script, showing how it builds on the classic Hero’s Journey to turn your backstory, “wall,” and breakthrough into a compelling narrative that br…

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JF 4106: Niche Media, CRE Storytelling and Viral Growth ft. Hiten Samtani 56:25

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Richard McGirr interviews Hiten Samtani, founder of ten31 Media and creator of The Promote. Hiten shares how his background running the newsroom at The Real Deal shaped his approach to storytelling, why he built a media company that treats real estate like the character-driven, high-stakes world it truly is, and how entertainment is the secret ingr…

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JF 4105: Slowing Hiring, Capital Costs and the Hidden Advantages for Today’s Investors with John Chang 30:41

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John Chang shares why commercial real estate data has become less reliable following the DOJ’s settlement with RealPage, and how losing access to more precise rent and vacancy feeds weakens investor decision-making. He walks through the market’s wildly shifting expectations for a potential December 10 Fed rate cut and argues that political pressure…

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JF 4104: Raising Capital, Retaining Residents and Running Apartments the Right Way ft. Ed Mathews 50:46

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John Casmon interviews Ed Mathews, a former Silicon Valley tech executive who walked away from a high-flying software career to build a more family-centered, freedom-focused life through real estate. Ed shares how missing too many “18 summers” with his daughters pushed him to leave DocuSign and go all-in on multifamily after seven years of flipping…

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JF 4103: Affordable Housing Incentives, Multifamily Cycles and Smarter Underwriting ft. Robert Beardsley 1:08:39

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Matt Faircloth interviews Robert Beardsley, partner at Lone Star Capital (LSCRE), about navigating the current multifamily cycle, surviving 2021–2022 acquisitions, and why the most resilient opportunities today hinge on debt structure, affordability incentives, and supply-constrained submarkets. Robert breaks down how Texas multifamily has shifted …

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JF 4102: Cash Flow vs. Tax Benefits, Capital Raising Lessons and Navigating Today’s Market ft. Bronson Hill 1:03:01

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Pascal Wagner interviews Bronson Hill, founder of Bronson Equity, about how LPs can invest confidently in today’s noisy and divided market. Bronson shares how raising $50M+ across multifamily, oil & gas, and alternative real estate has shaped the way he vets operators, evaluates risk, and structures deals more conservatively after recent market cha…

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JF 4101: Cross-Border Capital, Tariff Headwinds and Investing in Western New York ft. Thomas A. Kucharski 44:10

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Amanda Cruise and Ash Patel interview Thomas A. Kucharski, president and CEO of Invest Buffalo Niagara, about how his organization has helped transform Western New York from a legacy manufacturing market into a growing tech and advanced industry hub. He explains how their team centralizes regional data, builds commercial listing systems, and acts a…

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JF 4100: Ten Years of Best Ever Con, Industry Shifts, and Lessons from Top Investors ft. Ben Lapidus 43:46

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Matt Faircloth sits down with Ben Lapidus for a deep-dive into the origins, evolution, and future of the Best Ever Conference as it approaches its tenth year. Ben shares how a chance Skillshare class with Joe Fairless in 2012 sparked their partnership, how the conference grew from 175 attendees to a premier commercial real estate event, and why it …

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JF 4099: Building Systems, Teams and Enterprise Value in CRE ft. Nick Jones 57:46

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Richard McGirr interviews Nick Jones, founder and CEO of Alakai Capital, about how he scaled his commercial real estate company from a solo operation into a multi-department organization. Nick shares how he transitioned from land brokerage into development, why retail provided the best entry point for his early deals, and how cultivating tenant and…

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4098: Cap Rates, Hiring Trends and the Next CRE Cycle with John Chang 28:30

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John Chang breaks down the September jobs report, the ripple effects of tariffs, and what current economic uncertainty means for commercial real estate investors. He explains how healthcare employment is propping up national job growth, why stalled hiring across most industries is signaling caution, and how policy unpredictability is weighing on bu…

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JF 4097: Scaling Mistakes, Mentorship Breakthroughs and Smarter Deal Structures ft. James Faillettaz 48:48

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John Casmon interviews James Faillettaz, a Minneapolis-based investor who scaled from five units in a spreadsheet to restructuring an entire real estate company after an ambitious early strategy nearly collapsed. James shares how he over-hired, over-built, and over-extended while trying to operate like a Silicon Valley startup—then completely rebui…

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JF 4096: Off-Market Strategies That Actually Work ft. Christian Macellari 54:12

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Matt Faircloth interviews Christian Macellari, Head of Acquisitions and CIO at RSN Property Group, about how their team has grown more than 20% in the past 15–16 months by staying disciplined, data-driven, and relentless in sourcing opportunities. Christian explains how RSN underwrites roughly 400 deals a year to close just a few, why top-down mark…

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JF 4095: The 3 Types of Income Every LP Must Understand 16:05

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Pascal Wagner breaks down how the IRS categorizes income into three buckets—active, portfolio, and passive—and why high-income earners often misunderstand how tax write-offs actually work. He explains common investor mistakes, including expecting real estate depreciation to offset W-2 or stock-market gains, and shares the simple rule that changed h…

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JF 4094: From Truck Sleeping to Nine-Figure Net Worth ft. Jeremy Barker 49:36

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Amanda Cruise and Ash Patel interview Jeremy Barker, a former firefighter turned serial entrepreneur who has built a nine-figure net worth through value-add industrial and office deals. Jeremy walks through how he bought nearly vacant, 100,000+ square foot assets, pre-leased them during due diligence, and created tens of millions in equity with ver…

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JF 4093: Ads, Email and AI Voice That Actually Converts ft. Jeffrey Brogger 25:51

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On this week’s episode, Joe Fairless interviews Jeffrey Brogger. Jeffrey shares practical ways to revive “dead” contacts using AI voice agents that hold natural two-way conversations and surface real buying signals. He explains where these tools outperform blast emails and basic SMS, why latency and compliance matter, and how he builds lower-cost, …

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JF 4092: Why Cold Traffic Fails and Trust-Based Marketing Wins with Richard McGirr 36:45

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Richard McGirr breaks down why most syndicators struggle with online ads and explains why cold traffic is the last place capital raisers should be spending money. He argues that private investments require a level of trust that interruptive ads can’t establish, and that most managers burn cash chasing low-quality Facebook leads with terrible conver…

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JF 4091: Cap Rates, Debt Costs and the 2025 Investment Sweet Spot with John Chang 29:20

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John Chang breaks down the latest economic and market signals after a week of meetings in New York City. He explains how the temporary government funding deal both alleviates short-term pressures and extends broader uncertainty—impacting GDP, consumer spending, and investor sentiment. John also unpacks capital flows, interest-rate volatility tied t…

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JF 4090: Surviving Downturns, Picking Operators and Buying the Recovery ft. Travis Watts 52:32

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John Casmon interviews Travis Watts, a long-time Best Ever contributor, full-time LP, and author of Passive Investor Tips. They dig into where we are in the multifamily market cycle, why the last three-plus years have felt so painful for LPs, and why Travis believes we’re entering a true recovery phase that could mirror the opportunity of buying in…

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JF 4089: Assisted Living Mistakes, Million-Dollar Lessons and Operational Excellence ft. Todd Dexheimer 1:12:05

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Matt Faircloth interviews Todd Dexheimer, a multifamily and assisted living operator focused on steady, fundamentals-driven investing. Todd breaks down how he thinks about market selection—favoring job and population growth, sane rent-to-income ratios, and controlled new supply over “sexy” boom-bust metros. He then walks through a massive 99-unit v…

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JF 4114: The Four L’s, Big Lessons and Bigger Goals for 2026 with Richard McGirr 44:32

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JF 4113: When to Sell, What to Buy, and How to Think Like a Pro Investor ft. Bruce Stein 1:00:08

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JF 4112: Healthcare Jobs, Medical Office Tailwinds, and Institutional Capital Flows with John Chang 39:24

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JF 4111: Vertical Integration, Ferrari-Level Hiring and Passive Investor Alignment ft. Dani Lynn Robison 46:04

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JF 4110: Lone Wolf Operations, 10x Thinking and Zombie Deals ft. Andrew Cushman 1:14:58

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JF 4109: Industrial Tailwinds, Multifamily Cycles, and The Future of LP Investing ft. Soren Godbersen 1:00:39

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JF 4108: Discipline Over Debt, Investor Transparency and Industrial Upside ft. Scott Lurie 55:45

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JF 4107: Hero’s Journey Frameworks, Epiphany Bridge Scripts & Investor Trust Building with Richard McGirr 27:10

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JF 4106: Niche Media, CRE Storytelling and Viral Growth ft. Hiten Samtani 56:25

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JF 4105: Slowing Hiring, Capital Costs and the Hidden Advantages for Today’s Investors with John Chang 30:41

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JF 4104: Raising Capital, Retaining Residents and Running Apartments the Right Way ft. Ed Mathews 50:46

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JF 4103: Affordable Housing Incentives, Multifamily Cycles and Smarter Underwriting ft. Robert Beardsley 1:08:39

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JF 4102: Cash Flow vs. Tax Benefits, Capital Raising Lessons and Navigating Today’s Market ft. Bronson Hill 1:03:01

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JF 4101: Cross-Border Capital, Tariff Headwinds and Investing in Western New York ft. Thomas A. Kucharski 44:10

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JF 4100: Ten Years of Best Ever Con, Industry Shifts, and Lessons from Top Investors ft. Ben Lapidus 43:46

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JF 4099: Building Systems, Teams and Enterprise Value in CRE ft. Nick Jones 57:46

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4098: Cap Rates, Hiring Trends and the Next CRE Cycle with John Chang 28:30

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JF 4097: Scaling Mistakes, Mentorship Breakthroughs and Smarter Deal Structures ft. James Faillettaz 48:48

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JF 4096: Off-Market Strategies That Actually Work ft. Christian Macellari 54:12

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JF 4095: The 3 Types of Income Every LP Must Understand 16:05

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JF 4094: From Truck Sleeping to Nine-Figure Net Worth ft. Jeremy Barker 49:36

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JF 4093: Ads, Email and AI Voice That Actually Converts ft. Jeffrey Brogger 25:51

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JF 4092: Why Cold Traffic Fails and Trust-Based Marketing Wins with Richard McGirr 36:45

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JF 4091: Cap Rates, Debt Costs and the 2025 Investment Sweet Spot with John Chang 29:20

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JF 4090: Surviving Downturns, Picking Operators and Buying the Recovery ft. Travis Watts 52:32

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JF 4089: Assisted Living Mistakes, Million-Dollar Lessons and Operational Excellence ft. Todd Dexheimer 1:12:05