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Logan Mathews Podcasts
Two divorced dads gettin' better. Hosted by Tyler Labine and Reed Fish. New episodes every Wednesday.
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Join us each week as we interview unique perspectives across the baseball industry! From players to coaches to writers and beyond, we talk with exciting guests hoping to gain insightful perspective on the game we love. Through our passion for the game of baseball we hope to serve as an informative and entertaining platform to give a voice to people around the sport. Listen to our array of hosts as they join our founder Dylan Campione in touring the inner workings of the baseball world! To re ...
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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 wan ...
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Best of 2025 Replay: AI in Capital Raising ft. Dr. Adam Gower, Tim Mai, and Irwin Boris
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1:00:23*Previously aired episode* Joe Fairless interviews Dr. Adam Gower, Tim Mai, and Irwin Boris to explore how AI is transforming capital raising in commercial real estate. The panel shares their most effective AI tools and how they use them for investor outreach, appointment setting, and content creation. Tim explains how he automates prospecting via …
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Best of 2025 Replay: Off-Market Wins, Market Resilience, and Capital Strategy ft. Brad Johnson
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51:40*Previously aired episode* 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 financ…
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Best of 2025 Replay: Multifamily Investing, International Expansion, and Market Cycles ft. Jonah Bamberger
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56:16*Previously aired episode* Matt Faircloth interviews Jonah Bamberger of Aulder Capital, diving into his journey from growing up in Maryland, serving in the Israeli military, and transitioning into real estate investing. Jonah shares how he started with rent-stabilized multifamily in Brooklyn, expanded to suburban areas along the East Coast, and rec…
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Best of 2025 Replay: Capital Market Opportunities, Multifamily Absorption Trends, & Lender Relationship Strategy for Market Distress ft. Joe Fairless
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30:36*Previously aired episode* John Chang interviews Joe Fairless, co-founder of Ashcroft Capital, about navigating today's complex commercial real estate landscape. Fairless, who manages over $2.8 billion in assets across 14,000 apartment units, shares insights on finding opportunities amid market distress by cultivating relationships with lenders see…
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Best of 2025 Replay: Land Development Strategy, Builder Demand, and Exit Options ft. Brandon Cobb
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1:07:56*Previously aired episode* 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 generat…
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Pitching Coach for the Washington Nationals and Georgetown University alum Simon Mathews joins Dylan Campione & Coach Edwin Thompson on today's version of Talkin' with T. Almost a month after joining the Nationals, Simon takes us through his baseball journey from the Hilltop to the coaching world and now to the big leagues!…
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Best of 2025 Replay: AI In Acquisitions ft. Paul Hopkins, Perry Zheng, Lance Pederson and Bo Barron
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45:59*Previously aired episode* Joe Fairless interviews AI-savvy investors Paul Hopkins, Perry Zheng, Lance Pederson, and Bo Barron to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping commercial real estate acquisitions. The panel shares practical tools—like Google’s Notebook LM, ChatGPT, AI21, and Claude—and strategies for deal analysis, underwriting, …
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Our tour around the diamond continues at first base as Dylan Campione & Nicho Fernandez are joined by starting first baseman for the University of Pittsburgh Carter Dierdorf as the guys break down the best first baseman in the league! Freddie Freeman, Vlad Guerrero Jr. Bryce Harper, Pete Alonso and so much more discussed! To have your list featured…
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Contributing writer for Sports Illustrated Logan VanDine joins Dylan Campione on today's episode to discuss a career in journalism and the two teams he's covered for SI, the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles. The guys talk about the recent signings of Pete Alonso, Luke Weaver, Jorge Polanco and so much more! Thanks so much to Logan for joining us…
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JF 4126: Institutional Capital Returns, Slower Absorption and What Comes Next with John Chang
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31:27John Chang shares a year-end perspective on where commercial real estate stands after 2025 and what he’s watching heading into 2026. He breaks down the sharp slowdown in job creation following tariff uncertainty, rising unemployment among young adults, and how those trends are already impacting household formation, apartment absorption, and overall…
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JF 4125: Modular Housing, Faster Builds and Solving Affordability ft. Keith Miller
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41:18John Casmon interviews Keith Miller about scaling from small backyard ADU and infill development projects into large-scale modular and manufactured home communities as a way to solve affordability and construction bottlenecks. Keith explains how subcontractor shortages, cost overruns, and timeline risk pushed his team toward factory-built housing, …
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JF 4124: Lifestyle Design Lessons from a 2000 Unit Investor ft. Maurice Philogene
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1:09:51Matt Faircloth interviews Maurice Philogene about designing a life around time freedom, personal fulfillment, and intentional investing, drawing from Maurice’s journey from corporate executive, military officer, and police officer to real estate investor. Maurice explains how buying and systematically paying down small condo assets created early fi…
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9 year MLB Veteran and current Assistant Coach at the University of Nebraska Omaha Darin Ruf joins Dylan Campione & Matt Potter to discuss his baseball journey. From making his debut with the Phillies, to playing overseas, post-season heroics with the Giants and concluding the journey back where it started in Omaha, Darin covers it all! To let us k…
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JF 4123: 2025 Lessons, Liquidity and Discipline in CRE ft. the Best Ever Hosts
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1:07:27Pascal Wagner interviews Matt Faircloth, John Casmon, and Ash Patel in a year-end roundtable reflecting on the biggest lessons from 2025 across their own portfolios and hundreds of investor interviews. The group digs into why distress has been slower and more “behind the scenes” than expected, how liquidity, discipline, and deal structure mattered …
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JF 4122: Bonus Depreciation, Tax Deferral and Cost Seg Timing ft. Chris Streit
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35:00Amanda Cruise interviews Chris Streit, CEO of CSA Partners, about where cost segregation stands at the end of 2025—why “100% bonus depreciation is back” doesn’t remove urgency, because cost seg is fundamentally tax deferral and the time value of money still matters. Chris explains how investors can run look-back/catch-up depreciation on properties …
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Openness Without Judgment w/ Jessica Graham
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1:26:17Support The Show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ILYSMPod Tyler is flying solo again and welcoming Jessica Graham (author of Good S* x: Getting Off Without Checking Out) for an honest, nuanced conversation about s* x, connection, and everything we get wrong. Check Out The Bearded Brotherhood! Use our code ILYSM15 for 15% off! https://thebearded…
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A Regis High School Baseball reunion occurs on today's episode as Dylan Campione & Matt Potter are joined by fellow Regian and former DI ballplayer at William & Mary and St. Joe's Luca Trigiani. Hear all about Luca's baseball journey from 84th street to playing at college to becoming a Coach and winding back up at Regis. To let us know who you'd li…
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JF 4121: Self Storage Overbuild, Niche Plays and What Still Works ft. Ash Patel
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55:57Matt Faircloth interviews Ash Patel, and the two hosts do a 2025 look-back / 2026 look-forward on what they’re seeing across major commercial asset classes—plus where they think real estate operators are headed after the last couple years of “extend and pretend”. They start with why triple-net retail has stayed surprisingly strong (including the “n…
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JF 4120: Bigger Checks, Better Terms and Less Stress ft. Maria Zondervan
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54:43Richard McGirr interviews Maria Zondervan, a fund-of-funds operator who pivoted from a career as an endangered-species wildlife biologist into multifamily investing after realizing she needed to build legacy wealth for her special-needs son. Maria explains why she disliked directly operating multifamily and instead built a model where she partners …
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Our Annual Top 10 Series Returns! This year Dylan Campione & Nicho Fernandez will be joined by a special analyst at each position. Kicking things off at the catcher position, the guys are joined by former catcher at the University of Pittsburgh Jayden Melendez to discuss the best backstops entering the 2026 season. If you would like to have you lis…
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JF 4119: Recession Edge, Millennial Spending Wave and a New CRE Cycle Ahead with John Chang
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35:12John Chang shares a solo market update from ICSC New York City, outlining what he’s hearing from top researchers and brokers across the retail real estate world. He breaks down why uncertainty and slower job growth are stretching decision-making, while consumer debt headlines look less alarming when viewed against income levels, savings/money marke…
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JF 4118: Depreciation Recapture, 1031 Exchanges and Opportunity Zone Strategies ft. Yonah Weiss
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55:57John Casmon interviews Yonah Weiss, a cost segregation expert known as the “Cost Seg King,” about how cost segregation works as an advanced form of depreciation and why it can be a powerful cash-flow tool for real estate investors. They break down who benefits most, plus other scenarios like the short-term rental “loophole” and income-based excepti…
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JF 4117: Public-Private Partnerships, Industrial Growth and Urban Revitalization ft. Lindsay Greene
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40:03Matt Faircloth interviews Lindsay Greene about how the Brooklyn Navy Yard evolved from a historic shipyard into a modern 300-acre industrial ecosystem that now houses 550+ businesses. Lindsay explains the Yard’s transformation—from 1800s wooden-ship buildings to today’s mix of TV/film soundstages, food manufacturers, tech incubators, and light indu…
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MLBPA Certified Agent / MLB Draft Advisor and Founder of Kares Sports Management Preston Chapman joins Dylan Campione & Nicho Fernandez on today's episode! Hear all about Preston's journey to become an agent, launch his own firm, the day to day operations of an agent and his favorite movie that inspired the journey. Really appreciate all the time a…
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JF 4116: Multifamily Meltdown Risks, Operator Red Flags, and Today’s Opportunities ft. Rod Khleif
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54:50Pascal Wagner interviews Rod Khleif, a 40-year investor who has owned thousands of units and trained operators responsible for more than 260,000 multifamily doors. Rod breaks down today’s confusing multifamily environment, explaining why conservative underwriting, realistic assumptions, and deep operator due diligence matter more than ever. He shar…
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Support The Show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ILYSMPod Tyler welcomes Jason Ritter to the ILYSM stage for a heavy, raw, and deeply human conversation. We go deep on Gravity Falls, alcoholism, relationships, and John Ritter. What unfolds is an honest reminder that everyone carries a story we rarely see. Check Out The Bearded Brotherhood! Use …
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JF 4115: Finding Messy Ownership, Negotiating with Heirs and De-Risking Huge Spreads ft. Logan Fullmer
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46:14Amanda Cruise interviews Logan Fullmer, a Texas-based investor who specializes in distressed property acquisition and solving complex title problems. Logan shares his journey from blowing a seven-figure inheritance and getting sober, to rebuilding his life in the oil fields and then parlaying small, risk-adjusted land bets into a multi-division com…
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He made his professional baseball debut at 51 years old?! Dan Clemens joins the show to discuss his unique baseball journey with Dylan Campione & Nicho Fernandez from college ball to a 30 year gap to independent leagues! All that and the development of a new baseball movie packed into today's episode. To let us know who you'd like to hear from next…
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JF 4114: The Four L’s, Big Lessons and Bigger Goals for 2026 with Richard McGirr
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44:32Richard 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
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1:00:08Richard 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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Dylan Campione, Nicho Fernandez & Gavin Anderson break down the latest signings, trades and rumors as the Winter Meetings kick off. All the latest around Kyle Schwarber, Tarik Skubal, Cody Bellinger plus our analysis on the Devin Williams, Harry Ford and Jose Ferrer transactions! All that and more as the Winter Meetings kick off!…
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JF 4112: Healthcare Jobs, Medical Office Tailwinds, and Institutional Capital Flows with John Chang
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39:24John 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
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46:04John 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
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1:14:58Matt 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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Head Coach of Georgetown University Edwin Thompson is back with Dylan Campione to discuss all things Hoyas Baseball from final exam schedule, end of fall meetings, prospect camps, community service events and his favorite Thanksgiving dishes! All that and more plus some #ProHoyas updates!By Side Retired Podcast
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JF 4109: Industrial Tailwinds, Multifamily Cycles, and The Future of LP Investing ft. Soren Godbersen
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1:00:39Pascal 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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Why Your Body Loves Music W/ Hana Mae Lee
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1:17:37Support The Show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ILYSMPod Tyler is BACK & flying solo this week and welcoming the incredible Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect) to the ILYSM stage; and boy, do we get into some sh*t. Hana and Tyler dive into the emotional, physical, and neurological healing power of music. This episode is a full-on love letter to music…
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JF 4108: Discipline Over Debt, Investor Transparency and Industrial Upside ft. Scott Lurie
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55:45Amanda 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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CEO of Israel Baseball Americas and the 'King of Jewish Baseball' Nate Fish joins Dylan Campione & Dovid Halpert on today's episode. Hear all about Nate's journey from coaching Dylan over a decade ago to the Olympics, World Baseball Classic and so much more!! Great to have you on the show Coach and looking forward to watching Team Israel's run in t…
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JF 4107: Hero’s Journey Frameworks, Epiphany Bridge Scripts & Investor Trust Building with Richard McGirr
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27:10Richard 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
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56:25Richard 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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Dylan Campione, Nicho Fernandez & Gavin Anderson break down all the latest signings from across the league. Dylan Cease, Ryan Helsley and Sonny Gray are off the board. Rumors circulate around Sandy Alcantara, Eury Perez, Kyle Schwarber and so much more. All that and more packed into thirty minutes!By Side Retired Podcast
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JF 4105: Slowing Hiring, Capital Costs and the Hidden Advantages for Today’s Investors with John Chang
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30:41John 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
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50:46John 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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Dylan Campione, Nicho Fernandez & Gavin Anderson break down their favorite under the radar free agents this offseason! Each co-host dives into five players that they want their team to sign and think could pay huge dividends in the 2026 season!By Side Retired Podcast
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JF 4103: Affordable Housing Incentives, Multifamily Cycles and Smarter Underwriting ft. Robert Beardsley
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1:08:39Matt 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
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1:03:01Pascal 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
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44:10Amanda 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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MLB's first and only switch pitcher Pat Venditte joins Dylan Campione & Nicho Fernandez to discuss his baseball journey. From seven years in the minors with the Yankees, to making the big leagues with the Oakland A's, Pat talks about all his experiences on the mound, throwing with both hands, and so much more! Plus, hear all about life after playin…
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JF 4100: Ten Years of Best Ever Con, Industry Shifts, and Lessons from Top Investors ft. Ben Lapidus
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43:46Matt 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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