JF 3911: Affordable Housing in Paradise, Raising Millions on Social, and Flipping for Legacy ft. Zasha Smith

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Best Ever CRE

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4.8 • 983 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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On this episode of Best Ever CRE, Joe Cornwell interviews Zasha Smith, a former engineer turned real estate investor based in Hawaii. Zasha shares how a Google search on “how to get rich” led her from burnout in a 70-hour workweek to flipping houses, raising over $9 million through Instagram, and eventually launching a debt and equity fund. She dives into her latest affordable housing development on the Big Island, where she’s building 32 kit homes on $4K lots to support local families. Zasha also breaks down her social media strategy, her reasons for attending the Best Ever Conference, and her long-term mission to invest while making a positive impact in her home community. Zasha Smith Current role: Real estate investor, developer, and fund manager Based in: Maui, Hawaii Say hi to them at: Instagram @investwithzasha and https://www.linkedin.com/in/zashasmith/ Go to https://zbiotics.com/BESTEVER and use BESTEVER at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. 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! Post your job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/BRE. Terms and conditions apply. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Best ever listeners, we are live at the best ever CRE podcast and conference in Salt Lake City,
0:07.0	2025.
0:08.2	I'm here with Zasha Smith, first time on the show.
0:13.5	How are you today?
0:14.9	Aloha, everybody.
0:15.9	I'm a little cold.
0:17.6	You're a little cold?
0:18.4	Yeah, yeah.
0:18.9	Well, you know, so she is from Maui. So I'm assuming a little bit better weather than here in Salt Lake, even though it's been decent weather. I think we've been in the 50s. So I'm from Cincinnati. It's a little bit warmer here. So I'm happy to be in this weather. I'm assuming what's the weather back home for you? It's about like in the 90s.
0:37.7	Okay.
0:38.2	So a little bit worse.
0:39.1	In the 50s and a little cloudy and windy, huh?
0:42.6	Okay.
0:43.2	So she's spoiled with her weather.
0:44.5	I'm not.
0:45.1	But first time on the show.
0:46.8	So tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into real estate.
0:51.2	Aloha, everybody.
0:51.9	My name is Sasha Smith. I was raised on Maui and graduated from Maui High, became an engineer and was a typical
1:01.8	overworked career lady and was working 60 to 70 R weeks, wanted more time freedom, found
1:10.0	real estate after a Google search on how to get rich and quit my job.
1:14.6	It's that easy, right?
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