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Peak Profits - The Art Of Passive Investing Through Real Estate Buy Real Estate Without Banks: The 3 Paydays Strategy with Chris PrefontaineIn this episode, Chris Prefontaine shares his extensive experience in real estate, focusing on creative financing and coaching. He discusses his journey from facing financial difficulties during the 2008 crash to building a successful coaching business that emphasizes owner financing and helping students achieve financial freedom. Chris explains the importance of understanding market dynamics, identifying seller needs, and leveraging virtual assistants in the real estate business. He also introduces the concept of the 'three paydays' in real estate transactions and provides insights into the current market opportunities for buyers and investors.Chapters00:00Introduction to Chris...

2025-06-0735 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Episode 488: How to Kickstart 2025 As A Real Estate InvestorIn this solo episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, I'm kicking off the new year with actionable advice to help you set yourself up for success in 2025. I'll walk you through the importance of conducting a "gut check" to evaluate where you are versus where you want to be, share insights on return on investment (ROI) and return on experience (ROE), and explain why creative real estate is your best strategy in today's uncertain market. I'll also highlight exciting opportunities like the Apprentice Program and In the Trenches Bootcamp, designed to fast-track your growth in the real...

2025-01-0125 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Episode 487: Why Creative Financing is Key in Today's Housing MarketIn this special year-end episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, hosts Chris Prefontaine and Zach Beach take a reflective, unscripted look back at 2024, exploring the key trends and shifts in the real estate market. They discuss how high interest rates have shaped the industry, the surge in creative financing, and the importance of adaptability in an ever-changing economic landscape. Chris and Zach also introduce innovative programs like the Apprentice Program and In the Trenches Bootcamp, designed to help real estate investors navigate uncertainty and accelerate their success in 2025. Packed with actionable insights, inspiring co...

2024-12-2538 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Episode 482: Scaling from $100K to $1M in Business with Brett GillilandIn this episode, host Chris Prefontaine reconnects with his coach and mentor, Brett Gilliland, CEO of Elite Entrepreneurs. Brett shares insights from his years of helping businesses scale, including strategies to transition from solopreneurship to building a high-performing team. Drawing on his experiences leading organizational development at Keap (formerly Infusionsoft) and guiding businesses through their seven- to eight-figure journeys, Brett offers actionable advice for entrepreneurs looking to grow. From understanding the stages of business growth to avoiding common pitfalls, this conversation is packed with value for anyone eager to take their business to the next le...

2024-11-2033 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Episode 463: Enhancing Your Credit Score to Invest in Real Estate Assets with Paul Ritter and Nick PrefontainePaul Ritter and Nick Prefontaine are some of the most impactful people in Smart Real Estate Coach and the Wicked Smart Community. Nick is a partner and buyer specialist coach who helped us build our relationship with Paul, who has over 25 years of experience in the mortgage and credit industry, and brings tremendous value to our members and buyers. Paul Ritter is the owner of Credit Investigation Service, a company that specializes in enhancing credit for real estate. He is an expert in building business credit and he can help you work on yours so...

2024-07-1030 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Episode 440: Mental Resilience in Business Leading to Doors of Opportunity with Nick PrefontaineIn this thought-provoking episode, the hosts engage in a deep dive into Nick Prefontaine's personal journey, shedding light on his transformative recovery from a life-altering accident and how this experience intricately intertwines with his perspectives on life and real estate. The conversation unfolds organically, with Nick reflecting on his high school days when a serendipitous accident sparked his foray into the world of real estate. A pivotal moment in the discussion revolves around the significance of the mental game in both personal and professional arenas, drawing parallels between Nick's recovery and the challenges faced in the real estate industry.

2024-01-3132 min

The Top Investor Podcast Real Estate Investor Journeys and Psychology - With Chris Prefontaine Welcome to episode #30 of The Top Investor Podcast! On today’s show we have Chris Prefontaine! Chris Prefontaine is the four-time best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, The New Rules of Real Estate Investing, and Sell With Authority for Real Estate Investors. He’s also founder of the Wicked Smart® companies and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 31 years. His experience ranges from constructing new homes in the 1990s and owning a Realty Execut...

2023-10-0929 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Unlock an Epic Life Through a Quiet Mind, with Matthew FerryMatthew Ferry is a spiritual teacher, trainer and coach hired by high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals seeking peace of mind. For nearly 30 years, Matthew Ferry has taught thousands of top performers to achieve Enlightened Prosperity™ through his books, masterminds and live events. Matthew is the co-founder of the Center For Rapid Enlightenment, the author of the Amazon best-seller Quiet Mind Epic Life and the creator of the Mental Journey To Millions. What you'll learn about in this episode: What a quiet mind is and why it is important Reasons why people tap into Matthew's services to...

2023-09-2033 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Finding Your Niche, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in...

2023-08-0229 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing How to Build an App, with AJ AluthwalaAJ Aluthwala is Co-Founder and CEO of KallistoArt Online Marketing, a technology company specializing in online marketing. As a full-service web design company, they specialize in SEO, Mobile apps and branding in Tampa, Florida. Their team comprises creative and collaborative professionals who enthusiastically engage with clients to unite their passions and visions. This is at the very core of everything they do. What you will learn in this episode: Why you should always get a conversation going around your app ideas before someone beats you to it What the process of building an app...

2023-07-1925 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing The Empire Operating System, with Eddie WilsonEddie Wilson is a husband, father, avid real estate investor, CEO, national speaker, and has a passion for business growth. Eddie is a businessman who is known as the "King of Exits." He has owned over 125 companies and exited over 85 of them successfully. Eddie is also known for creating an operating system that manages the growth of his companies systematically allowing him the greatest odds for success. His operating system is known as the Empire Operating System. What you will learn in this episode: Eddie's take on the state of the real estate economy...

2023-07-1224 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Getting Started and Succeeding in Creative Real Estate, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date). He has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner, which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and h...

2023-07-0534 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Using Automation to Overcome Time-Consuming Work, with Nathan BuchheitNathan is a partner and owner of businesses within real estate. He has been around real estate since an early age — and has built a portfolio of his own since college. While attending school at Northern Iowa and walking on the basketball team, he bought his first rental property, where he House Hacked one of the rooms while renting to other college friends. After graduating and marrying his wife, he moved to Washington state. Since moving to Washington, Nathan has been let go from the 9-5 due to COVID, and transitioned to working for himself while helping with his pa...

2023-06-2822 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Using Lead Generation to Scale Your Investment Business, with Nicholas NickNicholas Nick is the CEO and Owner of Lead Mining Pros with over ten years of experience in real estate and he helps real estate investors generate leads. What you will learn in this episode: How Nicholas discovered his passion for lead mining through Facebook Live videos What your cold call success rates can tell you about your target market Nicholas's takeaways from the recent restrictions with caller ID and text messaging The four main resources you can utilize by working with Lead Mining Pros Why it is crucial to have a script for...

2023-06-2125 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Committing to the Coaching Process, with Brian O'Neill and Nick PrefontaineBrian O'Neill is a real estate investor and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience. He is the founder of BKW Properties, a leading real estate investment firm in California. Brian has expertise in property acquisitions, development, and management and is known for his hands-on approach and commitment to excellent service. Outside of work, he is involved in philanthropic activities and giving back to his community. Nick Prefontaine is a successful real estate entrepreneur with over 20 years experience. He co-founded Common Goal, which provides innovative real estate solutions to clients. He is known for building strong client relationships...

2023-03-2230 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Why the Wicked Smart Community Has Such High Success Rates, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2023-03-0818 min

Westside Investors Network (WIN)79: Deal deep-dive: Real Estate Investing on your Terms with Chris PrefontaineABOUT CHRIS PREFONTAINEChris Prefontaine is the four-time best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, The New Rules of Real Estate Investing, and Sell with Authority for Real Estate Investors. He's also the Founder of the Wicked Smart companies and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast. He's been in real estate for over 31 years. His experience ranges from constructing new homes in the 1990s and owning a realty executive franchise to running his own investments and coaching clients throughout North America. Today Chris and his family and team run their o...

2023-01-1128 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Building Your Dream Business From Scratch, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date). He has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner, which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® to...

2022-12-2825 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Turnkey Real Estate Investing, with Lindsay DavisLindsay Davis serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Spartan Invest and Atlas Rental Property. With Lindsay's leadership, Spartan Invest has ranked on the Inc. 5000's Fastest-Growing Companies in the country for 8 consecutive years since 2013. She is a millennial entrepreneur and has played an integral role in creating five brands and four companies, generating a combined revenue of almost $50 million. She presides over nearly $25 million in total assets and manages the company's entire retail portfolio, which consists of over 1,600 rental properties. She also coordinates, manages, and directs the supply network of approximately 200 vendors. As CEO of Spartan Invest, it...

2022-12-2128 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing How to Ditch the W2, with Chris Prefontaine and Zachary BeachChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner, which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2022-12-1433 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Creating Your Personal Brand, with Steph HilferAs founder of VIIM, Steph Hilfer is a master at understanding people's relationships with brands and can visualize what doesn't yet exist and bring it to life. So while Steph may sometimes live in the clouds surrounded by creative thoughts, she's grounded in solid business strategy that creates a competitive edge to all brands lucky enough to experience her Midas touch. What you will learn in this episode: Why the changing landscape of how consumers find a business is changing the way we have to market ourselves Why it is more important than ever to take...

2022-12-0729 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Familycast 34, with Jose AyalaJose Ayala and his wife Adele are real estate investors and business owners. They have been happily married for 44 years and enjoy spending time with their children and grandkids. Jose has over 40 years' experience between military and government service. With the same dedication and commitment, he now devotes it toward building his family-owned business, Mi Casa Real Estate Solutions, LLC, in Charles Town, West Virginia. Mi Casa Real Estate Solutions was started to provide flexible real estate solutions for both sellers and buyers through Lease Purchase and Owner Financing. Whether you are dreaming of becoming a first-time...

2022-11-3027 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Community and Collaboration in the Real Estate Investing World, with Damon RemyDamon Remy is the Chief Everything Officer of REI BlackBook. Before launching REI BlackBook, he painfully worked a J.O.B. where he'll readily admit he was a terrible employee who constantly thought, "I can do this so much better." As the brains and heart behind REI BlackBook, his total focus is on doing it better, dreaming big, building for the future, listening to the REI BlackBook community needs, and ensuring the BlackBook team understands the company mission and purpose so their hearts, as well as their minds, are engaged every day. He's a self-taught tech enthusiast...

2022-11-2343 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Learning From Failure, with Robert White Robert White pioneered personal transformational growth in the U.S.A and Asia with over one million graduates from companies he founded and led. Today he is a speaker, leadership trainer, business consultant and executive mentor. He has "been there and done that" with incredible entrepreneurial accomplishment and one notable failure. Robert has totaled 23 years of his working life in Asia. He retired at 46 to a 14,500 sf home in Aspen with the love of his life. Then lost it all — business failure and divorce — with lots of learning from those experiences. Now he is a...

2022-11-1626 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Raising and Sustaining Your Game, with Alan Stein Alan Stein is a speaker, coach and author with an expertise in improving organizational performance, cohesion and accountability. Alan spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet (like 2-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant). He now teaches companies how to utilize the same strategies in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level. Alan takes pride in being a dynamic storyteller that delivers practical take-a-ways for attendees to put into immediate action to become their best selves. He empowers every audience to achieve higher performance by...

2022-11-0936 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Pay Attention to the Sat-Nav Directions for Success, with Joel SangermanJoel Sangerman is the CEO of I Buy Real Estate dot com. He has made over ten million dollars in real estate. He routinely makes five- and six-figure checks on beautiful houses in beautiful neighborhoods — the types of homes in which anyone would want to live. You can do the same. Using very little (if any) of your own money. What you will learn in this episode: How getting the right coaching and implementing what you're taught enables you to be successful in real estate Priming of the market and how it work...

2022-11-0233 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing How Radical Candor Can Help You, with Kim ScottKim Scott is the author of Just Work: Get *t Done Fast and Fair as well as Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity. Trier Bryant and Kim co-founded the company Just Work to help organizations and individuals create more equitable workplaces. Jason Rosoff and Kim co-founded the company Radical Candor to help rid the world of bad bosses. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies. She was a faculty member at Apple University and, before that, led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google. Earlier i...

2022-10-2626 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Seeing Opportunity in Financial Circumstances, with John Marshall After receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Military Institute, John Marshall began a long career in the construction and development industry. Largely dealing in heavy-highway, utility and commercial construction and development, Mr. Marshall amassed experience in multiple facets of these business lines. In 2003, JM Partners, LLC was founded. The company offers multiple financial services, mostly within the realm of distressed and opportunistic investments. JM Partners has served on both the debtor's and creditor's side of many transaction and professional engagements. Through JM Partners' debt consultation service, Mr. Marshall has the opportunity to p...

2022-10-1928 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing From Corporate Career to Commercial Real Estate Investor, with Steff BoldriniSteffany Boldrini is originally from Brazil but moved to Silicon Valley 20 years ago, where she had a successful career in tech sales. For the past three years, Steffany has focused on commercial real estate investing after receiving inspiration and mentorship from sophisticated real estate investors in the niche. She's invested in three different asset classes since then and has achieved 36% cash on cash returns. What you will learn in this episode: How Steff made the transition into real estate after being in a corporate role for 10 years Why she took two years to make her first...

2022-10-1222 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Understanding Your "Why", with Dan RochonDan Rochon is a Head Coach and Visionary with the Greetings Virginia Sales Network. As a real estate sales agent, Dan and his team are consistently top producers in the marketplace and provide solutions for their clients. Through their investing company, he and his wife Traci have been investing in residential and commercial real estate ventures for almost 20 years. Dan and his team help clients acknowledge the reality of the situation – and create viable solutions — before they even begin the transaction process. Agents with Greetings Virginia can anticipate problems and get them out of the way...

2022-10-0527 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Kickstarting Your Career in Creative Real Estate, with Rick AbbiatiRick Abbiati is a U.S. Navy veteran and has worked in the defense industry for over 30 years, specializing in systems engineering and program and project management. He developed a passion for real estate after renovating his home in the 1990s and undertaking another major renovation a few years later. In 2016, to transition out of his W2 employment, Rick founded Colony Property Investments LLC, leveraging his business and customer service expertise toward his passion for real estate. Since upgrading to High 6, Rick has experienced great success with a $93,000 Payday 1 on his first deal, shortly followed by two more Takens...

2022-09-2828 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Tackling the Affordability Crisis, with Eddie SpeedSince 1980, Eddie Speed has dedicated his professional life to the Note buying industry, seller financing, and non-performing notes. He's introduced innovative ideas and strategies that have positively impacted the way the industry operates today. Eddie founded NoteSchool, which is a highly recognized training company, specialized in the teaching of buying performing and non-performing discounted mortgage notes. He is also the owner and president Colonial Funding Group LLC, which acquires and brokers discounted real estate secured notes. He has been a leader and innovator in the Note Business for over 30 years. What you will...

2022-09-2131 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Fight Back Against Inflation, with Mark WillisMark Willis, CFP® is a man on a mission to help you think diﬀerently about your money, your economy, and your future. Mark is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, a three-time #1 Best Selling Author, and the owner of Lake Growth Financial Services, a ﬁnancial ﬁrm in Chicago, Illinois. As co-host of the Not Your Average Financial Podcast™, he shares some of his strategies for investing in real estate, paying for college without going broke, and creating an income in retirement you will not outlive. Mark works with people who want to grow their wealth in safe and predictable...

2022-09-1414 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Helping Real Estate Investors Keep Control of Their Lists, with Rob SwansonRob Swanson has trained thousands of real estate investors to find and profit from real estate deals all across the country. An expert at lead generation, cash-flow, and investing remotely, Rob has bought, fixed, flipped, and held real estate in over 20+ states and 33+ cities. He is the owner of FreedomSoft, a lead generation, and phone-based sales CRM for real estate investors with built-in workflow and follow-up automation. An active real estate investor, Rob focuses on buying properties for cash-flow and has designed the Success and Support Teams at FreedomSoft to help people start, grow, and scale their...

2022-09-0719 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Escaping your W-2 Through Creative Financing, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner, which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® to scale & au...

2022-08-3117 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing How a Growth Mindset Will Help Your Business Thrive, with David NurseDavid Nurse is an NBA life optimization coach, future bestselling author, and worldwide motivational speaker. As a former professional basketball player (both international and domestic) and coach for the Brooklyn Nets, David has helped more than 150 NBA players with their personal and professional development both on and off the court. He has been invited to speak in more than 50 different countries on the topics of overall personal development, confidence building, leadership, and motivational growth. David resides in Marina del Rey, California, and is married to the love of his life, the stunning actress Taylor Kalupa. What you...

2022-08-2419 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Invest in Yourself, with Nick Prefontaine In 2003, Nick Prefontaine was in a snowboarding accident that left him in a coma for over 3 weeks. The doctors told his parents that he probably wouldn't walk, talk, or eat on his own again. Less than 3 months later, he was running out of Franciscan Children's hospital. Now Nick speaks to groups that benefit from his message of overcoming adversity. Nick grew up in the real estate industry and got started at an early age. Most notably, he was knocking on Pre-Foreclosure doors at 16, doing up to 50 doors a day. This experience helped shape Nick's real estate career...

2022-08-1718 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Why Having a Mentor Boosts Your Chance of Real Estate Investing Success, with Morris Sutton Morris Sutton is happily married with 4 children. He has always been interested in real estate but decided to make it his full-time business 3 years ago. As a flourishing entrepreneur, Morris previously had several of his own businesses, but he discovered a passion for real estate that outshined his other pursuits. He realized that real estate was a great vehicle for his dedication to helping people, and for Morris, there is no better feeling than helping the seller with their situation and helping a buyer realize the dream of home ownership. Morris also contributes to a number of...

2022-08-0323 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing How the QLS Live Event Will Help You, with Paul DionPaul Dion operates a New England Regional CPA practice specializing in proactive tax planning for business owners with offices in Millbury, MA and Newport RI. Paul has been planning and preparing returns for small businesses and real estate agents for more than 25 years. In his private practice, he has helped businesses recover $3,000 to $7,000 or more in wasted tax dollars in a single year and has saved some businesses as much as $25,000 per year in wasted tax dollars. He specializes in helping small businesses keep more of their hard-earned money. Paul received his Bachelor of Science...

2022-07-2719 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Why You Need to Double Down Right Now, with Chris Prefontaine Chris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner, which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2022-07-1321 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Lessons for Leaders, with Ryan HawkRyan Hawk is the host of The Learning Leader Show. He has recorded more than 475 episodes over the past 7 years. Forbes called his show "the most dynamic leadership podcast around." Inc Magazine said, "it's one of the 5 podcasts to make you a smarter leader," and Apple named it an "all-time best seller" in 2020 and 2021. Ryan is also the author of Welcome to Management: How To Grow From Top Performer To Excellent Leader. Book Authority named it to its 100 Best Management Audiobooks of all time (#25). Forbes called it "the best leadership book of 2020." Ryan's second book is called...

2022-07-0636 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Thriving in All Markets, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner, which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2022-05-1830 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing What if the Market Crashes?, with Chris Prefontaine and Zach BeachChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date) and owning a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® to sc...

2022-04-2727 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Thriving in All Markets, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date) and owning a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® to sc...

2022-04-1329 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing 3 Action Items for Success in 2022, with Chris PrefontaineIn this solocast episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast, I go over actionable things you can do to achieve success in 2022. Learn how to shift your mindset by changing your environment, and the importance of prioritizing accountability with regularly scheduled sessions. Resources: Follow Chris and Zach on Club House to learn even more about deal structures and how to get 3 paydays from your real estate investments. If you're looking to secure some lines of credit for your business, check out Fund and Grow - Visit our Resource page at https://www.smartrealestatecoach.com/resources...

2022-02-1631 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Episode 335: Create The Life of Your Dreams in 2022, with Chris PrefontaineIn this solocast episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast, I discuss how to create the life of your dreams in 2022. Find out ways you can prioritize your mental growth, and adjust your mindset to have a breakthrough year. Also, I explain the importance of immersing yourself around the right people, and how the Wicked Smart Community can help you. Resources: Follow Chris and Zach on Club House to learn even more about deal structures and how to get 3 paydays from your real estate investments. If you're looking to secure some lines of credit for...

2022-01-1920 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing The 10 Attributes of Success, with Chris PrefontaineIn this solocast episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast, I discuss how to take the hill and accomplish your goals in 2022. Find out the ten attributes we discovered that will help you become more successful, not only professionally, but in all aspects of your life. Learn how you can build your own business without capital and one of the most common why's driving successful people. Resources: Follow Chris and Zach on Club House to learn even more about deal structures and how to get 3 paydays from your real estate investments. If you're looking to s...

2021-12-1520 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Navigating the Challenges in Business, with Stephen WoessnerStephen Woessner is the Founder and CEO of Predictive ROI and the host of the Onward Nation podcast. In this episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast, Stephen returns to the show to discuss tackling the hills of business. Chris and Stephen offer insights about some of the behaviors that stop people from actually achieving their goals, as well as common practices of successful people. They also mention the Peter Taunton event that is designed to help you navigate the challenges in business. Resources Sell With Authority by Drew McLellan and Stephen Woessner: https://amzn.t...

2021-12-0326 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing The Difference Between Wholesale and Creative, with Chris MonroeChris Monroe is a creative real estate investor based out of St Louis, MO. He got his start in real estate with a wholesale deal in 2018 and went on to close 17 deals in his first year of business. Now, Chris coaches real estate students in virtual wholesaling, creative marketing strategies, lease options, wrap-around mortgages, seller financing, and other creative types of real estate that require little to no money down. In this episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast, he shares how wholesaling differs from creative financing, and how to train to get better at speaking with potential...

2021-11-1925 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Rebuilding A Business, with Chris Prefontaine & Stephen WoessnerIn this special episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast, I'm joined by special guest host Stephen Woessner, CEO of Predictive ROI and host of the Onward Nation podcast. Stephen interviews me about the important lessons we learned coming out of the 2008 debacle, why mindset and discipline are crucial ingredients for success, and how our business was honored to be named on the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies. Additional resources: Follow Chris and Zach on Clubhouse to learn even more about deal structures and how to get 3 paydays from your real estate investments. If yo...

2021-11-0531 min

Not Just A Transaction The Evolution Of Buying And Selling Homes, with Chris PrefontaineEpisode Topic: In this episode of Not Just A Transaction, hosts Nick Prefontaine and Zach Beach speak with Chris Prefontaine of Pre Property Solutions. He explains why he started Pre Property Solutions after facing his own credit challenges, following the 2008 market crash. Chris also provides insight into why sellers are interested in working with the company, even if they aren’t in financial despair. Glossary of Special Terms Used in this Episode: Estate planning: the preparation of determining what happens to your assets in the event of death of incapacitation What you’ll learn...

2021-10-2715 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing What Makes a Great Team, with Zach Beach In this solocast episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast, Zachary Beach shares the story of Diana Nyad, a swimmer who broke all the records in 1979 when she swam 102 miles from the Bahamas to Florida. Though it's Diana's name in the record books, she was supported by a team of 51 others, and it was the power of teamwork that made her accomplishments possible. Just like Diana, you can go farther with the right team behind you. Resources: Follow Chris and Zach on Club House to learn even more about deal structures and how to get 3...

2021-09-2914 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing The Benefits of Becoming Part of the Wicked Smart Community, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-08-2524 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Stacking: A Powerful Business Success Strategy, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-07-2821 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Persevere Through Challenges, with Nick PrefontaineIn 2003, Nick Prefontaine was in a snowboarding accident that left him in a coma for over 3 weeks. The doctors told his parents that he probably wouldn't walk, talk, or eat on his own again. Less than 3 months later, he was running out of Franciscan Children's hospital. Now Nick speaks to groups that benefit from his message of overcoming adversity. Nick grew up in the real estate industry and got started at an early age. Most notably, he was knocking on Pre-Foreclosure doors at 16, doing up to 50 doors a day. This experience helped shape Nick's real...

2021-07-1445 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Getting Into Real Estate Investing, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-07-0231 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Results Oriented Mindset, with Zach BeachZachary Beach is an Amazon Best-Selling Author of The New Rules of Real Estate Investing and revised edition of Real Estate On Your Terms. He has been an authority in real estate for 7 years now and has personally completed hundreds of real estate transactions and has mentored investors to complete thousands of transactions. At the age of 25, Zach decided to leave the world of bartending and personally training and jump into the family business. Now he is an equal partner and runs the acquisitions department, focusing on helping sellers accomplish their goal of selling their property.

2021-06-3024 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Finding Your "Why," with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-06-0232 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Learning Real Estate Investing, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-05-0532 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Building A Great Team, with Chris Prefontaine and Zach BeachChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-04-2130 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Being Coachable, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-04-0725 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing The Three Bets for Achieving Success, with Zach BeachZachary Beach is an Amazon Best-Selling Author of The New Rules of Real Estate Investing and revised edition of Real Estate On Your Terms. He has been an authority in real estate for 7 years now and has personally completed hundreds of real estate transactions and has mentored investors to complete thousands of transactions. At the age of 25, Zach decided to leave the world of bartending and personally training and jump into the family business. Now he is an equal partner and runs the acquisitions department, focusing on helping sellers accomplish their goal of selling their property.

2021-03-3129 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Better Than a 401k, with Mark WillisMark Willis is a man on a mission to help you think differently about your money, your economy and your future. After graduating with six figures of student loan debt and discovering a way to turn his debt into real wealth as he watched everybody lose their retirement savings and home equity in 2008, he knew that he needed to find a more predictable way to meet his financial objectives and those of his clients. Mark is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, a two-time #1 Best Selling Author and the owner of Lake Growth Financial Services, a financial firm in...

2021-03-2629 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Getting to Know the Smart Real Estate Coach, with Chris Prefontaine & Stephen WoessnerIn this one-of-a-kind episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast, guest host Stephen Woessner turns the tables on Chris and interviews him about his background, how he got into real estate, and how he navigated the crushing challenges of the 2008 real estate market crash. Whether you're new to the Wicked Smart community or you've been here for the long haul, this episode gives you a glimpse into who Chris Prefontaine is and why he feels so passionately about helping others build true financial freedom through real estate. Chris's Bio: Chris Prefontaine is the best-selling...

2021-03-1036 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing What Does a Virtual Assistant Do?, with Chris Prefontaine and Zach BeachChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-02-2429 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Lessons Learned from Financial Crisis, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-02-1027 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing It's All About Relationships, with Steve PrefontaineSteve Prefontaine is Chris's brother. Steve started his career at Quaker Oats as a regional sales manager and then moved to Kraft General Foods, before changing gears and working with Bob at Skaff Cryogenics from 1995 to 2018 as Vice President and a partner in the company. What you'll learn about in this episode: Why Steve made the leap from working in a corporate job to becoming an entrepreneur and working for himself, and why he prefers being an entrepreneur Why now, during the global pandemic, the added freedom of being an entrepreneur has been invaluable to Steve...

2021-01-2735 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Typical Owner Financing Terms, with Chris Prefontaine Chris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2021-01-1321 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Happy New Year from the Smart Real Estate Coach, with Chris Prefontaine and Zach BeachChris's Bio: Chris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher R...

2021-01-0106 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing A Holiday Message from the Smart Real Estate Coach, with Chris Prefontaine and Zach Beach Chris's Bio: Chris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and hi...

2020-12-2502 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing A Real Estate Entrepreneur Mindset, with Chris Prefontaine and Zach BeachChris's Bio: Chris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher R...

2020-12-1635 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Getting Yourself Unstuck, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in or...

2020-11-1830 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Making a Quantum Leap for Exponential Growth in 2021, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-10-1635 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Winning the Mental Game to Change Your Future, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990s and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-09-2334 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Working in a Family Business, with Bob Prefontaine and Steve PrefontaineBob Prefontaine is Chris's father and the patriarch of the Prefontaine family. He served in the US Air Force from 1959-1962 before inheriting and further growing a company which he named Preco. In 1991, Bob sold his company to one of the largest welding supply distributors in the country. In 1992, he purchased Skaff Cryogenics, and in 2018, he sold all three of the business entities he owned at that time and retired after a long and successful career. Steve Prefontaine is Chris's brother and started his career at Quaker Oats as a regional sales manager and then Kraft General...

2020-09-0944 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Creating Predictable Success in an Unpredictable Market, with Chris Prefontaine Chris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-08-2628 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing The 6 Stacks to a Complete Predictable Package, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-07-2930 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing The Benefits of Terms, with Chad HeeterWith over 20 years of real estate experience, Chad Heeter is building a family-run real estate investing company based in beautiful Buena Vista, Colorado. Chad Heeter grew up in a Kansas City real estate family. At 7 years old, he was pulling weeds and picking up trash around the 30+ rental properties that his dad owned. Soon, he was promoted to mowing lawns and painting. Years later, Chad continued on his own, purchasing and rehabbing his own rental properties. After his wife, Elizabeth, passed away in 2017 after 16 years of marriage, Chad needed to focus on raising his children on his...

2020-07-1736 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Accountability and Discipline, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-07-0323 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Why the Terms Niche?, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-06-0526 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Recharging Your Batteries and Replacing Your Habits, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-05-1311 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Thriving In Chaos: Overcoming Fear and Finding Clarity, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-04-1713 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Taking the Next Step, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-04-0116 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing How Much Progress Have You Made Toward Your Goals?, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-02-2813 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Mindset, Mindset, Mindset!, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-02-0515 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Growing Your Income 2-10 Times in Five Steps, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2020-01-0826 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Becoming a Part of the Smart Real Estate Coach Team, with Ryan StaplesRyan Staples is the Director of Creative Media at Smart Real Estate Coach. He joined the company in October 2018 and handles many areas of our digital branding and in-house marketing, including video production, graphic design, and web development. He began designing websites when he was 10 years old. Not long after that, he got his hands on a camcorder and started playing with analog video editing, casting his younger brother and sister to act in sketches and short films that he wrote. In 2011, Ryan got an account management job at a business consulting firm, eventually working his way...

2019-12-1830 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Six Powerful Steps to Help You Prepare for 2020, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single-family and duplex homes (mostly in the 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to...

2019-11-2720 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing How to Build Your RECESSION PROOF Muscles, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single family and duplex homes (mostly 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to sc...

2019-10-1624 min

Money School Podcast How to Build An Investment Empire Without Lines of Credit, Debt & Large Deposits w/Chris PrefontaineMoney is the biggest obstacle for most hopeful investors, along with the belief that every investing model requires lots of it. How can we get into a model that doesn't require a lot of money out of our pockets? Why is this model a great way to take advantage of a downturn? How can we protect ourselves from the risks associated with the model? On this episode, I'm joined by successful investor, best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, and founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com, Chris Prefontaine. He shares on his no-credit investing business, and some of...

2019-08-2931 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Become Your Own Bank and Stop Wasting Money, with Eddie SpeedSince 1980, Eddie Speed has dedicated his professional life to the Note buying industry, seller financing, and non-performing notes. He's introduced innovative ideas and strategies that have positively impacted the way the industry operates today. Fifteen years ago, Eddie founded NoteSchool, which is a highly recognized training company, specialized in the teaching of buying performing and non-performing discounted mortgage notes. He is also a principal of Colonial Capital Management LLC, which is a private equity fund that acquires discounted real estate secured notes. Eddie received the special recognition of being honored as the first inductee into the SBRE...

2019-08-2826 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Getting Ready for QLS Live, with Stephen WoessnerStephen Woessner is the founder and CEO of Predictive ROI, a digital marketing agency, and the host of Onward Nation — a top-rated daily podcast for learning how today's top business owners think, act, and achieve. Onward Nation is listened to in 120 countries around the world with over 28,000+ email subscribers. Since the advent of the commercial Internet, Stephen has collected tens of thousands of data points that have given him the ability to identify what he calls the "8 Money Draining Mistakes" and the "8 Money Making Opportunities." Darren Hardy, then-publisher of SUCCESS Magazine, interviewed Stephen to discuss how business ow...

2019-08-0723 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Serial Entrepreneur & Real Estate Investor, Claudia Dill, Finds Her Way to $450,000 EarnedClaudia Dill grew up in upstate New York and Northern California. Claudia attended State University College at Cortland majoring in Physical Education but never taught. She moved to Lake Tahoe, worked as a professional ski patroller and other seasonal jobs for several years. Later, Claudia obtained a degree in Physical Therapy from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her first entrepreneurial experience was owning a private practice in Lake Tahoe. After 11 years, she sold the practice to an employee and retired, spending a couple of partial years living in Anchorage, Alaska before deciding to travel the lower 48 in...

2019-07-0330 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Looking Back and Looking Forward, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single family and duplex homes (mostly 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to sc...

2019-06-1927 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Joining the Family Business, with Zach BeachIn today's Family Cast, Chris is joined by family members Nick Prefontaine and Zach Beach. In 2003, Nick was in a snowboarding accident that left him in a coma for over three weeks. The Doctors told his parents that he probably wouldn't walk, talk or eat on his own again. Less than three months later, he was running out of Franciscan. Now a Certified Infinite Possibilities Trainer, Nick speaks to groups that benefit from his message of overcoming adversity. Nick grew up in the Real Estate industry from an early age. Most notably was his knocking...

2019-05-1539 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Re-engineered Life and Biz at age 71 and on Track for $1M in Year One, with Bill ReichBill started Bright Property Solutions in 2017 at the ripe young age of 71. He and his partner, Joanne, have grown the business to over $1M per year by buying and selling residential properties on terms in the DC/Baltimore area. Bill's plan is to grow the company to $3M per year by 2020, and then will try to scale back from his 14-hour days to spend more time with his family–including nine grandchildren from his two sons–and indulging in his passions for traveling to different countries throughout the world. What you'll learn about in this episode: How...

2019-03-2739 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Should you STOP Rehabbing & Wholesaling?, with Chris PrefontaineChris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms: Create Continuous Cash Flow Now, Without Using Your Cash or Credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris has been in real estate for over 25 years. His experience includes the construction of over 100 single family and duplex homes (mostly 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker / owner which maintained high per-agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher REALTORs® in order to sc...

2019-03-2022 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Be a fly on the wall and listen to this, with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine is the Amazon Bestselling author of Real Estate on your terms – Create continuous cash flow now, without using your cash or credit. He's also the founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and SmartRealEstatecoachPodcast.com. Chris has been in real estate for 25+ years. His experience includes the construction of over 100+ single family and duplex homes (mostly 1990s and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker/owner which maintained high per agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000s included coaching ½ million and higher realtors in order to scale & automate their...

2019-01-231h 03

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing Bonus Episode! Stephen Woessner interviews Chris Prefontaine about how to leverage your expertise and dominate your marketChris Prefontaine is the host of this great podcast…but before he decided to launch the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, Chris and his family were buying and selling between four to 10 properties per month as part of their investment company…and that work in the trenches still continues today. The only difference is that Chris and his family now mentors real estate investors from coast-to-coast on how to apply his real estate on your terms system in their own market. And his strategy for creating 3 pay days with each transaction not only helps investors generate immediate cash flow — but it...

2018-09-1333 min

The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing STOP your whining!Chris Prefontaine is the Amazon Bestselling author of "Real Estate on your terms – Create continuous cash flow now, without using your cash or credit." He's also founder of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and SmartRealEstatecoachPodcast.com. Chris has been in real estate for 25+ years. His experience includes the construction of over 100+ single family and duplex homes (mostly 1990's and selectively to date), has owned a Realty Executives Franchise (Massachusetts 1994-2000) as broker / owner which maintained high per agent standards and eventually sold to Coldwell Banker in 2000. The 2000's included coaching ½ million and higher realtors in order to scale & automate their busine...

2018-08-0823 min