Chris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of “Real Estate on Your Terms” and “The New Rules of Real Estate Investing.” He’s also the founder and CEO of Smart Real Estate Coach and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast.
Chris has been in real estate for almost 30 years. His experience ranges from constructing new homes in the ‘90s and owning a realty executive franchise to running his own investments, commercial and residential, and coaching clients throughout North America.
Today, Chris runs his own buying-and-selling businesses with his family team, which purchases 2-5 properties monthly, so they’re in the trenches every single week. They also help their associates and students do the exact same thing all across North America, working together on another 10-15 properties every month.
Having been through several real estate cycles, Chris understands the challenges of this business and helps students navigate the constantly changing real estate waters.
We’re entering the era of The Authority. While you may already be sick of the phrase thought leader, the truth is there aren’t that many of them in our industry. Thought leaders don’t write content that any other real estate investor could claim. Thought leaders don’t write about anything and everything. Thought leaders also don’t compete on price.
And their time is now.
Experts are afforded the highest level of confidence and trust because they have a depth of knowledge that can’t be denied or easily replicated. Why wouldn’t we capitalize on that, as opposed to looking like every other real estate investor out there? The real estate industry is on the cusp of a huge shift, and if you take full advantage now, you’re going to be tough to catch.
Here’s the reality — when you plant your flag of authority correctly — you don’t need a million mailings to go out to get a return (don’t tell the Wholesalers that secret – they think they have to spend tens of thousands monthly for a deal that pays them only once). You don’t need a million listeners to get your podcast sponsored. You don’t need to speak at 50 conferences to have someone walk up and ask you some questions that lead to a deal. And you don’t need to be on the best-seller list to use your book as an amazing business development tool with the right seller.
Most investors get this completely backward.
They create broad, generic content as opposed to something that captures the interest of their ideal avatar. Their content is fluffy and doesn’t invite anyone to ask questions or lean in to learn more.
But if you hone in on your specific avatar and ignore the rest of the world (remember, one of the traits of an authority is that most people could care less about their content), your audience will lean in. They will ask questions, and they will eventually put you on a short list to consider when they are ready to sell their home or ask for your help when buying.
And when you do it exceptionally well, you as THE AUTHORITY will be the only investor they consider.
This is a revised edition of the 2017 Amazon Best Seller Real Estate … on your terms, with bonus chapters added. A NEW APPROACH TO REAL ESTATE … ON your terms! Your career is in real estate, or maybe you’re looking to invest. That means you know the general consensus: The real estate market is unpredictable; therefore, your income has to be. You’re at the mercy of the economy and the bank. What if that’s not the truth? What if you had the tools, know-how, and been there-done-that experience from an industry veteran on how to hedge your cash from the market? What if real estate was on YOUR TERMS? Good news―all of this is achievable by creating a “money machine” rather than a per-deal operating system. And in Real Estate on your terms, Chris Prefontaine shares the following with you:* Hope from stories―“If he did, I can!”* How to buy two-plus homes monthly without using your own cash or credit* Strategies for structured continuous cash flow and wealth building
In early 2018, we started a weekly series on our Smart Real Estate Coach YouTube channel called Deal Structure Sundays. The goal of these videos was to help aspiring real estate investors understand a bit more of the terms niche that might be difficult to grasp without some real world examples. As years went by and the world got more complicated, so did our transactions; terms got lengthier, new-and-exciting pivots were introduced, life events happened, and solutions were created. So, we decided to expand these lessons into a course called Deal Structure Overtime. As a part of our Wicked Smart Academy, students will be able to dive deeper into the stories behind these deals, blemishes-and-all. Each one is chock full of all the nuts-and-bolts, true-to-life stories that make up the day-to-day of our real estate investment business.
This book is a taste of what those videos are like. We have transcripts from 8 different deals, edited only for fluidity and readability, that highlight some basic deals and some more advanced deals with Associates from our Wicked Smart Community. We’ve found that your constant exposure to these conversations will put you into action, which starts to create results, which builds your confidence, certainty, and belief, up-leveling your potential — and the cycle continues. So, dive in, po
The New Rules of Real Estate Investing provides both aspiring and current real estate investors with the hard-won lessons and wisdom of successful real estate investors. These accomplished entrepreneurs openly share their biggest wins and failures, their daily productivity habits, and what they would do over again if they could. This book provides a shortcut for those who want to avoid common mistakes and fast-forward their success. Chris Prefontaine, an industry leader in the lease-purchase, owner financing, and subject-to-terms business, shares his secrets from 25+ years in real estate that can be applied to any niche. From simple yet life-changing insights like starting your day with meditation and exercise to the admonishment of “stick to the scripts” when calling prospective buyers and sellers, Chris, along with his son Nick Prefontaine and son-in-law Zach Beach, offers easy-to-follow advice for starting or scaling your real estate business. Fitting with the family’s core business value’s, they offer blunt, transparent experience for you to learn from. The entrepreneur’s entrepreneur Joe Fairless, AirBnB innovator Brian Page, tech pioneer Dan Schwartz, Little Things Matter author Todd Smith and a slew of other industry leaders also share their wisdom, compassion, and even kick you in the pants with their proven formulas for success in business and in life. Learn how to build your day with discipline and positivity, choose the right mentor, turn mistakes into opportunity, and achieve an income well beyond your expectations. This is the book that will change how you see real estate investing, and put you on a path to your dreams. Get all of the free resources at http://www.thenewrulesbook.com
With the INSTANT REAL ESTATE INVESTOR BLUEPRINT, there’s no more stressing about your financial future! After you finish reading this book, you’ll have the plans to put your first home under agreement in less than 180 days. Combining the information you receive here with our main foundational course, The Quantum Leap System Home Study Program, will give you literally all that you need to get out there and start doing deals. You want the step-by-step guide to investing in real estate without using your own cash or credit? You’ve got it!
Your career is in real estate. Or maybe you’re looking to invest. That means you know the general consensus: The real estate market is unpredictable; therefore, your income has to be.
You’re at the mercy of the economy and the bank. What if that’s not the truth? What if you had the tools, know-how, and experience from an industry veteran on how to succeed in this market without using your cash or credit?
Good news―all of this is achievable by creating a “money machine” rather than a per-deal operating system. And in REAL ESTATE on your terms, Chris Prefontaine is sharing with you
•hope from stories―“If he did, I can!”;
•how to buy two-plus homes monthly without using
your own cash or credit; and
•strategies for structured continuous cash flow and
wealth building.
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