Chris Prefontaine
Real estate investing coach teaching creative finance deals without cash or credit
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $250 an hour |
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| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners |
| Based in | Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
| Sessions | Online |
| Practice | Smart Real Estate Coach |
Chris Prefontaine is a real estate investing coach who teaches investors to buy and sell homes on terms, without their own cash, credit or bank loans. The team still buys and sells homes in its own market every month. It completes 12 to 15 deals monthly and coaches investors across North America. The model centers on earning 3 Paydays per deal.
What Chris helps with
Chris and his team help investors build a real estate business that does not depend on personal cash, credit or bank loans. They cover the setup, lead flow and deal structure.
- Buying homes without cash, credit or bank loans
- Creating 3 Paydays per deal instead of one
- Setting up vendors and virtual systems
- Generating leads for a real estate business
- Finding properties without fighting other investors
- Buying a home for yourself with no loan or down payment
- Scaling and automating a real estate business
Who Chris works with
The team works with aspiring and active real estate investors and business owners across North America. Clients include new investors who join as Associates. The team also partners with some of them on deals.
How Chris works
The team teaches a deal model built 3 Paydays per deal, compared with the single payday of a wholesaler or flipper. Students learn to buy homes on terms without their own cash or credit. Coaching covers vendors, virtual systems and lead generation. The team also partners on deals with Associates. Members join a nationwide network of other investors.
Background and qualifications
Chris Prefontaine founded Smart Real Estate Coach in 2014 after many years of coaching and doing deals on his own. The team still buys and sells homes in its own market every month. It also mentors and consults students and Associates across North America. The company includes coaching programs, a YouTube channel, a podcast, annual live events and online courses with more than 100 videos.
Chris Prefontaine pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one consulting
- Group coaching
- Self-guided online video courses
- Associate levels
- Apprentice program
- Annual live events
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The CoachVouch take
The team still completes 12 to 15 deals each month and partners with Associates on deals.
Best for real estate investors who want to buy homes on terms without using their own cash, credit or bank loans.
Common questions
How much does Chris Prefontaine charge?
Coaching with Chris runs $150 to $250 an hour. Message Chris from this page for an exact quote.
What does Chris Prefontaine help with?
Chris Prefontaine helps with buying homes without cash, credit or bank loans, creating 3 Paydays per deal instead of one, setting up vendors and virtual systems and generating leads for a real estate business.
Does Chris Prefontaine coach online?
Chris is based in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Sessions are online.
Does Chris Prefontaine partner on deals with students?
Yes. The team coaches new investors and also partners with Associates on deals.
Does the team teach foreclosure investing?
No. The team states that it does not teach foreclosure.
How do I contact Chris Prefontaine?
Send Chris a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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