New Rules of Real Estate Investing with Chris Prefontaine | EP91

Chris Prefontaine is a 3-time best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, The New Rules of Real Estate Investing, and Moneeka Sawyer's Real Estate Investing for Women. He is also the Founder and CEO of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and host of The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast

In this episode we talked about:

• Chris` Background
  
• Changes in Lead Generation
  
• Vendor Take Back Mortgages
  
• Chris` Involvement in Deals
  
• Geography and Real Estate
  
• Motivation for Writing a book
  
• Interest Rates and General Economy Outlook
  
• Regulatory Environment Challenges
  
• Coaching. Advice for the Younger Generation
  
• Chris` Plans for the Future
  

Useful links:
https://smartrealestatecoach.com

Transcriptions:

Jesse (0s): Welcome to the working capital real estate podcast. My name is Jesper galley. And on this show, we discuss all things real estate with investors and experts in a variety of industries that impact real estate. Whether you're looking at your first investment or raising your first fund, join me and let's build that portfolio one square foot at a time. All right, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Jesper galleon. You're listening to working capital the real estate podcast. Our returning guests today is Chris Prefontaine. Chris is a three-time bestselling author of real estate on your terms, the new rules of real estate investing and Monica Sawyer is real estate investing for women.

 

He is also the founder and CEO of smart real estate coach.com and host of the smart real estate coach podcast. Chris, welcome back.

 

Chris (47s): Thanks Jesse. I'm going to be back and thanks for having me

 

Jesse (49s): Back. Yeah, it's my pleasure. So a lot's changed since the last time we spoke. How, how are things in Rhode Island?

 

Chris (56s): Yeah, lots change would be an understatement for everybody, right? You and I were talking off here. It's been crazy. I knock on wood. I'll say the craziness helps us because we're looking to solve problems. Right? It's every person I come across in every show is like, oh, why is it affecting you? And I almost feel bad sometimes because we're doing really well. We've increased that business because of it because more people need a guide. That's the short answer.

 

Jesse (1m 21s): Yeah. Have, have you changed or pivoted anything specifically because of just given the last year and what's changed either regulatorily from a government standpoint or just, just in the business.

 

Chris (1m 34s): Good question. So not from a regulation standpoint, because again, knock on wood. Nobody's screwed that up for us. There's always a