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In 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 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. 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 on Pre-Foreclosure doors at 16 and...

Quincy Long is the president of Quest IRA. The Quest IRA corporate headquarters is located in Houston, Texas, however they administer clients accounts from across the nation, with offices in Dallas and Austin, TX. They opened our doors in early 2003 and have since developed into one of the leading self-directed IRA administrators in the nation. With over 12,000 satisfied clients, they pride themselves as having world famous customer service. Quest IRA administers IRAs for the purpose of investing in alternative investments, including real estate, notes, oil and gas, and private placements, just to name a few of the almost endless...

Chris 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...

Ron LeGrand is a nationally recognized real estate expert and trainer, with 27 years experience in both residential and commercial properties and a 20 year history of hard money lending and brokering. His experiences include personally buying and selling over 2,000 houses and millions in Commercial Property deals. Mr. LeGrand is a highly sought after platform speaker, who has addressed audiences as large as 20,000 and as small as 100 in hotels and convention centers across North America, sharing the stage with leaders such as Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, Rudy Giuliani, Tony Robbins, Larry King, Dr. Phil, Suzie Orman, and...

Mike Makredes is from Fresno, California. He is been in sales all his professional life, and currently working in the Ag industry for the largest melon, broccoli, and corn grower in the US. He handle sales for over 12 million cases ($150 million) of produce per year. What brought him to Chris and the Smart Real Estate Coach team was the thought of getting out of the rat race and into a business that he can control on his terms. What you will learn: Why Mike decided to take a chance on an industry, he had no previous experience in What Mike...

Dan Schwartz has a passion for helping the overwhelmed real estate entrepreneur work smarter and earn more by setting up effective systems. After launching InvestorFuse, a lead management automation platform for real estate investing, he’s helped bring the power of automation to hundreds of happy investors and has built a strong community around the technology. When not working or investing, you’ll find Dan traveling, drumming, producing music, or helping other entrepreneurs grow their businesses. What you will learn: How going to “Rich Dad, Poor Dad seminar inspired Dan and a friend to start flipping houses The three pillars of any real estate acquisition...

Todd Smith has been an entrepreneur for over 35 years and has enjoyed extraordinary personal and professional success. He owned his first business at the age of 18, became one of the youngest realtors to be inducted to RE/MAX’s Hall of Fame at age 28, and became an internationally recognized leader and trainer in the direct selling earning $27 million over the last 23 years. Todd has conducted over 1000 training sessions and seminars for audiences around the world and has developed numerous training manuals and audio/visual sales tools, teaching entrepreneurs how to achieve professional success and accomplish their personal...

In 2001, reacting to a huge need in the marketplace, Gerry DeLang founded EndTaxProblems to help taxpayers navigate and resolve their very painful IRS Issues. His company has successfully represented thousands of people over the years, restoring peace and sanity to their lives. They have helped folks from all walks of life, from the long term non filer, to the affluent business facing payroll tax and personal tax issues. Often times life events, health crisis, divorce, business failure , accidents etc throw what was once an orderly financial life into disarray. Never mind the great crashes of the internet bubble...

Craig Cecilio is a principal in DiversyFund, Inc. and the founder and CEO of California Coastal Funding Group, Inc. Craig has worked in the real estate industry for nearly 20 years. Over the course of his career, Craig has participated in the development of over 1,000 single family residences in California as either a joint venture equity partner, lender or sponsor. Craig also owns a California-licensed real estate lending business for residential renovations and ground-up construction (residential and multi-family) in California coastal markets such as San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles and San Francisco, a loan servicing business and a real...

Scott Ulmer is a dedicated and experienced real estate professional who has been able to see both the ups and downs of the business world. He currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida, where he recently opened his own company, Little Pink Houses Of America. Driven to succeed from an early age, Scott started working at the age of fourteen, and from there he's grown to see all different aspects of business, with real estate in particular. Over the course of his 21-year career in real estate, he's developed expert-level communication, management, and negotiation skills, which in turn have set the way for...