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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 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 scale...

Nathan 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...

Nicholas 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 every scenario if you want to get...

Brian Davis is a rental industry expert and Co-Founder of Spark Rental. Their mission is to help everyday people reach financial independence through rental income. That includes education and tools to help landlords grow and manage their rental portfolio. They create free educational content, including a blog, podcast, video courses, and webinars, to help people reach their passive income goals. They also offer free property management software and other tools, such as calculators.   What you will learn in this episode: What sets Spark Rental apart from other real estate investment companies Brian’s path to financial freedom through fixer-uppers, crowdfunding, and syndications ...

Glenn and Amber Schworm started flipping houses in 2007 when the market was literally tanking. They went on to flip, hold and wholesale over 500+ houses and counting, primarily in the Capital Region. This success led them to open several other successful companies, all revolving around Real Estate Investing.   In 2016 Glenn and Amber launched their coaching company VestorPRO. They host Home Flipping Workshops all over the Northeast and New England with plans to expand all companies down the Eastern Seaboard, then across the country to become a National Brand.   What you will learn in this episode: How Glenn got started in...

Steve Mernick:   Steve Mernick was born and raised in Rhode Island. He currently lives in Coventry, RI. and is the father of 2 children, Noelle and Julian. He worked for 16 years in the custom woodworking world until he transitioned to real estate in 2018. He has been a full-time real estate investor/entrepreneur since March 2020. He coaches people around the country on how to build and scale their real estate businesses by using creative finance as the vehicle to get there.   Website: http://homeonyourterms.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/homeonyourterms     Brian O’Neill:   Brian O’Neill is a real estate investor and business owner. He and his wife, Katie, enjoy spending...

Meghan Shea, a 37 year old telepathic animal whisperer and healer, believes that through serving and giving back to animals, we create an impact on the world. Meghan’s telepathic ability shows you the world through the lens of your animal's eyes. She is the microphone that turns up the volume to the voices that often go unheard. She gives you direct access to who they are, what they need and why they are here. Animals are the gateway for us to expand.   Her work extends to humans as well. She specializes in transforming humans through accessing their personal light codes and...

Ed Mathews is a seasoned executive, leveraging his experience earned during 20+ years in service of world-class Silicon Valley companies to take advantage of opportunities in the US commercial real estate market and mentor real estate investors.   What you will learn in this episode:  When to implement mentors and where to find them How long-term tenants open up more opportunities to grow your business Why scaling is not as scary as it may seem once you learn the processes Why it is important to learn marketing as well as real estate How to navigate learning curves and manage the fear of...

Russell Ham is managing owner at Ham Property Solutions, LLC. He is also lead coach of the 90 Day Jump Start program at Wicked Smart Inc.   What you will learn in this episode:   How Russell takes his experience as a basketball coach and uses it to guide the gameplans of his Wicked Smart students What lease purchase, owner financing, subject-to, and assign out mean in creative financing, and the unique scenarios Russell encountered for each type Why it is important to understand the mission of helping people and solving problems to best navigate a deal What advice Chris gave to the...

Since 1990, David Soble has provided no nonsense legal advice to banks, lenders and consumers alike, in the areas of commercial and residential real estate, business and residential lending and contract matters. He is a graduate of Michigan State University (’87) and The Ohio State University College of Law (’90). His focus has been on real estate law and lending law.   David's background is unique in that he has extensive practical experience and knowledge working with commercial, residential, and lending transactions. He has managed sizable loan portfolios ($500+ Million) consisting of commercial and residential real estate for national banks. He was...