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Omar & I Discuss
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More than the Money
Chris Prefontaine is a bestselling author and real estate investor with over
26 years of experience in the field, including 18 years as a builder, realtor,
broker/owner and investor.. He\\u2019s always been an entrepreneur even when
he didn\\u2019t know it.\\xa0 When he used to drag his wagon up to the street corner
and sell junk from his closet or when he used to purchase gum by the pack
and sell by the slice in middle school.
In 1991, Chris began building homes and built 100 homes before starting
his own brokerage.\\xa0 He then become a broker/owner and was selling 100
homes a year with his small team.\\xa0 Since the 2008 debacle he realized he
needed to reinvent his business so that he no longer had to use his own
money or credit.\\xa0
A\\ue01fer years of coaching independently, Chris founded Smart Real Estate
Coach in 2014. The company coaches investors on how to scale & automate
their business throughout the US and Canada- all without using their cash
or credit. Chris and his team, which includes his kids, have done over $80
million in real estate transactions. They mentor, coach, consult and have
Associates around the country doing exactly what they do. On top of that,
they run their own buying and selling business so they\\u2019re in the trenches
every single week.\\xa0 Between their existing Associates around the Country
and their own deals, they\\u2019re still doing 5-10 properties every month and
control as of now between $20 million -$25 million of real estate with little
to no money down
Omar Khan comes from an institutional investment banking background, having advised on $3.7 Billion of capital financing & M&A transactions.\\xa0 He\\u2019s completed numerous multi-million dollar syndication deals and targets deal hold times of 3-5 years before exit.\\xa0 While most people talk about \\u201craising the money\\u201d to do deals, Omar focuses much attention on the more important aspects of the deal during this episode: the Team who\\u2019s married to the deal for the 3-5 years.\\xa0 If you invest your money passively, you obviously better have a good deal to start with, but a top notch operating partner/team is ESSENTIAL to your money\\u2019s survival (let alone growth!!).
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Relevant Episodes: (There are 107 Content Packed Interviews in Total)
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