About this episode

Chris Prefontaine discusses the importance of clarity in closing creative real estate deals and introduces the 3 Paydays™ Live event.

Most people who haven't done their first creative real estate deal don't have an ability problem. They have a clarity problem. There is a big difference between the two, and it is the reason so many investors stay stuck collecting strategies, watching videos, and taking courses without ever actually closing a deal. In this solo episode, Chris breaks down exactly why clarity is the missing piece for most people considering creative real estate, and why the 3 Paydays™ Live event exists. After the 2008 crash wiped him out after nearly two decades in the business, Chris realized that even experience doesn't give you clarity on its own. What changed everything was proximity: getting in the room, watching real conversations happen in real time, and seeing how deals actually come together from lead to structure to close. That is the environment 3 Paydays™ Live is built to create. No outside speakers selling from the stage. No fluff panels. No theory-heavy presentations. Just Chris and the Smart Real Estate Coach family team, with over 104 years of combined experience and billions of dollars in transactions, walking you through the complete sequence: how the lead comes in, what the…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Prefontaine

Topics covered

• creative real estate
• clarity in investing
• 3 Paydays model
• real estate deals
• investor education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Smart Real Estate Coach

Places: Warwick, Rhode Island

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