Due Diligence

A Trailing-Twelve-Month P&L Only Carries Part Of This Year's Energy Spike. Here's What The Next Twelve Months Look Like.

Urgency Is Free To Manufacture. Here Is What It Costs To Believe It, And The One Question That Tests It.

A $1.1M New York Food Market Clears Every Bar. So Does A $900K Pennsylvania Practice.

He Locked Up The Deal In March. By May The Working Capital Had Walked Out The Door And So Had His Leverage.

You Are Not Paying For Legal Advice. You Are Paying For The List Of Things This Person Has Already Watched Go Wrong.

Your Lender Will Catch It At Underwriting. You Can Catch It Before You Write The Offer

Every Purchase Now Needs An Outside Valuation. Any Gap Above It Comes Out Of Your Pocket, Not The Loan.

A $2M Arcade. A $2.85M Florida Remodeler Clears. The Third Is Where It Gets Interesting.

He Got Paid In Full In Every Scenario Where You Got Wiped Out. That Is Not A Conspiracy. That Is His Job.

Your Runway Is Not Just Money. It Is The Only Thing Protecting Your Ability To Walk Away.

Equipment Writes Off In Year One Now. Goodwill Takes Fifteen. The Split Is Negotiable.

The Covenant With Real Teeth Is The One You Negotiate With The Seller, Not The One You Inherit.

The Cash Flow Is Real. So Is The Fact That One Customer And One Tax Ruling Can Erase It Overnight.

If The Business Runs Without The Owner, Ask Who Is Actually Running It. The Answer Changes The Price.

A Clean 5/5: 90% Repeat Orders, And What I'd Still Confirm | The Buyer's Brief

Equipment Depreciates. Buildings Can Be Rented. The Repeat Customers Are The Only Thing You Can't Replace.

SBA Default Rates by Industry: The Number Buyers Skip

When The Seller IS The Business, A Lower Price Won't Save You. The Structure Has To.

I Read the Lease Before the P&L. Here's Why | The Buyer's Brief

Working Capital Is the Line Most Buyers Never Read | The Buyer's Brief

The Math Is The Best I Have Scored All Month. The Structure Is The Problem. Here Is The Difference.

He found the deal. The bank said no. Here's what he missed.

Days on market is the most underused diligence signal. How to read it and how to price it.

$508K SDE, semi-absentee, fleet included. Then you read the FedEx contract.

Five Lease Clauses That Decide Whether You Own A Business Or Rent A Job.