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In this episode, Alex breaks down how he went from 10+ years in corporate finance to buying a $1.1M/yr tent rental business with his wife, how they came up with the 10% down, and what his first 2 months as an owner have actually looked like.

◼️ Why he spent 2 months spinning his wheels with brokers, and what finally got him unstuck

◼️ Why the sellers picked him over another event rental company that made a similar offer

◼️ The 50-year-old printing business he got serious about first, and why he walked away

◼️ How a tent bought once for up to $100K can bring in about $15K in a single weekend

◼️ Why he's holding off on paying himself, even though the business can already cover his old salary

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In this video, I break down how to actually get an SBA 7(a) loan to buy a business in 2026: the 9 steps from having no lender to closing, plus every rule that just changed.

◼️ The one step where almost every first-time buyer loses their deal, and how to avoid it

◼️ How little of your own cash you actually need to put in now

◼️ The question a lender will ask that ends your call on the spot if you get it wrong

◼️ What one buyer did when her bank killed the financing the seller had agreed to, a day before closing

◼️ The rules that changed on October 1st, and which deals they now stop from ever happening

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In this episode, Justin breaks down how he went from losing his job to owning a $425K/yr landscaping company, why he first passed on it as too expensive, and how he bought it for $1.2M after his first deal died at the finish line.

◼️ How the business he couldn't afford came back on the market the same day his first deal fell apart

◼️ How he kept his paycheck after handing in his notice for a deal that never closed

◼️ How he bought a 40-year-old company with 10% down, and got the seller to wait 2 years for his first payment

◼️ How he fit 15 to 20 hours a week of searching around a full-time job and being a single dad half the week

◼️ Why he isn't paying himself yet, and the businesses he wants to add over the next 10 years

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