Nick Wheeler reflects on investing countless hours to buy a beautiful business, only to have the seller kill the deal.
Topics in Nick’s interview:
- Finding a commercial landscaping business
- Winning the sellers’ trust
- How he interpreted early red flags
- Lessons learned about due diligence
- Conflict with sellers over working capital
- Why the deal fell apart
- The financial cost of the broken deal
- The emotional cost of the broken deal
- How brokers can help (or hurt) your deal
- What Nick is most grateful for
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