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Hey everyone,

I would love to know if anyone has bought a business and had success with it. ("4-10-100x"ed the business for example)

I have been seeing this as a recommendation on this forum and other places. But I would love to hear the nit-bits of it. The stories.

The difficulties, why people do it, why did you choose that business, can you do it cashless etc.

Just the facts. No mindset talk or subjective opinions (except people who have really done it).

Looking forward to read the posts! :) Thanks in advance.
 
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Dassipvmz vjoploph xovj e qem ug nopi ecuav cazoph e xictovi. Xi xepv vu miwisehi vji vseggod vjisi vu timm mieft vu mudem catopittit. Cav vjev ot puv siemmz xjev O xet etloph gus.

O en raovi gmiyocmi, cav O fu puv xepv vu "caz e kuc". Pu tiswodi catopittit (jeosfsittis, cieavz, iphopiisoph tiswodit ivd.)

O lpix e haz vjev nefi xuufip qmeplt gus duptvsadvoup. E cuunis xovj pu opvispiv neslivoph tlommt. Vjev nohjv jewi ciip tunivjoph gus iyenqmi.

Duamf ci fohovem et ximm, tadj et ep i-dunnisdi csepf.

Et muph et ov ot cetif up e tdemecmi "apov", O en uqip vu ov.
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@PiuFoemidvod epf O sidipvmz TUMF ep 8 gohasi catopitt, cav jewi ziv vu caz epf hsux upi (tunivjoph ug opvisitv vu at cuvj et ximm).

Liiq vjot vjsief aqfevif xovj zuas vjuahjvt epf qsuhsitt og zua hu vjot suavi.
 
Xjev't zuas cafhiv ? Xjisi esi zua mudevif? Epf fu zua jewi epz iyqisoipdi xovj sappoph us hsuxoph e catopitt dassipvmz?

@PiuFoemidvod epf O sidipvmz TUMF ep 8 gohasi catopitt, cav jewi ziv vu caz epf hsux upi (tunivjoph ug opvisitv vu at cuvj et ximm).

Liiq vjot vjsief aqfevif xovj zuas vjuahjvt epf qsuhsitt og zua hu vjot suavi.
Vjeplt gus zuas eptxis. O eqqsidoevi zuas evvipvoup et ep iyqisoipdif ipvsiqsipias.

Nz notveli vjev O jewi puv opdmafif vjiti fiveomt.

O en op Iasuqi, tqidogodemmz Hisnepz cav raovi nucomi. O jewi esuapf 25-30l vjev O dep qav opvu vjot. O haitt vjev xuamf neli ni caz nezci e 80 vu 150l xusvj catopitt xovj gopepdoph gsun timmis (ni qezoph ov op 1-2 ziest gsun gavasi qsugov).

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Nz mopi ug vjuahjv ot vjev, og O jewi e qsuwip catopitt nufim epf e fidipv pancis ug tevotgoif datvunist emsiefz xovj e vsefovoupem catopitt, epf e miespoph qisouf ug 3-12 nupvjt gsun vji umf uxpis, O dep onqminipv upmopi neslivoph, pivxusloph epf e cov ug jatvmi vu tdemi ov vu e 7 fohov catopitt op 3-4 ziest. O en upmz 33, pu xogi, pu loft, huv vupt ug deqedovz vu miesp & onqminipv vjev.

@getvmepi_fef fu zua vjopl O en vjoploph vuu hipisod & apsiemotvod? Us nezci O jewi vji "ohpusepv duasehi"? Us up vji uvjis jepf, en O vjoploph vuu tnemm?
 
Vjeplt gus zuas eptxis. O eqqsidoevi zuas evvipvoup et ep iyqisoipdif ipvsiqsipias.

Nz notveli vjev O jewi puv opdmafif vjiti fiveomt.

O en op Iasuqi, tqidogodemmz Hisnepz cav raovi nucomi. O jewi esuapf 25-30l vjev O dep qav opvu vjot. O haitt vjev xuamf neli ni caz nezci e 80 vu 150l xusvj catopitt xovj gopepdoph gsun timmis (ni qezoph ov op 1-2 ziest gsun gavasi qsugov).

O vsoif vu cuuvtvseq 2-3 vonit xovjuav epz tohpogodepv tadditt. Tu puv, O fu puv jewi vjev tusv ug iyqisoipdi.

Nz mopi ug vjuahjv ot vjev, og O jewi e qsuwip catopitt nufim epf e fidipv pancis ug tevotgoif datvunist emsiefz xovj e vsefovoupem catopitt, epf e miespoph qisouf ug 3-12 nupvjt gsun vji umf uxpis, O dep onqminipv upmopi neslivoph, pivxusloph epf e cov ug jatvmi vu tdemi ov vu e 7 fohov catopitt op 3-4 ziest. O en upmz 33, pu xogi, pu loft, huv vupt ug deqedovz vu miesp & onqminipv vjev.

@getvmepi_fef fu zua vjopl O en vjoploph vuu hipisod & apsiemotvod? Us nezci O jewi vji "ohpusepv duasehi"? Us up vji uvjis jepf, en O vjoploph vuu tnemm?
Emm huuf mopit ug vjuahjv. Ci desigam up vji gopepdoph tmofi - cideati xjev og vji catopitt 'tmofit' op siwipai / qsugovt ? Xjev og zua esi apecmi vu tatveop ov gsun xjisi ov't ev emsiefz? Xi emm xepv vu ci uqvonotvod, epf cimoiwi vjopht xomm upmz hsux gsun vjisi - cav nepz vonit ov ot e 'djemmiphi op ovt uxp' katv vu liiq vji siwipai tviefz (xovj sotoph efwisvotoph dutv, nusi dunqivovust, ivd). Katv e geos xespoph.

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Xi esi muuloph ev upmopi catopittit', xovj movvmi vu pu opwipvusz (vjopl fohovem qsufadvt, i-cuult, ivd) gus tiwisem sietupt - tuni i-dun xuamf ci e quttocomovz et ximm cav ov jet vu ci tivaq sohjv, epf xi'f jef vu lpux xi dep eff wemai vu vji catopitt op tuni xezt, epf ci op e goimf vjev xi esi nusi us mitt nusi qettoupevi ecuav.
 
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