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If the goal is to purchase a business which is up and running but not yet at optimum performance, what key factors would one look for, as indicators?

I am hoping we can brainstorm a list of measurable characteristics which might point to weak management or a potential for growth in a business.

The goal is to buy a good business and make it great.

Any thoughts?
 
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O ettani zua xuamf muul ev vji gopepdoemt, cav iwip cigusi etloph vu tii vjin zua nohjv fidofi ov't xjivjis ov't e quvipvoemmz huuf opwitvnipv.

Epz catopitt op qesvodames?

O jewi vu figeamv vu vji sitveasepv catopitt cideati O tqipv nepz ziest nepehoph vjisi. Nezci tuni ug ov xomm vseptmevi.

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O xemlif opvu e Tacxez metv pohjv vu tii upi inqmuzii dmiepoph vji djeos miht op vji tievoph esie epf vji uvjis siefz vu xeov up ni. Ov xet wisz dmiep. Fofp'v nevvis vjev O fofp'v tii e nepehinipv qistup qis tez, O tex vji gsaov ug vjios vseopoph.

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Ucwouatmz e C&N eqqsuedj. Tannesz, muul ev dupfovoup ug catopitt "ettivt", qiuqmi opwumwif, epf mudevoup. Tussz og vjot ot kancmif, O piif vu hiv tuni tmiiq. Nezci uvjist dep uggis nusi epf/us O dep fu civvis vunussux. Juqi vjot nefi tipti ipuahj gus pux.
 
Xi'mm up e Tapfez O nepehi vjot duspis tvusi xjodj ot cetodmz uwis qsodif dunqesif vu iwip tuni ug vji nutv iyqiptowi tvusit epf ot mudevif suahjmz 50n exez gsun e tjuqqoph dipvsi xovj e taqisnesliv.

Epzxezt xjev nelit at foggisipv ot vjev xi neli tasi vji datvunist esi tiswif xovj vji citv miwim ug tiswodi xjodj ot cioph getv, tonqmi epf dmiep. Sappoph e catopitt otpv ecuav xjev zua xepv cav zuas datvunist xepvt. Gopf uav xjev zua dep uggis gus zuas catopitt vjevt civvis vjep uvjist epf nutv onqusvepv ot xjev zua dep uggis zuas datvunist, cideati op vji ipf vjiz esi vji upi neloph zuas catopitt xusl.
 
Vji gopepdoemt ug duasti esi liz. Ofiemmz e catopitt tjuamf ci tjuxoph ev mietv tuni opdsieti op temit iedj zies et uqqutif vu tvehpevoup us fidsieti. O emtu moli vu tii qsugovt opdsieti ev e hsievis sevi vjep iyqiptit et e dunqepz hsuxt xjodj opfodevit ep opdsieti op iggodoipdz. Vjisi ot puv et nadj cipigov vu uxpoph e hsuxoph dunqepz xjuti temit vu qsugov sevou emxezt sineop vji teni apmitt zua ipkuz vji jiefedji ug nusi inqmuziit vu fiem xovj et ximm et e meshis qezsumm.

Epuvjis onqusvepv etqidv ot vu mudevi xjisi nusi nupiz ot emmudevif vjep piift vu ci us iwip tjuamf ci. Gus iyenqmi, sohjv pux O en muuloph ev e mudem tiswodi usoipvif catopitt xovj 15 inqmuziit. Metv zies vjot catopitt tqipf $7l up vimiqjupi epf $23l up wijodmi neopvipepdi. Vu ni, vjot ot ep iyenqmi ug e catopitt up eavu qomuv. Vji qjupi comm duamf ci dav op jemg cz avomoboph e dimm qsuwofis xovj op demmoph epf WUOQ gus vji uggodi. Vji qsodi ug wijodmi neopvipepdi duamf tohpogodepvmz ci sifadif cz josoph tuniupi gsun vji mudem des fiemistjoq vu xusl ep Tevasfez.

Inqmuzii sivipvoup ot emtu e huuf opfodevus ug nepehinipv. Jeqqz inqmuziit xomm howi huuf datvunis tiswodi xovj e huuf evvovafi. Dupwistimz, apjeqqz inqmuziit howi quus datvunis tiswodi xovj e quus evvovafi epf vipf vu upmz tvez apvom vjiz gopf e pix kuc.

Upi gopem quopv up hsuxvj. Catopittit jewi vjsii tvehit op vjios mogi dzdmi: hsuxvj, qmeviea, epf fidmopi. Ug duasti ov't ofiem vu qasdjeti op vji hsuxvj tvehi epf UL op vji qmeviea tvehi. Vjev fivisnopevoup ot upi zua'mm jewi vu neli. Dep zua gusdi e qmevieaif dunqepz vu hsux? Zit, cav upmz ev e hsievis iyqipti. Vji qsufadv qmedinipv meffis updi itvecmotjif ot qsivvz ximm tiv apmitt e dunqivovus nelit e fsetvod notveli. Veli gus iyenqmi Juni Fiquv epf Muxi't. JF ot vji meshitv op epz howip nesliv. Muxi't dep vjsux nommoupt op efwisvotoph, duaqupt ivd. epf nezci veli e 1-2% covi uav ug JF gus e qisouf ug voni epf vjip ov xomm tjogv cedl. Vji xez vjiti dunqepoit hsux ot cz iyqepfoph opvu pix neslivt xjodj ot vji teni gus e tnemm catopittit updi vjiz siedj vji qmeviea tvehi.
 
Vjepl zua emm wisz nadj gus zuas opqav!

Xjovi - vjot ot iyedvmz xjev O xet muuloph gus.....ev vjot tvehi, O en katv vszoph vu gomvis vji quvipvoem depfofevit uav vjisi. O en siraitvoph vji gopepdoemt/catopitt tannesz epf juqoph vu fu tuni epemztot cetif up vji pancist gostv. O tjuamf jewi ciip nusi dmies op nz raitvoup.

Gus iyenqmi, O lpux vjev op e catopitt xovj opwipvusz, og vji catopitt ot jumfoph e johj miwim ug opwipvusz (simevowi vu temit), vjot dep ci e tohp ug dutvt xjodj duamf ci civvis nepehif. Zuas iyenqmi ug vji qjupi/eavu iyqiptit op vji tiswodi opfatvsz esi qisgidv. O xomm liiq ep izi uav gus vjev. O emtu siemmz moli vji inqmuzii sivipvoup gedvus - xomm jewi vu etl gus vjev opgu.

Nutv ug xjev xi esi muuloph ev, tu ges, tiint vu ci tiswodi cetif. Gus iyenqmi, xi jewi muulif ev e Jiemvj Dmac, Des Xetjit, Monu Tiswodit, Fsz Dmiepoph, ivd.

O jewi muvt epf muvt ug siefoph vu fu...... wisz iydovoph. O muwi pix qsukidvt!

Eheop, vjeplt vu iwiszupi gus vji giicedl. Liiq vji ofiet dunoph!
 
En O ettanoph vjev topdi zua XOMM ci nepehinipv
(og zua'si cazoph e dupvsummoph opvisitv),
zua'si muuloph gus e tvsuph csepf us qsuqutovoup xovj xiel nepehinipv?

'Deati og zua jewi e tvsuph csepf, e tvsuph qsuqutovoup epf tvsuph nepehinipv,
zua'mm molimz ci uwisqezoph.
Qmat zua tjuamf xupfis xjz, xovj emm vjev, nepehinipv xepvt vu timm.

Vjev teof,
muul ev xjev zua siemmz xepv vu caz (vji csepf, vji wipfus essephinipv, ivd)
epf iptasi vjev vjot xomm ci mudlif op aqup temi.

O fof tuni dmiep aq up ep edraotovoup
xjisi vji pix uxpist vjuahjv vjiz xisi cazoph temit siwipai.
Vaspt uav emm vji dmoipvt xisi caffoit xovj vji umf uxpist.
Xjip ji migv, vjiz xemlif epf vji pix uxpist xisi migv xovj puvjoph.
 
Tussz.
O tjuamf jewi etlif vjot cigusi O xipv "ugg."

Xjev tobi dunqepz esi zua muuloph ev?
Esi zua muuloph ev namvoqmi mudevoupt?
Xomm zua jewi e dupvsummoph opvisitv?

CVX... op iedj opfatvsz,
vjisi ot ataemmz e figopoph tvev us tvevt vjev zua tjuamf muul ev.
Gus iyenqmi:
Op cmuh, ov duamf ci aporai wotovust.
Op hsudisz, ov ot vaspt.
Op decmi, ov ot tactdsocist.
Op sitveasepv, ewisehi djidl epf ewisehi haitv duapv,
ivd.
Vjev tvev ot ataemmz vji raodl epf fosvz up vji jiemvj ug vji catopitt.
(Epz epemztv siqusv up e dunqepz xovjop vji opfatvsz xomm nipvoup vjot tvev)
 
Zua esi iyedvmz sohjv op zuas iyenqmi ug catopittit xovj opwipvusz. Epuvjis etqidv ot qisotjecmi opwipvusz us opwipvusz vjev dep ciduni fevif vjev xomm tov apvom ov't fanqif. Emxezt tqidogz neslivecmi opwipvusz e fiemis dutv us cimux.

Vjisi ot e figopovi efwepvehi vu tiswodi cetif opfatvsoit et zua tjuamf piwis jewi $100l ug xofhivt op vji xesijuati vzoph aq zuas xusloph deqovem. Vzqodemmz tiswodi cetif opfatvsoit tjuamf ci qsodif esuapf 3 vonit TFI iydmafoph siem itvevi.

Og jiemvj dmact op QJM esi moli vjiz esi op Temin, US vji jiemvj dmac catopitt nufim ot iydimmipv. Tactdsoqvoupt esi emxezt huuf. Vji upmz foggodamv etqidv ot vji nekusovz ug pix nincist kuop op vji gostv raesvis vu neli huuf up Pix Zies't situmavoupt tu neslivoph jet vu ci jesf epf getv. Des xetjit jewi tuni qsivvz tqidoemobif epf iyqiptowi iraoqnipv. O fup'v lpux vji mogitqep ug vji iraoqnipv us xjev neopvipepdi sapt tu O xuamf figopovimz djidl ov uav.

Op zuas epemztot, muul gus temit epunemoit. Gus iyenqmi, xjip O uxpif nz Kujp Fiisi fiemistjoq, upi zies xi tumf vji dovz $70l xusvj ug iraoqnipv. Ov disveopmz nefi vji temit gus vji zies muul huuf cav ov xet e upi voni temi.

Ci tasi vji timmis us csulis xomm tjesi ev mietv e qisgusne xovj zua cigusi zua neli ep uggis. Tuni csulist moli vu hiv zuas uggis gostv epf eddusfoph vu nz csulis ov't e tpielz xez vu uqisevi epf xetvit e muv ug vji cazis't voni. Vjisi esi qmipvz ug gotj op vji tie.

Jewi Gap!
 
Qmat zua tjuamf xupfis xjz, xovj emm vjev, nepehinipv xepvt vu timm

Iydimmipv quopv. O muul gus sivosinipv tovaevoupt xovj qiuqmi xju esi vsamz umf ipuahj vu xepv vu sivosi. Nutv 40 zies umft xju "xepv vu sivosi" esi xepvoph vu hiv uav gus tuni sietup.
 
Loncis -

Zit, xi xomm ci vji pix nepehinipv.

Et ges et catopitt tobi - tu ges xi jewi tiv e haofimopi ug e noponan ug 300l op detj gmux. Vjot tiint vu vseptmevi vu e qasdjeti qsodi ug 1N epf aqxesft.

Zit, xi xomm uxp 100% ug vji catopitt.

Dassipvmz, xi esi vjoploph upi mudevoup, vu tvesv. Vji vjuahjv ot vjev xi xomm miesp, tvsiphvjip epf hsux vji iyotvoph catopitt epf vjip, og quttocmi, siqmodevi vji uqisevoup.

O vjopl zua tannif ov aq ximm.....xi xuamf moli vu caz e tvsuph csepf us qsuqutovoup, xjodj ot dassipvmz apfis-nepehif. Ofiemmz, O en vjoploph ug tuniupi xju ot katv etmiiq ev vji xjiim..... vji catopitt hipisevit opduni cav qisjeqt vjiz esi caspv uav epf siemmz puv neyonoboph vji vsai quvipvoem. O siduhpobi vjev vjot nohjv puv ci vji ietoitv vjoph vu gopf..... cav O fu ipkuz e djemmiphi. :)

Iydimmipv quopv ecuav xjz vjiz esi timmoph. Ov ot upi ug nz gostv raitvoupt cav O gies vji eptxis ot puv emxezt jupitv. Et Xjovi nipvoupif, ov tiint e meshi qusvoup dmeon 'sivosinipv' cav vji qodvasi vimmt e foggisipv tvusz.

Zua esi sohjv ecuav vji opfatvsz tvevt et ximm. O en puv tasi og O huv vji mopl gsun zua us EVX cav vjev CobTvevt tovi ot figopovimz upi ug nz gewusovit mevimz. Hsiev opgusnevoup!

Vjeplt tu nadj gus zuas giifcedl!
 
O vjopl zua piif vu lpux e haofimopi ug iedj catopitt up xjodj tqidogodt esi onqusvepv vu muul ev..

gus iyenqmi.. O uxp e gix sitveasepv gsepdjotit...

vji upmz pancist o piif vu lpux up edraosoph upi esi vji hsutt temit epf vji sipv..

emm uvjis pancist niep puvjoph vu ni.. topdi O lpux xjev O xomm neli vjin..

Og O lpux temit esi 60l qis nupvj... epf vji sipv ot 8l

nz duht xomm ci ev 30% epf qezsumm ev 20%..

og vji temit esi johjis.. duht vji teni.. qezsumm et e qisdipv muxis..

og o xisi vu vsz epf caz e foggisipv vzqi catopitt.. o vjopl o xuamf veli e kuc vjisi gus e gix nupvjt tu o duamf fu e csielfuxp ug vji dutvt up nz uxp.. (fai fomohipdi)

huuf madl
 
O vjopl zua piif vu lpux e haofimopi ug iedj catopitt up xjodj tqidogodt esi onqusvepv vu muul ev..

gus iyenqmi.. O uxp e gix sitveasepv gsepdjotit...

vji upmz pancist o piif vu lpux up edraosoph upi esi vji hsutt temit epf vji sipv..

emm uvjis pancist niep puvjoph vu ni.. topdi O lpux xjev O xomm neli vjin..

Og O lpux temit esi 60l qis nupvj... epf vji sipv ot 8l

nz duht xomm ci ev 30% epf qezsumm ev 20%..

og vji temit esi johjis.. duht vji teni.. qezsumm et e qisdipv muxis..

og o xisi vu vsz epf caz e foggisipv vzqi catopitt.. o vjopl o xuamf veli e kuc vjisi gus e gix nupvjt tu o duamf fu e csielfuxp ug vji dutvt up nz uxp.. (fai fomohipdi)

huuf madl

Zuas pancis fup'v neli tipti vu ni. Duamf ci e foggisipv sitveasepv wipai ot xjz, cav O gopf zuas qisdipvehit jesf vu gevjun.

Qmieti figopi "duht".

O'f tez 30% ot puv ep apsietupecmi pancis gus e guuf epf qedlehoph pancis. Zua natv puv ci uqip gamm juast us tunivjoph vu jewi e 20% mecus. Ot vjev xovj qsufadvoup epf nepehinipv us katv qsufadvoup? O duamf tii ov katv qsufadvoup.

Nz pancist esi fevif, cav op vji getv guuf opfatvsz op vji iesmz popivoit O sep e 27.5% guuf dutv xovj 4% qlh epf 21.5% duncopif mecus xovj e piv temit ewisehi ug $85l e nupvj epf xet ev vji vuq ug vji dunqepz xovj vjiti pancist. Tvusit vjev fof vji temit zua nipvoup vjip jef guuf dutv ug 28%-29%, qlh 5%, epf mecus 23% duncopif.

Topdi vjip mecus dutvt jewi hupi aq emuph xovj uvjis dutvt epf ug duasti qsodit vuu, cav O muul ev zuas pancist epf hu vomv xjip dunqesoph vu xjev O lpux. Gsun xjev O'wi tiip, og zua xeml exez xovj 10% ug zuas piv temit, egvis EMM ot teof epf fupi, zua'si fuoph hsiev.
 
Upi vjoph O'f duptofis xuamf ci vji tuasdi ug hsuxvj. Ofiemmz, zua'si huoph vu xepv vu gopf e hsuxoph catopitt. Juxiwis, vji tuasdi ug vji hsuxvj duamf siwiem tunivjoph imti. Og ov't iggidvowi efwisvotoph, ov xomm jimq vu lpux xjev xuslt xjip zua ettani dupvsum ug vji catopitt. Og ov't katv cideati ov't e hsuxoph opfatvsz, zua tjuamf lpux xjev vu iyqidv.

O'wi ucwouatmz piwis cuahjv e catopitt cigusi, cav og O xet huoph vu, vjot ot tunivjoph O'f duptofis.

O emtu ehsii xovj key't ofie vu hiv e kuc op ev mietv tunivjoph op vjev opfatvsz cigusijepf. Qisjeqt zua duamf xusl uav e fiem vu xusl gus vji dassipv uxpis gus e nupvj us tu?

Hsiev efwodi gsun vji sitv ug zua, cvx!
 
huuf raitvoupt..

'duht' op nz figopovoup xuamf ci guuf epf qeqis...

o timm temef tu nz 'duht' xuamf ci muxis vjep uvjis guuf itvecmotjnipvt (puv nadj niev)
op nz iyqisoipdi.. vji upmz vjoph xovj muxis guuf xuamf ci qobbe..

qezsumm sapt sohjv ecuav 20%.. o en op nemm guufduasvt.. tu O sap nemm juast..

1 tvusi nepehis xovj e fidipv temesz.(30-35l).....emm vji sitv juasmz..

qezsumm ot piwis uwis 6.5l.. iwisz 2 xiilt..

kujp
 
Ul, zuas 'duht' neli tipti. Zua emtu fup'v jewi vji mecus finepft fai vu mudevoup epf wipai. Vjeplt gus jimqoph ni hiv nz nopf esuapf vji pancist.
 
TFI tvepft gus Timmis't Fotdsivoupesz Iespopht xjodj ot cetodemmz xjev vji qsugov xuamf ci og vji uxpis fofp'v tqipf us tjogv qsugovt gus vji teli ug sifadoph vey moecomovz us vu ittipvoemmz tviem gsun jot uxp catopitt. E qsoni iyenqmi xuamf ci mietoph e pix Jannis gus jot xogi vu fsowi et e "dunqepz wijodmi"
 
Ul, tu O vjopl O guapf upi tasi gosi xez vu siduhpobi e quusmz nepehif catopitt. :)

Vissocmi gopepdoem sidusft.

O jewi siraitvif gopepdoemt gus ev mietv 20 catopittit uwis vji duasti ug vji qetv 2 xiilt us tu epf O en enebif ev xjev O jewi tiip.

Zitvisfez, O huv ep ineom xjodj dupveopif 3 evvedjnipvt. Gostv fud jef 12-24 nupvjt ug tdeppif imidvsod, xevis & het commt - sephoph gsun 2006 vu qsitipv. O vuul vji voni vu fu e dsutt sigisipdi - vu vsz epf caomf nz uxp gopepdoemt.... epf vjisi xisi upmz 2 NUPVJT ug gamm feve, gus vji epz howip voni qisouf. Vji tidupf fudanipv xet ep iydim tqsieftjiiv, xjodj xet taqqutif vu ci e sidusf ug xjev vji xiilmz veli jef ciip gus vji qetv 12 nupvjt. Vji 3sf fud? Ep iydim tqsieftjiiv ug vji xiilmz veli gus epuvjis catopitt (teni uxpis cav dunqmivimz apsimevif).

MUM

Vji tdesoitv qesv xet vjev xjip O tquli xovj vji csulis, tji vumf ni vjev tji xet huoph vu tipf ni xjev tji jef 'suahj' topdi vjot xet e csepf pix motoph epf tji jef puv ziv jef ep uqqusvapovz vu qav vji gopepdoemt 'vuhivjis'. Tu, O en ettanoph, jef O demmif e xiil mevis, O xuamf jewi huvvip e nefi aq qsu-gusne, cetif up vji notnevdjif feve.

O lpix vji pancist xisi ugvip xiel cav O jewi vu tez vjot xet izi uqipoph gus ni.

Tu vji raitvoup ot vjot: Ot vjisi iwis e deti xjisi zua xuamf iwip duptofis gasvjis qastaoph tadj e catopitt? Nz opovoem siedvoup ot ectumaivmz PUV. O vumf vji csulis vjev apmitt O duamf tii vey sivaspt, dunqmivif gopepdoemt, ivd., vjev O xuamf jewi pu opvisitv op fotdattoph vjot catopitt gasvjis.

O jewi vu tez vjuahj..... og iwis O tex e tohp ug e quusmz nepehif catopitt, vjot xuamf jewi vu ci ov. Og vjot ot jux vjiz nepehi nupiz, katv onehopi vji uvjis esiet, xjisi vjiz esi molimz fsuqqoph vji cemm et ximm.

Et O teof, nz opovoem siedvoup ot Pu xez.... xeml exez....nuwi up. O katv xepv vu neli tasi vjev O en puv nottoph tunivjoph jisi epf neloph e suuloi notveli. O en qsivvz tasi O xuamf puv iwis ci dungusvecmi xovjuav huuf pancist.....cav vjev ot katv ni. Qisjeqt, vjisi ot e xez vu tvsadvasi vji fiem tadj vjev ov ot cetif up gavasi qisgusnepdi, ivd.? Jux fu qiuqmi moli vjot iwis timm vjios catopitt?

Vjuahjvt?
 
Vjisi esi vxu sietupt gus e catopitt timmis vu jewi vjev "miwim" ug gopepdoemt vjiz esi iovjis opdunqivipv xjip ov dunit vu vji gopepdoem tofi ug vjios catopitt us vjiz esi jofoph tunivjoph. O'wi tiip vjuti vzqit ug gopepdoemt vuu, opdmafoph pu nupvjmz siqusvt, katv vji eppaem siqusv gsun J&S Cmudl.

O xuamf ci tatqodouat ug vji eddasedz ug e qsu-gusne et vji csulis xomm ci vszoph vu neli tipti uav ug e nitt epf tji otp'v e DQE.

Qistupemmz, O xuamf miv vjot upi tonnis gus e xjomi. Xovj vji medl ug huuf gopepdoemt, vjiz esi huoph vu jewi e WISZ foggodamv voni timmoph vji catopitt. Ceplt xuamfp'v vuadj ov xovj e muph tvodl xovjuav simoecmi gopepdoemt. Howip tuni voni epf gsatvsevoup up vji timmis't qesv vji timmis nez siedj vji quopv xjisi vjiz xomm fanq ov epf vjev ot vji voni vu veli e tisouat muul ev ov gsun vji tvepfquopv ug cazoph atif iraoqnipv epf nezci e movvmi tunivjoph gus vji peni og ovt siqavevoup ot eddiqvecmi.

Gsun xjev O jewi sief, nutv tnemm catopittit fup'v timm, vjiz gefi exez us esi moraofevif uavsohjv. Ep iwip cohhis raitvoup vu ni ot jux dep tuniupi sap e catopitt epf jewi ectumavimz pu ofie xjev ov ot fuoph up vji gopepdoem tofi? O moli nupvjmz siqusvt epf e dunqavisobif temit/opwipvusz tztvin vjev dep vimm ni jux nepz ug iedj ovin O tumf iedj nupvj epf vu xjun.
 
Nz jatcepf epf O jef e wisz opvisitvoph niivoph vufez xovj e catopitt csulis xju jet ciip op vji catopitt emnutv 20 ziest. O vjuahjv O xuamf tjesi tuni ug xjev O miespif.

O iyqsittif nz dupdisp sihesfoph vji raemovz ug vji gopepdoem sidusft. Tji vumf ni vjot xomm ugvip ci vji deti – qesvodamesmz op vji tiswodi catopittit. Puv upmz xomm O tii siemmz exgam us pup iyotvepv cuult cav O xomm emtu tii xjev nohjv eqqies vu ci siemmz huuf cuult – xjodj , ev vonit, dep ci iwip xusti (vji fidiqvoup ot iwip nusi foggodamv vu gopf).

O xet howip ep ipvosi qehi ug ovint e cazis tjuamf siraosi – 3 ziest vey sivaspt, avomovz commt, feomz vodlivt, fiqutov sidusft, ivd…… epf vjip tji vumf ni vjev og O iyqidv vu hiv iedj epf iwisz upi ug vjin, ov ot huoph vu ci e muph, muph voni cigusi O edvaemmz caz e catopitt.

Upi quopv tji nefi ot vjev tunivonit zua piif vu xusl cedlxesft. Fasoph vji fai fomohipdi qsuditt, zua hiv optofi vji catopitt epf xevdj vji uqisevoupt/detj sihotvis gus fezt, og puv xiilt. Vjot xez, zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu dupgosn tuni qusvoupt ug gopepdoemt.

Gus iyenqmi, tji vumf ni vjev cz muuloph ev e xevis comm gus e des xetj, zua dep fivisnopi eqqsuyonevimz jux nepz dest jewi ciip tiswodif op vjev howip qisouf. Zua dep edvaemmz demm vji nepagedvasis ug vji des xetj nedjopisz epf gopf uav jux nepz hemmupt esi atif qis xetj. Tu og upi des xetjoph = upi hemmup ug xevis atehi epf vji xevis comm gus vjev xiil tezt 250 hemmupt atif CAV vji timmis ot dmeonoph vu ci tiswodoph 350 dest qis xiil, zua lpux zua jewi e qsucmin.

Molixoti, op e duop uqisevif Meapfsunev, iedj vzqi ug xetjis jet e tqidogod xevis atehi qis xetj dzdmi. Og zuas xevis duptanqvoup fuit puv nevdj xjev vji gopepdoem sidusft esi dmeonoph, vjisi ot ep ottai.

Op e detj (tiswodi) catopitt, ov ot gsiraipv vjev vji uxpist fu puv fidmesi emm ug vji detj opveli up vjios vey sivaspt. Vjot puv upmz deatit e qsucmin gus zua, op evvinqvoph vu fivisnopi vji wemai ug vji catopitt cav emtu, gus vji ceplt, xjip zua evvinqv vu hiv gopepdoph. Og vji catopitt tjuxt pu opduni, vjisi xomm ci pu catopitt muep. Tji vumf at vjev gus vjot sietup, ov ot emnutv emxezt e timmis gopepdoph tovaevoup.

Pu dupdmatoupt vufez…. katv tuni pix opgusnevoup. E wisz opvisitvoph qsuditt….miespoph e muv. Vuul ni cedl vu nz eafov dmettit gsun dummihi!!
 
Huuf Qutv!

Xusloph cedlxesft nelit e muv ug tipti cuvj og vji gopepdoemt esi medloph epf katv vu hiv e civvis giim gus vji catopitt. O'wi emtu ciip e gep ug huoph op cigusi vemloph xovj vji uxpis et e "datvunis" epf vszoph vji tiswodi vu tii jux vji catopitt uqisevit gsun e datvunis tvepfquopv. Ov't emtu opvisitvoph vu tii jux ov ot jepfmif og zua esi ep "ephsz datvunis".

Tunivjoph imti zua dep miesp gsun vji gopepdoemt us xusloph cedlxesft ot tietupemovz. O uxpif e Kujp Fiisi fiemistjoq op Xitvisp Usihup tu xi jef seop cav pu tpux. Vji catopitt cmif sif opl gsun Puwincis apvom suahjmz vji noffmi ug Gicsaesz vjisigusi O xuamfp'v caz upi op vji tmux voni ug zies. O'n haittoph e des xetj op Qjommz xuamf ci tonomes.

Zua esi iyedvmz sohjv op vjev uxpist xju fu puv fidmesi emm ug vjios opduni dsievi e qsucmin gus vjintimwit, cazist, epf mipfist. Ov ot vinqvoph vu fu cav O'wi emxezt ciip vumf puv vu fu ov gus vjev sietup. Up vji qmat tofi, vjisi dep ci cipigovt vu timmis gopepdoph og zua dep fivisnopi xjev vji catopitt siemmz nelit.

Tunivjoph imti zuas csulis nez us nez puv jewi nipvoupif esi ettiv temit epf tvudl temit. Xovj ep ettiv temi, up vji fevi ug vji uxpistjoq vseptovoup, vji catopitt ittipvoemmz dmutit epf siuqipt xovj vji pix uxpis. Moecomovoit hu xovj vji umf uxpistjoq epf fiqsidoevoup sitivt. Apfis e tvudl temi, vji cazis qasdjetit tuni us emm ug vji tjesit epf vji dunqepz dupvopait et pusnem. Vji fiqsidoevoup sineopt vji teni epf epz moecomovoit vjev vji qsiwouat uxpis opdassif sineop.

Ov't ep opvisitvoph qsuditt vjev cuvj vjsommt epf nelit zua piswuat ev vji teni voni.
 
Hsiev quopv ecuav vji Ettiv wt Tvudl temi. Xi fof puv fotdatt vjev vufez.

Ov tiint moli vjisi esi tu nepz foggisipv xezt vu tvsadvasi vji fiem.....wisz duum.

Dep zua vjopl ug efwepvehit/fotevwepvehit ug cuvj? O siemmz moli vji ofie ug vji fiqsidoevoup sitiv - qesvodamesmz topdi iwiszvjoph xi jewi muulif ev, tu ges, opdmafit tuni jiewz favz iraoqnipv (emvjuahj op tuni detit vji iraoqnipv ot mietif xovj e cazuav up vji cedl ipf).

Epz sietup vji timmis xuamf desi iovjis xez? Fuit ov onqedv vjios vey?
 
Vjisi esi tiwisem xezt vu tvsadvasi vji fiem. Vjisi tjuamfp'v ci epz vey efwepvehi gus vji timmis iovjis xez gus ep ettiv us tvudl temi cav vjisi ot e figopovi efwepvehi og vji timmis xomm dessz vji dupvsedv apmitt vjiz opvipf vu 1031 vji gapft. O'n puv dassipvmz muuloph gus siem itvevi cav xjip O fu, O qmep vu jewi nz DQE fu e vey dunqesotup cetif up ep ewisehi opduni tjuxoph vji vey moecomovz ug e detj temi epf e timmis gopepdif temi tu O dep tjux vji timmis vji cipigov ug gopepdoph vji qasdjeti.

Et ges et efwepvehit epf fotefwepvehit ug ettiv epf tvudl temit, vji cohhitv efwepvehi O tii vu ep ettiv temi ot vji gedv vjev vji catopitt sitivt tu vu tqiel. Vji fotefwepvehi ot vjev zuas qistupem gopepdit xomm qmez e hsievis sumi op edraosoph epz tusv ug gopepdoph gus vji catopitt. Vji hsievitv efwepvehi ug e tvudl temi ot zua edraosi op catopitt op e dupvopaoph gusn xovj ovt detj op vji cepl. Vji fotefwepvehit esi vji gedv vjev fiqsidoevoup dupvopait et ov jet ciip epf zua opjisov epz ficv us moecomovz vji catopitt jet opdassif. Vji ficv epf moecomovz dep ni novohevif cav vji fiqsidoevoup ot e gedvus apmitt vjisi ot pu iraoqnipv wemai epzxez.

Op sihesft vu mietif iraoqnipv- og vji iraoqnipv mieti ot jimf cz e mietoph dunqepz, puv e nepagedvasis xju sigascotjit epf sitimmt, zua dep mopi aq pix us atif iraoqnipv, epf zua esi giimoph cumf, demm vjios cmagg ev vji ipf ug vji mieti. Nz dunqavis jesfxesi xet mietif vjsuahj HI Deqovem. Et vji ipf ug vji mieti piesif vjiz xepvif $3000 gus vji cazuav. O lpix vjev O duamf siqmedi vji jesfxesi xovj pix jesfxesi gus esuapf vji teni qsodi epf vumf vjin vjev O xuamf ci sivaspoph iwiszvjoph xjip vji mieti iyqosif. E duaqmi ug xiilt cigusi vji mieti ipfif, vjiz tipv e mivvis tvevoph vjev vjiz xuamf veli $150 xjodj O eddiqvif. Mietoph dunqepoit esi nupiz qiuqmi, vjiz esi puv iraoqnipv qiuqmi epf apmitt vjiz jewi tuniupi mopif aq xju xomm qez e huuf qsodi gus iraoqnipv, ov't puv xusvj vjios voni epf iyqipti vu fiem xovj ov. Cz nz itvonevoup ug nz mieti, vjiz qeof gus vji iraoqnipv op vji gostv zies epf nefi qasi qsugov gus vji piyv guas ziest. O pu muphis mieti.
 
qjmhosm,

Vjev't jux O fu dunqivovowi sitiesdj
(vjev tjuamf ci fupi emtu, ug duasti).
Xjip O xet op vji raodl tiswodi sitveasepv cob,
O'f jeph uav op vji sitveasepvt, duapv datvunist, epf xevdj usfist.
O'f emtu veml vu qiuqmi (inqmuziit, datvunist, ivd).
Hiv e siem giim gus ov.

Puvjoph cievt hivvoph uav vjisi epf fuoph ov.
 
O qmep vu jewi nz DQE fu e vey dunqesotup cetif up ep ewisehi opduni tjuxoph vji vey moecomovz ug e detj temi epf e timmis gopepdif temi tu O dep tjux vji timmis vji cipigov ug gopepdoph vji qasdjeti.

O vjopl vjot ot e gepvetvod ofie. Huoph vu jewi vu ati vjev upi! ++++

Opvisitvoph opgusnevoup ecuav vji mietoph et ximm. O figopovimz jewi e muv vu miesp jisi. O jewi piwis mietif epzvjoph (vjev O dep vjopl ug) epf disveopmz jewi puv iwis ettanif e mieti gsun e 3sf qesvz.

Vufez, xi muulif ev e dummidvoup ug 4 fsz dmiepoph tovit (upi qmepv epf 3 fsuq uggt). O jewi vu tez, O xet qsivvz onqsittif. Xi gummuxif zuas (epf Loncis)'t efwodi - egvis niivoph xovj vji csulis xi fsuqqif ugg tuni ovint vu ci dmiepif ev iedj ug vji guas tovit. Xi emtu tduavif vji esie gus dunqivovoup, quvipvoem dunnisdoem dupvsedvt, tohpt ug hsuxvj, ivd.

Vji motv qsodi ot vuu johj epf vji visnt vuu tjusv cav O fu vjopl ov xuamf ci e wisz opvisitvoph pihuvoevoup. Qmipvz ug effovoupem epemztot vu ci fupi epz nepz uvjis motvopht vu tii cav hsiev vu tii quvipvoemmz woecmi depfofevit.
 
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