🎙️He put $20K down. PE paid him $5.5M months later.

Hello SMB Deal Hunters!

Steve Keller bought a crime scene cleanup business in Florida for $1.3M.

A few months later, he sold it to a private equity firm for $5.8M.

That’s more than a 4x return in a few months.

Oh, and he only brought $20,000 of his own money to the closing table on that $1.3M deal.

He only ever visited the site in Florida 3-4 times, and managed it remotely from his home in Dallas.

But how? Was Steve a business acquisition expert? Not even close.

Steve is a former sports TV camera guy. No business degree or finance background. He spent a decade carrying heavy camera equipment at NFL games and PGA majors.

Here's what makes this episode worth watching...

🔥 The creative deal structure that let him buy a $1.3M business with $20K out of pocket (that’s less than 2% down)

🔥 The one billing change that nearly doubled revenue overnight and put him on PE's radar within months

🔥 How he learned about the $5M in SBA borrowing power that most people have access to (but very few people use)

👉 Dive into the full conversation with Steve

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For those who missed it, we also did an SMB Deal Hunter Pro alumni interview breaking down Paul’s acquisition of a $1.8M window installation business.

Paul spent 22 years in transportation logistics, the last 10 in the C-suite. He'd helped one company exit and was working on another.

At that point, he decided he wanted to explore buying a business of his own.

So, he tried going it alone for 4 months.

Scrolling BizBuySell. Cold emailing brokers. Reviewing CIMs he couldn't properly evaluate.

Getting nowhere.

Then, he joined SMB Deal Hunter Pro.

The result? He bought a…

🔥 $1.8M window installation business in Chicago

🔥 $583K in owner earnings

🔥 10% equity down, 35% seller financing on a 2-year standby, rest through SBA

Watch the full alumni interview here 👇

So, if you want me and my team to work with you to find, finance, and acquire a million-dollar cash-flowing business in the next 6-12 months, you might be interested in the Pro program.

👉️ Learn more and book a call

COMMUNITY PERKS

• Ready to buy and operate a $1M+ business? Get expert help at every step.

• Want to invest passively in SMB acquisitions? Get access to investment opportunities.

• Get a personal introduction to my preferred SBA 7(a) lender, non-SBA lenders, Quality of Earnings providers, or legal counsel

• Raising capital for your deal? I’ll connect you with investors from the SMB Deal Hunter Community.

• Interested in selling your business? I’ll help you connect with buyers from the SMB Deal Hunter Community.

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See you next week with some new deals!

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