🎙️This Former MLB Player Acquired A Business For $0 Down and Scaled 5x in 14 Months

Hello SMB Deal Hunters!

What would you pay for a failing street sweeping business that was:

• Making ~$200k / Year in revenue (down from $1.1M)

• Barely breaking even on profit

• With trucks breaking down constantly

• Underpaid drivers (constant turnover)

Brandon Dixon paid $0 down.

100% seller financed with a 60-month term.

He jumped head first into the turnaround with no experience and turned it into a $96K/month business in 14 months.

We dove into a few big questions throughout the interview...

❓️How did a professional baseball player buy a failing street sweeping company for $0 down and 5x revenue in 14 months?

❓️Why did Brandon say he'll "never buy this small again" - and what would he do differently?

❓️How is Brandon running a 35-40% margin business from 7 hours away with an offshore hire managing day-to-day operations?

❓️What happened when 3 trucks broke down on his first day as a full-time operator - and what did it teach him about equipment businesses?

👉 Dive into Brandon’s ride from Pro baseball player to $1M+ business owner

One moment that stuck with me:

And for our audio-only listeners, jump in and listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

Alumni Spotlight

For those who missed it, we also did an SMB Deal Hunter Pro case study breaking down Reagan’s acquisition of a commercial plumbing business cashflowing $690k / year.

He did it in 5 months.

He found the business 1 week into joining the program.

He was under LOI in 41 days.

But the part that made me want to do this breakdown?

How we solved the licensing problem.

Because when you buy a plumbing company and you're not a master plumber... you can't legally operate in many states.

Most people either walk away from trades deals or give up equity to someone with a license.

Reagan did neither. And the structure he used is something I think a lot more people should try.

Not to mention how well Reagan is doing post-acquisition. I break down his top 3 wins in his first 90 days as a business owner.

If you want to watch the full case study, click below:

And here’s what he had to say when we asked him about his experience:

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.

P.S. We’re going to be raising prices on Jan. 1st. We’ve spent the last year…

• Helping our members close over $115MM in deals

• Doubling the M&A advisors every Pro member has 1:1 access to

• Building an off-market marketplace with hundreds of listings no on else can access (more added every week)

So, if you have been dragging your feet…

👉️ Book a call and lock in your rate (even if you don’t plan on starting till next year. We can hold your spot!)

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See you next week with some new deals!

-Helen Guo
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