How To Buy A Business for $0 Out Of Pocket (Step by step)
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Brian breaks down the two real paths to buying a business with zero dollars out of pocket, why the one the internet obsesses over is a trap for most buyers, and the exact strategy he's used personally and helped hundreds of people execute.
Brian covers:
- Why 100% seller financing is possible but wildly misrepresented online, and what the gurus skip when they pitch it
- How the SBA + capital partner model actually works and why it's the path real acquisition entrepreneurs use
- What a capital partner actually wants from you, and how to present yourself to get funded
- Why $30,000 to $50,000 in reserves is the real minimum before you pursue your first acquisition
- The exact due diligence costs you need to budget for (buy-side lawyer, quality of earnings report) and why skipping them is a catastrophic mistake
- How 35% of Action Academy's 650+ member community is actively deploying capital into other members' deals right now
The goal isn't to buy a business for zero. The goal is to buy the right business, structured the right way, without blowing up your family's financial stability in the process.
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