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Business evaluation spreadsheet
Good morning all,
Would any of you have or can recommend a good evaluation calculator to buy a business on seller finance? Any “how to” deal structure literature to share?
Thank you in advance
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Quote from @Cliff Benner:
Buy than Build by Walker Deibel is a great book for Business purchasing, it talks about structure and evaluating.
I recommend learning a bit on how to read the financials, but find yourself a great Accountant to help you analyze the financials and tax returns to make sure things make sense and are proper.
When I do it for me and my clients, we go very conservative to give better expectations of the transition process, than if it goes better, great!