Buying $1.5m of Earnings Without an SBA Loan
As a South African in the US, Justus Luttig had to get creative to search then buy 2 trades businesses at the same time.
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Topics in Justus’s interview:
- Growing up on a cattle ranch in South Africa
- Disillusioned with the venture capital bubble
- Perception of white collar work as “the dream”
- Meeting successful owners of blue-collar businesses
- Big deal failure on his birthday
- Structuring a deal without the SBA
- Challenges of searching on an H1B visa
- Merging an HVAC with a plumbing business
- The magic happens when you leave your desk
- Acquiring during the slow season
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron
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