{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast","title":"He Left Startups to Buy a $300K/Year Business ($50K Down)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3d754000\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2120,"description":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt\nIn this episode, David breaks down why he left 15 years of VC-backed startups to buy a 28-year-old lawn care business, how he closed with $50K down and no bank after an SBA rule change killed his first deal, and what he's doing to grow a company that hadn't added a new client in a decade.\n◼️ Why a founder with an exit under his belt decided a lawn care business was the smarter bet\n◼️ How an SBA rule change killed his first deal 60 days into due diligence, and the pivot that got him to the closing table anyway\n◼️ The exact seller-financing structure behind a $179K close with $50K down and no bank or investors\n◼️ How he rode the routes and rebuilt the P&L by hand to make sure he wasn't buying \"a complete wreck of a business\"\n◼️ How a business that hadn't added a new client in 10 years is now adding 2 to 3 every week\nSubscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (200,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/\nFollow Helen:\nTwitter: https://x.com/HelenGuo_\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Ip8VYvVHcoJHaY9Kig3G0657tlc8W7tE_65VKMhQgKc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGJh/YTEwNmZhZTcyYWJk/OWU0OGM3MDM2Mzcy/MmUxNy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}