{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast","title":"How He Bought a $1.5M Business in 5 Months at 28","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/42363fac\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4275,"description":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt\nSubscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (265,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/\nIn this episode, Reagan breaks down how he bought a $1.5M plumbing company in 5 months without being a plumber, what his first year as an owner really looked like, and how he's growing it toward $2.15M a year.\n◼️ The one question that convinced him to buy a $1.5M business instead of building one from zero\n◼️ How he owns a plumbing company without a plumber's license, and his backup plan for when the arrangement ends\n◼️ How a $379 drain cleaning call can turn into a $35K job\n◼️ The $40K he spent on marketing that didn't work, and the lesson he took from it\n◼️ The 2 costs he'd subtract from a seller's numbers before making any offer\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}