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Free Guide for Buyers

The Acquisition Checklist:
Structure Your First $5M–$100M Purchase

Everything you need to verify before you write the LOI — capital readiness, deal evaluation, valuation math, financing, and the deal-breakers that kill most acquisitions.

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What's inside the checklist

Built from real deals. No fluff, no theory — the exact verification steps that separate a good acquisition from a $500K mistake.

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Pre-Acquisition Readiness

Capital reserves, lender pre-approval, advisor alignment, and personal readiness — before you ever start searching.

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Deal Evaluation Framework

Revenue verification, SDE calculation, customer concentration risk, and the operational red flags that kill 40% of deals.

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Valuation Math, Step by Step

EBITDA and SDE multiples by industry, comparable data, and the valuation mistakes buyers make over and over.

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Financing & Structure

How 60% leverage actually works, SBA 7(a) basics, seller notes, and where your down payment can come from.

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The 7 Deal Breakers

Undisclosed liabilities, customer concentration, owner dependency, declining revenue — the exact list to run before you commit.

A peek at what you'll get

Capital readiness checklist
SDE calculation worksheet
Valuation multiples by industry
Financing pre-approval steps
Due diligence priorities
LOI → close timeline
7 deal-breaker red flags
Post-close integration guide
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