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The math, without the sales pitch.

Every number we use is one you can check yourself. These are the tools we use to get to it.

01How we calculate an offerThe four rows behind every number we give, with a worked example.02Cash offer vs listingWhat each one actually nets after commission, repairs and months of carrying costs.03Owner financing explainedWhy carrying the note raises the total, and what you take on to get it.04Selling a service businessWhat a buyer looks at, what it is worth, and how to sell without your crew finding out.05Inherited property checklistProbate, heirs, insurance and taxes, in the order they actually come up.06What an empty house costsTaxes, insurance, utilities and upkeep on a property nobody lives in.07What your business is worthSeller's discretionary earnings, every add-back shown, times a market range you can change.08Sell the rental or keep itWhat selling today nets against years of rent and a later sale, side by side.09Taxes on an inherited houseThe stepped-up basis, the gain at three federal rates, and what Tennessee actually taxes.10Seller net sheet for TennesseeEvery closing cost on its own row: payoff, commission, the state transfer tax, title fees, prorated taxes and repair credits.11How much equity you haveValue minus every mortgage, lien and back tax, then minus what it costs to sell, so you see what a sale actually nets.12The 70% rule, and our own mathWhat an investor's rule of thumb pays for your house, next to what our own offer math would produce on the same numbers.13Owner financing amortization scheduleMonthly payment, total interest and the full year-by-year schedule, including an optional balloon payoff.14How a business sale gets structuredCash at close, a seller note and an earnout, split out so you can see what you collect now against what stays at risk.15What you keep when you sell the businessPrice minus the broker fee, debt payoff, a working capital adjustment and transaction costs, down to the net at close.16Questions we getIs this a scam, will you lowball me, what do you make on it.

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