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Intermediate 70 min 450 pts

Financing Your Route Acquisition

Understand every realistic capital stack for a route acquisition - SBA 7(a), seller financing, conventional bank loans, HELOCs, partner equity, and search funds - and how to combine them so the deal cash-flows from day one without crushing you with debt service.

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Modules

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Capital Sources

  • The SBA 7(a) loan, demystified
    11 min read · quick quiz
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  • Seller financing: when to ask, how to structure
    9 min read · quick quiz
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2

Stacking & Underwriting

  • Modeling debt coverage and cash-on-cash return
    10 min read · quick quiz
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  • Building a lender package that wins approval
    8 min read · quick quiz
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3

Creative Capital Strategies

  • ROBS and self-directed retirement funding
    8 min read · quick quiz
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  • Bringing in an investor partner
    7 min read · quick quiz
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  • The search-fund / acquisition entrepreneur model
    8 min read · quick quiz
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  • Refinancing your debt after close
    7 min read · quick quiz
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