How to Find Businesses to Buy NO ONE ELSE Knows About (80 MINUTE Playbook)

Synopsis

An 80-minute masterclass on finding, evaluating, and buying small businesses, framed around the 'Seven D's' and 'quiet seller' methodology. It covers on-market and off-market deal sourcing, seller financing structures, the Contrarian Deal Box criteria, and how to use industry associations and a personal rolodex for outreach. Codie frames acquisitions as the path to cash-flow wealth rather than flashy startups.

Ideas in this episode

• Zero-down business acquisition

  Codie dedicates portions of the 'Seven D's' masterclass to seller-financing structures that let buyers acquire small businesses with minimal capital down.

• Small business acquisition (no experience required)

  Codie runs an 80-minute 'Seven D's' masterclass teaching how to find, evaluate and buy small businesses on- and off-market, with seller-financing structures and the Contrarian Deal Box as the core framework.