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Acquiring Isn't Always a One-Way Door | Gabriel Cruz Avila Interview

Name: Acquiring Isn't Always a One-Way Door | Gabriel Cruz Avila Interview
Uploaded: 2026-08-03
Duration: 1 h 29 min 5 s
Description: Gabriel Cruz Avila bought Katy Tile & Marble, a 30-year-old Houston-area tile and remodeling business, for $1.44M with SBA financing in early 2024, then modernized its back-office and field ops. After a personal divorce and a brutal year, he sold the business two years in for emotional health rather than maximum price.

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Gabriel Cruz Avila bought Katy Tile & Marble, a 30-year-old Houston-area tile and remodeling business, for $1.44M with SBA financing in early 2024, then modernized its back-office and field ops. After a personal divorce and a brutal year, he sold the business two years in for emotional health rather than maximum price.

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Gabriel Cruz Avila bought Katy Tile & Marble, a 30-year-old Houston-area remodeler, for $1.44M with SBA financing in early 2024. He modernized ops, then sold the business two years in after a personal divorce for emotional health over maximum price.