Sunbelt Completes the Sale of a Specialized Property Management Company

We are pleased to announce this successful transaction. The business is a 30 year old company operated by the same 2 partners since it's inception. Both partners were ready to retire.

The sellers were referred to Sunbelt by Steve Drake a well known Houston, Texas financial planner and host of his own financial radio show call Money Matters.

The business specializes in the management of Homeowners Associations.

The buyer had experience in working for an association management firm and was able to finance the purchase with a very attractive bank loan from Allegiance Bank utilizing the SBA Loan Guarantee program. Gary Henderson managed the process for Allegiance Bank.

The buyer will assure the business lives on long past the time when the founders were able to operate the company.

We are proud to be a part of this transaction that enables long time business owners to realize the value created in their business and retire in the comfort they had worked so hard to earn.

Business Buyers 7 Deadly Sins

Buying a Business - The 7 Deadly Sins

Buying a business could be the best decision for you but you need to approach the task methodically and with a clear understanding of yourself as well as the businesses you consider. Here are the mistakes many business buyers make.

We call them the Business Buyer’s 7 Deadly Sins:

Buyer Sin #1

Buyer’s failure to seriously investigate and understand their personal financial situation before they begin the process of investigating businesses to buy. How much ready cash do you really have for a down payment? Where is it? Will your family and friends really back you? What are the tax consequences of accessing the cash (401k/IRA)?

Buyer Sin #2

A Buyer’s failure to understand how much money they need to live on, month-to-month. This is often called your “burn-rate”, which needs to be absolutely as accurate as possible, by month, for at least 1 year.

Buyer Sin #3

A Buyer’s failure to understand the difference between profits and cash flow. Profit is what the books say the business made. Cash flow is what cash, the owner, can actually use. You can’t spend profits, you can only spend cash. You can have a lot of profits and no cash.