2 CIM Requests Per Day or 5 Years Searching: The Math Nobody Tells You

We talked to dozens of searchers and analyzed hundreds of deal interactions on the DealMatch platform. The math is brutal. If you are not requesting 2 CIMs a day, your search is expected to take years. To improve the timelines, we built our new outbound feature: request a CIM and automatically run an outbound campaign to similar businesses. DM to learn more! 👇 Here’s the breakdown of the CIM math: Most people start their search journey with optimism. There are thousands of business listings online, so how hard can this be? Then reality hits. More often than not, CIMs reveal: • High customer concentration • Cash flows swinging 50% year-over-year • SBA-ineligible profits • SDE add-backs that inflate numbers by up to 50% (good luck negotiating this with the seller!) 📈 The real math of search (based on conversations and available literature): → 20-50 CIMs reviewed before finding one LOI-worthy deal → 5+ LOIs expected before closing one acquisition → Full due diligence takes months → 1 LOI per month needed to close within a year 🤖 Running the numbers, that's 2 CIM requests per day. Add geographic restrictions (Silicon Valley, Upstate NY, South Florida) plus industry filters? You're now looking at 1 matching deal per week from brokers. Your timeline just stretched to 5 years. This is exactly why we built DealMatch's new outbound feature. For every brokered business you're tracking, we find similar businesses matching your geographic criteria. Craft emails, manage campaigns, and execute outreach — all in one platform. Interested in shortening your search timeline? Drop us a line.