Today's guest just bought a company, an appliance repair business in South Carolina. John — keeping his last name private — talks about: The challenge of buying a business in a small geography The numbers behind his acquisition Why appliance repair is a good business And of course, how it's been for this first month as new owner I found John on Twitter, where he's writing about his journey under the handle redacted And as you'll hear him say at the end, he's eager to help, having gotten so much value himself from other acquisition entrepreneurs. So don't be shy about reaching out to him. Here he is, John in South Carolina.