Getting past brokers "liquidity" gates?

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May 07, 2026

by a searcher in Orlando, FL, USA

> David, thanks for returning your NDA. It doesn’t appear that you have sufficient liquid funds for the acquisition. The business is listed without the price, but seller’s expectations are around $5.5MM. For those who are either equity investors in self funded searcher deals, or self funded searchers with need external equity: how do you get past these gates?
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Reply by an intermediary
from Clemson University in Raleigh, NC, USA
I don't want to come across as a jerk, but you get past them by actually having the capital required to complete the transaction. Expecting a broker and a seller to dance with you when you can't even fund the down payment and acquire the cash required at closing or even being pre-qualified for SBA guaranteed funding is an absolute waste of their time.
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Reply by an intermediary
in Tallahassee, FL, USA
You ask how to get past these gates. Simple...Have the proof of funds to show for it. I do the same thing in my office. If a buyer's unable to show enough proof of funds for the business they're inquiring about in order to protect the identity of the business there's no going any further at that point.
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