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by a searcher
in South San Jose, San Jose, CA, USA

4yrs ago

Leverage

Hello All,

I wanted to know can you leverage real estate/land to buy a business that is on it?

I have a deal in the pipeline that includes:

Gas Station
Car Wash
Pet Wash Station
Building
Land: 1 Acre of land that it sits on.

I really need advice on how I can swing this. I asked if the seller would finance, but no word yet.

Thank you,

Aaron G.

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reply by a professional 4yrs ago
from University of Akron in Charlotte, NC, USA

When you have limited resources as most of us do, I strongly advise not buying real estate because like the above poster said...It's not cash flow producing.Money is power / king.You have to battle to protect every last penny.And, when you must use it, use it wisely and only on cash flow assets.

In this deal,if you can save say $100k in your capital buy not buying the RE, that $100k could go towards buying another $2 million business.

reply by a searcher 4yrs ago
from University of Virginia in Richmond, VA, USA

Gas Stations, car washes, and pet washing all sound like businesses where chemicals get into the ground. I don't know the answer to your question but please be very careful about possibly assuming environmental liabilities.