what questions to ask when buying an existing business?
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['Why are you selling? ... ', 'How have you arrived at the asking price? ... ', 'How would you grow the company? ... ', 'What outcomes are you looking for? ... ', 'Are you willing to agree a non-competition clause? ... ', 'Who are your key customers, suppliers and staff? ... ', 'Are you willing to stay on for a transition period?']
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['How much can I afford to borrow? ... ', 'What is included in the sale? ... ', 'Am I looking to purchase a property in the right area? ... ', 'Why is the seller selling the property? ... ', 'How long has the seller lived in the property and are there any concealed issues that you should be aware of?']
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['What Are the Startup Costs for This Home Based Business Opportunity? ... ', 'What Kind of Training and Support are Available with the Home Based Business Opportunity? ... ', 'What Are the Rules for Advertising and Promotion? ... ', 'What Is the Realistic Income Potential for This Home Based Business Opportunity?']
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['Do You Share the Same Vision for the Company? ... ', 'What are Your Strengths and Weaknesses? ... ', 'How Much Money Will You Each Contribute to the Business?']
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['What Experience Do You Have? ... ', 'What Services Do You Offer? ... ', 'How Much Do You Charge? ... ', 'What Insurances Are You Covered By? ... ', "How Will You Market My Property And Ensure That My Property Isn't Vacant For Any Significant Length Of Time? ... ", 'How Do You Screen Tenants? ... ', 'How Do You Calculate Rent? ... ', 'How Do You Collect Rent?']
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['I am interested in Real Estate Sales (or Property Management). ... ', 'Is the company independent, corporate owned or a franchise?', 'What is your market share?', 'How many offices do you have?', 'How many total agents? ... ', 'What kind of management & systems support do you have?', 'How is your office staffed administratively?']
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['What happens in the first few steps of the buying process? ... ', 'What guarantees do I have with a new build home? ... ', 'Is there a chain? ... ', 'How much does it cost to run? ... ', 'What are the developments like? ... ', 'Who will be looking after my new build journey?']
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['How secure is the deposit? ... ', 'Are there any deals available? ... ', 'Is the price fixed? ... ', "What's included in the price? ... ", 'When will the property be completed? ... ', 'How many units have been sold?']
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['What is your business going to look like three years from now?', 'What products or services should you focus on selling/offering?', 'Who will your customers be?', 'How will you successfully market yourself?', 'What are the unique attributes of your business? (How do you differentiate yourself?)']
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['Why is the owner selling? ... ', 'Is there anything that you would want to know about the house if you were buying? ... ', 'How much money has the property lost in value over the last X years? ... ', 'Are there currently any plans for the local area that could affect us as homeowners? ... ', 'Exactly what is included in the sale?']
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['How Long Have You Been Trading? ... ', 'How Happy Are Your Customers? ... ', 'What Services Can You Offer? ... ', 'How Flexible Are Your Services. ... ', 'If I Need More Work From You, Do You Have The Capacity To Meet Demand? ... ', 'What Do You Charge? ... ', 'Is Insurance Included?']
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['Why are they selling the property? This is the first question you should ask the agent. ... ', 'How long has the property been for sale? ... ', 'What is the original asking price for the property? ... ', 'Are the sellers ready to negotiate on the price? ... ', 'What is the lowest price they are willing to accept? ... ', 'What else should I know?']
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['Is there a minimum order?', 'What are the payment terms?', 'What are your return policies?', 'Do you have liability insurance?', "I'm interested in _____. What would you recommend?", 'What is the total cost for my order?']
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['Are you licensed, bonded and insured? ... ', 'How many years of experience do you have? ... ', "Who's doing the work? ... ", 'Do you have a business license? ... ', 'Do you offer a warranty?']
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['Who owns the company?', 'What are your leading products or services? ... ', 'services are you planning to introduce in the near future?', 'What are your key markets?']
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['What can my company do to better serve your needs?', 'How satisfied are you with our products/services?', 'What value do we provide?', 'What are your biggest challenges?', 'Why did you choose us over the competition?']
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['What Services Do You Provide?', 'What and How Do You Charge?', 'How Do You Determine Prices on the Merchandise?', 'Are You Insured? ... ', 'Are You Bonded?', 'How Will You Keep the Property Secure?', 'When and How Do You Discount the Merchandise?']