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Selling a Condos Business
You've learned a lot during your tenure as a condos business owner. The next step is to position your business for the demands of the business-for-sale marketplace.
The condos business-for-sale marketplace is a nuanced environment, full of pitfalls for sellers who aren't prepared for its demands.
For sellers who are willing to perform adequate sale preparation, the numbers make condos businesses a solid investment for qualified buyers in the business-for-sale marketplace.
Preparing Your Condos Business for Sale
The outcome of a business sale is largely determined prior to a market listing. Profitable condos business sales begin with a comprehensive strategy that incorporates planning, preparation and market positioning. Even though it may take years to adequately position your condos business, the amount of preparation you perform will have direct correlation on asking and sale prices. But your efforts to improve your company's position and profitability will only be effective if you invest similar effort into the preparation of accurate financial statements for buyers.
Leveraging Industry Connections
Today's condos business buyers can be found in a variety of locations. Online business-for-sale databases have value, although they appeal to an exceptionally wide base of prospects. For more targeted lead generation, consider tapping into your network of industry contacts. When leveraging industry relationships for sales prospects, you'll need to be cognizant of the potential for competitors to use knowledge of your sale against you in the marketplace. Your broker may be able to offer strategies for promoting your sale within your network while maintaining some remnant of a confidential sale.
Seller Concessions
It's becoming more difficult to sell a condos business without considering seller concessions. By far, seller financing is the most sought-after concession, especially in the current economic environment. With entrepreneurs struggling to secure capital, you may be the buyer's only source of financing. As an alternative, clearly state that seller financing is not an option and consider offering other concessions to see the sale through to its completion.
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