First, you’ve to determining your investment. Usually minimum deposit made by the buyer is 30% of the purchase price. E.g., if the business purchase price is $100,000 and loan amount is $70,000 (70%), then the buyer’s deposit needs to be $30,000 (30%). Other possible expenses are inventories, supplies, escrow fee, license and permit fees, franchise transfer fee (if applies), etc.
Then you’ve to set criteria of desired business. Which includes location of business, type of business, price range of business, desired income of business.
After you decide your investment amount and criteria of business, you’ll need to find correctly business that fit your needs. You will be able to search business through online business listing service site like www.BusiMarket.com , local newspapers, or through local business brokers or real estate broker.
If you find a business that you would like to purchase, you’ll need to evaluate the business through current owner’s income information and your projected income for short-run and long-run. And so you need to make decision to purchase business or not. If the business is right for you, you need to write a very descriptive and detailed contract (Purchase and Sale Agreement).
When you’re writing an offer, you’ve to be sure the contract includes the followings: Your offering price, Initial deposit amount, financing terms, closing date. Other terms and conditions that can be expanded to the contract is buyer’s loan approval, lease and lease approval from landlord, buyer to obtain all necessary licenses and permits, franchisor’s approval of ownership transfer, the buyer’s Satisfaction of books and records, closing cost allocation, buyer training session, business equipment and fixtures in good working condition, inventories and supplies amount, seller’s agreement not to compete, etc.
After you finish writing an offer, you need to present your offer to seller. Negotiate the price, terms, and conditions and settle with final price and terms and condition.
Now you’ll need to allocate the purchase price of business that you’re buying. After you done purchase price allocation, you’ll need to apply for loan, license and permits.
And so you’ll need to obtain a lease or sublease. You’ll need to make certain you obtain the lease or get an approval of lease assignment before close of escrow never mind what happened.
And so on or the day before the closing date, you’ll need to review the equipment list that’s provided at the time of the acceptance of the Purchase and Sale agreement and buy inventories and supplies. And so you’ll be able to do the closing on the closing date.
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