Episode Description
After Megan McGee pivoted her search fund to a self-funded approach, she bought a business where she wanted to settle.
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Topics in Megan’s interview:
- Family background in pest control
- Internship with previous guest Edward McDonnell
- Starting out in traditional search
- Investors declined to support a deal she loved
- Pivoting to self-funded search
- Deciding not to buy her dad’s business
- Buying Virginia Guesthouses without an SBA loan
- Buying from a young seller
- Managing 75 properties
- Her profitable first year
References and how to contact Megan:
- Tato Corcoran’s recap episode: How to 4x a Small Manufacturer
- Edward McDonnell on Acquiring Minds: Taking a Single-City Acquisition Nationwide
- Matt Orley on Acquiring Minds: Buying for Brand (Then Growing 4x)
- Guesthouses
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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron