Buying a business can be a challenging but very fulfilling experience.
Florida Property Sales, Inc. assists the buyer and contributes to the
transition by offering guidance and education at every step in the process.
If you are looking for a small business to buy, you could look in your local
newspaper. You will probably find plenty to pick from. That is
precisely the problem facing most business buyers, finding the one just right
for them. Not only is it difficult evaluating any business that is for
sale, but most buyers do not have the experience or objectivity to match their
needs, abilities, resources, and interests with just the right business.
Now there is a better way to find the business you should buy, to choose it with
the assistance of professionals dedicated to buying and selling small
businesses. We are bringing proven business and marketing principles to
the small business market. We bring order and sense to the process of
buying a business, and we make our services readily available. Part of our
job is to think like a seller. We will anticipate what he or she wants to
know about you. We will make sure you ask the right questions, and get
complete answers. We focus only on the businesses that make good business
sense for you. When you are ready to choose your business, we are ready to
put all our strategies to work for you. A phone call or visit to the
Florida Property Sales, Inc. office can get it all started. Do not
hesitate to get in touch with us, even if it is just to ask a question. We
not only believe in the American Dream, we are working harder than anyone to
give you the best possible chance to realize it.
Professional Services for Buyers...
Quality Businesses Available for Sale - Florida Property Sales, Inc. does
not work with businesses that we do not consider to be salable. We
encourage buyers to visit with other brokers and find out for themselves how
many 'junk' businesses are really out there. Every business that we work with is
priced at a reasonable earnings multiple. Quite frequently, these
businesses are offered with either third-party or owner financing.
Quality Marketing Packages - Florida Property Sales, Inc. provides
complete marketing packages on all businesses that are listed for sale with our
company. These packages are available to buyers after completing a
Confidentiality/Disclosure Agreement and a Confidential Buyer Qualification
Statement. They
include a business profile that summarizes the company's operating history.
Also included are financial statements and equipment lists. Financial
statements and equipment lists may or may not be available until after a
potential buyer has paid an on-site visit to the business.
Performing Industry or Geography Specific Searches - Florida
Property
Sales, Inc. can assist you or your company in locating that perfect acquisition
to your portfolio. If that business is not already listed for sale with
Florida Property Sales, Inc., we can contact businesses that meet your criteria
on your behalf.
Buyer Negotiations - Florida Property Sales, Inc. can represent a buyer
for negotiations of a business transfer to assist in: determining the value of a
business, generating an offer with proper price and terms, negotiating price and
terms if the offer is not accepted, due diligence and closing the transaction.
Financing - Florida Property Sales, Inc. can assist a buyer in
acquiring funds for a business acquisition through local banks, SBA agencies,
private investors and/or alterative methods of funding.
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Our Philosophy Regarding On-Site Visits
with Sellers ...
The philosophy at Florida Property Sales, Inc. is a simple one; we only work
with serious, qualified buyers and sellers. All businesses listed for sale
with our firm are presented at a price that is reasonable and fair to both buyer
and seller. Generally, financing of some kind is also available to
qualified buyers. All businesses have a professionally prepared business
profile, verifiable financial statements, and an equipment list.
Similarly, all buyers are required to provide financial statements and
confidentiality agreements prior to receiving any non-blinded, company specific
information.
At Florida Property Sales, Inc., we cannot afford to bring in buyer after
buyer for on-site interviews with the seller. This destroys our
credibility with our clients. In order to ensure a quality meeting between
buyer and seller, we ask that all buyers follow a few simple reasonable
guidelines as a courtesy to the seller:
Please be considerate of the seller. If you know, as a buyer, that
you are not planning on making an offer at this time, we ask that you not visit
any of our opportunities. The seller and the broker have both spent
considerable amounts of time preparing the business for sale and making time to
visit with prospective buyers. "Tire kickers" have a tendency to give false
feedback and will ultimately hurt the chances that a business will sell.
Be prepared. Make sure that you have considered the following.
Is this an industry that you are comfortable with? Is the business located
within a reasonable distance from your home? Can you see yourself running
this business? Is the cash flow sufficient to meet your needs? Is
the business within your price range? These are important questions that
can be answered from the marketing package and if any of these issues cause a
problem, then again, we ask that you not schedule a visit with the seller until
these issues have been resolved.
Within a few days of the visit, if you, as a buyer, are not planning on
extending an offer, we ask that you follow up with your broker from Florida
Property Sales, Inc. and inform him or her of any reasons why you have chosen to pass
on that particular opportunity. Again, we ask this as a courtesy to
the seller; if there are recurring reasons why the market place is viewing an
opportunity in a negative manner, the broker and seller need this information in
order to correct the problem. At this point, after taking time out of his
or her day, and opening up his financial records, a seller has a right to a
legitimate reason as to why a buyer has passed.
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