Finding a Seller Who Is Willing to Finance a Business
It actually may not be as hard as it sounds. You would look in all of the places you normally would when looking to buy a business, only this time you would additionally be on the lookout for an owner that offers to “carry the paper,” or who is “motivated,” or who says “financing is available.” Those are the magic words.
The places to look include:
- Craigslist (“Businesses for sale”)
- The Businesses for Sale or Business Opportunities classified section of your Sunday paper
- The back of specific, industry-related magazines
- Websites like BusinessBuySell.com
- Google searches
- Business brokers
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