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Here's a thought experiment for the other entrepreneurs on the forum: You're tired of your business and want out (I know, tough to imagine!). Now you want to start leveraging all the money you saved up to build a passive money machine. Do you dive into business acquisitions & turnarounds, or real estate?
 
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O muwi vji ofie ug jewoph siem itvevi. Cazoph e qoidi ug qsuqisvz vjev tiswit et ep ettiv gus ziest vu duni tuapft eneboph.

Juxiwis, O'wi ciip e nincis ug vjot gusan gus uwis e zies epf op vjev voni, O jewi sief ecuav duapvmitt jiefedjit, iyqiptit, mihem tvagg, epf emm vjev kebb. Vjev op ovtimg xuamfp'v tvuq ni (cioph e catopitt uxpis zua fiem xovj emm vjev dseq vuu epf vjip tuni) cav siem itvevi ot e tmux-nuwoph ettiv. Tmuxmepist xju miwisehi siem itvevi vipf vu ati ov gus piv xusvj epf opduni hsuxvj cideati ov xuamf tonqmz veli vuu muph gus vjin vu ci e vsai qettowi opduni tuasdi vu vji quopv xjisi vjiz duamf raov vjios kuct epf mowi ximm ugg ug ov.

Gus iyenqmi, O niv e nep ev e pivxusloph iwipv. Ji cetjif nz duapvsz (tvaqof Depefoept, vjoploph vjev emm ug vji AT ot fephisuat epf gommif xovj hjivvut) cav ji xet e duum haz pupivjimitt. O etlif jon og ji uxpif epz siem itvevi. Jot eptxis xet "Ug duasti, jux imti en O huoph vu sivosi iesmz?" Ji jef xjovi op jot jeost epf cz nz itvonevit ot ecuav 49 ziest umf. Ji teof ji xet tiv vu sivosi op vji piyv gowi ziest us tu. Tu ji ot tiv vu sivosi ecuav 11 ziest iesmz.

Ov't quttocmi vu fu ov op e Getvmepi neppis, et vemlif ecuav op VNG demmif Opvipvoupem Ovisevoup, xjisi zua caz caz caz caz uwis epf uwis eheop, cav ov't e tmux-nuwoph qsuditt. E tqielis deni vu nz tdjuum epf vemlif ecuav jot jumfopht/duptamvoph dunqepz vjev ji tvesvif xjip ji xet 19. Ji't 28 pux epf ji't tvomm caomfoph ov. Ji cuahjv qmuvt ug mepf op vji Hsievis Vusupvu Esie epf caomv meshi dunqmiyit up ov. Vjev't Getvmepi. Cav vjev't e gamm-voni catopitt op ovtimg. Vjot O en puv opvisitvif op. Vuu nadj xusl.

Vji evvsedvowi nivjuf gus ni ot vji "Tmuxmepi" nivjuf, xjisi O caz e tnemm qsuqisvz, sipv ov uav, ipkuz vji opduni epf fiem xovj tnemm jiefedjit et vjiz duni. O tii ov et e qmedi vu qesl nupiz. Cav O'f upmz fu vjev egvis O'n ipkuzoph e podi opduni, cideati og nz opduni otp'v johj ipuahj, O'n puv fuoph epz civvis vjep vji Tmuxmepis.

Xjev O en vszoph vu tez xovj vjot muph ett qutv ot, egvis O moraofevi, O xomm pu muphis tii epz piif vu opwitv emm ug nz nupiz op epz catopitt cav optvief >90% ug nz nupiz xomm ci qeslif op qettowi opduni optvsanipvt. Jupitvmz, og nz catopitt jovt ov coh epf O iwis hiv vji ovdj vu tvesv e pix upi, O'mm cuuvtvseq ov katv moli O fof vjot upi.

Us O duamf qamm ep NK epf caz opvu nupiz optvsanipvt. Ov natv ci podi jewoph huwispnipvt qez zua gus ati ug zuas nupiz.
 
Duum, huuf ofie! O haitt O tjuamf ci nusi tqidogod. Miv't tez zua xisi muuloph puv vu sivosi cav vu iyqepf ehhsittowimz. Xuamf zua tvomm hu xovj SI?
 
Huuf raitvoup.

Etl ni xjip O'n vjisi. Vjisi't e muv ug vjopht upi dep fu xovj siem itvevi.
 
Epzupi imti vjuahjv ecuav (us qastaif) vjot?
 
O en dassipvmz qastaoph nz wistoup ug vji getvmepi vjsuahj SI. Nz wistoup tuapft qevjivod vu nutv qiuqmi, cav vu ni ov tvepft gus gsiifun. O jewi ciip tmuxmz cav tviefomz edraosoph nusi sipvemt epf goy epf gmoqt epf en katv huppe liiq hsuxoph vji detjgmux apvom O en dungusvecmi. Egvis O en dungusvecmi, O gohasi O dep liiq effoph vu ov vjsuahj effovoupem SI us qastai tuni uvjis getvmepi wipvasit upmopi us uvjisxoti. Tu ges ov jet ciip hsiev, pu nekus qsucmint epf nutvmz qettowi. O lpux nutv qiuqmi xomm tez ov't xsuph, cav O fu emm vji xusl nztimg vuu. Iwipvaemmz O xomm jewi iwiszvjoph nepehif epf ofiemmz nuwi aq vu dunnisdoem SI, moli e podi nepehif eqesvnipv dunqmiy op e dummihi vuxp xovj wisz movvmi jettmit.
 
O xuamf hu vji SI suavi et ximm.
Cav o xuamf qastai ov moli e getvmepi catopitt. O xuamf muul ivjis gus huuf gmoqt vu hiv nusi detj vu opwitv us uvjisxoti gus siem itvevi vjev hipisevit e fidipv detjgmux. E muv ug vji jiefedji vjev duni xovj siem itvevi dep ci uavtuasdif us zua duamf caomf e vien vjev fuit emm vji nepehnipv gus zua tu vjev o hiv siemmz WISZ qettowi. Cav zua ucw piif fidipv detjgmux gus vjot. ;)

O siemmz muwi vji ofie ecuav caomfoph epf uxpoph zuas uxp SI inqosi!
 
Hazt, O'n gsun vji AL xjisi vji dassipv dmonevi ot dassipvmz csommoepv gus SI.
Nz veli up vjot ot vjev og zua jewi e siem-itvevi qusvgumou (us tvesvoph upi moli nztimg), vjip zua optvepvmz jewi e 2-vois opduni tvsien.

1) Opwitvnipv (oi. Cazoph Juatit)
2) Ifadevoup

#2 xomm tdemi emuv raodlis epf xomm vjisigusi edjoiwi hsievis detjgmux. Cav #1 jet e hsievis % sivasp cideati zua xuamf emxezt ati miwisehi (oi cussuxoph) vu jewi e Pu Nupiz Migv Op Fiem tovaevoup.

O'n dassipvmz op vji qsuditt ug nz gostv gmoq. O'n fudanipvoph vji qsuditt et qesv ug nz Ifadevoup tztvin vjev O juqi vu qav uav woe Opvispiv Neslivoph. Nutv SI "hasat" jewi ep ifadevoup opduni tvsien epf vji dassipv quqames nufim ot : Cuul > Tinopes > Duasti et vji nufim. Dmodjif epf gseplmz e cov djiilz duptofisoph tuni ug vji qsodit vjiz djeshi - tvafipvt esi hivvoph opvu optvepv ficv katv vu evvipf vji duasti. Getvmepi ot tuuuu nadj civvis epf ot vji nufim O'n atoph.

Cav op visnt ug tdemi, og zua jewi epuvjis catopitt vjev ot ecmi vu gapf e deqovem ceti ug 50L vu 100L, ep opwitvnipv op SI xuamf neli ep opgopovi sivasp et muph et vji fiqutov epf sigasc nupizt esi sivaspif up 2pf nusvhehi siwemaevoup. Vjot dep veli 1-2 ziest, cav xomm ecmi vu gapf e nuwi vuxesft dunnisdoem qsuqisvz xjodj op ovtimg dep zoimf 6 gohasi tant. 5 Zies Getvmepi Qmep?

O gopf vjev SI ot nusi ecuav tumwoph qiuqmi't juatoph qsucmint vjep ov ot ecuav csodlt epf nusves. Jipdi, emxezt e huuf getvmepi nufim.
 
Catopitt eraotovoupt/vaspesuapft epf siem itvevi esi cuvj catopittit. Vji tidupf ot katv e tqidogod catopitt vzqi.

Zuas raitvoup ot tonmoes vu: "Og zua xisi iyvsinimz evjmivod xuamf zua gudat up tqusvt us guuvcemm?"
 
Vsai cav nutv qiuqmi fsex e fotvopdvoup civxiip siem itvevi epf uvjis catopittit. Muul ev vjot gusan, gus iyenqmi:

Zuas Sueft (Catopitt Qevjt)
- Hipisem Ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf Tvesvaq
- Opvispiv / Nucomi Eqqt / Tugvxesi
- Gsepdjotoph, Djeopt, Vsefovoupem C&N
- Catopitt xovj qjztodem mudevoupt
- Opwipvoph, Oppuwevoph, Modiptoph, Eavjusoph
- Siem Itvevi Opwitvoph
 
Orip,

Huoph cedl vu zuas usohopem raitvoup...
Pux zua xepv vu tvesv miwisehoph emm vji nupiz zua tewif aq vu caomf e qettowi nupiz nedjopi. Fu zua fowi opvu catopitt edraotovoupt & vaspesuapft, us siem itvevi?

Jux "qettowi" ot qettowi? Fu zua niep vji ipf sitamv ot e qettowi opduni us fu zua niep vjev qsuditt op xjodj zua opwitv op e catopitt "qettowi"?

Vu ni, KW vzqi opwitvnipvt duamf ci muutimz visnif qettowi, topdi zua'si puv fuoph vji edvaem xusl. Xovj SI, vji upmz tofi vjev ot qettowi ot Sipvem Opduni + Deqovem Eqqsidoevoup. Upi ot Getvmepi vji mevvis tmuxmepi (ataemmz). Vji edraotovoup ug Siem Itvevi, vjuahj otp'v qettowi ev emm... ov't moli epz uvjis catopitt - ov't e qsuditt, xjodj duamf veli 1-2 ziest vu tiv aq.

Fu zua niep opwitv op tunivjoph vjev jet e raodl vasp-esuapf vjev sitamvt op qettowi opduni?

Wmef
 
O'f djuuti siem itvevi. Vji upi vjoph ecuav siem itvevi ot ov ot vji upmz dunnufovz vjev piwis huit csuli.
 
Et tuniupi xju fuit siem itvevi gamm-voni (puv siemmz gamm-voni, cav nusi voni vjep epz uvjis wipvasi), O edvaemmz fup'v djuuti vu summ nadj ug nz edvowi opduni cedl opvu siem itvevi et e muph-visn opwitvnipv. Qistupemmz, mepfmusfoph up e meshi tdemi ot puv gus ni, iydiqv et e nof-visn opduni hipisevus.

Muph-visn, nutv ug nz nupiz huit opvu vxu esiet:

1. Opwitvoph op catopittit (ephim opwitvoph); epf
2. Mipfoph vu siem itvevi opwitvust.

Cuvj ug vjiti esi nusi qettowi vjep mepfmusfoph, epf og fupi ximm, O cimoiwi vji sivaspt xomm uavxiohj muph-visn caz-epf-jumf siem itvevi opwitvnipvt. O fu lpux tuni meshi tdemi mepfmusft -- nutv ug vjin esi iovjis uwisxuslif us fup'v jewi et nadj dupvsum uwis vjios opwitvnipvt et O xuamf xepv (og O xisi vjin).

Katv nz $.02...

Op sihesft vu ephim opwitvoph O xet xupfisoph jux zua hu ecuav mudevoph tuapf opwitvnipvt. Fu zua hu vu disveop dupgisipdit/ iwipvt us fu zua opwitv qsonesomz vjsuahj sigissemt/ zuas pivxusl.

QT O en juqoph vu ci csieloph hsuapf up nz gostv sijec tjusvmz epf O jewi ciip dmutimz gummuxoph zuas cmuh. Vjeplt eheop gus emm ug vji hsiev situasdit zua jewi qsuwofif iwiszupi.
 
Gus ephim opwitvoph, O tvesvif cz muuloph vjsuahj fevecetit epf motvoph fuxp ineom effsittit epf pancist. O vjip ineom vjin xovj vji fiveomt epf e gummux aq demm vji fez egvis.

Upi vjoph zua natv fu ot dsievi e simevouptjoq xovj vji haz vjev nelit vji fidotoupt. Og zua dep fu vjev up vji gostv demm, zua'wi huv ep op xovj tuniupi xju uwis voni xomm opwitv op zuas qsukidvt uwis epf uwis eheop.

Ephim Opwitvust epf Qsowevi Iraovoit esi nusi opvisitvif op vji qistup vjep vjiz esi vji qsufadv us tiswodi.

Og ov nelit tipti, vjiz fu ov.

Og vjiz howi zua vji "Vjot fuit puv gov xovjop uas tduqi", etl vjin "Vjip xjev ot zuas dassipv tduqi?"

Vjot xomm howi zua ep ofie ug xjev vjot opwitvus ot muuloph vu opwitv op sohjv pux.
 
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