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Codie Sanchez

@Codie_Sanchez

May 16, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X

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Oh hey there... so you wanna buy a laundromat?

I heard ya. SO - some of the tools we use to buy 'em.

Also remember - he who keeps it stupid simple wins. A thread on deal docs:

How do I know this isn't a lemon?
Oh that's a good q. You need a deal calculator.

Here's how we measure it. Super simplified but it lets you not waste time on sh*t.

It's not an IOU, it's an LOI (letter of intent):
Fancy way of saying, Hey Homie, I'd kinda like to buy your business.

BUT I'm not proposing, we're not exclusive, we're just dating. Cool?

Your biggest expenses in laundry land are:
- Water💧
- Rent🏠

It's the 80/20 rule. Control the 80% and you can handle some loss in the 20%.

Getting due "diligencey" with it (ugh, that was a stretch)
- DD is how we private equity peeps dig into deals to see if they will ROI well
- This is a sample of one of our sheets for analysis

*Sidenote: I LOVE TEMPLATES, makes it easier to never get emotional w/ a deal.

Sometimes biz owners lie about their profits (SHOCKING - I know)

- So if the tax returns don't match the profits, you go count quarters.. I honestly love this, it's so oddly rewarding stacking coin

Creating a P&L
- Basically - are you getting what you paid for, can you run it and profit, throw it into a spreadsheet and math wins.

Thought we'd get your beak a little wettttt on how these deals get done.

1st deal is always the scariest, then you realize deals at $100M or $100k rhyme.

It's not easy, they're called sweaty biz's for a reason. BUT it is doable!

Holler in comments if you want the full stack of deal docs.

Or go check out Unconventional Acquisitions...

You want these bad boys?

Get on our free email list: we got a special surprise for Contrarians this week:
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How to spot a scam...

They promise "passive income."

Here's the problem with passive income (and what you need to build instead):

I've spent my career investing in & buying biz's.

First at huge investment firms, then on the side, and now for my own funds.

And there's a truth I need to share with you:

Passive income is a myth.

If money for nothing was real, wouldn't everyone be doing it?

In reality, generating "passive" income ALWAYS requires significant work upfront.

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I learned the secret to wealth building.

It isn't crypto, a trust fund, or a startup.

It's a simple framework that could transform broke people into millionaires.

Here’s the unsexy but effective path to wealth (Evolutionary Wealth Theory):

If there’s this great secret, why aren’t more people screaming about it? If it’s so simple, why don’t more people do it?

Because it’s boring, it’s hard, and it’s slow.

Scott Galloway sums it up perfectly:

“I can get you rich, that's the good news. The bad news is, the answer is slowly.”

Plenty of tactics could get you rich.

Startups. Stock investments. Real estate.

But if your mindset & skills aren’t aligned, none of those strategies will work.

That's where the Evolutionary Wealth Theory comes in... There are 4 levels:

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70% of people live paycheck to paycheck.

This will not be you and I.

Here's exactly how I manage my personal finances (The Personal P&L):

Track Your Money

It all starts here.

This may be the SINGLE most important thing you can do for your finances.

Treat yourself like a business. I use a Personal P&L (profit & loss).

If you aren't tracking, take this sheet now:
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Do a COA Analysis

COA = Course of Action

I break down different scenarios to see how it impacts my bottom line.

What if I got a $10K raise? Started a side hustle? Cut my eating out budget in half?

Seeing the numbers always motivated me to take action to grow my wealth.

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This guy is an MD who swears you can heal yourself with an animal-based diet.

I asked him about the parts of our food supply making us unhealthy and fat.

His answers surprised me.

Here’s what he said:

First… HOW did it get this bad?

Why is everything slowly killing us - and can we stop it?

Turns out, food research is old, funded by pharma, & wildly difficult to modernize.

Paul Saladino is hopeful RFK Jr can start to turn the ship around.. but it's a big ship:

Seed Oils

You've probably heard seed oils are "bad for you." But do you know why?

- "Canola" isn't even a real thing
- Seed oils like canola were originally used as ENGINE lubricants

The picture Paul paints will give you chills:

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Crypto. NFTs. Sports bets. Dropshipping.

Stop thinking you’ll get wealthy by jumping on the next trend.

Give yourself better odds, do this instead:

This Bezos quote will re-wire your brain.

Amazon, titan of innovation, did not use a strategy based on trend-guessing.

Instead, they focused on certainties:

- People will always want low prices
- People will always want fast delivery
- People will always want a wide selection

The problem is, betting on timeless principles feels slow.

- It’s not sexy.
- It won’t win you hype on social media.
- It might even look stupid at first.

But over time, it creates unstoppable momentum...

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How to stay poor:

1. Never take risk.
2. Take risks you don’t understand.

If you want to buy a profitable business, here are 9 ways to protect your downside:

All you can do with risk is mitigate it.

You can never remove it entirely.

The best deal is a bad deal avoided.

Here are 9 quick tips on how to spot a deal you should avoid…

1. Simplicity = green flag

I sat down to do DD for a multi-million dollar deal. The owner had some impressive spreadsheets & projections.

But when I asked to see the tax returns?

Bottom line was, the business didn’t make money.