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Dec 2024
1h 31m

First-Timer Buys 8-Figure Business 4 Hou...

Will Smith
About this episode

Nick Molina on how he found, acquired, & plans to manage a 275-employee business in Minneapolis from his home in Miami.

Topics in Nick’s interview:

  • Taking his first company public in 1998
  • His unwillingness to retire
  • The tremendous cost of start-ups
  • Which state he won’t do business in
  • Buying a business he doesn’t have to operate
  • Importance of listening in sales
  • Living in Miami while owning a business in Minneapolis
  • What makes a good property management business
  • Using a loan broker 
  • Appeal of keeping a business in his family

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