Buying the Neighborhood Nursery (with $800k in Earnings)

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Rory Tyer bought the nursery where he'd been a loyal customer. Today it generates not just cash for him, but peace.

Topics in Rory’s interview:

• Searching by driving around
• Advantage of buying in a high-growth area
• Buying a business his kids would be proud of
• Getting a “screaming deal” on a garden center
• Negotiating an unlisted deal
• Explaining deal structure to a seller
• Challenges of staffing a business with seasonality
• Decision to stay closed on Sundays
• Insurance costs tripling after acquisition
• Gardening as the antidote to screen fatigue

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• [e-mail]
• South Pleasantburg Nursery

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