What a Car Wash Really Costs, and the Cheaper Way I’d Own a Piece of One
Car washes look recession-proof until you see the loan payment. The real cost of self-serve, in-bay and tunnel washes, and a cheaper way into the traffic.
Sending Business Profit to Bitcoin: The Case, the Crash Math, and the Guardrails
Why some owners send a slice of business profit to bitcoin, how an 84% crash really works out, and five guardrails that keep a drawdown away from the business.
The Rejected Dollar: What a Vending Machine’s Bill Validator Teaches About Friction
A bill validator that spits back your dollar is a lost sale nobody records. How validators work, what rejects cost, and why cutting friction pays anywhere.
Selling Index Funds to Buy a Business: What You’re Really Trading
Why some investors sell index funds for a cash-flowing business, the four prices they pay, and five questions to answer before selling a single share.
Before You Sell a Rental to Fund a Business, Run This Tax Worksheet
I sold a rental and moved the money. If you want to sell one to start a business, here is the tax worksheet to fill in first, and why a 1031 won’t help.
The Ice Cream Machine and the Trouble With Empty Niches
Frozen vending has little competition for real reasons. The math on one ice cream bar, and the three questions I ask before chasing any empty niche.
I Made 50-75 Cold Calls a Day. Here’s the Sales Reading List I Wish I’d Had
The seven sales and cold-calling books I’d read, in order: rapport, rejection, volume, then the conversation and the offer. What to practice after each.
The Cheapest Income Is the Next Machine at a Stop You Already Visit
Why adding an ATM to a vending stop you already service beats adding a new stop, with the per-hour math, which venues fit both, and what to avoid.
Renting a Corner of Someone Else’s Car Wash
You don’t have to own a car wash to earn from its traffic. The honest vacuum-island math, why towels beat snacks, and what seasonality teaches.
The Real Estate Books I’d Read Before Buying Another Rental (Math Book First)
After a $7,000 HVAC bill and three months of vacancy, here’s the order I’d read real estate books in now, starting with the cash-flow math. Not advice.
