Yes, this article is a shameless plug for consulting. But you need to understand why this is so important to you. If I miss out on a few hundred bucks from someone trying to be frugal, it’s not a huge deal. But what IS a huge deal is when that frugal person loses $20,000-$50,000 in […]

Most FedEx route sellers are good honest people. But ever since I’ve been giving consultations since 2010 now, I’ve started to see some pretty clever things route sellers pull. I saw this happen once a few years ago, but recently saw this FedEx scam appear again. When you go through the typical due diligence model for a traditional business, you’re

You’re excited after you’ve heard about a business with ultra low risk relative to other businesses and you go up to tell your best friend about how you want to buy a route. Then you hear something like this, A FedEx route?! Wait…have you even run a route before? You’d hate that!  I know you’ve probably

New route buyers are treating buying a route business like any other typical business. Sure there’s piles of revenue, it’s stable, and it’s got a huge brand name backing the route. But, when it comes down to buying the route (especially a bread route in this case), a newbie will ask the following question: What’s

It seems counterintuitive, but it’s absolutely true. I consult people across the country that fall into the same trap. Let me explain… A route’s ROI is equal to net income divided by the price you paid. Simple enough, right? Wrong. Let’s start thinking about route ROI the way the pros in this industry do it. That formula

When you’re searching around for a business such as FedEx routes you’re bound to eventually wonder about the differences between route opportunities such as FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery routes for sale compared with franchise opportunities that exist. The thing about franchises for sale is that many of them take a huge amount of

First, we need to explore the two types of routes, how banks play favorites and most importantly why. It boils down to banks hate giving loans for FedEx routes but love loans for bread routes. But why?! Does that mean a bread route is a safer investment? If the banks won’t lend on something, it must be

It used to be nearly impossible to get loans for routes many years ago, but that’s no longer the case these days. There’s 2 different paths to take depending on whether you’re looking at a bread route that would require a loan under $100k, and for businesses requiring over $250k for a loan, there’s a

A lot of people have emailed me saying that my article about taking a 30% loan sounds pretty crazy. I appreciate the feedback so much that I decided to explain why 30% is quite alright for a loan depending on the income of the business, repayment period, and down payment required. If you think a 30% percent

Here’s a riddle for you: I had a contractor tell me he hated his FedEx route and wanted to sell. He had a 4 hour work week, a net income of $115k/year, but said it was a terrible mistake buying that route and wants to sell. If all that info is 100% true, then what’s he hiding? Read on to find