Acquisition QuestStraight answers for buying your first business
CHECKPOINT 01 · PRESSURE-TEST THE NUMBERS
Could this business work for you?
Start with what the seller gave you. Acquisition Quest will translate the price, loan payments, and cash flow into a clearer first decision—without expecting you to arrive fluent in finance.
Estimated yearly cash after loan payments$181,716per year
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Start with the basics
Use the seller's numbers as a starting point—we will help explain them.
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How might you pay for it?
Estimate how much comes from a lender, the seller, and you.
Bank or SBA-backed loan80% is a useful planning assumption for many acquisitions—not an SBA maximum or a promise from a lender.Click for more →$960,00080% of the asking price
Seller financingThe seller agrees to wait for part of their money and lets you repay it over time.Click for more →$120,00010% of the asking price
YOUR PURCHASE-PRICE PLAN
Updates as you change the percentagesWhere the $1,200,000 comes from
Bank financing 80%$960,000
Seller financing 10%$120,000
Your down payment 10.00%$120,000
Plus closing costs$25,000
Plus working capital$75,000
Estimated total cash from you Down payment + closing costs + working capital$220,000