Buying a Job to Build a Business

Acquiring Minds

When he realized he was willing to do the work himself, Matthew Railla bought a $500k SDE termite inspection business.

Topics in Matt’s interview:

  • His family’s culture of entrepreneurship
  • His background running a winery
  • Becoming a business broker
  • Buying his own listing
  • Buying a tough-to-sell business 
  • Getting an SBA loan using the new partial buyout rules
  • Crawling under houses himself to learn the trade
  • Seller agreeing to teach him for 2 years
  • The 3 branches of pest control
  • His plan to expand the business

References and how to contact Matt:

  • LinkedIn
  • matt@toptermiteco.com
  • https://www.toptermiteco.com

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

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  • Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR

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  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

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  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter

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