A year into his search Jesse Sunquist realized he needed to lower his SDE floor to find a business to buy in his market. 

Topics in Jesse’s interview:

• Being motivated by achieving job flexibility
• Why he initially resisted franchises
• Buying 2 Mosquito Joe territories 
• What he loves about his franchisor
• Dealing with customer complaints
• Managing tricky situations with employees
• Calculating potential earnings in a territory
• Change management in a seasonal business
• Operational improvements he made
• Buying at the $300k SDE level

References and how to contact Jesse:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• [email protected]
• Reflections after 1 year of searching full time
• Jesse’s first appearance on Acquiring Minds
• Buy a Franchise Portfolio: How to Choose the Brand

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