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You've made a deal to buy a business. You sign the papers, and the owner agrees to stay on to help with the transition. You believe you've set yourself up for success only to have everything turn upside down. What do you do?

Jesse and Candice Beuttenmuller purchased TJ's Alignment & Repair thinking they were buying their dream, only to have it turn into a nightmare. 

Topics Discussed:

How many recordings have you set up since you've been here? 0:00

How they went through the banks to get the business started. 4:04

How long did it take you to realize that this was a problem? 9:06

He took us to court over his tools. 12:50

Did you ever get in contact with any of the community college students? 20:24

There’s a difference between a hand-up and a handout. 27:16

The hit and run of a loaner vehicle. 32:59

Drugs that are gateway drugs. 38:24

Buying vehicles as a loaner. 41:34

There is nothing you can tell people that will make them stop. 42:42

Where do Candice and Jesse go? 48:13

David’s last class in five years. 51:11

Hiring as a service advisor. 55:48

The story of the dead cat in the car. 1:01:43