Today's guest David C Barnett is a Author, Speaker and is a private transaction advisor on buying and selling businesses. After a career in advertising & sales, he started several businesses including a commercial debt brokerage. Over several years, David sold dozens of businesses for others while also managing his own portfolio of income properties and starting his career as a local private investor. And today he joins me to share his expertise in buying and selling businesses the right way and tells many stories about common pitfalls that most new business owners face.