Kevin Swenson shares his story of buying a $3m real estate appraisal firm as a platform to roll up the fragmented space. 

Topics from Kevin's interview:

• Why the real estate appraisal industry?
• How to add value as the entrepreneur doing a roll-up
• Roll-up dynamics
• Appraisal businesses vs. appraisal management companies
• Story of his acquisition, the platform business
• The "Your Sure Thing" philosophy
• Buying in an industry where you DON'T have experience
• The nature of real estate service businesses
• How to mitigate risk when buying a real estate service business
• Acquisition opportunities in real estate services beyond appraisal
• How it's going since the real estate market slowed
• Pivoting a roll-up strategy to react to the market

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• @KevinWSwensonJr
• LinkedIn

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