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Happy Tuesday!
Last week I shared how analysis paralysis can considerably slow down the timeline to your first acquisition.
Today I want to cover two common patterns that drag timelines out, which are entirely within your control.
Zachary closed on a $4.5M medical practice with 100% financing after joining Acquisition Ace.
“Through every step of the process Ben was very responsive when I was looking at deals that didn’t end up working out and then this deal that we both really liked… he was super helpful and provided a lot of guidance that I really needed. It really wouldn’t have turned out as well as it did without all your help.”
Zachary got hands-on guidance through diligence, negotiations, and structuring, and ended up making a great deal.
👉 Want responsive support when you're evaluating and structuring deals? Book a call with our team here. Book a call with our team here.
Inconsistent effort
Looking at deals only when you happen to have free time - rather than protecting a dedicated block each week - compounds into months of lost momentum.
The search phase requires repetition to build the pattern recognition that makes evaluation faster.
The more businesses you look at consistently, the quicker you get at identifying what fits and what doesn’t.
Sporadic effort resets that progress every time you step away.
One focused hour per day is enough.
But it has to show up consistently.
(Inside Acquisition Ace, members build the habit of consistent deal review from the start, and have coaches and a community to keep them accountable through the process. To learn more about our community and how it can help you secure your first business deal, book a call with our team here.)
Targeting the wrong businesses
If every deal you pursue ends with a dealbreaker discovered late in the process, you’re losing weeks of time you invested before finding the problem.
Most dealbreakers are visible early if you know what to look for, such as:
Declining revenue
Heavy owner dependency
Customer concentration
A business under five years old
With the right framework, these can all surface in the first 30 minutes of evaluation.
Getting these two things right - consistent effort and efficient early screening - will keep your timeline moving in the right direction.
If you’d like the framework and accountability to make that happen, the Acquisition Ace community could be exactly what you need.
👉 Book a call with my team here and let’s chat to see if it’s right for you.
 | Onward, Ben Kelly PS: Check out our latest YouTube video. We reveal how one entrepreneur built a multi-million dollar pool company from scratch with no industry experience. |
