Wednesday, November 19, 2014

PATIENCE

So here we are - eighteen months after we listed the store for sale and - it's still for sale.  Going into this we knew that it wouldn't happen overnight.  Selling a business in a fragile small town economy and a shaky national economy is a challenge and we're challenging it.  We've had interested parties, "nibbles" as we call them and that's fine.  We know that a "bite" will start with a "nibble."  We've had inquiries from out of the area and locals as well and our broker tells us they fall into two categories - the ones who say "If I was only 20 years younger", and the ones who say "If I only had the money."  We have confidence in our broker - he has us all over the internet and in realtor oriented resources all over the area as well as advertising all over the area.  He even did a pretty neat video that can be accessed online.  Everybody we talk to says our price is reasonable and the store is desirable and the opportunities are great.  We're convinced that the buyer is out there - - - we just haven't connected yet.  In the meantime, we're anxious to get the store sold and retire while we still have our health and energy to do some things we've wanted to for a long time.