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Rolling Up Real Estate Appraisal Firms

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…

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