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If you own both your business and the building it operates out of, you have more options than most brokers will tell you about. Sell them together, keep the real estate and lease it back, do a sale-leaseback, or run two separate transactions — each path leads to a very different outcome. This guide breaks down all four options, the lease issues that make or break these deals, and how to figure out which structure fits your situation.

An SBA 7(a) loan is the most common way buyers finance a business acquisition in the $500K to $5M range — but the rules are specific and the timeline is longer than most people expect. This guide breaks down how to get an SBA loan to buy a business: down payment requirements, what lenders actually look at, SBA 7(a) vs 504, realistic closing timelines, and the mistakes that kill deals at the finish line. Written from a business broker's perspective for buyers and sellers in th