How to Buy a Gym Step by Step

About this episode

This episode provides a step-by-step guide on how to buy a gym, highlighting potential pitfalls and legal issues.

Buying a gym can be one of the best business decisions you’ll ever make or one of the most expensive mistakes of your life. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain Business CEO John Franklin and attorney Matthew Becker of Gym Lawyers PLLC walk you through exactly how to buy a gym without overpaying, buying a disaster or landing on legal landmines. Matthew has handled over $50 million in gym transactions, and John has personally bought and sold five gyms in New York City. In th...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Cooper

Guests: John Franklin, Matthew Becker

Topics covered

• buying a gym
• business decisions
• legal considerations
• gym transactions
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• buy a gym
• gym transactions
• legal landmines
• business mistakes
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gym Lawyers PLLC, Two-Brain Business

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