I was inquiring about a practice for sale and I was told that I did not fit the profile. The profile required that my office be no farther than 15 minutes from the seller’s office…
Now this is the Greater Chicago area, last Saturday I was able to hit the Circle within 15 minutes. Granted this was at 8:00 on a Saturday morning. The same trip has taken over 2 hours during rush hour. So how can you someone think that a 15 minute requirement is a good idea? It is all a matter of time, traffic and construction. A trip around the block at times can take 15 minutes…
I have to wonder does this CPA have all of his clients come to see him, so is he also thinking that they would not travel any further? If so, how about a reversal of this situation not be in the clients best interest?
It seems that my going to see my business clients at their offices make me the odd man out in this scenario. I feel that I am able to offer them a different perspective on their business by going to see them and their operations.
Either way the client’s are seen, my hunt is still on for the next practice to buy.