Mark Beneke structured his father's dealership buyout using company cash flow
Mark Beneke · Knowledge Without Implementation Is Just Entertainment · Jul 12, 2023 · at 6:08
Mark Beneke, co-owner of an auto dealership and real estate investor, discusses the financial risks involved when buying out his father's dealership with his brother.
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“The payment plan that we had set up with my dad was based off of the company itself, like, well, we fuck up his future as well. So his retirement goes down the toilet”
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