What happens when your first employee quits on opening day?

Shane Taylor has spent more than 20 years building businesses, investing in real estate, and learning some expensive lessons along the way. After completing nearly 100 real estate transactions with longtime partner Lance White, Shane stepped away from his corporate career and purchased a martial arts franchise—one day after the country shut down.

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show, Shane joins Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner to talk about leaving the W-2 world, building a business that can operate without him, and getting back into real estate with his wife and two sons.

Shane shares what went right and wrong during his years of flipping houses, why failing to pull permits in the proper order brought one project to a complete stop, and how a $400,000 flip turned into a six-month headache. He also breaks down his “Bandit Sign on Wheels” marketing strategy, the advantages of investing with a real estate license, and why he may not choose the franchise route again.

The conversation also covers family partnerships, hiring people who take ownership, calculating holding costs, choosing the right price point for a flip, and why Shane now prefers short-term joint ventures over permanent business partnerships.

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