Vault Episode: Cody Sanchez — Buying Small Businesses, Thinking Contrarian, and Building Real Wealth

This Vault episode brings back an early interview with Cody Sanchez, investor, entrepreneur, and founder of Contrarian Thinking.

Cody shares how she transitioned from working at Vanguard, Goldman Sachs, and State Street into cannabis private equity and ultimately into buying small businesses using creative acquisition strategies.

She breaks down why buying cash-flowing businesses is one of the most overlooked wealth-building strategies in America right now, how seller financing works, and why many business owners are leaving millions on the table simply because they do not know how to sell.

If you are in real estate, this episode will expand your thinking beyond transactions and into true ownership.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why contrarian thinking creates massive opportunity
• How Cody identified cannabis as a generational wealth play
• Why small business acquisition is misunderstood and underutilized
• How to buy a business using seller financing and future cash flow
• Why most small business owners do not know they can sell
• The difference between buying revenue vs buying profit
• How to structure deals without using your own capital
• How to find operators to run businesses you own
• The risk factors to watch for when evaluating small businesses
• Why buying businesses can replace your job faster than building from scratch

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