That’s a very good analogy 

They buy a business with zero interest financing 

Then make renovations 

Then sell within 5 years for 5x



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Buying a house with 20 percent collateral is a leveraged buyout 

They’re like house flippers but do it with businesses. That’s the closest thing I can think of. Not a coincidence that PE also thrived 

bitcoin

On relative earliness

elvismercury

They’re like house flippers but do it with businesses. That’s the closest thing I can think of. Not a coincidence that PE also thrived *hard* under ZIRP.