I am currently turning over the idea of buying a Dairy Queen or perhaps a Pet Supplies Plus. My fear is that this may simply turn out to be "buying a job" with the $700k or so required. I do not have the net profit numbers on either just yet, so this may be off base. Conversely, I may seek to take a SWR of 3% or so on a portfolio of 1.3MM. My FireCalc tells me that we are 98% safe with this approach, given our spending approach, for the next 50 years or so. At 41 I guess I am still fearing being without work, as crazy as that sounds.
As I do my due diligence, I thought I would see if anyone here can weigh in on the direction I am pointing? The corporate gig, while it pays well, has convinced me I need to run my own show and escape the world of conference calls and "thinking outside the box," while clearly selling one's soul inside a box. Thanks in advance for any sage advice.