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Practical guides on running an independent dealership — auctions, profit, titles, and the software that holds it all together. No fluff, no jargon.
Two dealers buy the same car for the same money — and only one makes a profit. The difference is knowing your all-in cost before you raise your hand.
Read the guide →The deal rarely dies on price. It dies on a title sitting in a drawer 600 miles away. A simple pipeline keeps the paper moving as fast as the cars.
Read the guide →Every dealer's first DMS is a spreadsheet, and it genuinely works — until it doesn't. Six signs you've hit the ceiling, and what switching really involves.
Read the guide →Lot averages hide losers. The real question is what each car made after fees, transport, recon and arbitration — and most 'profit' columns get it wrong.
Read the guide →Everyone says you need a DMS. Here's what one actually is, what it should do for an independent lot, and how to pick one — minus the jargon.
Read the guide →Put the ideas from these guides to work — import your spreadsheet and see the profit on every car.
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