Sublime

Four Seasons as a management company, not a real estate developer.

Little transfer of information; no interactive relationship with the units around it.

“Barry, here’s the thing. I’m not just buying a can of soup for twenty-nine cents and selling it for forty-nine cents,” I explained. “I have ten different services that are growing all the time. Think of us like the local sewer system.” Well, that got his attention. “We’re a utility. Nothing can get rid of us—nothing. Two of the biggest businesses

find off-market businesses with motivated sellers),

Martin was the keeper of the crown jewels.

Expertise-based practices, as a generalization, tend to be based in a single location relying on the development of a national or regional reputation to attract clients.