This is true, but not for the reasons that you point out.
The reason that most end up selling equipment to suckers is because most people don't know how to sell. That's it. If you know how to sell, you can make this work. It's not easy. The easy part is growing the stuff, that takes no effort. The hard part is going out there and knocking on restaurant and other doors and convincing people to buy.
That takes REAL work and you have to pound the pavement every day.
I knew one lady that would go to costco, buy meat, buns and supplies and make delicious sandwiches. Then, she would get in her van and build a route downtown through the office buildings. Once she built the route, not only did she make money running the route she the sold off the route and started from scratch building a new route in a different part of town.
If you know how to hustle you can make this work. Most people don't know how to sell.
. In order to hook you with their scheme they will tell you selling is guaranteed, they already have the buyers, no hustle required. Even if there is a buyer when the times comes for you to sell magically price will be magnitudes lower from what they promised you. Yes you will be getting some money but when you sit down and put expenses vs profits on paper you will be in the negative. You will be at 0 at best. And that is not counting original 5-10k you had to invest in the beginning. You'll never be at 0 with that one.
Have you had any personal experience with this type of thing? Any companies you are referring to with particularity?
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