How to Buy a Ski Resort (at Age 22)

Rick Schmitz was an inexperienced 22-year-old with no money when he acquired a run-down ski resort and turned it around.

Key points from Rick's story:

• Rick Schmitz was a 22-year-old graduating senior uninterested in pursuing a career in finance.
• He saw a small ski resort for sale in his native Wisconsin. It had been on the market (and losing money) for 5 years.
• Negotiated the original list price down from $1m to $625k.
• Most banks rejected him outright for a loan, but gradually he cobbled together the purchase price.
• 17 years later, Rick has acquired and operates 2 other resorts in the upper Midwest.

Reach Rick Schmitz at:

• LinkedIn
• His first acquisition, ‍Nordic Mountain

Official episode page & full show notes at AcquiringMinds.co:

• How to Buy a Ski Resort at Age 22