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The answer... without the scenic route
Copy revenue, expenses, owner hours, upload frequency, channel age, and asking price into a clean sheet. Mark each figure as seller-stated, publicly observed, independently verified, or estimated.
Inside this guide 7 parts
Rebuild the listing in your own worksheet
Copy revenue, expenses, owner hours, upload frequency, channel age, and asking price into a clean sheet. Mark each figure as seller-stated, publicly observed, independently verified, or estimated.
That distinction keeps a confident paragraph from turning into a verified fact in your model.
Cross-check public evidence
Compare upload dates, video lengths, visible views, format, production quality, and personnel with the listing. Estimate the labor required to reproduce recent output. Search for connected sites and social accounts only when the seller includes them in the deal.
Create a question list
Focus on material gaps: expense breakdown, revenue decline, ownership, contractor continuation, content rights, and transfer setup. Do not send 40 unfocused questions before confirming basic fit.
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Before you act
Sellers can make honest mistakes. Start skeptical without starting hostile. You need accurate information and a workable counterparty.
Do this next
Begin by normalizing expenses and testing whether the stated profit survives basic math.
Continue to How to Spot Inflated Profit and Hidden Expenses.
Keep these three things
The short version
- Rebuild every listing in your own model.
- Label facts by verification status.
- Ask focused questions about issues that could change value or stop the deal.
How this was made: Adapted from Roman’s channel operating curriculum, expanded for public education, and reviewed against the ChannelFlips editorial policy. Examples are educational, not promises.
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