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Comment by austenallred

A little weird to assume he “made” $3.2 million from the house. Who knows what he bought it for, what he owed on it, what his profit in the transaction was, etc.

Maybe he’s neck deep in debt? Maybe he spent all his money on a boat assuming a windfall would come that never came. There can be any number of reasons someone would sell their house as their company goes under.

Seems pretty clear he was fully planing on the acquisition to go through. Which may be haphazard, but happens.

The most likely answer to, “Why did he fire everyone instantly with no severance?” is “Because there is no money.” It seems very likely after the acquisition fell through there was simply nothing left.

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