My sister wanted to own the family HVAC company.
When my dad started talking about retiring, I thought he was going to offer to sell the HVAC company to me.
- Instead of offering, he put the HVAC company up for sale.
I had never heard of selling an HVAC company, but my dad did it. He put a paper up in the breakroom announcing he was going to retire and wanted to know if anyone would like to purchase it. I was upset and walked into the office. I asked why he hadn’t asked me? He told me I was a new HVAC technician, and I didn’t have the experience to run an HVAC company. My sister overheard the conversation and asked why dad was selling the HVAC company. He told her he was tired, and he wanted to spend some time with our mom. My sister said she would take over the HVAC company. She had gone to college for business administration, and it wouldn’t take much for her to understand the business and run it. Dad wanted someone who could understand the technical side, as well as the business side. That evening, my sister walked into my room and told me she wanted to own the family HVAC company. I told her to back off because dad had already told me no. She told me to calm down and listen to her. Between my technical knowledge of HVAC and her business degree, we may make a good team and have a dual ownership. I was sure dad would say no when we approached him, but he nodded and said it was worth considering.