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David Melton | Dealership M&A, Capital & Real Estate Advisor
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David Melton | Dealership M&A, Capital & Real Estate Advisor
About
Dealership M&A
Capital & Real Estate
Executive Advisory
Insights
Contact
About
Dealership M&A
Capital & Real Estate
Executive Advisory
Insights
Contact
Adventures in Automotive Capital: When Cheap Rent Quietly Destroys Goodwill
David Melton 5/2/26 David Melton 5/2/26

Adventures in Automotive Capital: When Cheap Rent Quietly Destroys Goodwill

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You Got an Unsolicited Offer on Your Dealership: What to Do Before You Respond.
David Melton 5/2/26 David Melton 5/2/26

You Got an Unsolicited Offer on Your Dealership: What to Do Before You Respond.

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From Single Point to Multi-Store: Capital Strategies for Growing Dealer Groups
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From Single Point to Multi-Store: Capital Strategies for Growing Dealer Groups

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What 2008 Taught Dealers That the Good Years Made Everyone Forget
David Melton 5/2/26 David Melton 5/2/26

What 2008 Taught Dealers That the Good Years Made Everyone Forget

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What Buyers Actually Look For When They Evaluate Your Store: Most Dealers Don't Know
David Melton 5/2/26 David Melton 5/2/26

What Buyers Actually Look For When They Evaluate Your Store: Most Dealers Don't Know

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Why the Dealers Who Get the Best Outcomes Never Planned to Sell Last Year
David Melton 5/2/26 David Melton 5/2/26

Why the Dealers Who Get the Best Outcomes Never Planned to Sell Last Year

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Cochran Automotive Expands into Youngstown, OH, with Acquisition Support from David Melton
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Cochran Automotive Expands into Youngstown, OH, with Acquisition Support from David Melton

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You Don’t Have to Sell the Store to Get Your Money Out
David Melton 5/1/26 David Melton 5/1/26

You Don’t Have to Sell the Store to Get Your Money Out

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Unlocking Growth: How Sale-Leasebacks and Build-to-Suit Strategies Benefit Dealers and Investors
David Melton 4/26/26 David Melton 4/26/26

Unlocking Growth: How Sale-Leasebacks and Build-to-Suit Strategies Benefit Dealers and Investors

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Contact David Melton

David Melton works directly with dealer principals on the decisions that shape their businesses, investments, and long-term enterprise value. With more than 40 years of dealership operating, ownership, and transaction experience, David brings an owner’s perspective to growth and acquisitions, exit and succession, capital strategy, and automotive real estate.

Whether evaluating an acquisition, preparing for succession or an eventual sale, refinancing dealership real estate, deploying capital, or considering a major strategic decision, David’s approach is straightforward: understand the dealer’s objectives, evaluate the alternatives, challenge assumptions when necessary, and develop a strategy that creates long-term value.

Office: 423-499-9956
Email: dm@davidmelton.com

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