I started to plot out different scenarios. I was thinking about investors, friends, banks, but nothing seemed to really work out the way I needed it to. Then I just happened to hear about this other shop owner, who I sort of knew, who was moving out of his building.

He does high-quality work, and we have similar reputations, so I thought it was a good fit.

It's working. There's been some learning, and we're getting the communication issues worked out, but everybody's personality has to blend together, and it's starting to click.

We're trying to hold our own. We have no room to park cars. I've got cars lined up out of the paint shop down the block.

Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement

I had an obligation, in my opinion, to my investors, and it didn't have anything to do with what was going on on the criminal side, ... So I worked separately and then in conjunction with the receiver, working through the properties and helping as many people as possible get their money back. ... There was a lot done separate from the receiver.