If he plans on selling it after a year for profit, i can only see EoFF's future worth another good two years. It had a good run.

frankly, anyone who has a bad rap sheet, and this is nothing against you personally, just i've heard more bad than good, then it is understandable people would leave. That's the way business is. If you hear the owner is crappy, you don't want to be involved.

exit stage left