Episode
The Profit: Tumbleweed Tiny Homes
Overview
Marcus helps a Colorado manufacturer of tiny homes that faces massive issues, including an owner's lack of leadership, over a million dollars of debt, and low morale.
Details
- Series
- The Profit
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2017-11-28
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Tumbleweed Tiny Homes is Episode 2 in Season 5 of The Profit. It aired on 2017-11-28. The runtime is 45 min.
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Marcus Lemonis looks back at which deals paid off big time and which cost him millions.
Episode 3: Detroit Denim
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