š§µ Found a solid small business for sale in the HVAC & plumbing space.
Not sexy. But strong cash flow and real demand. Hereās what I see: HVAC / plumbing is one of those industries⦠People donāt āwantā it. They NEED it. When systems break ā they pay fast. Thatās why these businesses work. But hereās the interesting part⦠This one is very āold schoolā. Almost no marketing. No real systems. Just reputation and referrals. That tells me something important: The demand is already there. Itās just not scaled yet. Now letās look at numbers: ⢠~$1.57M revenue ⢠~$430K SDE (3-year avg) ⢠Asking ~$1.5M So around ~3.4x earnings. Not a steal. But fair for this type. Now hereās what caught my attention⦠Revenue mix: ⢠60% new construction ⢠20% remodel ⢠10% service This is where the opportunity is. Construction is good⦠until itās not. Cyclical. Depends on market. Service is the gold: Recurring Higher margin More stable And here itās only 10%. So big upside just by shifting focus. Another thing: Team is small and stable. Low turnover. Skilled people. In this industry, thatās HUGE. Because good technicians are hard to find. But there is one challenge⦠Owner is still doing a lot: Sales Estimating Scheduling Managing jobs So this is not passive. You need operator or replace him. Now think about this: No website (or very basic) No ads No funnels Everything comes from word of mouth. Sounds good⦠but also risky. No system = no control over growth. So why hasnāt someone bigger rolled this up? Because businesses like this are fragmented. Local. Relationship-driven. They need someone to bring systems + scale. Hereās how I would approach: Step 1: Buy business like this (or few of them) Step 2: Build marketing engine (Google, local SEO) Step 3: Push service contracts + maintenance plans Step 4: Add CRM + scheduling systems Now you have: Recurring revenue Predictable pipeline Higher valuation Thatās how you turn 3ā4x business into 5ā7x. Also growth angles: ⢠Fire mitigation services ⢠Property managers contracts ⢠Long-term maintenance deals