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New Deals: A premium portable restroom provider, pool service and supply company, and 3 other finds

Plus, how smart searchers prep to buy a business

Hello SMB Deal Hunters!

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Now onto regular business…I’m excited to share 5 new businesses for sale worth checking out in this Market Watch issue. Each was handpicked from hundreds of fresh listings, with our quick take on why it stands out. First up:

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NEW DEALS

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1/ Premium Porta Potty Provider

📍 Location: Utah
💰 Asking Price: $5,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,261,871
📊 Revenue: $2,758,514
📅 Established: 2007

💭 My 2 Cents: Luxury portable sanitation sits at the opposite end of the spectrum from blue plastic boxes at construction sites, and this Utah operator has built a premium position serving weddings, corporate events, and commercial clients who care about aesthetics and experience as much as function. The 46% EBITDA margin on under $3M in revenue tells me this isn't a volume game but a high-margin specialty play where clients pay up for climate-controlled trailers, running water, quality finishes, and reliable service. What's impressive is the operational maturity: formal SOPs, trained staff, and multi-territory distribution hubs across the region give this business the infrastructure to handle large-scale events and emergency deployments without the chaos that often plagues service businesses. The sale includes a hefty $2.5M in furniture, fixtures, and equipment, which provides real asset backing and protects against the steep replacement costs of these custom-built trailers. I'd want to understand the revenue split between events, long-term commercial rentals, and emergency response contracts, the maintenance and refurbishment cycles for the trailer fleet, and whether growth has been constrained by equipment capacity or sales effort. With event spending continuing to rebound and businesses increasingly focused on guest experience, this company has carved out a niche where premium pricing and repeat clients create a durable moat that generic porta potty operators can't touch.

2/ Pool Cleaning Company

📍 Location: Northern California
💰 Asking Price: $3,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $950,000
📊 Revenue: $3,643,784
📅 Established: 1998

💭 My 2 Cents: Pool service businesses are fundamentally recurring revenue machines, and this Silicon Valley operation has built an unusually clean model with 95% of revenue coming from weekly maintenance contracts rather than one-off repairs or retail sales. That kind of revenue predictability is rare in the home services world and tells me they've prioritized building a stable route business over chasing lower-margin supply sales. The company has been around since 1998, giving it over 25 years to build customer relationships and operational systems, with 11 W-2 employees handling regular service routes and 4 contractors likely covering overflow or specialized work. The setup includes a retail storefront on a busy street that provides walk-in visibility and a recently remodeled warehouse available for separate purchase, which could add real estate value to the deal. Serving both residential and commercial clients across Santa Clara County gives them exposure to high-income homeowners who view pool maintenance as non-negotiable and commercial properties like hotels or apartment complexes that often sign multi-year service agreements. I'd want to understand route density and drive time efficiency, contract renewal rates and average customer tenure, and whether the business has capacity to absorb additional routes or if technician hiring is a constraint. The 26% EBITDA margin on nearly $3.7M in revenue reflects the profitability of recurring service work in one of the country's wealthiest zip codes, where discretionary spending on home maintenance remains strong even during economic downturns.

3/ Short-Term Rental Property Management Business

📍 Location: Texas
💰 Asking Price: $1,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $450,000
📊 Revenue: $5,500,000
📅 Established: 2021

💭 My 2 Cents: Short-term rental management is one of those businesses that can scale quickly with the right systems, and this operator has figured out the playbook in just three years. They've built a portfolio of 100+ luxury vacation rentals across Central Texas, handling everything from listing optimization and guest communication to maintenance coordination and revenue management. What's worth noting is the revenue figure of $5.5M reflects gross bookings that flow through the platform, not actual company revenue, which means the true margins here are closer to 60% when you strip out owner payouts. The operation runs lean with just one full-time employee and a network of 10 core contractors handling cleaning, maintenance, and guest services, which tells me the owner has invested in automation and vendor relationships rather than building a heavy overhead structure. Growth upside should come from adding more properties in the portfolio, expanding into adjacent markets like Austin or San Antonio, and potentially offering premium services like interior staging or dynamic pricing optimization. I'd want to understand the average management fee per property, contract terms and churn rates with property owners, and how dependent operations are on specific booking platforms like Airbnb or Vrbo. With Texas tourism continuing to climb and more homeowners looking to monetize second properties or investment real estate, this business sits in the middle of two durable trends: the professionalization of short-term rentals and the growing preference among travelers for unique stays over traditional hotels.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Michael was a corporate accountant who had seen firsthand how powerful small businesses can be, but like most first-time buyers, he struggled to figure out how to actually break in.

Just 2 months after joining SMB Deal Hunter Pro, we helped Michael source the off-market deal he ended up closing on, a $1.6M digital marketing agency serving law firms cash-flowing ~$400K/year with:

3+ year average customer lifetime
Strong recurring revenue
Fully remote operations

Like almost every real acquisition, it wasn’t smooth. He dealt with brokers and banks telling him to “go downmarket,” sellers who didn’t understand their own financials, and last-minute lender changes that reduced cash proceeds to the seller.

But Michael stayed disciplined, kept momentum, and closed.

4/ Residential HVAC Business

📍 Location: Maryland
💰 Asking Price: $4,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $895,075
📊 Revenue: $4,987,028
📅 Established: 30+ Years Ago

💭 My 2 Cents: The key to a valuable HVAC business isn't repair calls, it's recurring service contracts, and this operator has nailed it. With more than 1,100 active service agreements carrying a 95% annual renewal rate, they've built a predictable revenue base that accounts for 60% of annual sales, which tells me customers view them as the default provider rather than shopping around each season. Operating across Central Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia gives them access to a large, affluent customer base where homeowners prioritize reliable climate control and are willing to pay for preventative maintenance. The operational maturity is evident: over 1,000 five-star Google reviews reflect consistent execution, and the business runs on well-defined systems for dispatching, scheduling, quoting, and accounting, all managed by a trained team with minimal owner involvement. I'd want to understand the average contract value and whether pricing has kept pace with labor costs, dig into technician retention given the tight skilled trade market, and assess the capacity to handle additional service agreements without adding overhead. With three decades of reputation in a fragmented local market where most HVAC companies are still owner-operated and struggle to build recurring revenue models, this business has already solved the hardest part of scaling a home services operation.

5/ Managed Service Provider

📍 Location: California
💰 Asking Price: N/A
💼 EBITDA: $542,933
📊 Revenue: $970,551
📅 Established: 1993

💭 My 2 Cents: Managed IT services is a relationship-heavy business, and this boutique MSP has clearly figured out how to keep clients around. With over three decades in business, they've built a focused practice serving professional services, dental, healthcare, and property management clients, all sectors where HIPAA compliance and regulatory requirements create natural switching costs and drive long-term retention. The revenue model is textbook recurring, with monthly retainers generating nearly all the income, and the claimed 100% renewal rate with 15-year average client tenure tells me they've nailed service delivery and client relationships. That kind of retention doesn't happen by accident in IT services, where clients usually shop around every few years. The 56% EBITDA margin is impressive and likely reflects lean operations, though I'd want to understand staffing levels, whether the owner handles technical work or client management, and how dependent key client relationships are on the founder. I'd also dig into the compliance expertise depth, since HIPAA and healthcare IT can command premium pricing but require specialized knowledge that might be hard to replace. With healthcare spending and regulatory complexity only increasing, this MSP sits in a vertical where clients genuinely need reliable partners rather than just commodity IT support.

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