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New Deals: A home health agency, roofing contractor, and 3 other finds

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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/ Home Health Agency

📍 Location: Texas
💰 Asking Price: $7,750,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,500,000
📊 Revenue: $5,100,000
📅 Established: 2012

💭 My 2 Cents: This home health agency captures two powerful tailwinds: an aging population that prefers care at home and a healthcare system increasingly pushing patients out of hospitals. They're a fully licensed provider delivering skilled nursing and therapy services to roughly 210 patients across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, with a diversified payer mix spanning Medicare, VA benefits, and private insurance that reduces dependence on any single reimbursement source. What stands out is the operational maturity: established systems for scheduling, billing, and clinical documentation tell me the business runs with some degree of predictability, and the fact that earnings have held steady over the past two years in a notoriously complex regulatory environment speaks to solid management. Another strength is the range of referral sources spanning physicians, case managers, and community partners, which means the business isn't dependent on one or two hospital discharge planners. I'd want to understand clinician retention and compensation structures, whether the census is at capacity or if there's room to add more patients without proportional overhead, and how dependent operations are on the owner's clinical license or relationships. The reality is that home health agencies with real scale and systems are hard to replicate, especially in major metros where competition for qualified nurses and therapists is fierce, and the aging population will only accelerate demand for in-home medical services.

2/ Commercial Roofing Contractor

📍 Location: Washington
💰 Asking Price: $3,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $787,119
📊 Revenue: $9,323,812
📅 Established: 1935

💭 My 2 Cents: Commercial roofing is a high-volume, relationship-driven business, and this contractor has spent nearly 90 years building the trust and track record that matter most when bidding institutional and municipal projects. They've cultivated a loyal client base across Eastern Washington by consistently delivering on large-scale jobs for schools, government buildings, and industrial facilities, the kind of repeat customers that provide steady backlog and referrals without heavy marketing spend. What really sets them apart is the integrated material supply division, which lets them buy roofing materials at distributor-level pricing and pass those savings into more competitive bids while protecting margins, a structural advantage that smaller roofing outfits simply can't replicate. The business comes with a seasoned management team that wants to stay on post-sale, which should ease transition risk, plus $750K in equipment and $400K in inventory that add tangible value and reduce upfront capital needs. I'd want to understand the revenue mix between new construction and re-roofing work, bonding capacity and surety relationships for larger public contracts, and whether the material supply division serves third-party contractors or operates exclusively as an internal cost center. In a fragmented market where most roofers are small crews chasing residential jobs, the scale and institutional access this business has built over decades can't be easily disrupted by new entrants or online competitors.

3/ Scaffolding Business

📍 Location: California
💰 Asking Price: $1,200,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,103,565
📊 Revenue: $5,930,573
📅 Established: 2001

💭 My 2 Cents: When a general contractor has crews standing around waiting for scaffolding, every hour costs real money, which is why this business has thrived for over 20 years by showing up fast and working safely. With a strong reputation across commercial and high-end residential projects, they've positioned themselves as the reliable partner for complex jobs where delays can shut down entire sites and safety incidents bring regulatory scrutiny. The $2M asset base gives them capacity to handle larger projects, and the pricing here is unusual: the asking price sits below the listed asset value and basically equals one year of EBITDA, which tells me either the seller is motivated or there's something in the financials that needs closer examination. Revenue is well diversified across new construction, renovation, and repair work, which smooths out the cyclicality that typically hammers pure new-build contractors during downturns. I'd want to understand equipment age and maintenance costs, whether they own or lease their yard space, and the mix between short-term rentals versus long-duration projects. With California's ongoing infrastructure spend and the wave of seismic retrofit work required across commercial buildings, demand for reliable scaffolding contractors should stay strong even as residential construction cools.

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/ Gas Station with Real Estate

📍 Location: Alaska
💰 Asking Price: $1,900,000
💼 EBITDA: $750,000
📊 Revenue: $4,000,000
📅 Established: N/A

💭 My 2 Cents: Owning the only gas station in your neighborhood is about as close as you get to a local monopoly in the convenience retail world, and this Anchorage operation has exactly that advantage. The 19% EBITDA margin on $4M in revenue tells me the business has found its pricing power in a market where alternatives require customers to drive out of their way, which is particularly valuable in Alaska's harsh winters when convenience matters even more. The station previously operated under Shell branding but now runs independently, which eliminates ongoing franchise fees and gives the buyer full control over pricing and operations while keeping the captive customer base that's already been established. What really stands out is the included real estate valued at $600K, which provides both stability and upside, along with brand-new Wayne Ovation 2 pumps that handle the capital-intensive fuel equipment side. The unused drive-through with a full commercial kitchen is a wild card that could unlock additional revenue through quick-service food, coffee programs, or even a local restaurant partnership without requiring new construction or permits. I'd want to understand fuel margin trends given Alaska's unique distribution costs, whether the convenience store inventory skews toward high-margin categories, and if there's capacity to add EV charging as vehicle electrification reaches the state. The beauty of this setup is that you're not really buying a gas station competing on fuel prices but rather a convenience store with a captive customer base where gas is just what gets them in the door.

5/ Container Rental and Disposal Company

📍 Location: Ohio
💰 Asking Price: N/A
💼 EBITDA: $540,000
📊 Revenue: $2,800,000
📅 Established: 2008

💭 My 2 Cents: Construction debris doesn't dispose of itself, which is why container rental businesses enjoy consistent demand from contractors who need reliable waste removal partners they can count on project after project. This operation has built a solid book of business with 2,400 active accounts split across residential cleanouts and commercial construction projects, with about 75% of customers coming back for repeat work, which tells me they've nailed the fundamentals of reliability and service. What's notable is the $4.6M asset base across 17 trucks and a broad container inventory, which provides tangible collateral, though the roughly 12% return on those assets is lower than you'd typically see in well-run equipment rental businesses and raises questions about utilization rates and pricing discipline. With 11 full-time employees handling operations, the business appears systematized enough to run without constant owner oversight, but I'd want to understand container turn rates, truck utilization, route optimization, and whether existing capacity can handle significantly more volume without additional capital outlay. I'd also dig into landfill tipping fees and disposal contracts, since waste disposal costs can swing dramatically based on local regulations and facility access, and examine the pricing structure to see if there's room to improve margins through better rate management or ancillary fees. If the low asset returns stem from underutilization rather than structural problems, there's meaningful upside just from filling existing capacity and tightening operations without needing to deploy more capital into trucks and containers.

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