New Deals: A 48-year-old roofing company, absentee-run boutique fitness studios, and 3 other finds

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1/ Commercial Roofing and Sheet Metal Company

📍 Location: Connecticut
💰 Asking Price: $2,250,000
💼 EBITDA: $703,314
📊 Revenue: $5,870,800
📅 Established: ~1977

💭 My 2 Cents: Commercial roofing is one of those trades businesses that usually lives and dies by the next project. This one, however, has spent 48 years building annuity-style maintenance contracts with public school systems, housing authorities, and fire departments who don't put their roofs out to bid every year, which creates a recurring revenue base most contractors never figure out how to build. The in-house sheet metal fabrication adds another layer of defensibility, since competitors relying on outside fab shops can't match the lead times or margins on custom work. Plus, nearly 5 decades of manufacturer certifications from Carlisle, GAF, and Johns Manville tells me these aren't credentials on a wall; they're prerequisites for public sector eligibility that a new entrant can't fast-track. I'd want to understand the split between recurring maintenance and replacement project revenue, how the backlog looks heading into the next 12 months, and where key-person risk sits among the estimators. The Northeast has decades of deferred school and municipal infrastructure maintenance ahead of it, and this company is first in line.

2/ Developmentally Disabled Residential Care 

📍 Location: Ohio
💰 Asking Price: $2,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $741,636
📊 Revenue: $1,742,971
📅 Established: ~2020

💭 My 2 Cents: Residential care for people with developmental disabilities is one of those industries where demand is legally mandated and Medicaid funding doesn't dry up when the economy turns. This business operates 5 licensed homes on an $820K annual government contract, generating $741K in SDE on a 42.6% margin, which tells me the operating model is already efficient. What really stands out is the 50% occupancy rate: a buyer is sitting on the infrastructure to nearly double revenue without opening a single new facility. I like that the growth path here is operational, not capital-intensive. That said, I'd want to understand the state reimbursement rate structure and any upcoming Medicaid waiver changes, what caregiver turnover looks like across the homes, and what's been limiting occupancy. With licensed residential care capacity consistently falling short of demand in most states, getting those beds filled is the whole story.

3/ Full-Service Print and Marketing Shop

📍 Location: New Jersey
💰 Asking Price: $2,999,999
💼 EBITDA: $973,000
📊 Revenue: $1,999,000
📅 Established: ~1974

💭 My 2 Cents: Most people write off print as a declining industry. This location generates $973K in EBITDA on $2M in revenue and disagrees. The one-stop model covering signage, direct mail, printing, promotional products, and digital marketing means clients consolidate vendors here rather than shop around, and a repeat client base across real estate, healthcare, and finance keeps revenue coming in regardless of the economic cycle. Operating under a 50-year national franchise brand with nearly 400 locations gives any buyer the credibility and supplier leverage an independent shop could never replicate. I like that the current ownership is executive-level, with staff and systems already running the day-to-day. I'd want to understand what share of revenue is repeat or retainer work versus one-off projects and whether the franchise has any mandatory technology investments coming that would pressure margins. Ultimately, this is a fairly price deal for a buyer who wants strong cash flow with minimal day-to-day involvement.

4/ Absentee-Run Boutique Fitness Studios

📍 Location: Florida
💰 Asking Price: $1,999,000
💼 EBITDA: $730,000
📊 Revenue: $2,170,000
📅 Established: ~2020

💭 My 2 Cents: Boutique fitness is one of those subscription models where members pay whether they show up or not, which makes the revenue here more predictable than most consumer businesses. 3 locations under a nationally recognized franchise, with 45 employees and experienced on-site managers already in place, tells me this isn't held together by the owner showing up every morning. I like the fully absentee structure here, which means a buyer is getting $730K in earnings without a 60-hour work week. That said, at 2.74x for a fully absentee business generating this kind of cash flow, the price is low enough that there's almost certainly a specific reason worth understanding before you close. I'd want to know churn rates and how the 3 locations rank individually, since a blended number can mask an underperformer, membership contract terms (month-to-month vs annual commitment), what the franchise's reinvestment schedule looks like over the next few years, and what local competition exists (since FL is crowded with franchise fitness concepts). Ultimately, Florida's population growth gives the membership fitness category a long runway.

5/ Child Care Center with Real Estate

📍 Location: Georgia
💰 Asking Price: $1,300,000
💼 EBITDA: $417,256
📊 Revenue: $861,439
📅 Established: ~1997

💭 My 2 Cents: Child care doesn't slow down when the economy does, and a center that's been in the same community for nearly 30 years doesn't lose families to a competitor that opened last year. What’s interesting is Georgia funds a full school year of pre-K for every eligible 4-year-old in the state, and this center is an approved provider, meaning a portion of revenue comes from state disbursements rather than out-of-pocket tuition decisions. That's a more stable revenue floor than most consumer-facing businesses can claim. I like that all 8 staff members want to stay, which tells me a new buyer won't spend the first 6 months rebuilding the team. The real estate being included also changes the math considerably, since you may potentially be able to amortize an SBA 7(a) loan over a longer period of time (which means more cash flow in your pocket day 1). I'd want to understand current enrollment versus the 77-child licensed capacity, what percentage of revenue comes from Pre-K versus private tuition, and how long the center has held its Pre-K provider designation and whether that's ever been interrupted. Licensed child care facilities with owned real estate and this kind of operating history rarely come to market.