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New Deals: A commercial signage company and branding agency, roofing company, and 3 other finds
Plus, how many deals Adam reviewed to get under LOI in 3 months
Hello SMB Deal Hunters!
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…
🔥 Community Top Picks from the Last Market Watch Issue:
#1: GovTech SaaS Platform with $740K in EBITDA
#2: Niche Specialty Education Business & Summer Camp with $542K in EBITDA
#3: Multi-Trade Commercial Services Company with $408K in EBITDA
Today’s issue is sponsored by SMB Deal Hunter Pro, our accelerator that helps business buyers find, finance, and acquire a million-dollar cash-flowing business in 6–12 months.
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NEW DEALS
These deals span the country. For custom-sourced deals in your area, click here.
1/ Commercial Signage and Branding Agency
📍 Location: South Florida
💰 Asking Price: $1,095,000
💼 EBITDA: $474,381
📊 Revenue: $1,157,093
📅 Established: 1988
💭 My 2 Cents: Most sign shops chase retail storefronts and restaurant logos, but this 37-year-old South Florida operation has found a more durable niche: healthcare facilities that need ADA-compliant directional signage, building branding, and ongoing updates as they expand. Hospitals, clinics, and medical offices are sticky customers with ongoing signage needs as they rebrand or meet evolving accessibility requirements, which tells me there's likely a strong base of repeat business driving revenue. The business runs lean with the owner working around 40 hours per week and relying on subcontractors rather than full-time employees, a model that keeps overhead low but may limit scalability. That said, the owner is willing to stay on post-sale, and a key subcontractor who manages operations during absences will also remain, which should ease the transition. I'd want to dig into how dependent sales are on the owner's healthcare relationships, what the typical project size and lead time look like, and whether there's concentration risk among the largest hospital system clients. At just over 2x discretionary earnings with $300K in real estate included, this feels like a fair entry point into a specialized trade with real barriers to entry.
2/ Roofing Company
📍 Location: Montana
💰 Asking Price: $2,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,047,095
📊 Revenue: $2,100,000
📅 Established: 1997
💭 My 2 Cents: Roofing is a tough business to differentiate, but this Montana operator has done it through certification and reputation rather than price. As a GAF Master Elite contractor, one of only a small percentage of roofers nationwide who qualify, they can offer premium extended warranties that most competitors simply cannot match, which gives homeowners a compelling reason to choose them over the next guy. The business has been a fixture in Southwestern Montana for nearly three decades, serving property management firms with portfolios of 1,000 to 1,500 units and extending crews across Billings, Helena, Butte, and Missoula. What's notable is the marketing maturity: radio spots, Yellow Pages presence, and a professional website have driven consistent inbound demand without heavy owner involvement. I'd want to understand how dependent the business is on the owner's estimating and sales relationships, what the current backlog looks like heading into roofing season, and whether the property management contracts have any formal exclusivity or are simply repeat relationships. The asking price at roughly 2.4x cash flow feels reasonable given the single employee count likely understates the true labor structure through subcontractors.
3/ Hardwood Flooring Distributor
📍 Location: Southern California
💰 Asking Price: $1,594,000
💼 EBITDA: $444,140
📊 Revenue: $3,790,000
📅 Established: 1984
💭 My 2 Cents: Flooring distribution is a relationship-driven business, and 40 years of vendor partnerships and contractor loyalty is nearly impossible to replicate from scratch. This hardwood flooring store has carved out a defensible position in a competitive LA market by securing exclusive long-term rights to certain product lines, which limits direct competition and gives contractors a reason to keep coming back. The business runs fully absentee with seven trained employees handling sales and operations, which tells me the systems and customer relationships are strong enough to survive without the owner in the building. Growth opportunities include expanding the product selection, ramping up digital marketing to reach homeowners directly, and deepening relationships with contractors and builders who need reliable supply partners. I'd want to understand how dependent the exclusive product rights are on the current owner's relationships, what the margin profile looks like across product categories, and how much of revenue comes from repeat contractor accounts versus one-time retail customers. At roughly 3.6x net profit before accounting for the $1.4M inventory purchase, the all-in cost of this deal will depend heavily on how that inventory is valued and financed.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Branden spent almost 20 years working at companies like Disney, Snapchat, and United Talent Agency. He’d climbed the corporate ladder his whole career.
He shares how we helped him:
Refine his buy box after looking at NEMT, dental implants, car washes, and cleaning services
Use our time tested tactics to drive down the price using issues he saw during diligence
Get his seller to accept a seller note after they initially refused any seller financing at all
4/ Mountain Towing & Recovery Operation
📍 Location: Colorado
💰 Asking Price: $1,299,000
💼 EBITDA: $440,573
📊 Revenue: $1,724,293
📅 Established: 1980
💭 My 2 Cents: Towing businesses are usually commoditized and hyperlocal, but this one has locked in a competitive moat that's nearly impossible to replicate. The company owns two of only five licensed impound yards in the county, a zoning designation that hasn't been granted since the early 2000s, which gives them exclusive access to police contracts with four law enforcement agencies generating roughly half of revenue at premium rates. The dual-brand strategy is clever: one brand handles insurance carriers and law enforcement while the other serves local businesses and consumers, and both appear on the Colorado State Patrol rotation list, effectively doubling police call volume. With 8 full-time employees averaging 5+ years of tenure and modern dispatch systems, the operation runs with minimal owner involvement and produces consistent year-round revenue. I'd want to understand the renewal terms and exclusivity provisions on those police contracts, the capital expenditure cycle for heavy-duty trucks, and whether the impound yard licenses transfer cleanly with the sale. The real value here isn't the trucks or the brand, it's those zoned impound lots that create a regulatory barrier no competitor can buy their way around.
5/ Biohacking Supplement Brand
📍 Location: Florida
💰 Asking Price: $2,700,000
💼 EBITDA: $867,248
📊 Revenue: $1,548,195
📅 Established: 2021
💭 My 2 Cents: Sulforaphane has quietly become one of the hottest compounds in the longevity and biohacking space, and this brand has positioned itself as the potency leader in a niche that's still early innings. The product delivers 25mg of sulforaphane per serving, which the listing claims is the highest independently tested option on the market, and that formulation advantage has translated into a 4.2-star Amazon rating, an Amazon's Choice badge, and a 49% repeat purchase rate that tells me customers are seeing real results. What's notable is how the business got here: growth has been driven largely by organic visibility from wellness podcasts and influencer mentions rather than heavy ad spend, with major channels like TikTok ads and YouTube still underutilized. The diversified revenue split across Amazon, Shopify, and TikTok Shop reduces platform risk, and the recently in-housed fulfillment operation has cut per-unit costs by over 35%. I'd want to understand the defensibility of the formulation, supplier exclusivity on the high-quality broccoli seed material, and whether the influencer-driven demand is sustainable or cyclical. At roughly 3.1x cash flow with a sell-side QoE already completed, this looks like a fair entry point for a buyer who can layer on paid acquisition and expand into adjacent longevity SKUs.
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RECENT PODCAST EPISODE
Michael is an Air Force veteran and former private equity analyst.
He and his partner run Skyline Partnership, a holding company focused on $5M+ EBITDA businesses with two acquisitions to-date: a cybersecurity software developer and an HVAC company.
In this episode, we discuss:
🔥 The off-market sourcing playbook that's landed both of their deals (no brokers involved)
🔥 How many companies you actually have to reach to close one deal a year at their scale (the number might surprise you)
🔥 Why they send direct mail to business owners in target geographies (and what actually gets through)
🔥 The CRM habit that keeps cold leads alive until they're ready
And for our audio-only listeners, jump in and listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
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