New Deals: A multi-location laundromat, fire protection engineering firm, and 3 other finds...

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1/ Multi-Location Laundromat

📍 Location: Pennsylvania
💰 Asking Price: $3,100,000
💼 EBITDA: $634,000
📊 Revenue: $1,883,000
📅 Established: N/A

💭 My 2 Cents: The switching cost for a laundromat customer is measured in how far they're willing to carry a laundry bag, which is why high-density urban locations like these tend to hold onto their customer base for years. This portfolio covers three large-format locations running 24/7, all on card-operated equipment that eliminates cash handling and gives ownership clean, verifiable revenue data. The business runs semi-absentee with a manager and staff handling daily operations, so a buyer can own without working the counter. Equipment across the locations is primarily Huebsch, Dexter, and Speed Queen in the 6 to 10 year age range. Due diligence here should center on the remaining useful life of the washers and dryers, the lease terms and renewal options at all three locations, and whether wash-and-fold or pickup/delivery services could layer on incremental revenue. At 4.89x, the premium reflects the multi-location scale and recession-proof demand, but a buyer needs to model upcoming equipment replacement costs carefully since that capex cycle will hit within the first few years of ownership.

2/ Fire Protection & Building Systems Engineering Firm

📍 Location: New York
💰 Asking Price: $2,600,000
💼 EBITDA: $709,996
📊 Revenue: $2,520,760
📅 Established: ~2006

💭 My 2 Cents: Every commercial building needs fire protection and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) design to pass code, and this firm has spent 20 years as the go-to provider for that work across the New York metro. The 60 to 70% repeat client rate is exceptional for a professional services firm, with most new business coming through referrals rather than any active marketing effort. A team of 10, including 8 technical engineering staff, handles everything from fire protection and alarm design to full MEP scopes for commercial projects extending into New Jersey, Florida, and Connecticut. Plus, the seller is offering to stay 1 to 2 years post-close and carry 15% of the purchase price as seller financing. Before submitting an offer, I'd dig into how dependent the firm's engineering licenses are on the departing owner, what the project backlog looks like beyond current work-in-progress (WIP), and how much of the work is single-trade fire protection versus higher-value full MEP engagements. Ultimately, New York's commercial renovation cycle and energy retrofit mandates are creating more code compliance work than firms like this can absorb.

3/ Dumpster Rental & Disposal Company

📍 Location: Massachusetts
💰 Asking Price: $1,800,000
💼 EBITDA: $455,825
📊 Revenue: $1,545,883
📅 Established: N/A

💭 My 2 Cents: You almost never see dumpster rental companies come to market, especially in a dense metro with this kind of demand. The operation runs three trucks and 123 dumpsters across Massachusetts and New Hampshire, serving a mix of commercial contractors and residential customers. In 2025, inquiries actually exceeded available inventory, forcing the company to rent additional dumpsters just to keep up. That kind of capacity constraint tells me there's real pricing power that hasn't been fully exercised. A database of over 2,000 customer contacts drives bookings and referrals, and revenue has grown year-over-year for three consecutive years. The questions I'd focus on: what's the fleet age and maintenance history on the trucks, are any commercial accounts locked in under contracts or is it all spot work, and how saturated is the competitive landscape in the primary service territory? A buyer who adds even one or two trucks and expands the dumpster count could scale revenue meaningfully without spending a dollar on customer acquisition.

4/ Multi-Service Home Inspection Company

📍 Location: Upstate New York
💰 Asking Price: $1,800,000
💼 EBITDA: $699,000
📊 Revenue: $1,532,649
📅 Established: ~2009

💭 My 2 Cents: This operation bundles home inspections, septic evaluations, radon testing, water quality testing, and mold assessments into appointments that routinely generate $1,000 to $1,650+ per visit, and a $600 minimum fee per time slot regardless of property size protects the revenue floor. What's impressive is the entire business was built on referrals from real estate agents, attorneys, and mortgage lenders with zero advertising spend over 16 years, and no single referral source accounts for a disproportionate share of volume. Inspection count has climbed from about 1,900 in 2023 to over 2,300 in 2025, covering a service area that spans six counties. Even in a normalizing rate environment, this specific market has transaction volume moving in the right direction. Plus, a seven-vehicle GPS-tracked fleet, cloud-based dispatch, and a scheduling coordinator covering phones seven days a week handle the logistics. I'd dig into the inspector utilization rate, how much work is currently being declined due to capacity, and what the licensing pathway looks like for adding inspectors in New York state. For a new owner, the company’s proprietary database of thousands of past clients creates an immediate retesting revenue stream for radon and water at near-zero acquisition cost.

5/ Commercial Landscape Maintenance Company

📍 Location: South Carolina
💰 Asking Price: $1,450,000
💼 EBITDA: $432,954
📊 Revenue: $2,636,014
📅 Established: ~2012

💭 My 2 Cents: Recurring maintenance agreements for turf care, seasonal color rotations, and irrigation management give this company the kind of predictable monthly revenue that most landscapers only dream about, and the commercial contract base is what makes it work. A 34-person crew and a General Manager already running day-to-day operations give a buyer real infrastructure from day one (the seller is also offering four weeks of transition training), which lowers the barrier for a first-time buyer. The asking price includes $725K in equipment and fixtures, so a significant portion of the purchase is backed by tangible assets. The growth angle is the company's push into HOA contracts, which is a natural fit in a Lowcountry market where new residential communities keep getting built. A few things to verify: average contract length and renewal rate on the commercial accounts, seasonal labor availability and how dependent the crew base is on H-2B workers, and the lease situation given it expires in late 2026. In a Southeast market with year-round growing seasons and steady population inflows, the recurring contract model here has a longer runway than most.