New Off-Market Businesses For Sale

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1/ Pest Control Business

📍 Location: South Carolina
💼 EBITDA: $500,000
📊 Revenue: $1,000,000
📅 Established: 2015

💭 My 2 Cents: Bugs don't care about the economy, which is why pest control businesses like this one tend to hold up when other service businesses struggle. The 50% EBITDA margin tells me this is a lean, well-run shop, and the fact that new customers call daily while existing ones return multiple times per year points to strong retention in a market where humidity keeps pests active year-round. The team of five handles operations while the owner mainly assists in the field, so a buyer would need to step into that role or hire an additional tech to maintain capacity. Growth has come entirely through inbound inquiries and word of mouth, reinforced by multiple local "Best of the Best" awards, signaling real untapped upside through digital marketing or Google Ads. The absence of formal service contracts is also worth noting, since converting even a portion of customers to annual pest prevention agreements could add meaningful recurring revenue and smooth out seasonality. I'd want to understand the split between residential and commercial clients, whether termite treatments are part of the service mix (which typically carry higher margins and require separate licensing), and how dependent the business is on the owner's field expertise. For a buyer who formalizes sales and introduces subscription-style service plans, the Southeast's year-round pest pressure creates a foundation for expansion well beyond the current customer base.

2/ Refurbished Lab Equipment Business

📍 Location: Colorado
💼 EBITDA: $775,000
📊 Revenue: $4,700,000
📅 Established: 1995

💭 My 2 Cents: Lab equipment is one of those capital-intensive necessities where buyers will always hunt for quality refurbished alternatives, and this Colorado operation has spent nearly 30 years becoming a go-to source for it. The business runs two complementary divisions: a core refurbished Agilent chromatography instruments line generating $3.7M and a specialized mercury analyzer services arm contributing another $1M, which provides diversification and recurring service revenue. The team of 14 includes 4-5 service engineers, which tells me they've built real technical depth rather than just acting as equipment brokers. What's notable is that growth has come almost entirely through repeat business and inbound website leads, pointing to a strong reputation among labs and research facilities who trust the quality of the refurbishment work. I'd want to understand the sourcing pipeline for used Agilent equipment, the regulatory requirements around mercury analyzer calibration, and whether key customer relationships sit with the owner or the sales team. The fact that private equity has come knocking but the owner prefers an individual buyer tells you something about the defensibility of this niche.

3/ Commercial HVAC Business

📍 Location: Austin Suburb, Texas
💼 EBITDA: $550,000
📊 Revenue: $5,500,000
📅 Established: 1995

💭 My 2 Cents: Commercial HVAC is a capital-intensive, relationship-driven business where the barrier to entry is knowing the right general contractors and property managers, and this operation has spent 30 years building exactly that. By focusing exclusively on commercial work rather than chasing residential service calls, the company has positioned itself for larger contracts, steadier project pipelines, and stickier client relationships through preventative maintenance agreements. The operational setup looks solid: 28-30 W-2 employees, a service manager, and a service salesman handle daily execution while the semi-retired owner checks in twice a week, mostly for blueprint review and payroll oversight. That level of delegation tells me the business could transition smoothly, though I'd want to understand how much of the estimating and bid preparation relies on the owner's technical expertise. I'd also dig into the split between recurring maintenance revenue and one-time construction projects, the average contract length and renewal rate with property management clients, and how exposed the backlog is to any single general contractor relationship. With Austin's population growth driving steady commercial construction and building owners increasingly outsourcing HVAC maintenance to avoid staffing headaches, this business sits in a market that should keep expanding.