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Commercial Exterior Cleaning — 90% Commercial, 44% Margins

Washoe County, NV, US

Northern Nevada's commercial exterior cleaning specialist, established 2016 and built almost entirely on institutional work. Roughly 90% of revenue comes from national property management firms, industrial and logistics portfolios, medical office buildings, higher education and regional homebuilders. Apartment complexes, warehouses, shopping centers and commercial buildings, cleaned on annual and seasonal cycles. Repeat institutional relationships built over a decade, not one-off residential jobs. THE PART COMPETITORS CAN'T COPY The company recovers wash water and contaminants on site with vacuum equipment and disposes of them through a licensed environmental partner. That capability is required on industrial and environmentally regulated work and is billed at a significant premium. The only local firms with comparable equipment are large environmental contractors whose overhead prices them out of mid-sized commercial jobs, leaving this segment largely uncontested. It is a meaningful part of why the margins look the way they do. DEMAND THAT COSTS ALMOST NOTHING First organic position in Google search for the market. 5.0 stars across 152 reviews. Google Guaranteed certified. Roughly 90% of leads arrive inbound by phone. Advertising runs under 1.2% of revenue. The phone rings because of ten years of reputation, not an ad budget. THE NUMBERS Trailing twelve month revenue of $635,369 with owner earnings of $280,438. A 44% margin, roughly double the sector average. Statements are CPA-prepared and reconcile to filed federal tax returns without adjustment. No long-term debt, no equipment financing, no encumbered assets. At the asking price under standard SBA terms the business covers debt service 2.72 times on full earnings, or 1.84 times after deducting a market salary for a general manager. It services the debt and pays someone to run it. ALREADY IN MOTION The largest customer nearly doubled its local portfolio during 2025 while vendor compliance was being restored, so the company earned very little from that expansion. Compliance is current and work has resumed. That growth is almost entirely ahead of the business. Four more opportunities are documented but unpursued: a specialty cleaning niche the owner estimates at $200,000 to $300,000 annually here, a dormant second service line with its own multi-year review history, seasonal snow removal proven profitable on a prior contract, and converting recurring commercial work from handshake scheduling into written annual agreements. THE TRANSACTION Asset sale at $849,000. Includes equipment and vehicles per schedule, brand and trade name, phone numbers, website, listings and review history, customer database, price book, operating procedures and inventory at closing. Accounts receivable retained by seller. The owner provides 30 days of training minimum and will personally introduce the buyer to every major account. He is exiting to build an unrelated business and will execute a non-compete. Four W-2 employees in place. NEXT STEP Inquire through this listing and a non-disclosure agreement will be sent automatically. Once signed and returned you will receive the full Confidential Information Memorandum, with complete financial detail, customer composition, equipment schedules and growth analysis. Qualified buyers only. Please do not contact the business, its employees, customers or landlord directly.

$849,000Asking Price
$635,369Revenue
$280,438Cash Flow

Market Snapshot

National transaction benchmarks for service business businesses.

Under $500K

Median revenue$310k
Median cash flow$91k
Median sale price$180k
Multiple range1.4x - 2.5x

$500K to $2M

Median revenue$1.16m
Median cash flow$303k
Median sale price$825k
Multiple range2.2x - 3.5x

Over $2M

Median revenue$3.98m
Median cash flow$823k
Median sale price$3.05m
Multiple range3.0x - 5.0x

A variety of factors can cause businesses to trade outside this range, including earnings quality, operational transferability, key-person risk, growth trajectory, and geography, so a listing priced above or below the typical multiple usually reflects real differences in the underlying business.

What to know about service business acquisitions

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By George Wellmer

Cofounder & CEO

Key diligence, valuation, financing, and transition considerations for buyers evaluating service business acquisitions.

Separate recurring contract revenue from one-time work, and test how sticky it is

A pest-control, cleaning, or landscaping firm with recurring agreements is worth far more than one living on one-off jobs; get the contracted share and the renewal rate.

Examine customer concentration and contract terms

A few large accounts can carry — and walk with — the business; review the top customers, contract lengths, and cancellation terms.

Find out how much rides on the owner's relationships

In many service businesses the owner is the salesperson and the trusted contact; understand who holds the customers and the transition plan.

Assess the workforce and labor model

These are labor-heavy; understand staffing, turnover, wage pressure, and whether key crews stay.

Confirm licensing, bonding, and compliance where required

Pest control, security, legal, and waste businesses carry licenses and obligations that may be tied to the owner — and some, like dry cleaners, carry environmental exposure.

Pressure-test the margins and add-backs

Low-capital service businesses are easy to dress up; scrutinize owner add-backs, vehicle and equipment condition, and whether the margins hold.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common buyer questions for this market.

Often, yes — they're asset-light with recurring revenue. Lenders focus on customer concentration, owner dependence, and contract durability, so recurring agreements beat the owner's personal relationships.