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Buying a Pressure Washing & Exterior Cleaning business
Published · Reviewed by The Diligence Standard Team · Updated
a Pressure Washing & Exterior Cleaning business can look attractive on headline earnings while business-specific operating, compliance, people or transferability risks materially change what a buyer actually owns.
How the business works
Recurring commercial accounts, route density, crew productivity, seasonality and lead economics determine whether earnings are transferable.
Risks to test
- Owner performs sales/field work
- Seasonality
- Paid-lead dependence
- Crew turnover
- Vehicle/equipment replacement
- Weak recurring contract documentation
Evidence to request and reconcile
- Job history
- Customer/contract roster
- Crew payroll
- Lead-source reports
- Vehicle/equipment schedule
- Monthly seasonality
Decision questions
- What owner labor must be replaced?
- How seasonal is normalized earnings?
- What accounts recur?
- What vehicles/equipment need replacement?
- How much growth depends on paid leads?