I entered the due diligence period, and I have until December 31st to back out. This is my first business purchase, and I want to make sure I am making a good decision. Here is some information over the business. Established in 2013. Over 300 Google reviews (4.5 stars). In 2023, approx $6m in revenue, $1.5m in A/R. currently showing negative $100K loss ( $1.4m net if all A/R is collected). The business has 14 employees.
The purchase price is $1m + $75K from A/R.
The owner says he is selling because he wants to focus on real estate and will sign 3 year non-compete.
A way I can see improving the business is by trimming the unnecessary expenses (currently $270K per month) and focusing on keeping A/R account low.
Does anyone have any experience or advice in purchasing a business for the first time, or in roofing/ construction? What are the most important questions I need to ask the current owner? Are there any red flags I should be aware of?
This is a huge decision and I am looking for any advice or guidance!
Background flipping homes and in engineering.
I am doing sba + down payment right now. I want to also request seller financing.
Not entirely sure on leads. I’ll have to do some digging in due diligence period
I think a bottleneck could be employees. The construction industry is aging out.
To show employees the benefit of a changing of the guard, should be able to scale the business. Bringing in leads, sales and have your head of operations build new teams and crews will help keep all your good employees and help you pay off the acquisition alot quicker
What do you mean the bottleneck is the employees? Are you saying that’s where it’s at in general?