Off-market deal: Kentucky landscaping company with $820K cash flow and $1M in assets

Hey, Ben here!

For today’s off-market deal, I’m sharing a landscaping company in Kentucky generating $2.2M in revenue and $820K in cash flow…

Backed by approximately $1M in tangible assets and a motivated seller who's ready to move.

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The Deal Overview

This is an established landscaping operation with a clean financial profile and meaningful hard asset backing.

The current owner works 40-50 hours per week but is not involved in fieldwork or estimating.

Those functions are already handled by a dedicated estimator and field team, and the owner’s time goes toward bidding oversight, payroll, and strategic direction.

The seller is motivated and open to a transition, which typically means more flexibility on deal structure and timeline, and this opportunity came through direct outreach in the Kentucky small business community and is not publicly listed.

The Numbers

Revenue: ~$2.2M annually

Cash flow: ~$820K

Tangible assets: ~$1M (equipment, vehicles, etc.)

Owner involvement: 40-50 hrs/week (administrative and strategic only)

Estimator: Already in place

With $1M in hard assets, this deal has strong collateral backing for SBA financing, and the cash flow more than supports the debt service on a deal of this size.

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Why this Deal Stands Out

An $820K cash flow on $2.2M in revenue is a 37% margin - well above what most service businesses in this category produce.

That kind of efficiency suggests the operation is already running lean and well-managed.

The existing estimator is a significant structural advantage.

Estimating is one of the hardest functions to replace in a landscaping business, and having that role filled and functioning removes a major transition risk for a new owner.

With $1M in tangible assets included, a buyer is also acquiring real, depreciable value that doesn’t exist in service businesses without physical equipment, which creates additional tax advantages post-close.

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