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Restoration & Mitigation Business
Fire and water restoration business with over 25 years of uninterrupted profitability, $1.5M in 2025 revenue, and a referral-driven pipeline that has never relied on paid marketing.
Business Highlights
- Profitable every year for over 25 years with zero debt on the property. 100% referral-driven revenue with no paid marketing spend.
- All trade work subcontracted to 1099 contractors, many with 20-plus year tenure.
- A-Plus rated with the Better Business Bureau, zero complaints, zero litigation.
- Sole full-time employee is the owner. Part-time bookkeeper at four hours per week keeps overhead minimal.
- Diversified service mix spans fire, water, and storm damage restoration plus remodeling and home additions.
- 24/7 emergency response capability.
- Strong insurance company relationships built over decades, supporting consistent claim-driven deal flow.
Considerations / Questions to Ask
- How is the 1099 subcontractor network structured, and how transferable are those long-tenured relationships?
- How concentrated is revenue across the top insurance company referral sources, and what does formal transfer of those relationships look like?
- What is the project mix (small water claims vs. large fire and storm losses) and how does that affect margin and timing?
- How dependent is the business on the owner personally for estimating, claims negotiation, and customer-facing work?
- What licensing, bonding, and insurance certifications are required and what transfers vs. requires buyer to qualify independently?
- What is the work-in-progress and accounts receivable situation given the insurance billing cycle?
- What does seasonality look like, and how is cash flow managed across slower periods?
Opportunities
- An ideal buyer has blue-collar trade background and wants to step into ownership of a turnkey operation.
- Owner is willing to participate in a two-to-three-year transition, serving as a sales resource and helping the new owner build relationships with the existing subcontractor base and insurance contacts.
- Owner is open to structuring ongoing compensation as a percentage of sales during the transition period, aligning incentives.
- Zero paid marketing leaves clear upside for a new owner willing to invest in digital lead generation, local SEO, and direct outreach to property managers and HOAs.
- Hiring even one or two full-time employees could materially expand capacity beyond the current owner-only model.
- Commercial restoration is a higher-ticket adjacent segment that could be expanded using the existing capability set.
- Adjacent services (mold remediation, biohazard cleanup, content cleaning, contents restoration) align with existing capability and carry strong margins.
- Geographic expansion across additional Connecticut metros using the existing subcontractor and insurance contact base. Strategic acquirers (regional restoration franchises, private equity rollups in the restoration space) could pay a premium for the clean operating history and insurance relationships.