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Category: Restoration (Water / Fire / Mold)

Restoration (Water / Fire / Mold) Business Brokers

Water, fire, and mold restoration is one of the most institutional Main Street categories thanks to insurance-carrier relationships that anchor deal value.

Insurance-driven restoration businesses command strong multiples from national franchisors and PE-backed platforms. SERVPRO's franchise model still dominates unit count, but non-franchise operators with direct-billing carrier relationships trade at premium multiples in independent processes.

1 vetted brokers on the platform specialize in Restoration (Water / Fire / Mold) sales, including featured operators like Sukhrobjon (Rob) Ismoilov (Main Street Wealth M&A Advisors). Each carries the credentials — CBI, state licensure where required, IBBA membership — and a documented deal history that a serious Restoration (Water / Fire / Mold) owner should expect to see before signing an engagement.

Restoration (Water / Fire / Mold) operator context
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What's your restoration (water / fire / mold) business worth?

Real Main Street benchmarks. Numbers update as you type — no signup, no wait.

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Profit + owner comp + owner add-backs

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40%

TPA / preferred-vendor programs (Contractor Connection, Alacrity, Codeblue) drive repeat volume and value.

Who's buying

Active Restoration (Water / Fire / Mold) platforms & buyer types

If you're preparing a restoration (water / fire / mold) exit, these are the buyer pools you should be measuring your business against.

Rollup platforms

  • SERVPRO (franchise-based)
  • BluSky Restoration
  • First Onsite
  • Belfor
  • Restoration Renegades
  • Cotton Holdings

Buyer archetypes

  • National restoration franchisors
  • PE-backed restoration platforms
  • Multi-region strategic acquirers
  • Self-funded searchers with insurance-industry background

What buyers underwrite

Key metrics in restoration (water / fire / mold) valuations

TPA / carrier relationship count

Direct billing relationships with insurance TPAs and carriers. Each represents a source of predictable, recurring dispatch.

Response-time SLA performance

Insurance carriers measure and rank operators on response time. Top-quartile SLA performance is a durable competitive advantage.

Average job size + margin

Large-loss jobs carry lower margins but higher revenue. Trend-line here reveals the operator's project mix.

Specialists

1 broker specializes in Restoration (Water / Fire / Mold)

Every broker holds a CBI credential and has closed restoration (water / fire / mold) transactions in the last 24 months.

1
matched broker
8
avg years experience

Shared specialties in this pool

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Frequently asked

Restoration (Water / Fire / Mold) sale FAQ

How is my restoration business valued?

Restoration businesses trade at SDE multiples of 3.0–4.25x for owner-operator businesses below $1M SDE. Above $1M EBITDA, expect 5.0–7.5x — higher for operators with direct-billing carrier relationships and top-quartile response-time performance.

How do insurance carrier relationships affect a restoration business sale?

They're the largest single value driver. Buyers underwrite the ongoing carrier and TPA relationships heavily; deals where carrier approval isn't transferable trade at meaningful discounts. Confirm approval-transferability with each key carrier 3–6 months before going to market.

SERVPRO franchise vs independent restoration — which sells for more?

It depends. SERVPRO franchises have brand recognition and franchisor buyer pools but must obey franchisor transfer approval and often ROFR clauses. Independents have more freedom in a sale process, and top-quartile independents typically achieve equal or higher multiples in competitive processes.

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