Exceptional Restoration & Disaster Recovery, California Contractor

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This is a California-based restoration and disaster recovery contractor generating $2.59M in revenue and $691K in cash flow, roughly a 27% margin. The business handles the full spread of restoration work: fire and smoke damage, water damage, mold remediation, storm damage, and personal content cleaning, serving residential, commercial, and institutional clients. It comes with a 9-person team including a Project Manager and an Estimator/QA Specialist who are committed to staying on post-close.

Restoration is one of the more attractive service niches for an acquirer because the demand is non-discretionary and insurance-funded. When a pipe bursts or a fire hits, the homeowner or property manager does not shop on price or wait for a better economy, they call whoever responds fast and can navigate the insurance claim. That insurance-pay dynamic insulates the category from the discounting pressure that plagues other home services.

The asking price of $3.75M against $691K of cash flow works out to a 5.43x multiple, which is full for a services business of this size, though the seller financing offer and the intact management team soften the risk. The included assets (a 4-vehicle fleet at $200K, $150K of specialized equipment, $50K of office gear) represent real but modest hard-asset value that does not materially inflate the multiple. The location in a high-net-worth California market is a genuine tailwind given the higher-value claims that come with premium properties.