Owner-Absentee Lawn Maintenance Company
Off-MarketBrighton, MI
Lawn Maintenance Business
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$966,000
$289,000
29.9%
1980
Past 24h
Customers
Serves around 400 customers in the local area. The standard service is weekly mowing, with additional charges for double-cut or bagging services if growth is excessive. Customer mix is 93% residential and 6% commercial, with commercial work mostly limited to subdivision entrances.
Customer Acquisition
The business operates entirely on word-of-mouth marketing with no advertising for the past 25–30 years.
Team
Runs 2 crews in-house and subcontracts the rest of the work, including 3 separate subcontractors. Approximately 70% of the work is performed in-house and 30% is subcontracted.
Owner's Role
The owner is an absentee owner who has not set foot in the business for two years, though they occasionally handle minor mechanic work.
Reason for Selling
The owner is considering selling because the business needs more personal customer interactions to maintain its competitive advantage. He recently took an elected official position in the community and is looking to fully focus on that.
Contracts
No contracts, but weekly maintenance agreements with customers.
Real Estate
Owns the property but is not looking to sell it at this time.
When Are You Looking to Sell
ASAP
Licenses Required
No licenses required. An applicator's license is needed to spray herbicides or apply fertilizers, but this portion of the business is subcontracted out.
Business ID: 1976
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