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Build a buy box that can screen real targets.
A buy box is the search fund's investment criteria. It defines what you want to buy, what you will avoid, and what must be true before a target deserves time.
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Buy Box
Search fund buyer | $1M to $5M
- Geography
- San Francisco Bay Area, Southern Maine, Georgia
- Included sectors
- HVAC, plumbing, electrical, commercial cleaning, specialty trades
- Excluded sectors
- restaurants, franchises, heavy cyclicality, owner-only revenue
- Target size
- $1M to $5M | $250K to $900K SDE
- Capital lens
- $500K to $1M | Likely using SBA debt
- Source coverage
- Broker pages, marketplaces, registries, directories, source URLs, partner/API feeds, and user-authorized materials
- AI improvement thesis
- Missed calls, quote follow-up, scheduling, CRM hygiene, bookkeeping/admin
Acquisition thesis
Search fund buyer looking for hvac, plumbing, electrical, commercial cleaning, specialty trades in San Francisco Bay Area, Southern Maine, Georgia. SearcherSignal should build screened target rows from matching sources. Each screen should test fit, source confidence, likely using sba debt, owner transferability, debt service, cash-flow pressure, and practical post-close improvements.
Top risks to check first
- Owner can transition from sales and estimating within 12 months
- No single customer above 25%
- License transfer questions are acceptable if surfaced early
- Moderate seasonality if working capital is visible
- Downside DSCR should be reviewed with a qualified lender before a target consumes diligence time.
First 10 search queries
- home services business for sale owner retiring
- HVAC company for sale seller financing
- specialty trades acquisition Georgia
- commercial cleaning route business acquisition
- plumbing business for sale recurring service contracts
- electrical contractor acquisition owner transition
- pool service route business for sale
- garage door company for sale local market
- pest control business acquisition recurring revenue
- landscaping business for sale add backs
This is a screening artifact only. It is not legal, lending, investment, tax, or valuation advice.
Next step
Add your email in the form and choose Email me this buy box to store this criteria set for a sample signal. SearcherSignal needs the criteria before screened target output is useful.