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Financial Management

Insights on profit margins, exit preparation, and financial management for home services contractors.

Financial Management

Cash vs. Accrual Accounting for Contractors: Which Basis Fits Your Business?

Cash vs. accrual accounting for contractors explained. When each method works, when to switch, and the hybrid approach that gives you the...

Mar 13, 2026 6 min read
Financial Management

How Much Should HVAC Business Owners Pay Themselves?

HVAC owner compensation benchmarks by company size. How to structure salary vs. distributions and avoid the mistakes that cost owners during due...

Mar 10, 2026 6 min read
Financial Management

When Is the Right Time to Sell Your Home Services Business? (It Is Not Just About Retirement)

Most of the content around selling a business focuses on the exit itself — multiples, deal structure, due diligence. But the decision...

Mar 8, 2026 7 min read
Financial Management

Home Services Overhead Rate: How to Calculate and Benchmark Your Operating Costs

How to calculate and benchmark your home services overhead rate. Category-by-category targets and the five most common overhead problems contractors face.

Mar 7, 2026 8 min read
Financial Management

Electrical Contractor Profit Margins: A PE Buyer’s Perspective on the Numbers

Electrical contractor profit margin benchmarks from a PE buyer's perspective. Service mix, overhead targets, and what drives valuations for electrical companies.

Mar 6, 2026 6 min read
Financial Management

Private Equity and HVAC: Why Buyer Demand for Home Services Companies Keeps Climbing

Blackstone just agreed to pay roughly $2.5 billion for Champions Group, a residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical platform based in Orange County,...

Mar 5, 2026 6 min read
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