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Sell your landscaping company to a buyer who values the routes.
RockHaven Capital buys landscaping and lawn care companies directly from their owners.
Maintenance routes are the backbone of this business, so route records are the first thing we ask to see.
Who We Buy From
The landscaping companies we buy
Landscaping companies earn two very different kinds of revenue. Maintenance repeats every week, while install work arrives project by project.
Seasonal swings are normal in this business, and we price the year as a whole. A strong spring does not inflate the price, and a slow winter does not sink it.
Commercial maintenance contracts
Office parks, retail centers, and associations maintained under signed agreements. These contracts anchor the companies we buy most often.
Residential maintenance routes
Weekly and biweekly lawn routes across a tight territory. Dense routes mean crews spend the day working rather than driving.
Enhancements and seasonal services
Mulch, plantings, and seasonal color sold to existing maintenance clients. This work deepens accounts that already renew.
Irrigation service and repair
Sprinkler service sold alongside maintenance routes. Repair calls add steady work through the season.
Design and install divisions
Install crews working from the maintenance base. We value install as the second engine rather than the first.
Take our free five-minute assessment to get an estimate of what your business could sell for.
What's My Business Worth? Book a CallWhat We Look At
Five things we check first
A landscaping company proves its cash flow through its route sheets and its renewal record. These five checks show us what a buyer actually receives.
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Revenue of $1M to $10M a year
That is the band we buy in. A company in that range runs several crews and more than one route.
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Cash flow of $300K and up
The returns have to show it. We read a full year of returns, because one season never tells the story.
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Maintenance revenue that repeats
Contracted maintenance is the revenue a buyer can count on. We look at how much of the total renews on a schedule.
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Foremen who run the routes
Routes should run without you riding along. A foreman who knows every property and every client is central to the value.
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Equipment that is owned and working
Trucks, trailers, and mowers should be listed with their age and condition. Equipment that is maintained keeps routes running after a sale.
What a RockHaven deal looks like
- Structure
- Majority buyouts
- Geography
- Anywhere in the continental United States
- Seller fees
- None. Sellers are charged no fees, ever, and the business is never listed.You keep the money a broker would take.
Take our free five-minute assessment to get an estimate of what your business could sell for.
What's My Business Worth? Book a CallThe Principals
A track record built in operating businesses
All three exits came from companies they co-founded from the idea up with a founding team, not from businesses they bought and flipped. One was acquired by a publicly traded company.
Companies founded or co-founded
Exits from companies we co-founded from the ground up
Sales driven by our teams
Capital raised for real estate and operating companies
Why Owners Talk To Us
A direct buyer changes the conversation
Landscaping owners often assume a sale means handing routes to a national consolidator. A direct sale changes the conversation in four ways.
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We are the buyer, not a broker
You deal with the firm that would own your company. Your client list is not marketed to the competitors bidding against you today.
One conversation with the buyer, not a parade of strangers through your business. -
Your crews keep their routes
Clients stay with the crews they recognize. In most cases your foremen and crews keep their jobs after a sale.
In most cases, the people who helped you build it keep their jobs. -
Priced on the whole year
We read several seasons of numbers rather than the best spring on record. Seasonal dips are treated as normal, not as damage.
A fair reading of the year, not a grade on one season. -
A straight number early
We show the math behind the price and what would move it. You decide with the reasoning in front of you.
A straight number early, with the reason behind it.
The listed route, by the numbers
Listing a landscaping company advertises your routes to every rival in the territory. These figures put numbers on that route.
Median time to close for a business that sells through the market
Source: BizBuySell, 2025 Year in Review. Counts businesses that sold.
Of businesses that go to market ever sell at all
Source: Exit Planning Institute estimate. Based on owner readiness survey data, not a census of listings.
The broker success fee alone on a $1M sale, on the standard scale
Source: Double Lehman fee scale, published broker guides, 2026.
How It Works
Four steps from first call to close
Four steps, and you deal with us directly at each one.
A private conversation
We talk through your routes, your crews, and your reasons for selling.
A straight valuation
We read your tax returns and your route records and come back with a value. If the number is not there, we will tell you that too.
A straight number early, with the reason behind it.A structure that fits
Cash is paid at close, and seller financing is used where it fits.
A clean close
The paperwork is short and written in plain language. Once terms are agreed, we aim to close in four to eight weeks.
A real close date in weeks, not a listing that sits while the market decides.Working with an advisor or broker? They hear back from us within two business days, and their fee is protected.
Contact
Start a conversation about your landscaping company
Start with the free assessment. Or book a call and talk directly with a principal.