South Florida's year-round growing season makes landscaping and lawn care a steady business. When you sell, buyers focus on how recurring and transferable your revenue is.
What drives value
- Recurring maintenance contracts with HOAs, condo associations, commercial properties and homeowners.
- Route density: clustered accounts mean more stops per crew per day.
- Mix of maintenance vs. installation and enhancement work.
- Crews and crew leaders who will stay.
- Equipment and trucks: condition, age and whether they're owned or financed.
- Add-on services: irrigation, tree trimming, fertilization and pest control (some require licenses).
Licensing notes
Basic mowing and maintenance generally doesn't require a state contractor license, but applying fertilizer commercially in Florida requires a Limited Certification for Urban Landscape Commercial Fertilizer Application from FDACS, and pesticide or tree work can require additional licensing. Irrigation work may require local licensing. Check which apply to your services.
Contracts
Buyers look at contract terms, cancellation clauses and how long you've held each account. HOA contracts may be rebid periodically, so a history of renewals helps.
Prepare
- Account list with monthly value, start dates and service frequency.
- Equipment list and any financing payoffs.
- Crew roster and payroll records.
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This guide is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Consult your own attorney and CPA.