{
  "title": "How to Buy a Pest Control Business: Deals, Checks, SBA Loan, Day One",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/how-to-buy-a-pest-control-business/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-23",
  "updated": "2026-10-23",
  "section": "Buying a business",
  "keyword": "how to buy a pest control business",
  "short_answer": "To buy a pest control business, find it on the business-for-sale marketplaces, through brokers or by writing to owners, then check the recurring service agreements, route density, technician licences and chemical compliance before you price it. Most buyers pay with an SBA 7(a) loan, at least 10% cash and a seller note, and keep the technicians and the agreements unchanged for the first 90 days.",
  "facts": {
    "Under $500K": [
      "SDE",
      "2.0x"
    ],
    "$500K to $1M": [
      "SDE",
      "3.0x"
    ],
    "$1M to $2M": [
      "SDE",
      "3.1x"
    ],
    "$2M to $5M": [
      "EBITDA",
      "4.1x"
    ],
    "$5M to $50M": [
      "EBITDA",
      "5.5x"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.ibba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/market-pulse-highlights-q4-2025.pdf",
    "https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/7a-loans",
    "https://www.sba.gov/document/sop-50-10-lender-development-company-loan-programs",
    "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483926000008/rol-20251231.htm",
    "https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/certification-standards-pesticide-applicators"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}