{
  "title": "How to Sell a Plumbing Business: Steps, Documents, Timeline and Fees",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/how-to-sell-a-plumbing-business/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-23",
  "updated": "2026-10-23",
  "section": "Selling a business",
  "keyword": "how to sell a plumbing business",
  "short_answer": "Start 12 to 24 months out. Clean the books, put a second master plumber on the licence, grow service and membership revenue, and gather three years of tax returns and job data. Then value the business on its earnings, market it quietly, sign a letter of intent with the best buyer, pass due diligence and close. Bring a CPA and a lawyer in before you sign.",
  "facts": {
    "Under $500K": "2.0x SDE",
    "$500K to $1M": "3.0x SDE",
    "$1M to $2M": "3.1x SDE",
    "$2M to $5M": "4.1x EBITDA",
    "$5M to $50M": "5.5x EBITDA"
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.ibba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/market-pulse-highlights-q4-2025.pdf",
    "https://tsbpe.texas.gov/responsible-master-plumber/",
    "http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0489/Sections/0489.119.html",
    "https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8594",
    "https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters.htm"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}