What's Your Home Watch Business Worth?
Buying or selling a client route? Get an honest range based on recurring revenue and the factors buyers actually pay for — plus the caveats nobody mentions.
Steady monthly visit revenue only — leave out one-off concierge and storm work.
Enter your monthly recurring revenue to see an estimate.
The honest caveats
- This market is thin. Home watch routes sell person-to-person, not through brokers with comp databases. The multiple is set by negotiation, and the ranges here are modeled on how comparable recurring service routes (lawn, pool, home watch) actually change hands — typically a fraction of one year's recurring revenue.
- Value only transfers if the clients do. Most deals are structured with a transition period and often an earn-out tied to client retention. Expect it; offer it if you're selling.
- Documentation is the difference between a price and a discount. Provable visit history, written agreements, and clean billing records are what let a buyer believe your numbers. That's a side benefit of running on software long before you sell.
- This is a planning estimate, not a valuation. For a real transaction, involve your accountant and attorney.
Selling later, not now?
The playbook is the same either way: get every client under a written agreement, tighten your route, and build a documented visit history. Buying instead? Run the seller's claimed rates through the rate benchmark and re-price the route with the pricing calculator before you offer.