HEIRLOOM

For owners of land clearing, site prep, grading, excavation and surveying companies

What would a buyer pay for your business?

You'll see what would raise or lower the price a buyer pays for your company, and where to start. You won't get a dollar figure.

Start the assessment

The 14 questions take about 3 minutes and you won't need your books in front of you. It's free, and we won't call you unless you ask.

Sample result

Raises what a buyer would pay

  • Repeat work
  • Equipment records

Lowers what a buyer would pay

  • How much runs through you
  • Your books

What buyers look at

  • A buyer will ask who prices the jobs and who sends the crews out each morning. If it's still you, they'll worry the work leaves when you do, and they'll pay less for it.
  • Three years of books that match your tax returns. Many buyers use an SBA loan, and the lender checks the books against IRS records before it lends.
  • Most buyers want your estimates and customer list somewhere the office can open without you.
  • If one contractor sends you half your work, a buyer may hold back part of the price until they see that work keep coming.

I sold my last company, Open Dispo, software for real estate investors, in 2025. I was a heavily involved founder, and that cost me when I sold.

Now I'm getting my land company, Land Ally, ready to sell in a couple of years. I built this so other owners can find out what a buyer is going to ask about while they still have time to fix it. I read every assessment myself.

Rick SheldonFounder, Heirloom

Heirloom Acquisitions is Rick Sheldon's company. It helps owners of land service companies get ready to sell.

When you finish and give us your email, your results open on screen and we'll send you a copy. At the end there's a box to tick if you want Rick to email you himself.

Start the assessment

This isn't a valuation or an offer to buy.