Searching for a business for sale in Arlington? Buyers like the central location between two major downtowns, the mix of manufacturing, trades and hospitality, and a steady flow of new residents across southern Tarrant County. We help you find companies that fit your experience and budget, check the numbers and keep the purchase on schedule. An established business comes with customers, trained staff and cash flow from your first day as owner. Here is what buying a business with our help involves.
What to Check Before Making an Offer
- Revenue swings: how sales change between event seasons, school calendars or the build cycles of large homebuilders.
- Customer concentration: whether one automaker, general contractor or institution accounts for a large share of revenue, and what the contracts say about a change of ownership.
- Licenses and permits: trade licenses, food and alcohol permits and contractor registrations, many of which are held by an individual and must be obtained again by the new owner.
- Assets: the condition of trucks, production equipment or kitchen gear, and when major replacements are due.
- People: which managers, estimators or crew leads hold key relationships and whether they intend to stay.
Diligence and Financing
With an accepted offer in hand, your accountant and attorney go through the ledgers, tax returns, contracts and assets in detail. SBA 7(a) lending pays for a large share of small business acquisitions, and sellers frequently finance a slice of the purchase themselves. Texas lets unpaid state taxes owed by a seller follow the business to its new owner, so have the seller obtain written tax clearance from the state Comptroller’s office before you close. Our team coordinates the lender, both parties and the advisors on each side.
- Sign a confidentiality agreement and read the teaser.
- Read the full memorandum and send us your questions.
- Tour the business with the owner present.
- Put your price and proposed terms in a written offer.
- Wrap up the review, secure the loan and take the keys.
Arlington photos: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and resized.
