Deal commentary, market analysis, and notes on the businesses we're looking at.
SOP 50 10 8.1 raises the coverage floor to 1.25x, kills projection-based underwriting, caps debt at the appraised value, and mandates a lender-ordered QoE at $3M. Here is what changes and what to do before October 1.
The process for pricing a deal, structuring an offer, and submitting a letter of intent that gets signed: what belongs in an LOI, how long exclusivity should run, and how to avoid a re-trade.
A fence panel costs about $129 and rents for $30 to $50 a month. Here is the Accredited thesis on why temporary fence rental companies are worth buying.
Accredited Pro searches 12 business-for-sale marketplaces at once, deduping 135,000+ listings down to 65,000+ real businesses. One search, one pipeline.
A data-backed look at the five best small businesses to buy in 2026: home services, in-home senior care, commercial landscaping, independent insurance agencies, and property management companies. Why each is fragmented, cash-flowing, and financeable.
Accredited Pro now finds off-market businesses before they list, scores and values them, and runs every deal to close. One workflow, $49 per month.
A step-by-step guide to buying a small business: qualifying, sourcing deals, valuation, deal structure, financing, and closing. The full playbook for accredited investors.
Property management is recurring-revenue, asset-light, fragmented, and prime for AI efficiency. Here is the Accredited thesis on why these businesses are worth buying.
The outreach playbook for buying off-market businesses: what actually gets owner replies, direct mail vs email vs LinkedIn, and a proven multi-touch sequence.
How secondary buyouts work: one PE firm selling to another, why they do it, how they differ from a primary buyout, and what it signals if you meet one as a buyer.
How earn-out provisions work in a business acquisition: what they are, when to use one, how to pick metrics that avoid disputes, and a worked example.
The five valuation methods that matter when you buy a small business: SDE and EBITDA multiples, comparable sales, asset value, and discounted cash flow, with worked examples.
A practical guide to building a discounted cash flow model for a small business acquisition: free cash flow, discount rate, terminal value, and a full worked example.
The 2026 guide to becoming an accredited investor: income, net worth, and credential pathways, verification rules, and what access unlocks.