JackQuisitions - Small Business Acquisitions in Home Service
Jack Carr
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Welcome to Jackquisitions — your inside look at acquiring a home service business
Hosted by Jack Carr, co-host of the Owned and Operated podcast, this channel breaks down real acquisition strategies—LOIs, SBA loans, due diligence, and post-close integration—all through the lens of home service entrepreneurship.
If you're looking to grow through acquisition, you're in the right place.
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S1E44 The Slow Collapse of Red Robin
Red Robin was once one of the biggest gourmet burger chains in America.In the early 2000s, it was booming — bottomless fries, high-energy casual dining, and aggressive expansion that pushed the brand…
S1E43 Watch This BEFORE Your Buy/Start A Laundromat Business
Watch this before buying a laundromat.It’s marketed as passive income. Simple. Set it and forget it. That’s not reality.A laundromat can absolutely produce durable, consistent cash flow. But it can…
S1E42 Watch This BEFORE Your Buy/Start A Junk Removal Business
Junk Removal: The Easiest Business to Start — And the Easiest to Overpay ForJunk removal might be the simplest home service business to launch — no license, no apprenticeship, no inspections.But it’s…
S1E41 Watch This BEFORE Your Buy/Start An Electrical Business
Electrical is one of the best home service businesses to own in 2026 — but it’s also one of the easiest to mess up if you enter it the wrong way.In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack breaks down…
S1E40 Why We Quit Buying Service Vans — And You Probably Should Too
Should Home Service Companies Stop Buying Vans?In this episode bonus feed dropped episode Owned and Operated, John Wilson is joined by Nashville operator Jack Carr to break down one of the most…
S1E40 The Best & Worst Businesses to Buy in 2026
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack breaks down one of the most important acquisition questions heading into 2026:What industries should you avoid… and which ones have the biggest tailwinds?Jack…
S1E39 The Real Way to Find Off-Market Deals (And Why Your First Deal Takes Longer)
Most first-time buyers take more than a year to close their first acquisition—and rushing the process is how people wash out.In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack welcomes back Chris Barr for a…
S1E38 How SBA Rule Changes Are Reshaping Home Service Acquisitions
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack welcomes back Alan Peterson (First Internet Bank) to break down the SBA SOP changes that are reshaping home service acquisitions in 2026—especially for buyers…
S1E37 How Peer Groups Help Operators Survive (and Scale) After Their First Acquisition
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Rand Larson, owner of Scale Path, to talk about the real reason so many operators struggle after closing their first deal: they’re doing it…
S1E36 The Best $5K/Month Passive Business You Can Buy Today (Nightlife Vending)
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Micah Stanley, founder of a rapidly scaling nightlife vending business that went from one college-bar machine to 100+ machines across multiple…
S1E35 From $2.5M to $7M in 12 Months: Landscaping Roll-Up + Irrigation Acquisition Lessons
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Ian Smith, partner at South River Capital, to break down what it actually looks like to scale through acquisitions in home services—when the…
S1E34 Watch This BEFORE You Buy/Start a Pressure Washing Business
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack breaks down why pressure washing is one of the most misunderstood businesses in America—and why the “low skill, low overhead, easy money” narrative is exactly…
S1E33 Is Rolling Up Alarm Companies the Best ETA Play in 2025?
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Collin Trimble of Alarm Masters and Entry & Exit to dig into what it really looks like to roll up commercial fire and security companies—and…
S1E32 Your First Acquisition Will Probably Be Your Worst (Here’s Why)
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Nathan Lindley of Done Right to dig into what it really looks like to roll up small HVAC companies—and why acquisition can be the smartest…
S1E31 Should YOU Buy a Business or Build One First?
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Stephen Olmon to unpack one of the spiciest ETA questions out there: should you buy a business or build one first? Stephen shares his…
S1E30 Buying a Business: How Entrepreneurs Build Real Deal Flow
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits back down with Chris Barr to talk about what real leverage looks like in a self-funded search: building systems instead of just refreshing BizBuySell,…
S1E29 Why No One Is Looking at Septic… and How to Buy One Cheap
Buying a septic company is one of the highest-ROI moves in home-service M&A… if you know where to look.In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack breaks down exactly where real septic deals come…
S1E28 The Biggest Red Flags in Home Service Acquisitions
Buying a company is hard. Buying a job by accident is worse. In this roundtable, John Wilson (Owned & Operated) and Jack Carr break down the biggest red flags they’ve seen across nine-plus…
S1E27 From a $15K Acquisition to an $8M Home Service Business (In Just 14 Months)
Today on JackQuisitions, Jack talks with Dustin Marx, founder of Mother (Modern Plumbing) — the Texas-based plumbing company that went from $15K a month to an $8M run rate in just 14 months.Dustin…
S1E26 How to Build a Security Company That Actually Closes New Deals (Entry & Exit Feed Drop)
MORE Entry & ExitHosts Stephen Olmon and Collin Trimble get practical and tactical on winning new logos in security & life-safety. They break down how to niche your ICP, keep your message…
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JackQuisitions - Small Business Acquisitions in Home Service has published 46 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.
JackQuisitions - Small Business Acquisitions in Home Service is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 34m.
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