Investera Holdings is a Michigan family-operated company that buys and keeps running landscaping and grounds-maintenance businesses. We are operators and buyers, not a brokerage and not a passive fund. When we acquire a landscaping company, we install proven systems and put a dedicated general manager in charge of routes, crews, and equipment, so the properties stay maintained whether or not the founder is riding a mower or bidding jobs. Through our portfolio, including CT Cleaners and Optimal Facility Services, we know recurring-route service businesses well and respect the crews and client relationships that hold them together.
Why Roanoke owners are thinking about selling now
Roanoke’s setting in the Blue Ridge foothills gives grounds work a long, layered season that keeps a well-run landscaping company busy most of the year. The humid subtropical climate stretches the growing season across spring cleanups, weekly mowing through hot summers, mulch and planting work, and a heavy fall leaf season fed by the tree canopy across neighborhoods like Grandin Village, South Roanoke, and Hunting Hills. Commercial grounds contracts run alongside that residential base, covering office parks, the Valley View retail area, Carilion campuses, HOA communities out toward Cave Spring, and properties strung along the Roanoke River Greenway. Then winter flips the work to snow and ice management on commercial lots, so the trucks and the revenue rarely stop entirely.
The owners who built those route books, though, tend to be hands-on to a fault, personally estimating, scheduling, and often still cutting grass. As they consider retirement, the concern is obvious: seasonal crews, equipment fleets, and contract renewals do not manage themselves, and a landscaping company can unravel quickly without the founder driving it. Good crew leaders are hard to find and keep, which makes a company with a real team and recurring maintenance contracts especially valuable right now. Selling to an operator who will bring in management and keep your people and your clients is a far better ending than watching the routes scatter the season you decide to stop.
Who we buy in the Roanoke area
We are a focused buyer for the right landscaping company. Investera looks for Roanoke-area grounds businesses that run on recurring maintenance contracts and have crews that can operate without the owner on every property.
- Recurring maintenance or contract-based revenue
- Around $500K+ in revenue or SDE (close is fine)
- Crew leaders and teams who can run the routes
- A solid local reputation for quality grounds work
- Owner open to a clean handoff or a seasonal stay-on
If that fits your business, we should talk. If you are a solo mow-and-go with no crew and no contracts, we are likely not your buyer, and we will be upfront about that rather than waste your time.
What makes selling to Investera different
No broker fees. You sell straight to the buyer, so no listing commission is carved out of your proceeds and no agent sits between you and the deal.
A confidential process. We keep it private so your HOA boards, commercial clients, and crew leaders hear about a sale from you, not through talk around the valley.
Creative deal structures. A full purchase, a partial sale, seller financing, or an earnout tied to the maintenance book, we shape the deal around your retirement goals and taxes rather than a rigid formula.
Operators, not a fund. We run route-based service businesses, so we buy your landscaping company to keep it mowing and maintaining across Roanoke, not to auction the equipment and move on.
How the process works
The first step is a single confidential conversation about your routes, your contracts, your crews, and what you want after the sale. If there is a fit, we sign a mutual NDA and review a simple summary of revenue, recurring contracts, and staffing. Then we bring a clear offer and a proposed structure, and if you like the shape of it we move through a short confirmation period to close. No public listing, no bidding war, no strangers walking your equipment yard.
We will take care of what you built
After closing, we strengthen rather than strip. We add systems for routing, estimating, renewals, and financial visibility, and we put a general manager in charge so the operation no longer rests entirely on the owner. Crew leaders keep their teams, clients keep their maintenance schedules and familiar faces, and the company keeps its reputation for quality grounds work in Roanoke long after the sale.
Learn more about what we buy, see how we acquire landscaping & grounds businesses, or read about Investera Holdings.
Frequently asked questions
How much is my landscaping business worth in Roanoke?
Most healthy landscaping and grounds companies sell in a range of roughly 2.5 to 4 times SDE, with the share of recurring maintenance contracts, crew strength, and how well the business runs without you determining where you land. It is a typical range, not a guarantee, and we will show you how we reach a real number for your company.
Will my sale be kept confidential?
Yes. We rely on a mutual NDA and private discussions so your clients and crews are not unsettled while we talk. You decide when and how any announcement is made.
Are there broker or listing fees?
No. Because we buy directly, there is no broker commission and no listing fee taken from your proceeds.
Can I stay involved after selling?
If you want to. Some owners retire right away, others stay through a season or two to hand off relationships or keep doing work they enjoy. With a general manager in place, staying is your choice.
How long does a sale take?
With clean numbers, a deal can move from first talk to close in weeks. If the financials need tidying, it takes a little longer, and that is normal.
What areas around Roanoke do you buy in?
We buy across the Roanoke Valley and nearby, including Salem, Vinton, Cave Spring, Hollins, and Blacksburg, so routes spread across the region are a plus.
Start a confidential conversation
If you own a landscaping or grounds company around Roanoke and have even begun to think about an exit, let’s have a quiet, no-pressure conversation. It is free, carries no obligation, and stays private, so your clients and crews learn nothing until you choose. Contact Investera Holdings, and we will listen first, tell you honestly whether there is a fit, and if there is, show you exactly how a clean handoff would work.