🧠 Valuation Insight: Clean Books Matter More Than Clean Floors

 🧽 Janitorial businesses can look simple—but valuation gets murky when:

  • The owner performs cleaning work or manages client accounts directly
  • Major contracts are handshake-only or short-term
  • Labor is underpaid, cash-based, or undocumented
  • Addbacks include family labor, auto costs, or personal fuel

šŸ“Œ A full schedule doesn’t always translate to transferable value.