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Density and technician consistency create the base; repair capability and chemical control decide whether the revenue becomes durable owner cash flow.","economics":["Monthly revenue per pool","Pools per technician-day","Chemical cost and pass-through pricing","Repair and equipment revenue attach"],"operations":["Water testing and chemical dosing","Weekly route completion","Technician training and retention","Exception, repair, and customer communication"],"diligence":["Verify active pools, service frequency, and billing","Map route density and technician assignments","Review chemical purchasing and gross margin","Check licensing and code requirements by jurisdiction"],"growth":["Reprice under-market accounts","Add repair and equipment replacement","Route customers by tighter territories","Acquire adjacent customer books"],"exits":["Technician-led buyout","Regional pool-service tuck-in","Home-services platform sale"],"profile":"pool-service-001","evidence":{"asOf":"2026-08-06","geography":"United States","confidence":"Moderate","sourceIds":["cdc-pools","bizbuysell-2025"],"note":"Operating facts are an editorial synthesis of the cited sources. Scenario figures are normalized comparison inputs, not sourced market averages, live listings, forecasts, or valuation opinions."},"accent":"#3fa7a3","sources":[{"id":"cdc-pools","title":"About the Model Aquatic Health Code","publisher":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/model-aquatic-health-code/index.html","published":"2024-11-06","accessed":"2026-08-06","kind":"Regulatory guidance","supports":["Pool-operation practices including water testing, chemical safety, and operator training","Variation in state and local pool-code adoption"],"caveat":"The Model Aquatic Health Code is guidance and becomes law only when adopted by a jurisdiction."},{"id":"bizbuysell-2025","title":"2025 Fourth Quarter Insight Report","publisher":"BizBuySell","url":"https://www.bizbuysell.com/news/bizbuysell-2025-fourth-quarter-insight-report/","published":"2026","accessed":"2026-08-06","kind":"Reported transaction data","supports":["Context for reported small-business transaction activity","Broad service-business cash-flow multiple context"],"caveat":"Marketplace-reported transactions are not a complete census and are not route-specific valuation instructions."}],"disclaimer":"Illustrative educational scenario only. Not a listing, market average, forecast, valuation, or investment advice."}