{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Roofing Podcast: Hook Better Leads","title":"7 Reasons Legit Buyers Won’t Buy Your Roofing Business","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5740f4a7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2633,"description":"Private equity is flooding roofing but not every buyer is legit. Tim Brown sits down with John Bartlett (Founder, Brentwood Growth) to break down 7 reasons real buyers won’t buy your roofing company and exactly how to fix them: W-2 vs 1099, accrual accounting, owner dependency, dirty books/add-backs, family on payroll, tax return mismatches, and revenue mix (retail vs storm/new construction). Get the playbook to increase multiples and run a clean, sellable (or simply more profitable) company.Guest: John Bartlett – Brentwood Growth (Founder) • Team bio & contact: brentwood-growth.com/our-team/john-bartlett • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnlbartlett Brentwood Growth+1Why watch: You’ll learn how buyers model risk, what increases/decreases your multiple, and the exact clean-up sequence to command higher offers or keep the business and print cash. The episode covers the W-2 preference, accrual vs cash, market-clearing processes, and roofing-specific volatility around storms. Hook Agency helps roofers grow (SEO + PPC + web). Need compounding leads? Let’s talk.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7Q2Ku6oCjCt44xDd04_cDKiLPj9KU_zh0jj9IT5Vv2w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzkwNDMvMTYzNjkw/NjY2Ni1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}