JackQuisitions - Small Business Acquisitions in Home Service
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.
Episodes
59 episodes
Why Modular Car Washes Are Going To Dominate the Next Decade
Jack believes the next big opportunity in the car wash industry isn’t another massive tunnel wash—it’s modular in-bay automatic car washes.In this episode of Jackquisitions, Jack breaks down why modular systems could reshape the industry...
How to Start a Septic Business in 2026 (Without Wasting Money)
Most people think starting a septic business begins with a truck, a logo, or a website. According to Jack, that’s exactly backwards.In this episode of Jackquisitions, Jack breaks down the real blueprint for starting a septic company in 2...
Why Coca-Cola Paid $4.1B for Vitamin Water
Coca-Cola didn’t buy Vitamin Water for the product—it bought relevance.As consumers moved away from soda, Coke made a $4.1B bet on positioning, distribution, and speed into a changing market.In this episode of Jackquisitions, Jack...
Why Gamers Become Elite Business Owners (5 Traits That Win)
Gamers make some of the best business operators—and it has nothing to do with coding or screen time.This isn’t about hobbies. It’s about how high-level gaming builds the exact traits needed to win in business: competition, repetition, re...
Keurig’s $10B Coffee Play: The Private Equity Strategy Hiding in Plain Sight
Keurig Dr Pepper is making a massive move—acquiring one of the largest coffee platforms in the world. But this isn’t just another beverage deal. It’s a calculated platform play straight out of the private equity playbook.In this episode,...
When Growth Hides Bad Economics (Epic Games Case Study)
Epic just laid off over 1,000 employees—nearly 20% of the company. Not because Fortnite failed, but because growth slowed—and the model behind it couldn’t keep up. In this episode, Jack breaks down how one of the most succe...
Ownership > Endorsement: Shaq’s Business Playbook
Shaq lost his biggest shoe deal—at his peak.Not because he failed, but because it forced him to rethink the game entirely.In this episode, Jack breaks down how Shaq walked away from the traditional endorsement model and built some...
Why Eddie Bauer Failed After 100 Years
Eddie Bauer is shutting down its stores—after more than 100 years in business.Not because people stopped buying jackets, but because the business slowly lost what made it work in the first place.In this episode, Jack breaks down how ...
Why Apple Killed the iPod at Its Peak (And What It Means for Your Business)
Apple killed the iPod—at its peak.Not because it was failing, but because they saw what was coming next.In this episode, Jack breaks down why Apple replaced its most iconic product with the iPhone—and what that decision rev...
Thinking About Buying a Car Detailing Business? Watch This First.
Thinking About Buying a Car Detailing Business? Watch This First.Car detailing looks like the perfect business.Low startup cost. Strong margins. Flexible labor. Great branding. And if you love cars? Even better.
How Car Wash Businesses Make Money (And Where They Fail)
Car Washes Aren’t What You Think — The Models That Make (or Lose) MillionsCar washes look like the perfect “easy business.”Recurring memberships. Cars lined up. Low labor. Simple operations.But that’s exactly where m...
The Best Business to Start After AI Takes Your Job
AI Is Crushing Graphic Design Jobs — Here’s the Business I’d Start InsteadAI has already started commoditizing large parts of graphic design. Canva and AI tools can now produce “good enough” design work in minutes — forcing compan...
Ford’s $40B Bet: Why Killing Their Sedans Saved the Company
Ford’s $40B Bet: Why Killing Their Sedans Saved the CompanyIn 2018, Ford made a shocking decision: they killed almost their entire sedan lineup in North America.The Fiesta. The Focus. The Fusion. ...
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 to more than 570 locations nationw...
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 also turn into a massiv...
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 also one of the most mi...
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 the real acquisition opportunit...
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 overlooked expenses in...
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?
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 1-year search update...
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 navigating licensing, seller equity, a...
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 alone.Rand shares t...
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 states in under two years.What s...
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 “platform” you thought you bought turns...
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 what traps most operators in unscalabl...