Listing source check · October 26, 2026

Nine "deals," traced back to the broker

On October 25, an X thread shared nine businesses for sale with headline multiples as low as 1.04x. We looked each one up on BizBuySell, BizQuest, broker sites, and the DealLedger index to find who is actually selling it, how long it has been on the market, and whether the numbers match.

Compiled by DealLedger · Source thread: @BobbyBizScout, Oct 25, 2026 · All figures seller-reported unless noted
9 of 9traced to a real broker or MLS listing
~209 daysmedian time on market (8 traced listings)
4cards labeled "listed a week ago"; oldest is ~16 months
6listings where price, revenue, or terms differ from the source, including the thread's lead deal

The "1.11x" lawn deal is a 3.4x deal

Deal No. 1 is Business Brokers of Florida MLS listing BBF-774-00002. Here's the thread next to the listing.

Thread
$695K ask · $628K cash flow · 1.11x · 69% margin
Actual listing
$449K ask · $133K earnings · 3.4x · 25% margin

The $628K is 2025 revenue ($908,010) minus 2026 cost of goods ($280,218): gross profit from two different years, with $600K+ of operating expenses left out. On its 2025 tax return, the business earned $126,948.

See the real listing on BizMLS →

What we found

At a glance

#BusinessBroker of recordAsk (thread)Ask (source)Days on marketBizQuest viewsThread "viewed"Status
1Lawn care & landscaping, Duval Co., FLBBF MLS member (BBF-774-00002)$695,000$449,000——9Gross profit shown as cash flow
2Collision repair, Queens, NYTransworld Business Advisors$999,999$999,999~2031,66273Numbers don't reconcile
3Legal process service, nationwideNot identified$750,000$750,000~28 (est.)2692Matches
4Concierge medicine, Palm Beach Gardens, FLMyriam Cohen (BBF 1287-00176)$395,000$395,000~120 (est.)4066"Week ago" label wrong
5Glass & glazing, Sacramento, CAThe Business Team (ref SA11701)$300,000$300,000~4931,303—16 months, "week ago"
6Child day care, Houston, TXNot identified ("Admin")$325,000$250,000~21494842Price mismatch
7Network & phone systems, East TXBen Norris, Transworld East Texas$445,000$495,000*~4811,288165Price varies by site
8Commercial print shop, Polk Co., FLMichael Shea, Transworld$450,000$450,000~48 (est.)1993Revenue varies
9Full-service bakery, Rhode IslandTransworld Business Advisors$550,000$550,000~7803,79844Revenue mismatch

*BizQuest shows $495,000; Transworld's own page shows $445,000. Days on market as of Oct 26, 2026. "Thread viewed" is the "buyers viewed this" count printed on each card in the thread. BizQuest views checked Oct 26, 2026.

Listing by listing

No. 1 · Duval County, FL

Lawn Care & Landscaping Business

Gross profit shown as cash flow

Thread says

Asking
$695,000
Cash flow
$628,000
Revenue
$908,000
Multiple
1.11x
Margin
69.2%
Listing no.
BBF-774-00002
Label
"Listed a week ago"

Source listing (BizMLS / BBF)

Broker
BBF MLS member; agent shown to members only
Listing no.
BBF-774-00002
Asking
$449,000
Disc. earnings
$133,011 (current P&L)
Sales
$522,330 (current P&L)
Multiple
3.38x
FF&E
$83,000 (included)
Financing
$134,700 assumable loan, 6.5%, 48 mo.; $314,300 down
Staff
0 FT, 0 PT, 1 manager; owner works 40 hrs/wk
From the listing2024 tax return2025 tax return2026 P&L
Gross revenue$973,718$908,010$522,330
Cost of goods$234,334$274,672$280,218
Operating expenses$598,268$608,073$113,265
Net$141,116$25,265$128,847
Discretionary earnings$219,229$126,948$133,011
Earnings margin22.5%14.0%25.5%

Issues

  • The thread's $628K "cash flow" is a gross-profit number. It equals 2025 revenue ($908,010) minus 2026 cost of goods ($280,218) = $627,792, and $627,792 ÷ $908,010 is the thread's 69.2% "margin." That figure skips over $600K of 2025 operating expenses.
  • Actual discretionary earnings, per the listing, ranged from $126,948 to $219,229 over three years. That's 19% to 35% of the cash flow the thread claimed.
  • Revenue fell from $973,718 (2024) to $908,010 (2025), and 2025 earnings fell 42%.
  • The listing asks $449,000. The thread showed $695,000.
  • At the listing's own numbers the multiple is 3.4x to 3.5x, not 1.11x. That's in line with BizBuySell's Florida landscaping range of 1.28x to 3.42x.
  • This is the first deal in the thread, and the one the most-shared quote-post was built on.
BizMLS listing BBF-774-00002
No. 2 · Queens, NY

High-Volume Queens Collision Center

Numbers don't reconcile

Thread says

Asking
$999,999
Cash flow
$809,000
Revenue
$1.4M
Multiple
1.24x
Margin
57.8%

Source listing

Broker
Transworld Business Advisors
BBS ID
2491209
Listed
~Apr 6, 2026 (~203 days)
Rent
$20,000 / month
Employees
12
BizQuest views
1,662

Issues

  • $1.4M revenue minus $240K rent leaves about $1.16M to cover 12 employees, parts, paint, insurance, and everything else. $809K of cash flow would leave about $350K for all of it.
  • The BizBuySell copy stopped appearing around Sept 8. It's still live on Transworld and BizQuest.
BizBuySellBizQuest
No. 3 · Nationwide / home-based

Nationwide Legal Process Service & Litigation Support

Matches source

Thread says

Asking
$750,000
Cash flow
$469,000
Revenue
$1.0M
Multiple
1.60x
Label
"Fresh on BizScout"

Source listing

Broker
Not shown ("Contact Seller")
BBS ID
2560444
Listed
~late Sept 2026 (~28 days, est.)
Revenue
$1,002,222
Employees
2, home-based, 5 years
BizQuest views
269

Notes

  • This listing is on BizBuySell and BizQuest, not exclusive to the poster's platform.
  • Cash flow was revised on the source from $446,761 to $468,998.
BizQuest
No. 4 · Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Concierge Medicine Practice

"Week ago" label wrong

Thread says

Asking
$395,000
Cash flow
$305,000
Revenue
$385,000
Margin
79.2%
Listing no.
BBF-1287-00176
Label
"Listed a week ago"

Source listing

Broker
Myriam Cohen (BBF ref 1287-00176)
BBS ID
2521756
Listed
~late June 2026 (~120 days, est.)
Patients
~125 active
Employees
1 full-time
BizQuest views
406

Issues

  • On the market about four months, not one week.
  • With one employee and about 125 patients, the $305K "cash flow" is essentially the physician-owner's compensation. A buyer has to be a licensed physician to keep it.
BizQuestBusinessBroker.net
No. 5 · Sacramento, CA

Very Profitable Glass Glazing Business

~16 months, labeled "week ago"

Thread says

Asking
$300,000
Cash flow
$288,000
Revenue
$456,000
Multiple
1.04x
Label
"Listed a week ago"

Source listing

Broker
The Business Team (CA lic. 1160661), ref SA11701
BBS ID
2381517
Listed
~June 20, 2025 (~493 days)
Prior asks
$560,000 and $500,000
BizQuest views
1,303

Issues

  • On the market about 16 months, with the price cut from $560K to $300K.
  • The listing says the lease expired Feb 1, 2026, with a new lease "available."
  • About 80% of revenue comes from apartment complexes, a customer-concentration risk.
  • A duplicate listing of the same business (BBS 2381071) has been taken down.
BizBuySellBizQuestBusinessBroker.net
No. 6 · Harris County (Houston), TX

Child Day Care Business 2863

Price mismatch

Thread says

Asking
$325,000
Cash flow
$221,000
Revenue
$636,000
Multiple
1.47x

Source listing

Broker
Not identified (contact "Admin")
BBS ID
2487003
Listed
~Mar 26, 2026 (~214 days)
Asking today
$250,000
Price history
$275K → $250K
BizQuest views
948

Issues

  • The source lists the business at $250,000, not $325,000, so the thread's 1.47x multiple uses the wrong price.
  • The lease expires November 1, 2026, days from now. Rent is $9,630 a month.
  • The listing says the center runs at about 50% capacity.
BizBuySellBizQuest
No. 7 · Gilmer, East Texas

Network Systems & Telephone Business

Price varies by site

Thread says

Asking
$445,000
Cash flow
$217,000
Revenue
$552,000
Multiple
2.05x

Source listing

Broker
Ben Norris, Transworld Business Advisors of East Texas (Tyler)
BBS ID
2386059
Listed
~July 2, 2025 (~481 days)
Price history
$550K → $495K → $445K
Inventory
$160,000 (included)
BizQuest views
1,288

Issues

  • On the market about 16 months with two price cuts. BizQuest still shows $495,000.
  • $160K of the price is inventory. The goodwill multiple is lower than the headline, but so is the business's underlying value.
BizBuySellBizQuestBusinessBroker.net
No. 8 · Polk County, FL

Commercial Print Shop

Revenue varies by site

Thread says

Asking
$450,000
Cash flow
$190,000
Revenue
$602,000
Multiple
2.37x
Listing no.
BBF-8940-903030
Label
"Listed a week ago"

Source listing

Broker
Michael Shea, Transworld (ref 3353903030)
BBS ID
2551320
Listed
~Sept 8, 2026 (~48 days, est.)
Revenue
$532,785 (BizQuest) · $601,636 (BusinessBroker.net)
Lease
Through Jan 2030
BizQuest views
199

Issues

  • The source listings disagree with each other on revenue by about $69K.
  • On the market about seven weeks, not one.
BizBuySellBizQuestBusinessBroker.net
No. 9 · Rhode Island

Full Service Bakery, "A R.I. Institution"

Revenue mismatch

Thread says

Asking
$550,000
Cash flow
$114,000
Revenue
$368,000
Multiple
4.81x
Margin
31.1%

Source listing

Broker
Transworld Business Advisors
BBS ID
2274715
Listed
~Sept 6, 2024 (~780 days)
Revenue
$1,137,296 (BizQuest) · $937,774 (BusinessBroker.net)
Employees
11
BizQuest views
3,798

Issues

  • Three different revenue figures across sources: $368K, $938K, and $1.14M. The thread uses the lowest.
  • On the market more than two years.
  • DealLedger's most recent read of the Transworld page returned "Withdrawn" in the location field. The listing may no longer be active with the broker.
BizBuySellBizQuestBusinessBroker.net

How we did this

Correction note. An earlier informal read suggested the lawn listing's "BBF-" number wasn't a real listing ID. That was wrong: BBF-prefixed numbers are Business Brokers of Florida MLS IDs, and the listing is live on BizMLS. The listing is real. The thread's revenue figure comes from its 2025 tax return. Its "cash flow" figure is gross profit, not the listing's discretionary earnings.