How do I prepare a bounce house rental business for sale?

A buyer of a bounce house company will want to see the inflatables, then the paperwork that proves they were looked after. Have as much of that ready as you can before you list. Our general page on preparing an event rental business for sale applies here too. These steps are specific to inflatables.

A record for every unit

Build one sheet listing each unit, blower and accessory, with the purchase date, where it came from and every repair. Keep receipts. Photograph each unit inflated and clean. If you retire a worn unit before you list, say so. Show both the good and the tired equipment.

Bookings, deposits and records

Print the calendar of future bookings and the deposit you hold for each. A buyer will ask what happens to those customers, so decide with your lawyer how they will be told. Gather your cleaning and inspection logs, your insurance history and any incident notes. Keep the records tidy.

What brings the bookings in

Make sure the website, the phone number, the booking page and the review profiles are in the business’s name and not tied to your personal accounts. Note which customers rebook, such as schools, daycares and planners. Those relationships are part of what a buyer is looking at.

Your own role and the timing

Write down what you do each weekend, who helps and how they are paid. A buyer needs to know whether the work can run without you. The timing of a sale matters too. A sale that closes before the busy season gives the buyer time to learn the routes, while one in the middle of it can be hard on both sides.