Want to buy or sell by end of year, act now / see current listings September 3, 2026

KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ
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Want to buy or sell by end of year, act now / see current listings
September 3, 2026

Want to buy or sell by end of year, act now / see current listings

   Unless there is some unusual problem, such as health, death, loss of license, loss of help, most buy-sell deals take a few months from the LOI stage to closing and transitioning the accounts. If you're selling or buying and want to complete a deal this year then it's time to get serious, get moving.
   For the fastest and most widely read circulation in the industry get listed on The Alarm Exchange; everyone will see it. You get listed by engaging K&K to broker the deal; the broker commission is 3 times the closing purchase price RMR and if there is non-RMR, say an EBITDA deal, then 3% if that part of the deal. The commission K&K charges is about half what the industry brokers charge. Contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com to get started. Need more info, contact Ken Kirschenbaum directly.
   Once a potential buyer expresses interest in the seller's accounts or business, it's time for a deeper dive into due diligence, basically confirming all the representations the seller has made. If seller has a buyer that wants more than 30-45 days to do the due diligence I would be suspect; it's too long and unnecessary [unless we are talking about a $50 and up deal]. With small deals the buyer should be able to verify the information quickly itself without need for professional assistance. K&K will guide the parties as to what is appropriate for due diligence confirmation.
   The Asset Purchase Agreement comes next [rarely its a Stock deal]. Negotiations should start and conclude within 30 days of the LOI. Sure that's a tight schedule, but keep in mind that the LOI will tie up the seller so that the potential buyer has exclusivity during the due diligence. A seller who wants, or worse, needs out, can't waste 2 months on a potential buyer who is either unable or unwilling to complete the deal.
   After the APA is signed the closing should be scheduled within 30 days. Often the APA is signed the same day as the closing, but that creates a disadvantage to the seller and I do not prefer that procedure; sometimes its unavoidable.
   Closing costs for legal should run $5K to $10K for most deals, though closer to $20K is within reason, and to be expected, if one of the parties "wants to help". Also, if one or both parties are non-committal it can take a lot longer and that means more expenses for legal, usually. Too long and it generally means that deal isn't going to happen.
   K&K presently has listings, some of which are new and you may not have seen them. Check the prospective seller below and let K&K know if you're interested.
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   NEW For Sale: Tampa, Florida. Approx 180 alarm accounts with combined net RMR of approx $12,350. [commercial fire: 80 accounts; intrusion approx 100 accounts 50/50 res-commercial; 1 elevator account]. Equip: Kiddie; Fire Lite; Cellular -Napco. Employs one tech, For more information you will need to purchase a K&K NDA - contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com. Stable customer base, all under contract. many on K&K contracts.

NEW For Sale: Florida: Sarasota, Ft. Meyers. 18 RMR Accounts [17 residential, 1 commercial]. Monitored by Rapid Response. $Net RMR is $417.32 [$395.52 residential; $21.80 commercial]. Alarm.com and Alula; Equipment used: DSC, QOLSYS and Honeywell. NONE have standard contracts. Priced to sell. Inquiries require K&K NDA [contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319]. Interested prospective buyers should contact Ken Kirschenbaum at Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com or 516 747 6700 x 301.

NEW For Sale: New Jersey: 74 accounts around state but mostly in central NJ. Net RMR for monitoring is $3825: $1075.28 RMR Residential; $247.20 RMR Commercial Security; $2503.63 RMR Commercial Fire; Inspection RMR total is $1,6666 for security $450 and $1216 RMR Inspection for Commercial Fire Systems. Monitored by Rapid. 1 AlarmNet, and 3 Starlink accounts. All the others are on M2M. Most equipment is Honeywell. Honeywell Vista series. From 20P to Vista 32, 128, and 250. And within each are FB, FBP, FBPT. All accounts on K&K contracts. Inquiries require K&K NDA [contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319]. Interested prospective buyers should contact Ken Kirschenbaum at Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com or 516 747 6700 x 301. Asking $185,000.

For Sale: San Bernardino County, California: Total 200 accounts. [50 residential; 106 commercial intrusion; 34 commercial fire; 10 commercial fire/burg combo -grandfathered]. Total RMR is $9,080 with residential RMR $2,173.38, burg $4,511.62, fire $1,747.50 and combo RMR $647.50. Central station: CMS; Alarmnet, Telular, Uplink, Napco, Bosch and Dyn. Monitoring charges approx. $2500 month. If interested contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com. Additional information will require a K&K NDA which you obtain by contacting Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com

For Sale: Atlanta and Cordele, Georgia. These are three commercial sites with multiple alarm and security systems; Site one: Atlanta area: Brivo 27 access control doors, Brivo 3 door stations; 56 Eagle Eye cameras: RMR $1125; Site two: Atlanta area. 1 alarm.com intrusion system and 11 eagle eye cameras RMR $344.40 Site three: Cordele area: 18 buildings with a separate fire alarms per building. RMR $1078.02 The three sites generate approx. $30,500 per call repair service annually. Total RMR $2,548.00 Accounts are outside seller’s convenient territory. Offer should be 30 x RMR and 10% of first year’s gross per call repair service. For more information contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com. More information will require K&K NDA; contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumeq.com

For sale: Syracuse area. approx.42 commercial accounts with net RMR of $1,428.00. 41 commercial of which 32; 5 fire. 1 res. are burg Contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq at 516 747 6700 x 301. NDA will be required for more information; contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com for NDA.
For Sale: Miami Dade County, Florida. Most accounts in Miami. 165 accounts [101 commercial security; 64 commercial fire]; Net RMR $7200 [commercial security $385, commercial fire $$4250; fire inspection $2560]. alarm.com; Napco. Equip: Silent Knight. Accounts have signed Kirschenbaum Contracts. For information contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301; more information will require a K&K NDA; contract Kathleen Lampert for NDA at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com.

For Sale: Riverside, CA: 226 monitored accounts; 94 Burg on Alarm.com; 88 Camera service accounts; 43% Residential; 57% Commercial. Monitoring Net RMR $12,700; written burg contracts; $1463 for NMC CS & Alarm.com monthly cost. Uniview, UniFi, 2GIG, and Honeywell Vista used; 2 techs; 2 service vehicles. If interested contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com; K&K NDA will be required for more information.
For Sale: San Antonio, Texas: 215 accounts, mostly commercial fire; RMR $10,700 [includes $8700 for commercial fire monitoring]. Inspection contract RMR $1400. Third party vendors include Napco, Alarmnet, M2M and Tellular. Most accounts in San Antonio area. Most equipment: Potter, PDK, Digital Watchdog and Honeywell. Most panels: Potter, Silent Knight, Firelite, and CWSI. Software: M8. Most accounts on K&K contracts. For more information a K&K NDA will be required. Contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@KirschenbaumEsq.com if interested. For more information a K&K NDA will be required [contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com.

For Sale: Queens, NY. Established Security Company - 40 years of operating history in the New York City Metro Area. Ideal for Security Integrators looking to grow their RMR and expand into High-Demand High-Density Markets in the New York Metro Region. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a Stable Base of accounts generating $17,000 in monthly recurring revenue (RMR), along with active CCTV service and access control service clients. Central Station Monitoring (Alarm Accounts), CCTV Installation & Service, Access Control Installation & Service, Intrusion & Panic Systems, Accounts are located throughout the NYC metro area, including the 5 boroughs, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and the Hudson Valley region. Equipment & Systems supported –Hirsch, Avigilon, Speco, Bosch, Honeywell, Resideo. Service performed on Contract or On-call Basis, depending on client needs. For more information contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com. K&K NDA will be required for more info and to contact Seller direct.

For sale: Litchfield and Fairfield Counties, Connecticut. Annual Gross Sales of 2.6 Million from combined business of Alarm Systems and Monitoring, Fire Suppression Sales and Service, Fire Extinguishers Sales and Service. Net Alarm monitoring RMR approx. $15,500.00; alarm accounts. 1000 accts; residential 450 accts; commercial security 120 accts; commercial fire 120 accts; 3 – Elevator Accounts 15 – Commercial Medical Accounts with sub-accounts; 293 – Medical Sub-Accounts for individual tenants of above Medical Accounts; 1 – Medical PERS account; 6 – Commercial Alarm.com Access accounts; 8 – Alarm.com Residential Video Only Accounts; 9 – Local only Residential burglary accounts (no monitoring, service only7 Alarm Techs, 2 Fire Suppression Techs, 5 Fire Extinguisher Techs; equipment Firelite, Qolsys, DSC, Ansul, Badger; panels Firelite, Qolsys, Ansul; software: QuickBooks; accounts have signed K&K standard contracts. Additional annual Alarm revenue: Sales $320,000; test and inspection $260,000. Contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com. K&K NDA will be required for more information.

   For Sale: Poughkeepsie, NY. Number of accounts 1580; Residential 30% or 471 accounts; Commercial 70% or 1109 accounts, Monitoring NET RMR approximately $50,000; RMR for Inspections $9,798, RMR for Service $17,345; Central Station Safeco and Affiliated Monitoring; Central Station monthly $15,414; Number of techs 7; Accounts are concentrated in Dutchess County NY; Equipment Honeywell Firelite Hikvision Unifi CDVIC; Panels Honeywell Firelite Silent Knight; Software Compass Silent Knight Software Suite HSS Strium Finder Napco Quick Loader. Contact Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq at 516 747 6700 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com if serious buyer ready to close within 30 days.
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Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq
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