Observed arrival · 2026-10-22
RouteCairn’s pool-route buying workbook
A live calculator and downloadable spreadsheets help independent U.S. pool-service operators evaluate route purchases and organize the handoff.
- For
- Independent U.S. pool-service operators evaluating route purchases
- Worth noticing
- The worked example estimates $38,400 in first-year cash flow after a $54,000 purchase, excluding financing, taxes, and owner draw.
Field notes
The calculator separates recurring operating costs from one-time purchase costs and shows the resulting operating cash flow, first-year cash flow, and simple payback. Companion downloads cover comparing up to three routes, estimating service prices, customer scheduling, due diligence, equipment, onboarding, handoff, and inventory. The page labels its sample assumptions as replaceable and identifies financing, taxes, and owner draw as outside the cash-flow view.
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