<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Top Dollar HVAC — Blog</title><description>Straight talk on the money side of HVAC: valuation, profit, M&amp;A, and the tech that runs a shop.</description><link>https://topdollarhvac.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>5 Add-Backs HVAC Owners Miss — and How to Document Them</title><link>https://topdollarhvac.com/blog/hvac-add-backs-owners-miss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://topdollarhvac.com/blog/hvac-add-backs-owners-miss/</guid><description>Add-backs can raise your HVAC business&apos;s sale price by tens of thousands of dollars — but only the ones you can prove. Here are five owners routinely miss, and exactly how to document each.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>add-backs</category><category>sde</category><category>ebitda</category><category>hvac business valuation</category><category>quality of earnings</category></item><item><title>You Brought In $64K and Kept Less Than You Started: The HVAC Cash-Flow Trap</title><link>https://topdollarhvac.com/blog/hvac-cash-flow-trap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://topdollarhvac.com/blog/hvac-cash-flow-trap/</guid><description>How a &apos;great month&apos; can leave an HVAC owner poorer — and the three numbers (job costing, cash flow, and seasonality) that fix it. A practical guide for owner-operators.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>hvac cash flow</category><category>job costing</category><category>hvac profit margin</category><category>seasonality</category><category>bookkeeping</category></item><item><title>The 7 Things That Decide What Your HVAC Business Sells For</title><link>https://topdollarhvac.com/blog/hvac-business-value-drivers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://topdollarhvac.com/blog/hvac-business-value-drivers/</guid><description>Buyers price your shop on seven value drivers — recurring revenue, owner-independence, financial hygiene, and four more. Here&apos;s each one, how much it matters, and how to move it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>hvac value drivers</category><category>recurring revenue</category><category>owner independence</category><category>exit planning</category><category>top dollar score</category></item><item><title>What Is My HVAC Business Worth? The Real Formula Buyers Use (2026)</title><link>https://topdollarhvac.com/blog/what-is-my-hvac-business-worth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://topdollarhvac.com/blog/what-is-my-hvac-business-worth/</guid><description>A plain-English breakdown of how HVAC businesses are actually valued — SDE vs. EBITDA, the multiples buyers pay, add-backs, and a worked example you can run on your own shop.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>hvac business valuation</category><category>sde</category><category>ebitda</category><category>selling an hvac business</category><category>business multiples</category></item></channel></rss>