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Thinking about buying a pool route? Read this first.

Routes sell for 10 to 12 times monthly billing. There’s a smarter way to build a service book.

The math nobody shows you at the route broker

A $3,000/month route costs $30,000–$36,000 cash up front. The customers never chose you, and industry rule of thumb says 10–30% churn out after the transfer. You bought a book that starts shrinking the day you sign.

PoolSonar flips it. Every new in-ground pool permitted in your county lands in your inbox the week it surfaces, before the water’s in, before any other company knows it exists. You win the customer yourself. And we only work with one pool company per county.

Buying a pool routePoolSonar
Upfront cost10–12× monthly billing, often $20k–$50k+ cash$0 down, from $299/mo
What you getSomeone else's existing customersEvery brand-new pool in your county, before it's filled
Churn riskCustomers never chose you; 10–30% walk after transferYou win them yourself, they're yours from day one
GrowthFixed book, buy again to growNew permits every single week
ExclusivityNone, competitors keep competingOne pool company per county, period
GuaranteeNone30 permits in 90 days or tear the agreement up

One won pool is roughly $30,000 of service revenue over ten years. Last month Wake County alone permitted 15 of them.

THE GUARANTEE

If the pools aren't there, don't pay.

If PoolSonar surfaces fewer than 30 pool permits in your counties in your first 90 days, tear the agreement up and keep the lists. We can afford this guarantee because the permits are already happening — you just can’t see them yet.

Build your book. Don't buy one.

Ten minutes and we’ll pull your county’s live permit numbers so you can compare the math yourself.

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