Plan Your Funeral Home Exit on Your Terms
After 20 years owning Callaway-Jones and an eight-figure exit, I help other funeral home owners prepare for the sale, succession, or transition they deserve. The roadmap is the same one I used. The conversation is operator to operator.
The Calculator
See What Your Funeral Home Is Actually Worth in 5 Minutes
Most owners get the wrong number on their business. I built and sold Callaway-Jones at a multiple well above the funeral industry’s typical range. The free calculator uses the same EBITDA-and-multiple framework buyers actually use, before anyone tries to broker your sale.
“If you woke up tomorrow and had to sell your funeral home, would you receive what you believe it’s worth?”
Three Paths. One Mission.
Wherever You Are in Your Ownership Journey
Whether you’re five years out, ready to begin the process, or already holding an offer, there’s a way to start the conversation.
5 to 10 Years Out
Plan, Prepare, Protect
For owners who know the day is coming but aren’t ready to sell tomorrow.
Valuation Calculator
The Owner’s Roadmap
The Two-Week Test
Ready to Begin
Get Buttoned Up Before Buyers Arrive
For owners 18 to 36 months out who want to move into a real sale process.
Discovery Call
Pre-Sale Audit
Buyer & Broker Intros
Offer on the Table
Make Sure You’re Getting What You Deserve
For owners holding an LOI or in active conversations.
LOI Review
Terms vs. Price
Negotiation Coaching
The Difference
How Funeral Home Owners Lose Out (and How to Avoid It)
Most owners spend 20 or 30 years building a business and then take whatever offer shows up. The gap is two to three times the sale price.
Clean Up the Books
Stop running personal expenses through the business. Document add-backs. Get financials current within 60 days.
Build a Business That Runs Without You
Documented SOPs. A management layer. The two-week test: can you leave for two weeks without checking your phone?
Run a Real Bid Process
Multiple bidders. A broker who knows the funeral profession. Terms negotiated alongside price.
About Cody
From the Funeral Home Floor to the Exit Table
I was 24 and living in Los Angeles when my dad died from cancer. I came home to take over our family funeral home. Twenty years later, I sold Callaway-Jones at a multiple well above the top of the industry’s range, on my own terms.
Now I spend my Christmas mornings with my four-year-old instead of fielding 2 a.m. calls. I built Funeral Home Exit so other owners can have the same choice I had.
There’s No Better Time Than Right Now
The calculator takes five minutes. You’ll get a starting valuation range. Then you decide what’s next.