About this site
The Funeral Home Business Broker is a free, nationwide educational resource for people buying or selling a funeral home, crematory, cemetery combination, or direct-cremation business. It is published by HedgeStone Business Advisors, a business brokerage and M&A advisory firm, and written by Jason Taken, a Business Advisor with the firm.
Why the site exists
Most of what is online about selling a funeral home is either a listing, a lead form, or a vague promise that “every business is different.” Owners deciding the future of a family firm, and buyers putting their savings into one, deserve better. They need real numbers, a clear process, and candor about risk. Every page here tries to answer one question completely, in plain language, with the sources named.
How we write and review
- Sources first. Market figures are attributed to a named source and year, such as NFDA, CANA, the FTC, state regulators, the SBA, the IRS, or public company filings. If we cannot verify a number, we do not publish it.
- State law is linked, not paraphrased from memory. Funeral, preneed, crematory, and cemetery rules differ by state. Our state pages link to the primary statute or regulator so you can check the current text.
- Examples are labeled. Worked examples are illustrative composites built to show the math. They are never real client deals.
- Every page is dated. Each guide shows when it was last reviewed. We revisit pages when rules or market conditions change.
Our frameworks
We use five named tools across the site so readers can apply the same logic from page to page: the Four-Number Funeral Home Valuation Screen, the 90-Day Pre-Sale Sprint, the Preneed Reconciliation Ladder, the Legacy Terms Ledger, and the Buyer-Fit Matrix.
What we do, and what we do not
HedgeStone Business Advisors represents sellers and supports buyers in business transactions, including quality-of-earnings analysis, valuation, confidential information memoranda, buyer outreach, deal sourcing, and underwriting support. We are not a law firm or an accounting firm, and nothing on this site is legal, tax, or investment advice. We do not sell funeral home listings, and we do not sell your information.
Read more about Jason Taken, or reach the firm at jason.taken@hedgestone.com.