SARASOTA, FL - Addiction-Rep, a national brokerage, valuation, and marketing firm serving the addiction treatment industry, reports a sharp rise in buyer demand for rehab, detox, and sober living facilities in 2026. Inquiries on the firm's rehabs for sale listings have climbed steadily through the first half of the year, driven by private equity groups, regional treatment operators, and first-time healthcare investors moving into behavioral health.
The surge reflects a broader consolidation across behavioral health, where demand for licensed, accredited, and cash-flowing treatment centers now outpaces available supply. Buyers are competing for facilities with established licensing, in-network payer contracts, strong payer mix and stable census, assets that are difficult to build from scratch and increasingly valuable in a maturing market.
"We are seeing more qualified buyers than sellable facilities, which is the opposite of the market five years ago," said Jim Peake, founder of Addiction-Rep. "A licensed detox or residential program with clean books and solid payer relationships can attract multiple offers within weeks. Owners who once struggled to find a buyer now have real leverage, provided the business is packaged and valued correctly."
Addiction-Rep attributes the imbalance to several forces converging at once: tighter licensing and accreditation requirements that slow new construction, continued private equity appetite for recession-resistant healthcare assets, and a generation of founder-operators reaching retirement and planning their exits. The firm works on both sides of these transactions, helping owners prepare and value their facilities while connecting vetted buyers to listings that fit their investment criteria.
To help owners understand what their business is worth in the current market, Addiction-Rep pairs each engagement with a NACVA-certified drug rehab valuation, giving sellers a defensible number before they go to market.
Owners considering a sale and investors searching for opportunities can view current rehabs for sale listings and request a confidential valuation at addiction-rep.com.
About Addiction-Rep
Addiction-Rep is a national brokerage, valuation, and marketing firm dedicated exclusively to the addiction treatment and behavioral health industry. The firm helps rehab owners sell their facilities, provides certified business valuations, and connects qualified buyers with treatment centers, detox programs, and sober living operations for sale across the United States.
Email: jim@addiction-rep.com
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Name
Addiction-Rep
Contact name
Jim Peake
Contact phone
(941) 300-1354
Contact address
3624 S Lockwood Ridge Rd
City
Sarasota
State
Florida
Zip
34239
Country
United States
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https://addiction-rep.com/
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