KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ
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ISC Contract Sale / Companies for Sale / ISC Meetings
March 23, 2026
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ISC CONTRACT SALE STARTS NOW and runs until Friday March 27, 2026 at 5 PM: Up to 25% OFF ALL CONTRACTS AND FORMS
Here's the deal:
10% off all contracts and forms
Additional 5% if you order in person at a private or group meeting at ISC
additional 10% off if you are Concierge Client.
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PRIVATE MEETINGS START TOMORROW: Call for availability
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Time slots are booked up for the ISC West 2026 meetings; we can try and squeeze you in. Schedule private meeting with Ken Kirschenbaum, Rory Russell [broker for mergers and acquisitions], Mitch Reitman [taxes, accounting and consulting] or Shawn Iverson [The Insurance Center]. Ken, Mitch and Rory will meet at the Prestige Lounge; Shawn will meet at The Insurance Center booth, number 28095, on the ISC floor.
Ken Kirschenbaum is available for private meetings Tues - Thursday 10am to 4pm.
To book time for private free consult or register for a Group Meeting contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com. Concierge Client can also contact the Concierge Program Coordinator, Stacy Spector,Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304 or SSpector@Kirschenbaumesq.com.
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Group Meetings: Call Kathleen to register. Yes, it's free!!!!
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Tuesday 2 pm to 3 PM
Is it time to update your contracts and other issues you should be concerned about. Hosted by Ken Kirschenbaum
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Wednesday: 10 am to11 am
Selling or buying a business
Selling your alarm, fire and integration business. Small to large transactions. Selling Fire Protection accounts. By Rory Russell and Ken Kirschenbaum
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Wednesday: 1 pm to 2 pm
What's on your mind. Open meeting to discuss what's important to you. Hosted by Ken Kirschenbaum
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Wednesday: 2 pm to 3 PM
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and what it means for alarm company owners and their employees The OBBB was signed into law on July 4th 2025. It is hundreds of pages long and deals with various subjects, but it does contain some provisions which are very beneficial to owners of alarm companies. Mitch Reitman has read the entire Bill and can tell you what you need to know and what you can still do get the maximum benefit on your 2025 tax return. Hosted by Mitch Reitman
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Thursday: 10 am to 11am
Best options for E&O and other insurance needed by your industry. Hosted by Shawn Iverson, CIC, The Insurance Center, 1741 North 2000 West, Ogden, UT 84404, 801-622-2626
www.InsuranceCenterUT.com
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Thursday: 1pm to 2pm
Which accounts bring the highest multiples on sale; how to position yourself to maximize the value of your alarm / integration business. Hosted by Ken Kirschenbaum
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Companies for Sale
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Most of you are looking to grow your RMR through acquisition, and some of you are even willing to pay for the accounts. Those of you looking to sell can meet with me at ISC to discuss preparing for a sale and how to go about getting a sale done ending up with the most in your pocket.
There are several buy opportunities available. Here are the current listings on The Alarm Exchange.
For Sale: San Bernardino County, California: Total 200 accounts. [50 residential; 106 commercial intrusion; 34 commercial fire; 10 commercial fire/burg combo -grandfathered]. Total RMR is $9,080 with residential RMR $2,173.38, burg $4,511.62, fire $1,747.50 and combo RMR $647.50. Central station: CMS; Alarmnet, Telular, Uplink, Napco, Bosch and Dyn. Monitoring charges approx. $2500 month. If interested contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com. Additional information will require a K&K NDA which you obtain by contacting Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com
For Sale: Atlanta and Cordele, Georgia. These are three commercial sites with multiple alarm and security systems; Site one: Atlanta area: Brivo 27 access control doors, Brivo 3 door stations; 56 Eagle Eye cameras: RMR $1125; Site two: Atlanta area. 1 alarm.com intrusion system and 11 eagle eye cameras RMR $344.40 Site three: Cordele area: 18 buildings with a separate fire alarms per building. RMR $1078.02 The three sites generate approx. $30,500 per call repair service annually. Total RMR $2,548.00 Accounts are outside seller’s convenient territory. Offer should be 30 x RMR and 10% of first year’s gross per call repair service. For more information contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com. More information will require K&K NDA; contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumeq.com
For sale: Syracuse area. approx.42 commercial accounts with net RMR of $1,428.00. Contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq at 516 747 6700 x 301. NDA will be required for more information; contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com for NDA.
For Sale: Nassau County and metro area, New York. Fire and Burg accounts with net RMR of $22,500.00 [commercial security 19 accts, $775 RMR; residential 19 accts, $560 RMR; commercial fire 106 accts, $9400 RMR. Fire alarm inspection RMR $11,799.54 and$1200 repair service, net of parts. Local central station, alarmnet, Honeywell, teleguard and Napco. Typical equipment: Advanced, Potter & Firelite; panels CTL-2. IFA-100 and ES-200X. Quickbooks; K&K Contracts. Contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq at 516 747 6700 x 301. NDA will be required for more information; contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com
For Sale: Miami Dade County, Florida. Most accounts in Miami. 76 accounts [10 commercial security; 66 commercial fire]; Net RMR $7200 [commercial security $385, commercial fire $$4250; fire inspection $2560]. alarm.com; Napco. Equip: Silent Knight. Accounts have signed Kirschenbaum Contracts. For information contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301; more information will require a K&K NDA; contract Kathleen Lampert for NDA at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com.
For Sale: Riverside, CA: 226 monitored accounts; 94 Burg on Alarm.com; 88 Camera service accounts; 43% Residential; 57% Commercial. Monitoring Net RMR $12,700; written burg contracts; $1463 for NMC CS & Alarm.com monthly cost. Uniview, UniFi, 2GIG, and Honeywell Vista used; 2 techs; 2 service vehicles. If interested contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com; K&K NDA will be required for more information.
For Sale: San Antonio, Texas:215 accounts, mostly commercial fire; RMR $10,700 [includes $8700 for commercial fire monitoring]. Inspection contract RMR $1400. Third party vendors include Napco, Alarmnet, M2M and Tellular. Most accounts in San Antonio area. Most equipment: Potter, PDK, Digital Watchdog and Honeywell. Most panels: Potter, Silent Knight, Firelite, and CWSI. Software: M8. Most accounts on K&K contracts. For more information a K&K NDA will be required. Contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@KirschenbaumEsq.com if interested. For more information a K&K NDA will be required [contact Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com.
For Sale: NYC / Nassau / Western Suffolk Counties: approx 200 alarm accounts; Monitoring RMR $18,000. 125 residential accounts, $9000 net RMR; 55 commercial accounts, net RMR $2500; 20 commercial fire accounts, RMR $6500. Repair RMR $1500. Bosch equipment. Bosch cellular and Napco Starlink. Operating software Microkey MKMS; K&K standard form agreements. Additional information will require K&K NDA. Contact Kathleen Lampert at Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum, 516 747 6700 x 319, KLampert@kirschenbaumesq.com; K&K NDA will be required for more information.
For Sale: Queens, NY. Established Security Company - 40 years of operating history in the New York City Metro Area. Ideal for Security Integrators looking to grow their RMR and expand into High-Demand High-Density Markets in the New York Metro Region. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a Stable Base of accounts generating $17,000 in monthly recurring revenue (RMR), along with active CCTV service and access control service clients. Central Station Monitoring (Alarm Accounts), CCTV Installation & Service, Access Control Installation & Service, Intrusion & Panic Systems, Accounts are located throughout the NYC metro area, including the 5 boroughs, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and the Hudson Valley region. Equipment & Systems supported –Hirsch, Avigilon, Speco, Bosch, Honeywell, Resideo. Service performed on Contract or On-call Basis, depending on client needs. For more information contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum at 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com. K&K NDA will be required for more info and to contact Seller direct.
For sale: Litchfield and Fairfield Counties, Connecticut. Annual Gross Sales of 2.6 Million from combined business of Alarm Systems and Monitoring, Fire Suppression Sales and Service, Fire Extinguishers Sales and Service. Net Alarm monitoring RMR approx. $15,500.00; alarm accounts. 1000 accts; residential 450 accts; commercial security 120 accts; commercial fire 120 accts; 3 – Elevator Accounts 15 – Commercial Medical Accounts with sub-accounts; 293 – Medical Sub-Accounts for individual tenants of above Medical Accounts; 1 – Medical PERS account; 6 – Commercial Alarm.com Access accounts; 8 – Alarm.com Residential Video Only Accounts; 9 – Local only Residential burglary accounts (no monitoring, service only7 Alarm Techs, 2 Fire Suppression Techs, 5 Fire Extinguisher Techs; equipment Firelite, Qolsys, DSC, Ansul, Badger; panels Firelite, Qolsys, Ansul; software: QuickBooks; accounts have signed K&K standard contracts. Additional annual Alarm revenue: Sales $320,000; test and inspection $260,000. Contact our attorney Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq 516 747 6700 x 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com. K&K NDA will be required for more information.
For Sale: Poughkeepsie, NY. Number of accounts 1580; Residential 30% or 471 accounts; Commercial 70% or 1109 accounts, Monitoring NET RMR approximately $50,000; RMR for Inspections $9,798, RMR for Service $17,345; Central Station Safeco and Affiliated Monitoring; Central Station monthly $15,414; Number of techs 7; Accounts are concentrated in Dutchess County NY; Equipment Honeywell Firelite Hikvision Unifi CDVIC; Panels Honeywell Firelite Silent Knight; Software Compass Silent Knight Software Suite HSS Strium Finder Napco Quick Loader. Contact Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq at 516 747 6700 301 or Ken@Kirschenbaumesq.com.
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Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq
Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC
Attorneys at Law
200 Garden City Plaza
Garden City, NY 11530
516 747 6700 x 301
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