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Posting: 280493 | Available | 5/1/23
Business Only, Major Brand Gas and Snacks plus 2-Bay Leased Garage. Gas 64K Gal/Mth @ .70, Snacks $13K/Mth, Lotto $13K/Mth, 2-Bay Shop Rental Income $8K/Mth. Station Rent $11K/Mth, Lease Term 20 Years. Hours of Operation 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. 3 Underground Tanks 6K, 10K, and 12K (Single Wall)
Asking Price
$1,400,000
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Posting: 280358 | Available | 4/24/23
Hard Liquor License/Convenient Store with Branded Gas station available for Sale in the Sutter County area. Currently, it's doing $65,000 average monthly Store sales and pumping 40,000 Gas Gallons at a very high margin.
Asking Price
$1,800,000
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$276,000
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Posting: 279941 | Available | 3/29/23
This is a mom-and-pop convenience store with beer and wine in a populated area of Los Angeles County. Extra income comes from a lotto/lottery and ATM. The annual gross is $276,000. The asking Price is $65,000, Rent $1,800, Size 1,400 sq ft, beer and wine.
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$65,000
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Posting: 278075 | Available | 3/9/23
For sale is a Valero gas station and convenience store with an ABC type 20 off-sale license + property for sale. The store size is 2,300 sq ft. and the lot is 0.36 acres with 4 MPDs and Valero brand gasoline. They do about 40-45,000 gallons and $55,000 + the convenience store sales (per seller).
Asking Price
$3,900,000
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Posting: 263533 | Available | 3/9/23
For sale is a newly-built branded gas station with property for sale in central valley. It was built about two years ago at a freeway location (Interstate 5). It is approximately a 4,800 sq ft. sized building with two QSR's. There are double walled tanks, 6 outside MPD's & one acre size of lot.
Asking Price
$4,000,000
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Posting: 270583 | Available | 2/13/23
It is reduced for quick sale. This is a long-established convenience market in the affluent Mid-County region of Santa Cruz County with high traffic counts in areas of nice homes and schools. It is corporate-owned, with a straight percentage lease an off-site liquor license.
Asking Price
250,000 + Inv
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Posting: 271149 | Available | 2/4/23
For sale is a grocery store with a beer and wine license located in a free-standing building on busy street with high exposure in Bakersfield, California. Onsite parking spaces are available. There is lots of foot traffic. Commercial and residential neighborhoods surround the business.
Asking Price
895,000+ Inv
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Posting: 276829 | Available | 11/29/22
Major Brand Gas Station and Market. Everything above ground is new: 2,487 SF Building with 10 Door Walk-In Cooler, New Canopy, Digital Price Sign and 4 New Gilbarco Dispensers with Passport POS system. 2 Double Underground Tanks, Each Tank 10K Gallon Capacity. Market has a Type 20 ABC license.
Asking Price
$7,250,000
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$396,000
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Posting: 276887 | Available | 11/14/22
This beer and wine market is located in a nice neighborhood. Plenty of front parking. The current owner has another job and cannot run this business. Used to be a Circle K location. Employee run, absentee owner. Reasonable asking price. Monthly gross: $33,000.
Asking Price
$85,000
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Posting: 277252 | Available | 11/3/22
For sale is a major brand gas station and snack shop located in an upscale neighborhood that is absentee-run. Gas is 75K gallons per month @0.70 and the snack shop brings in $15K per month. The rent is $16,500 with a lease term of 10 years + two 5-year options. The seller may be willing to carry.
Asking Price
$995,000
Cash flow
$180,000
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$1,920,000
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Posting: 276833 | Available | 11/2/22
7-Eleven is one of the world's biggest and the most popular retail chains of convenience stores and 7-Eleven's top priority has always been to give customers the most convenient experiences possible to consistently meet their needs. 7-Even aims to be a one-stop shop for consumers
Asking Price
$420,000
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Posting: 269860 | Available | 9/1/22
Rare opportunity. High-volume liquor store with real estate. Store Sales: $120k-$150k monthly sales. $16-$20k a month net profit from lottery alone. $4k-$5k a week in lottery commission alone (rates #6 in the whole of California). Small studio apartment in the back (not permitted).
Asking Price
$3,300,000
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Posting: 272167 | Available | 2/22/22
Major Brand Gas Station with Property for Sale. High Volume & high gross profit Margin business. Well established business showing consistent sales revenue history & generating high profit margin. Please make a note while visiting location.
Asking Price
$7,500,000
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Posting: 270914 | Available | 1/18/22
Liquor store business opportunity for Sale in Fresno City. Business doing currently $70,000 per month average sales. Rent is $3200 per month, Long Lease. ASKING PRICE $439,000 plus inventory. Sign NDA to get additional info.
Asking Price
439,000+ Inv
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Posting: 269568 | Available | 8/30/21
Gas and Franchised C-Store for sale in Alameda County, CA. Owner Absentee. Located on a busy commercial street. Lot Size 13-14K SF, Building 2K sq. ft. Fuel Gallons 40-50K Gals/mth @ .80, Franchised C-Store $150K/Mth (no ABC License), EMV Compliant, 24/7 Operation.
Asking Price
$6,400,000
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Posting: 265656 | Available | 12/17/20
Branded station both fuel and market. Beautiful, clean and well run station. Absentee run business with all automated financial setup. Including back office service for access of sales report anytime remotely. NDA is required for financial viewing. 8 MPD, recent upgrades with double wall tanks.
Asking Price
$1,588,888
Cash flow
$60,000
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$360,000
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Posting: 183032 | Available | 10/24/20
A small convenience store (800 sf) well located on first floor major items regional mall in a booming north San Diego county coastal. Store sells high profit items i. e. Candies soft drinks cigarettes, ice cream bars lotto, and many sundry items.
Asking Price
$150,000
Cash flow
$250,000
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Posting: 252045 | Available | 10/18/20
Major Brand Gas Station with a Franchise C-Store, Gas 60K Gal/Mth @ .55, Market $65K-$70K/Mth plus Lotto/Lottery, Rent $10K/Mth NNN, Absentee Operation. 4 MPDs, Good Neighborhood.
Asking Price
$1,250,000
Cash flow
$235,715
Revenue
$1,320,000
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Posting: 284079 | Available | 4/16/24
This high end market is conveniently located inside the retail area of one of the most luxurious apartment communities in North San Jose. This business is a famous contemporary market stocking snacks, Organic products, groceries, beer, and wine selections.
Asking Price
$899,000
Cash flow
$12,000,000
Revenue
$1,200,000
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Posting: 285101 | Available | 2/21/24
For sale is a high-volume station located on a busy street with high margins. It is an Arco AM/PM gas station and store. It is absentee-run. Real estate is included/available.
Asking Price
$4,500,000
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Posting: 277077 | Available | 2/7/24
For sale is a Type 21 Off-Sale General Liquor License in San Mateo County, California. A California Type 21 liquor license is one of the most popular liquor licenses. The California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) describe it as an off-sale general liquor license.
Asking Price
$40,000
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Posting: 282124 | Available | 3/1/24
For sale is a very successful convenience store established in 1990 & the current owner has been running it since 2016. It's on one of the border's busiest avenues near the Emeryville/Oakland border. The owners are doing exceptionally well and would like to sell it to have more time with family.
Asking Price
$299,000
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Posting: 283871 | Available | 11/15/23
For sale is a banded gas station doing about 70-75k gallons/month at a 65c-70c margin. It is fully upgraded and the seller lives at a distance (wants to retire). The store does $50k/month. The buyer needs about 2M down to get the deal done considering the high interest rates. No seller carrying.
Asking Price
$4,000,000
Bldg Size
1,458 Sq.Ft
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Posting: 285969 | Available | 4/3/24
This is an exciting investment opportunity in Downtown Stanislaus County, a Valero gas station for sale! They have an impressive gas volume and thriving store sales.
Asking Price
$2,200,000
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Posting: 284777 | Available | 4/2/24
A franchisee gas station in Sonora is for sale. This C-store has a good neighborhood and a populated busy location. Real estate is included. An ABC 21-off sale general license is included. This is a great gas station with traffic. More than $1 million worth of improvements have been made.
Asking Price
$10,450,000
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Posting: 284123 | Available | 12/1/23
This unbranded station with 2 pumps does about 65k gallons/m at 45c margin. The store does about $45k/month. Rent is $6k/month with a 15+ year lease. They have short hours. It is a profitable and easy operation with plans to expand. It is located along hwy 120 towards Yosemite.
Asking Price
$1,450,000
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Posting: 282399 | Available | 3/25/24
For sale is a Sinclair gas station with a snack and mechanic shop. The auto repair shop is rented month to month and is willing to remain at $6,000 monthly rent. The auto repair tenant is willing to sign a long-term lease. The station is presumed doing about 50 to 60K gallons/m of fuel.
Asking Price
$4,900,000
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Posting: 283618 | Available | 4/2/24
A busy convenience store is for sale. This C-store has a nice neighborhood and a populated busy location. The store sells approx $26,000 per month, has rent of $2,000 per month, and a 3,500 sqft app. Also, this convenience store has additional income from ATMs & lotto.
Asking Price
$139,000
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Posting: 280488 | Available | 5/1/23
Business Only, Major Brand Gas Station with Full Service Car Wash. Gas 50K Gal/mth @.78, Market $22K/Mth, Car Wash $110K/Mth, Rental Income $7,500/Mth. Station Rent $11,250/Mth.
Asking Price
$3,995,000
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$396,000
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Posting: 276887 | Available | 11/14/22
This beer and wine market is located in a nice neighborhood. Plenty of front parking. The current owner has another job and cannot run this business. Used to be a Circle K location. Employee run, absentee owner. Reasonable asking price. Monthly gross: $33,000.
Asking Price
$85,000
Cash flow
$225,000
Revenue
$4,900,000
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Posting: 284775 | Available | 3/25/24
For the business only is a market and Mobil station with 6 pumps and 4 tanks. It has a beer and wine license (the only business in that corner with BW). The master lease belongs to Circle K and Circle K is subleasing to a dealer. The owner is retiring after 29 years. It is open 24/7.
Asking Price
$795,000
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Posting: 280489 | Available | 5/1/23
For sale is a business & real estate, a major brand gas station, and a franchised C-Store. The gas does 75K gal/month, the market does $110K/month, and the car wash does $2.5K/month. The lease term is 15 to 20 years. The hours of operation are from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. The lot size is .52 acres.
Asking Price
$5,300,000
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Posting: 280948 | Available | 4/14/24
There has been a significant price adjustment! This gas station includes real estate on a large lot and boasts multiple income streams, including gas and diesel sales, a C-Store with a type 20 ABC license, billboard and Pacific Pride ground leases, rental income from a taco truck, ATM, and Bitcoin.
Asking Price
$2,885,000
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Posting: 284742 | Available | 1/19/24
Progressive Real Estate Partners is pleased to offer for sale a convenience store with gas and land in the City of Highland. The 3,100 SF C-Store is situated on approximately 0.46 AC of land. The gas station is equipped with 4 multiple product dispensers with 8 fueling positions.
Asking Price
$3,950,000
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Posting: 285010 | Available | 4/2/24
A gas station with a convenience store is for sale, and the sale includes the land. The station has diesel tanks with double walls, though one 16K gallons tank needs replacement.
Asking Price
$2,750,000
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$1,800,000
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Posting: 284166 | Available | 12/5/23
For sale is a gas station that is high-volume in gas. They also have a Circle K convenience store. They do additional rental income. It is located near 2 highways and the real estate is available. There is also a carwash.
Asking Price
$10,500,000
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Posting: 270050 | Available | 1/1/24
For sale is a small convenience store in a busy location in the high-traffic hub of Watsonville (south Santa Cruz County). Strong lotto sales have powered steady performance through the years. Gross annual sales averaged over $1M during the last 3 years pre-COVID and the business is recovering.
Asking Price
$75,000
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Posting: 281047 | Available | 3/18/24
For sale is a gas station and convenience store in a prime location off the I-5 freeway. This is a great opportunity that won't last long. It makes 150k gallons high cent margin, and the convenience store makes $200k @ 50% margin.
Asking Price
$6,800,000
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Posting: 285219 | Available | 3/25/24
Introducing an exceptional investment opportunity in Kern County, California - this prime property features an Arco AM/PM gas station strategically located in a bustling and high-traffic area. The business is well-established with a long history of operations.
Asking Price
$5,500,000
Cash flow
$110,000
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$600,000
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Posting: 285089 | Available | 2/9/24
This popular liquor & convenience store is located on an extremely busy street with ample free parking right in front. It is in a mixed commercial and residential neighborhood, making it a go-to place for residents and commuters. It has easy egress and ingress and is highly lucrative.
Asking Price
$349,000
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$2,700,000
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Posting: 277882 | Available | 3/25/24
This Circle K convenience store is a great opportunity for a family operation. The store is fully upgraded and remodeled with the most recent requirements by Circle K. There is a 6% royalty and advertising fee. The owner is too far from this location and cannot operate the business efficiently.
Asking Price
$750,000
Cash flow
$275,000
Revenue
$978,000
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Posting: 276639 | Available | 3/28/24
Very-high-profit market, due to having a virtual monopoly in the area. Located about 25 minutes from Silicon Valley, in a small town on the Coastal side of the San Mateo County mountains on one of the main roads connecting the Bay Area to the Coast, this market has a rustic outside.
Asking Price
$449,000
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Posting: 286060 | Available | 4/9/24
For sale is a branded and independent gas station doing over 100k gallons and over 100k store sales. No lotto or lottery. One small commercial lot adjacent to the gas station is also included, good for making car wash or add QSR. It is on a major exit off freeway 101 at a busy intersection.
Asking Price
$5,900,000
Cash flow
$250,000
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Posting: 252045 | Available | 10/18/20
Major Brand Gas Station with a Franchise C-Store, Gas 60K Gal/Mth @ .55, Market $65K-$70K/Mth plus Lotto/Lottery, Rent $10K/Mth NNN, Absentee Operation. 4 MPDs, Good Neighborhood.
Asking Price
$1,250,000
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Posting: 282782 | Available | 2/19/24
This unbranded gas station is located in a busy area. The owner claims 1x25,000 double fiberglass tank which is divided into 17,000 gallons for Unleaded and 8000 gallons for Super. The gas station has been there for a long time. Recently she changed the pumps and remodeled the inside of the market.
Asking Price
$2,745,000
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$8,500,000
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Posting: 285793 | Available | 3/22/24
This is a branded gas station & very busy convenience store in prime coastal Orange County. Located near the world famous Dana Point Harbor and Doheny Beach. 52,000 cars per day on Pacific Coast Highway & 1 million annual visitors to the resort area.
Asking Price
$2,750,000
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In our BizBen.com June 2021 Monthly Report the top ProIntermediaries and ProAdvisors on BizBen offer their thoughts about the current status of the business for sale marketplace with trends and predictions for Business Buyers, Owner/Sellers, Business Brokers, Agents, Advisors in the near future.
Sometimes business brokers just can't win with their clients, because if an offer comes in too fast & too early then they must have lowballed the price & the seller is suspicious, and if not enough offers come in after putting the business on the market - they may look unproductive to their clients.
As the year winds down, it's tempting for business brokers to go through their old files and throw them out to make room for new client's folders, but that would be foolish. Joe Ranieri (Orange County Business broker) discusses strategies for saving files - a key annual strategy for brokers/agents.
When seeking SBA loan financing many potential business buyers have wrong information about the process of securing the best financing to buy a business. Peter Siegel, MBA a business purchase financing expert delves into the myths regarding SBA financing and business purchase financing.
We're hearing more and more about "crowd funding" through sites like gofundme and kickstarter as a possible way to raise the cash needed to buy a small business. This method of collecting funds has proven successful in other kinds of situations. Could this strategy work when buying a small business?
We all understand the idea of paying too much for a small business. But is there such a thing as not paying enough? That seems like an odd notion, but I'm familiar with situations in which a buyer acquired a small business for a figure substantially under what probably was market value.
Buying a small business is hard enough when there is no competition, so how might a buyer navigate the process when there is additional competition from other buyers? Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen ProBuy Program) and others explain a few of the ways that a buyer can beat out other buyers.
When purchasing a small to mid-szied business, there are a multitude of things to evaluate. One area that is often overlooked is the business's culture. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen discusses with potential buyers the importance of understanding how the business runs on a day-to-day basis.
Negotiating the terms of a business deal is a delicate process, where one wrong move can cost you the business that you wanted to purchase. Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen ProBuy Program) discusses the ins and outs of negotiations, and how to work well with the seller to get a deal done.
It's important to remember that selling a business takes time. Unlike selling a house, which can be sold relatively fast, a business can take up to six months to a year to sell. I discuss this topic with other advisors and intermediaries on this BizBen Discussion.
There are a lot of misconceptions about what enhances the value of a business. The following factors in this Discussion are aspects of a business that really drives its value and pricing. A business owner asked me this question today so I wanted to get others view points as well in this Discussion.
It can take months, sometimes longer to sell a small business. Here are 6 questions plus other information from myself plus other BizBen Users to ask yourself to help you determine why your small to mid-sized California business isn't selling. You might be surprised what those reasons are!
Should I Sell My Business During The Holidays Or Wait Till After The New Year? Business Broker Joe Ranieri and others chime in on this BizBen Discussion about selling a business during the Holiday Season.
Applying for a business acquisition loan can be challenging for someone who hasn't been through that process in the past. If one has a mortgage one knows that the value of the property being pledged has to at least equal the amount of the loan, SBA loans to buy a small business are very different.
Yes, there are ways to find businesses with growth potential that can be purchased with modest investments. But before offering any ideas about finding cheap businesses, it's important to review some of the risks involved. Peter Siegel (BizBen ProBuy Program) discusses this topic with others.
At What Point Do You Show Key Marketing Info And Materials To Buyers? Robb Hartman, Business Broker at BizBen discusses this topic with others on this BizBen Discussion.
Business buyers many times ask in my ProBuy consulting sessions - how long should I ask for due-diligence when buying a small business? The answer really depends on several factors. They include: type of business, demand for the business, complexity of the business. Advisors weigh in on this topic.
The owner selling the business doesn't have recent financial information or documentation but insists revenues are increasing. Should buyers believe the seller? What should buyers do in this situation? ProIntermediaries on BizBen answer the question of verifying seller / owner's financial claims.
When considering buying a business that is losing money one has to be very careful. There are reasons that the business could be losing money that aren't fatal or extremely difficult to fix and there are other reasons that should send you running in the other direction. Peter Siegel, MBA explains.
Asking the seller straightforward questions and getting straightforward answers in return is an important part of the buying and due diligence process. In this Discussion, both ProIntermediaries and Advisors offer thorough questions you should be asking during your meeting with a business seller.
