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Posting: 285504 | Available | 3/5/24
This is an attractive location on a highly visible location on an extremely busy street. The location is near the freeway with many retailers lining the avenue. A school is within walking distance as well as a manufacturing facility and church.
Asking Price
$430,000
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Posting: 285500 | Available | 3/5/24
This is a burger and cheesesteak restaurant for sale in Downtown Oakland. It is located close to a federal building, and civic center. The neighborhood is very nice and right in front of this office building is a walkway area with places to go for lunch, not just Starbucks.
Asking Price
$75,000
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Posting: 283217 | Available | 3/5/24
For sale is a high-end convenience store with beer, wine, coffee, and a deli. This is a take-out restaurant business with great net profit/income. The amazing location has no competition. Call for more info. Buyers only please.
Asking Price
$1,490,000
Cash flow
$76,140
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Posting: 285487 | Available | 3/4/24
For sale is a national franchise in the prime location of South West San Diego! This store boasts reasonable rent and has been remodeled to meet the latest brand requirements, ensuring a fresh and inviting atmosphere for customers. Ideal for an entrepreneur looking to run their own business.
Asking Price
$157,000
Cash flow
$72,000
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Posting: 285481 | Available | 3/3/24
For sale is a part-time business (since 2019) that serves American food, sandwiches, wraps, and salads. It is located in a business building/park area. There is no hood or gas. The owner works 10 hours a week. They do online orders and pickup only (Sat and Sun).
Asking Price
$199,000
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$240,000
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Posting: 285464 | Available | 3/2/24
A motivated seller is offering this well-established and charming one-of-a-kind restaurant with an outdoor patio seating to enjoy meals. This chain created the world's largest root beer floats and there is plenty of parking. The interior decor reminds you of the 1960s.
Asking Price
$750,000
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Posting: 285460 | Available | 3/1/24
This fantastic and growing gourmet burger & wine restaurant and concept is now for sale in Sonoma County. The Chef owner has built a fantastic following and received a huge amount of accolades, good media and great reviews in the two years it has been open.
Asking Price
$180,000
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Posting: 285459 | Available | 3/1/24
For sale is a brand new, built beautiful boba & tea shop located in a major shopping center surround by many residential and businesses. The current owner has other business to run and couldn't taking care of this one. It was 100% totally new built last year and has so much potential.
Asking Price
$149,000
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Posting: 285458 | Available | 3/1/24
For sale is a coffee and sandwich inside a city and private building. It is open 5 days a week so it is easy to operate. For 9 years it has been operated by the present owner. No rent.
Asking Price
$35,000
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Posting: 284231 | Available | 3/1/24
This 450 sf coffee shop is ideally located on one of the busiest intersections in Berkeley. The area is vibrant, clean, and safe. The surrounding blocks have the ideal kind of clients and neighboring retail, including a hospital with lots of staff and people craving great coffee and a fresh snack.
Asking Price
$135,000
Cash flow
$61,233
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$606,111
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Posting: 285079 | Available | 3/1/24
This popular fast-casual restaurant, Waba Grill Franchise, in Los Angeles County offers delicious and healthy options, attracting a loyal customer base. Prime location with high foot traffic and strong sales performance. Fully equipped and operational, it is ready for a new owner to take the reins.
Asking Price
$224,999
Cash flow
$240,000
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$800,000
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Posting: 285432 | Available | 2/29/24
For sale is a famous 40-year-old hamburger restaurant on the beach by one owner. It is in a heavy tourist, rich area on the Pacific coast in LA. The annual sales are $800,000 and the annual net is $240,000. There will be training & support and it is SBA loan prequalified.
Asking Price
$430,000
Cash flow
$100,000
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$570,000
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Posting: 285431 | Available | 2/29/24
For sale is a fantastic juice bar and smoothie franchise that is 100% absentee-run in LA county. The annual rate is $600,000 and the annual net is $100,000. There will be training & support and it is SBA loan prequalified.
Asking Price
$285,000
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Posting: 285424 | Available | 2/29/24
This is a delivery-only restaurant with 6 brand offerings from different websites and menus. The business is based in the San Fernando Valley and customers consist of residential, commercial and catering from the surrounding area. The business is absentee owner-run.
Asking Price
$49,950
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Posting: 276670 | Available | 2/28/24
For sale is a popular and well established cafe serving breakfast and lunch just off of Union Square. They have a Type 41 beer and wine license. Kitchen has a type 1 hood and walk-in cooler. The area gets tons of foot traffic. It is 1,700 square feet with a great lease.
Asking Price
$125,000
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Posting: 284194 | Available | 2/27/24
This is an absentee-run burger and cheesesteak joint for sale near UC Berkeley. It is a hidden gem near UC Berkeley on the south side. They also sell hot dogs and popular Oreo milkshakes. The store generates lots of sales through its Snackpass self-ordering kiosk along with Doordash, UberEats, etc.
Asking Price
$260,000
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Posting: 282199 | Available | 2/27/24
For sale is a Type 47 ABC license (Alameda County only). It authorizes the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption on licensed premises such as restaurants.
Asking Price
$50,000
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Posting: 280266 | Available | 2/26/24
Located in Eagle Rock in a busy shopping center with major brand-name anchor stores and close freeway access, this food chain has thrived since 1947. Food critics have often voted it Best Hamburger in Los Angeles. Never frozen, all food is freshly prepared.
Asking Price
$525,000
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Posting: 284467 | Available | 2/26/24
An exceptional artisan cafe, strategically situated on a bustling thoroughfare in San Luis Obispo County, stands as a beacon for coffee enthusiasts and culinary connoisseurs alike. This distinctive establishment has carved its niche with a dedicated focus on ethically sourced coffee.
Asking Price
$99,000
Cash flow
$50,000
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$475,000
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Posting: 284504 | Available | 2/26/24
This pizza shop is located on a major thoroughfare with great visibility in an end-cap prime corner. The space is just under 1,400 square feet and the menu offer sandwiches, wings, salad, and baked pastas in addition to great pizzas. The sales are growing at this location year over year.
Asking Price
$79,000
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Posting: 285374 | Available | 2/26/24
This quick service pizzeria in South OC is perfect for established operators who are looking to expand without costly construction expenses. This is turnkey but needs to be rebranded and subject to landlord approval. It is 1,100 sf, the rent is $6,700, and there is 7 years left on the current lease.
Asking Price
$149,000
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$1,200,000
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Posting: 285362 | Available | 2/26/24
The owner is motivated for a quick sale! This opportunity will not last long. For sale is 3 turn key sandwich franchise restaurants. Located in Beach cities in south OC. One location is a new build out less than 6 years ago. There is an office space in one location.
Asking Price
$200,000
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Posting: 285360 | Available | 2/26/24
An exquisite franchise donut and coffee shop now available for sale in a great location in Tarrant County. This is a perfect opportunity for an operator to build upon its past success and to be part of a great brand, without having to go through the typical startup challenges.
Asking Price
$190,000
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Posting: 285357 | Available | 2/26/24
This is a semi-absentee run boba tea and dessert shop for sale in San Francisco Outer sunset near Lincoln High school, restaurants, cafe and banh mi shops. This shop sells milk tea, drinks, ice cream, spam musubi, boba waffle and other desserts. The shop is bright, clean and welcoming.
Asking Price
$150,000
Cash flow
$96,000
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Posting: 285341 | Available | 2/24/24
Currently, they only do business for 5 days. They do not do business on the weekends. Since this restaurant has been operating as a poke restaurant for more than 10 years in the same location, there are many regular customers, so sales are expected to increase if it operates on weekends.
Asking Price
$300,000
Cash flow
$120,000
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Posting: 285317 | Available | 2/22/24
For sale is a 2,200 square foot sandwich shop with a capacity for 40 people, located in a mixed-use area. The shop benefits from high traffic and offers the potential to operate seven days a week. Rent is $3,610 plus $665 for NNN expenses, and the premises include two restrooms.
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$180,000
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Posting: 285301 | Available | 2/22/24
It is located in a very large plaza, which houses a supermarket, various restaurants, and a fitness center. The entire space has been renovated. Most importantly, it is a store with a full kitchen. So, it can be used to operate the current franchise bubble tea store or convert to other concept.
Asking Price
$60,000
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$438,465
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Posting: 282393 | Available | 2/22/24
This is a 3-unit package with solid sales trends and attractive drive-thru locations. Schlotzsky's is a fast-casual restaurant franchise that started in 1971 and is home to the Original oven-baked Sandwich. The brand started in Austin, Texas with made-to-order menu options.
Asking Price
$1,795,000
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Posting: 282202 | Available | 4/25/24
For an asset sale is a boba and snack shop. This shop has a very good rental rate ($1,900) and is located in the busy shopping center. The size of the store is 600sq. There's a 4-foot-long type 1 hood. Due to the asset sale, finances will not be available.
Asking Price
$99,999
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$180,000
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Posting: 248011 | Available | 4/23/24
Reduced Price. Fast food free standing restaurant with drive thru. Located on a Major corner intersection on a main street. Excellent books and records. Monthly Rent: $4,000. Lease has 17 years left. Open 7 days. Sunday - Thursday, 6am - 9pm + Friday - Saturday, 6am - 10pm. Price reduced $450K.
Asking Price
$450,000
Cash flow
$475,000
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$3,000,000
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Posting: 267141 | Available | 4/23/24
For sale are two bagel and sandwich shops that are available. They are in excellent commercial areas that have a hospital and residents that are high and middle-income. 2022 Year to Date made approximately $3 Million / Pandemic approximately $2.7 million plus 2020.
Asking Price
$1,675,000
Cash flow
$50,000
Revenue
$380,000
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Posting: 284866 | Available | 4/25/24
This is your opportunity to own a Baskin Robbins ice cream store in Sunny San Diego County. Baskin Robbins is the #1 ice cream franchise in the World. The store opened in July 2017. The current owner purchased the store in January 2019. It is located in a great shopping center.
Asking Price
$154,900
Cash flow
$36,000
Revenue
$264,000
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Posting: 284803 | Available | 3/29/24
This bustling boba shop, strategically located in a high-traffic strip center in Los Angeles County, offers an exciting business opportunity. The shop serves a wide range of beverages, including coffee, a variety of teas, smoothies, frappes, and juices, catering to diverse customer preferences. ...
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$200,000
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Posting: 286191 | Available | 4/19/24
There is a popular local handmade ice cream shop in the Woodland Hills area of the San Fernando Valley. The space was built out with a floor drain and all the equipment needed to run an ice cream shop. It spans approximately 750 square feet and can be converted.
Asking Price
$85,000
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Posting: 277040 | Available | 9/7/23
The owners are very motivated to sell this San Francisco restaurant. The food inventory is included in the purchase price. The restaurant is currently serving Japanese/Chinese food, but it can be converted into a popular Thai or other types of cuisine.
Asking Price
$78,000
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Posting: 275121 | Available | 4/2/24
A grocery store with a restaurant and bakery is for sale. The destination also includes a Halal meat market and specializes in Middle Eastern, North African, Afghan, and Iranian Cuisine. This is a well-established market in a populated area of Sacramento. Gross sales are $175,000 per month.
Asking Price
$1,675,000
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Posting: 276012 | Available | 3/17/24
This is an absentee-run Subway franchise for sale in Fairfield shopping centre near Safeway, vacant Sharetea, Wells Fargo, UPS store. The seller will provide combo reports last 5 years to qualified buyers after the NDA is signed. It is approximately 1,200 sq ft with a low rent of $3,700.
Asking Price
$150,000
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Posting: 276817 | Available | 4/3/24
Modena Pizza is now available for sale. They have an extensive menu that sells pizza, burgers, fries, salads, pasta, and more. The store has been in business for the last 12 years serving the community and loyal customers. It is now available for the right buyer to take over and continue.
Asking Price
$139,000
Cash flow
$96,000
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$520,000
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Posting: 279296 | Available | 10/29/23
This is a famous chicken BBQ fast food franchise. It is a take-out and delivery-only store. They have almost new equipment and it is semi-absentee run. They have a good rent amount of $4,300 monthly. The young customers come for delicious, hot, and soft-tasting chicken.
Asking Price
$275,000
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Posting: 285806 | Available | 3/23/24
This is a family-owned pizza restaurant for sale in Roseville shopping plaza. This is a clean and well maintained shop near Starbucks, Teaspoon and other restaurants in the area. Their menu is made up of various creative specialty pizzas that you don't really get from your typical pizza chains.
Asking Price
$200,000
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Posting: 285658 | Available | 4/19/24
Tangible Asset Sale! This space is ideally designed for a quick-service restaurant! The kitchen area features a 9-foot hood, a grease trap, and other excellent conditions for kitchen equipment. The base rent is very affordable, making this opportunity perfect for first-time buyers seeking lower risk
Asking Price
$59,000
Cash flow
$156,000
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$799,332
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Posting: 284573 | Available | 1/8/24
This restaurant is located in a bustling area with a lot of foot traffic. While there may be some costs associated with running a franchise, it can be much easier and simpler to operate than a non-franchised restaurant. It has stable income and is very well-known.
Asking Price
$389,000
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Posting: 281343 | Available | 2/12/24
Price lowered to half, a great deal! For sale is an absentee-run mochi donut shop for sale in Chula Vista, South San Diego. The rent is $6,500 including NNN for 1200 SF. Monthly sales of $50-60k create stable profit. The lease has 8 and a half years left and there are 6 employees (P/T & F/T)
Asking Price
$130,000
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Posting: 283004 | Available | 4/9/24
This is a dessert, smoothie, and juice shop for sale. It is currently only a take-out style business. This store is located in a shopping center, and near a residential area. It's also near a school, making it a good local dessert spot. It is easy to add or convert it to a boba tea/ice cream shop.
Asking Price
$105,000
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$60,000
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Posting: 283597 | Available | 2/8/24
For sale is a Mexican restaurant in nice shopping center. This beautiful-looking restaurant has low rent and long lease. It closes on Mondays. It was established in 1968. The owner remodeled the corner location a year ago and it has lots of parking. It is off the 605 freeway.
Asking Price
$150,000
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$78,000
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Posting: 256860 | Available | 10/5/20
If you want the best & authentic Indian food, this is the place. The food is to die for and out of this world. The food is so flavorful, absolutely amazing and second to none. The food is extremely delicious and hands down the best Indian cuisine.
Asking Price
$239,000
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Posting: 284986 | Available | 3/20/24
Discover a golden franchise prospect in Redding, CA! This renowned opportunity offers a well-established brand, a long-term, pre-negotiated lease, and over $300,000 in build-out included with the sale, the heavy lifting is already handled! A prime sandwich haven awaits!
Asking Price
$100,000
Cash flow
$108,000
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$660,000
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Posting: 255809 | Available | 3/12/21
Chinese Fast Food in Riverside near by UCR. Excellent location. Established Long Years. Steady Income. Close to the 91 and 60 Fwy.
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$210,000
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Posting: 284231 | Available | 3/1/24
This 450 sf coffee shop is ideally located on one of the busiest intersections in Berkeley. The area is vibrant, clean, and safe. The surrounding blocks have the ideal kind of clients and neighboring retail, including a hospital with lots of staff and people craving great coffee and a fresh snack.
Asking Price
$135,000
Cash flow
$82,465
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$336,180
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Posting: 280467 | Available | 1/22/24
Cherry's Famous Rugelach has been baking for over 30 years and makes fresh homemade Rugelach weekly in a variety of tasty flavors including chocolate, apricot, raspberry, and more. If you can't decide what flavor to get try their variety pack. They are great for gifts, or to serve at a party.
Asking Price
$149,000
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$200,000
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$960,000
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Posting: 285585 | Available | 3/8/24
For sale is a prime location with heavy foot traffic in a food court that has easy access from outside retail businesses. It is open from 11-8pm Mon-Fri., 11-9 Sat. and 11-7 Sun. It has low rent with utilities. They have very steady income and sales. An experienced couple has lots of potential.
Asking Price
$495,000
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$43,115
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$467,512
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Posting: 285271 | Available | 3/26/24
This franchise is located in a high-traffic shopping center and has been around since 2016 with approximately 8 years left on the franchise agreement. The sale of the business includes $50,000 in furniture fixtures and equipment and currently has 7 part-time employees working and seller managing.
Asking Price
$60,000
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$90,000
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$550,000
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Posting: 285938 | Available | 4/2/24
With a total of 86 locations in California and hundreds across the United States, this Franchise is extremely popular for snack foods, catering trays and party platters. Serving snacks by the bucket, they have been serving and delivering snacks since 1988.
Asking Price
$250,000
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Posting: 284263 | Available | 3/22/24
For sale is a 4-unit Popeyes package. The sales are solid and above brand AUV. The units must be sold as a package. Popeyes requires franchisees to have a net worth of $1M, $500K of which has to be in liquid assets. Must need recent drive-through QSR experience and passion.
Asking Price
$10,500,000
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$100,000
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$620,000
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Posting: 285595 | Available | 4/11/24
Gross sales are $660,000 per year. Net income $100,000 per year. Rent is $5,800 per month for 1,300 square feet currently, an absentee owner.
Asking Price
$280,000
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Posting: 284974 | Available | 3/13/24
New improved price! This is a strategically well-located healthy drink shop with boba between two major roads with double signage as well as a cozy patio. This business has great potential for full-time owners/couples to add breakfast items, sandwiches, and salads. It has great 2-way signage.
Asking Price
$99,000
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The use of add backs & sellers discretionary cash is common among sellers of businesses when showing their financial information & explaining that the buyer will actually enjoy more profit than is shown. But buyers are cautioned to review documents closely. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen explains.
Owners should keep the fact that they want to sell their small business confidential. Before releasing information to prospective buyers, buyers should commit to confidentiality in writing & should understand why it is important. Peter Siegel, MBA a ProBuy and ProSell Advisor with BizBen explains.
First the dreaded statistic: 80% of all business buyers looking to buy a small business never end up doing so! Peter Siegel, MBA BizBen.com Founder & ProBuy Director) covers successful tactics & strategies all business buyers of small to mid-sized businesses should utilize now to buy a business.
Approaching business owners directly to see if they want to sell can sometimes work well for business buyers searching to buy a small business. Another way is to broadcast your search criteria via the BizBen ProBuy Program to all brokers, agents, and intermediaries who are selling a small business.
SBA large loan expert and advisor Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen.com & SBALoanAdvisors.com Founder) shares his views and experience for getting the right SBA loan for larger deals, getting deals professionally prequalified & analyzed, and getting that loan through underwriting with fewer complications!
In my experience working with the "right banks and financial institutions" repayment ability sometimes overrules collateral pledged by someone needing financing for a business purchase or a down payment. Peter Siegel, MBA - BizBen's ProBuy, ProSell Lead Facilitator explores this important topic.
Despite challenges in the business for sale marketplace, some of the brokers who make a living by facilitating a deal between buyer and seller are known to stand in the way of a completed transaction because of some outdated ideas. Too bad they put greed ahead of the needs of their clients.
The idea to have a buying a business checklist follows the adage that it's always useful to start with a plan when searching to buy a small business for sale. Peter Siegel, MBA Founder of BizBen.com and top advisor of the BizBen ProBuy Program suggests six items for all business buyers to utilize.
The key to finding the ideal business broker or agent and selling a small business is asking the right questions and getting the right answers back! Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen & several top business brokers and agents in California (ProIntermediaries) contribute to this topic to assist sellers.
Buying a small to mid-sized business can be a confusing and/or frustrating process for many buyers. Statistics show that over 80% of all buyers never end up buying a business. The ProBuy Program assists potential buyers with the process of finding, evaluating & buying a small to mid-sized business.
Peter Siegel, MBA - BizBen.com & SBALoanAdvisors.com Founder discusses the difference between a hands on owner and an absentee owner. It covers why someone would want to be an absentee owner and then goes on to discuss the pros and cons of buying an absentee run small to mid-sized business.
Peter Siegel, MBA - Lead Advisor with the BizBen.com ProSell Program discusses critical steps to prepare a small to mid-sized business including: which documents will be needed, key advisors to have involved, pricing the business, and how to attract the right business buyers to your listing.
Buying a small to mid-sized restaurant can have many pitfalls, and potential restaurant buyers should know how to avoid getting burned! Several restaurant advisors weigh in with (Peter Siegel, MBA at BizBen) and discuss tips for buying a restaurant in California.
Was chatting with a potential buyer of a restaurant in our BizBen ProBuy Program and he asked me what he should look for in due diligence when he finally did find a restaurant he was interested in. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen and others on BizBen explore this topic.
Ice cream shops are a favorite with buyers of small businesses, but many times don't know what to look for when seeking a purchase of a shop. Joe Ranieri and other intermediaries and advisors share their experience and expertise to potential ice cream shop owners. Explore these tips to learn more.
For those who don't know, a non-compete agreement is a contract between a buyer and seller of a business, which after the sale, prohibits the seller from engaging in direct competition with the business they previously sold. Joe Ranieri (Business Broker) adds this topic to a BizBen Discussion Post.
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.
