What exactly do you do when you sell my business?

Everything. We start by commissioning a certified valuation so your price is defensible, then we prepare your financials and confidential marketing package, get the listing positioned for SBA financing, quietly market it to vetted buyers, negotiate offers, and manage due diligence, financing, and closing. You keep running your business. We run the sale.

Why does a certified valuation matter so much?

Because it's what keeps your deal alive. For every business we represent, we commission a certified valuation from an independent NACVA-credentialed appraiser. We don't prepare it ourselves, and we never guess. That independent, defensible number is what makes your asking price stand up to buyers, banks, attorneys, and the IRS, makes your listing SBA-ready, and keeps your sale from collapsing in due diligence.

What kinds of businesses do you work with?

Profitable, established businesses with real, provable cash flow, across virtually every industry. We sell healthy going concerns at full value. We don't handle asset liquidations or distressed fire-sales.

What if my business isn't profitable yet?

Then selling probably isn't the right move yet. Growing is. We can help you build a stronger, more valuable business first.

How does SBA pre-qualification help me sell?

It lets qualified buyers acquire your business with as little as 10% down, which expands your buyer pool, creates more competition, and improves your odds of a clean close. (Pre-qualification is a preliminary lender assessment, not a financing guarantee.)

Is my information kept confidential?

Completely. We market discreetly to vetted buyers under NDA. Your employees, customers, and competitors won't know your business is for sale.

Where do you operate?

We're based in El Paso and we represent businesses across all of Texas.

How much is my laundromat worth in El Paso?

Well-documented stores commonly trade between roughly 3 and 5 times owner's discretionary earnings, with card-system reporting, newer high-efficiency equipment, and a long lease at the top of that range. Coin-only stores with unverifiable revenue land well below it. Only a certified independent valuation survives a lender's underwriting.

How can a buyer verify cash revenue?

Through card and machine-level reporting, deposit history, collection logs, and — most persuasively — water, sewer, and gas consumption compared against claimed turns per machine. Some buyers also ask to observe collections for a period.

I haven't reported all my cash. Can I still sell?

Yes, but not for what the store actually earns. Buyers and lenders can only pay for documented income. If you have a year or two before selling, clean reporting is worth several times what it costs you in tax.

Should I replace old machines before selling?

Selective replacement usually pays; a full re-equip usually does not return its cost at closing. Documented service records often do more for buyer confidence than new equipment does.

Can a buyer use an SBA loan to buy a laundromat?

Qualified buyers can access SBA 7(a) financing up to $5 million, and lenders like the category when the revenue is verifiable. It requires clean, reconciled financials and a defensible independent valuation. SBA pre-qualification is a preliminary, non-binding lender assessment, not a loan commitment.

Will my customers or my landlord find out?

Not from us. The store is marketed blind to vetted buyers under NDA, and your landlord is approached at the right stage, once a qualified buyer is in place.

How to Sell a Laundromat in El Paso, TX (2026 Owner's Guide)

How to Sell a Laundromat in El Paso, Texas

Laundromats are prized for exactly one reason: they produce steady cash with almost no staff. They are also the hardest category in which to prove revenue — which is why the owners who can prove it get paid far more than the ones who cannot.

3×–5×

Typical multiple of earnings for a well-documented store

$5M

SBA 7(a) financing available to qualified buyers

100%

Confidential — customers and competitors never know

What buyers pay for in an El Paso laundromat

Dense, renter-heavy neighborhoods make El Paso a strong laundry market, and buyers here include investors who want income without a job. They will underwrite your utilities against your revenue, because water and gas usage never lies.

Revenue a buyer can actually verify

Card systems, machine-level reporting, and deposit records turn cash into a financeable number. Utility consumption is then used to cross-check your claims.

Machine age, mix, and efficiency

Vend prices, machine age, high-efficiency equipment, and the balance of washers to dryers all drive both revenue and the buyer's future capital spend.

Utilities as a percentage of revenue

Water, sewer, and gas are the dominant expense. Efficient equipment and a well-negotiated bill are worth a real premium.

Lease term and neighborhood density

A long, assignable lease in a renter-dense area is what makes the income durable. Ancillary wash-and-fold and pickup service adds margin.

What is my El Paso laundromat worth?

Move the slider. This uses owner's discretionary earnings (SDE) — your net profit plus your salary, personal expenses run through the business, interest, depreciation, and one-time costs — the number buyers and SBA lenders actually price.

Owner’s discretionary earnings (SDE)

$180,000 / year

$40K$1.2M

Which of these are true today?

Illustrative Range

Estimated enterprise value

$603,000 – $981,000

That’s roughly 3.3× to 5.5× your owner’s earnings, before any real estate you own.

Every box you check is a lever you can still pull before you list. Owners who fix the books and the lease first routinely land at the top of their range instead of the bottom.

Illustration only — not an appraisal or an offer.

The six steps that get a laundromat sold — in that order.

Make your revenue verifiable

Three years of P&Ls and tax returns, reconciled, plus collection logs, deposit records, machine-level reports where available, vend prices, and twenty-four months of utility bills. Utilities are how a buyer confirms your numbers.

Commission an independent, certified valuation

Not a broker's opinion. We commission a certified valuation from an independent NACVA-credentialed appraiser — the caliber of report banks, buyers, the IRS, and courts rely on. It sets a defensible price and survives diligence.

Secure the lease before you list

A laundromat cannot move — the plumbing, gas, and build-out are the business. Lease term and assignability are often worth more than any equipment upgrade.

Fix what diligence will find

Equipment financing payoffs, water and sewer billing arrangements, machine service records, card-system contracts, vending and change machines, permits, and unpaid taxes.

Market it confidentially — never with a sign

No sign in the window. We market blind to vetted, financially qualified buyers and laundry investors under NDA, and visits look like ordinary customer traffic.

Negotiate, survive diligence, and close

Offers, escrow, a revenue observation period if requested, lease assignment, equipment schedules, and funding. We stay on it through closing.

Six mistakes that cost laundromat owners real money.

Not reporting cash revenue

Unreported income cannot be verified, cannot be financed, and cannot be paid for. Two or three years of clean reporting before a sale is the most profitable decision available to a laundry owner.

Staying coin-only

Card and app systems produce the machine-level data buyers trust — and typically raise revenue as well. It is preparation that pays twice.

Letting the lease run short

With plumbing and utility infrastructure sunk into the space, a short or non-assignable lease is the single biggest threat to your value.

Running equipment to failure

Buyers inspect the machines. Every washer at the end of its life reads as a capital bill and comes off your price.

Ignoring water and sewer costs

Utilities are the dominant expense in this category. Inefficient equipment shows up directly in the earnings a buyer is willing to pay for.

Pricing off gross revenue

Buyers price documented owner's earnings after utilities, rent, and service. A gross-revenue asking price sits on the market and then sells for less.

Laundromat owners we represent across El Paso, West Texas, and southern New Mexico

Whether your laundromat sits on the east side, downtown, out in the valley, or across the state line in Doña Ana County, the sale process is the same: verified financials, an independent certified valuation, and a confidential, competitive market of qualified buyers. We meet owners at a time and place of their choosing.

Find out what your laundromat is actually worth.

One confidential conversation with a partner — not a coordinator. We will tell you where your numbers put you today, what would move the multiple, and whether now is your moment.

Confidential — nothing is shared or listed without your written consent.

A reply within one business day, usually the same afternoon.

No fee, no obligation, and no pressure for the first conversation.