⏳ Motivated Sellers: 10 Businesses For Sale ⏳
Every deal in this issue has a clock on it: health, relocation, an ASAP timeline, or an owner who has simply decided. Motivated does not mean broken. It means the seller's life is moving faster than a normal sale process, and buyers who can move quickly get pricing and terms that patient sellers never offer. Reply to this email with the deal number(s) and we will send you the details.
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How this issue works: deal numbers carry over from our master pipeline (Issues #221 through #248), so if you already replied about a deal, the number is the same. Note the numbers that interest you and reply to this email with them. Most of these businesses are off-market and appear nowhere else, and a real person on our team reads and answers every reply.
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In this week's issue:
🍝 Featured: High-Volume Italian Cafe (New Hartford, NY) - asking below one year of cash flow
🚗 Featured: Used Auto Sales Exchange (Orangevale, CA) - $2.1M revenue at 7% of revenue pricing
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#56 - High-Volume Italian Cafe | New Hartford, NY
📍 Location: New Hartford, NY 🏷️ Asking Price: $200,000 🆔 Business ID: Confidential 💰 Cash Flow: $230,000 📈 Gross Revenue: $3,900,000 (owner-reported) 📊 Business Type: Italian Cafe & Restaurant 🏠 Ownership: Owner Operated 🔥 Asking Below Annual Cash Flow! | Seller Financing Available! | Retirement, ASAP!
✅ Key Highlights:
• $200,000 asking against $230,000 in annual cash flow. The payback math is faster than one year if the numbers verify.
• The owner reports a $3.9M top line, an unusual volume claim we will pressure-test with you in diligence; even at a fraction of it, the price is low.
• Retirement-driven ASAP timeline with seller financing already on the table.
• Established location with a built local following in the Utica-Rome corridor.
🚀 Growth Opportunities:
• Catering and wholesale are natural extensions for a high-volume Italian kitchen.
• Modest price increases at this volume drop straight to the bottom line.
📌 Summary:
A seller who has decided, a price below cash flow, and financing help offered up front. The only question is who verifies the books first.
🔒 Confidentiality: Financials available upon NDA.
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#63 - Used Auto Sales Exchange | Orangevale, CA
📍 Location: Orangevale, CA (Sacramento metro) 🏷️ Asking Price: $150,000 🆔 Business ID: Confidential 💰 Cash Flow: Disclosed in diligence 📈 Gross Revenue: $2,100,000 📊 Business Type: Used Auto Sales 🏠 Ownership: Owner Operated 🔥 Priced at 7% of Revenue! | $2.1M Top Line! | ASAP Timeline!
✅ Key Highlights:
• $150,000 buys a business turning over $2,100,000 a year. At 7% of revenue, the price reflects the seller's urgency, not the volume.
• Used vehicle demand strengthens when new car prices climb, and the Sacramento metro is a large, steady market.
• Dealer licenses, lot relationships, and auction access take months to build from scratch; here they transfer on day one.
• The owner wants out ASAP, which is exactly when prepared buyers do their best deals.
🚀 Growth Opportunities:
• Financing partnerships and warranty products are the margin engines most small lots underuse.
• Online listing discipline alone typically lifts turn rates.
📌 Summary:
A running $2.1M operation priced like a car, not a company. Verify the margin story fast; a deal this cheap does not stay available.
🔒 Confidentiality: Financials available upon NDA.
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🕵🏼♀️ Direct-From-Owner Pipeline: The Clock Is Running
Every listing below has an urgent timeline: health, relocation, or a seller who wants it done. Figures are owner-reported and verified during diligence. Reply with the deal number(s) to request an introduction.
🍽️ Food, Urgent
#33 - Franchise Sandwich Restaurant | Sacramento, CA
📍 Sacramento, California
🏷️ Asking: $65,000 | 💰 Cash Flow: $189,000 | 📈 Revenue: $789,000
📝 Health-driven urgent sale at roughly 0.3x cash flow. Franchisor approval required; the fastest payback in the pipeline if verified.
#75 - Restaurant | Baltimore, MD
📍 Baltimore, Maryland
🏷️ Asking: $300,000 | 💰 Cash Flow: Break-even (owner-reported) | 📈 Revenue: $500,000
📝 Retiring owner offering seller financing on a turnaround with a real top line.
#79 - Restaurant | McCormick, SC
📍 McCormick, South Carolina
🏷️ Asking: ~$950,000 | 💰 Cash Flow: $100,000 - $150,000 | 📈 Revenue: $1,000,000
📝 Health-driven sale of a seven-figure operation near Savannah Lakes. Owner open to structure.
🚗 Automotive, Urgent
#47 - Auto Paint, Body & Towing Company | Gonzales, LA
📍 Gonzales, Louisiana
🏷️ Asking: TBD | 📈 Revenue: $2,000,000
📝 Health and age driven sale. Collision plus towing feeding its own body shop.
#49 - Motorcycle Parts & Restoration Services | Melbourne, FL
📍 Melbourne, Florida
🏷️ Asking: Open to offers | 💰 Cash Flow: $50,000 | 📈 Revenue: $400,000 - $500,000
📝 Retirement sale, ASAP, open to seller financing and offers.
🏠 Services, Urgent
#65 - Home Services Company | Sarasota, FL
📍 Sarasota, Florida
🏷️ Asking: Open to offers | 💰 SDE: $300,000 | 📈 Revenue: $500,000
📝 60% reported margin and a seller who wants a cash close ASAP. Bring an offer.
#68 - Exterior Construction Company | Wichita, KS
📍 Wichita, Kansas
🏷️ Asking: $500,000 | 💰 SDE: $100,000 | 📈 Revenue: $400,000
📝 Retirement sale with seller financing confirmed. Established exterior contractor.
🧼 Fast Close, Motivated
#26 - Window & Pressure Cleaning Company | New Jersey
📍 New Jersey
🏷️ Asking: $1,800,000 | 📈 Revenue: $659,000
📝 Recurring commercial and residential cleaning routes. Divorce-driven sale; the owner wants a fast close and a buyer who can move on diligence.
🤌🏼 Learnings Of The Week
📬 Interested in Any Business in This Issue?
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