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The honest math on boring businesses.
Laundromats. Car washes. Vending routes. Self-storage.
No income claims. No gurus selling courses. Just real acquisition numbers, real operating costs, and real margins — so you can decide for yourself.
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You’ve already seen the YouTube videos. Guys in rented Lambos telling you their vending route makes $40k a month. This site exists because you’re trying to cut through that and figure out what these businesses actually make — after loan payments, repairs, restocking, and the machine that breaks at 11pm.
Laundromats
The most boring business with genuinely good margins
Well-run laundromats clear 30–50% net margins — one of the better numbers in small business. The catch: equipment is expensive, leases run long, and the first owner usually took better care of the machines than they’re letting on.
The playbook covers what to actually look at in a listing, how SBA financing works for these, and what a realistic first-year P&L looks like — not the ceiling, the median.
- ✔ Acquisition math: what multiples are actually trading at
- ✔ Due diligence: what sellers hide and how to find it
- ✔ SBA loan structures and realistic down payment scenarios
Car Washes
High upside, high capital, real operational complexity
Membership-based car washes generate recurring revenue that most small businesses can’t touch. The tradeoff: entry costs are high, equipment breaks, and water regulations vary widely by region.
The playbook breaks down the different site types (express, flex-serve, full-service), what realistic membership conversion looks like, and how to evaluate an existing site vs. building new.
- ✔ Site types compared with actual margin ranges
- ✔ Membership conversion benchmarks from real operators
- ✔ Water costs, permitting, and what kills deals
Vending Routes
More work than it looks — and still worth understanding
Vending is one of the most overhyped businesses online and one of the more misunderstood. A large, well-placed route can generate solid cash flow. A small route at bad locations mostly generates driving.
The playbook covers what separates a productive location from a time sink, how to evaluate a route acquisition, and what the real labor picture looks like at different scales.
- ✔ Location quality: what actually drives revenue per machine
- ✔ Route acquisition: how to verify seller numbers
- ✔ Scale thresholds: where it starts making sense financially
Self-Storage
The highest margins in this category — and the highest barrier to entry
Self-storage consistently produces the best net margins of any business in this space — 70–90% in well-run facilities. It also requires the most capital, the most patience, and a real read on local market saturation.
The playbook walks through acquisition vs. development, NOI-based valuation, and what occupancy rates tell you about a market before you commit.
- ✔ NOI-based valuation: how to read a seller’s numbers
- ✔ Market saturation: the single biggest risk factor
- ✔ SBA 504 financing: how the 10% down structure actually works
More playbooks in progress
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The laundromat playbook covers acquisition cost, real net margin ranges, SBA loan structures, and what due diligence actually looks like. Free. No email required.
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