South West Businesses For Sale by Owner

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Type of Business:                                                    2 Convenience Stores w/gas, restaurants, laundromats, carwashes State/Region:                                                             South/Southwest - 1 in Arkansas, 1 in Oklahoma
Annual Sales: $2.8 million (2 locations)     Employees: # 25     Years Established: #15
Discretionary Earnings: $ Available   Price: $ 1.5 million (both)      Terms Available?:Possible
Confidentiality Agreement required?: Yes      Information Package Available?: Yes
Contact Information: Name: Mack Burke Email: mackbyra@yahoo.com
Comments:
Two large, modern convenience stores located on major highways in Arkansas and Oklahoma; ten minutes from each other. Gasoline sales in excess of 100,000 gallons per month. Hot and cold deli each location, breakfast buffet each location with in-store seating. Each has a car wash; Oklahoma store has laundromat. Beautiful, highly desirable locations for each store. The area offers clean air, friendly people, excellent lifestyle with low cost of living, and is convenient to beautiful recreation and scenic areas. Both stores completely computerized from inventory to check out. All sales scanned at register. Gas pumps completely current and exceed EPA specifications. Turn key situation, customers, vendors, service providers and everything else is in place for the new owners. Current owner retiring.

Type of Business:                                       Automotive &machine shop
State/Region:                                               TX
Annual Sales: $ 225k       Employees: 4          Years Established: 17
Discretionary Earnings: $ na           Price: $190k obo       Terms Available?: na
Confidentiality Agreement required?: no       Information Package Available?: yes
Contact Information: Name: Rob Tate Email: robt@axs4u.net

Type of Business:                                         Computer Sales Service and Rent to own
State/Region:                                                  Texas
Annual Sales: 1.4 M     Number of Employees: 10        Years Established: 4
Price: $375,000 Terms Available? To right Buyer
Confidentiality Agreement required?: NO           Information Package Available?: Yes
Contact Information: Gary Email:l lxl2001@hotmail.com      Phone 915-659-2233         Evenings 915-947-0131
Comments:
This company has pretty much taken over the area with a population base of 90,000+. Building 9,000 sq. ft. Major intersection. Superior staff will stay. Divorce situation. Time to move on. Trades and unique situations considered.

Type of Business:                                        Carpet, upholstery, and tile cleaning
State/Region:                                                Arizona / Southwest
Annual Sales: na      Number of Employees: 1      Years Established: 3
Discretionary Earnings: na   Price: $16,500     Terms Available? no
Confidentiality Agreement required?: no      Information Package Available?: yes
Contact Information:   Email: jimsurf@uswest.net
Comments:
Business includes 1993 white Ford E250 van, Hydramaster Crossfire 4.2 truck mount unit, hose reels plus hoses (200'), chemical rack plus chemicals, cleaning wands (3), accessories, residential accounts, and very lucrative commercial accounts. Plenty of business!

Type of Business:                                         Art Gallery & Framing Services
State/Region:                                                 Southeast Arizona
Annual Sales: > $200K   Number of Employees: 0    Years Established: 14
Discretionary Earnings: avail on request   Price: with 2400sf bldg: $335K w/o:$125K   Terms Available? negotiable, as is price
Confidentiality Agreement required?: yes   Information Package Available?: yes
Contact Information: H. Grant   Email: hgrant@theriver.com
Comments:
Mature business specializing in upscale art originals, lithos and reproductions of well-known artists, especially with western and historical thematics. Located in 40,000 population, high desert town where the air is pure and the sunshine and blue skies inspirational.

Type of Business:                                  Memorabilia for Tourists
State/Region:                                          Southeast Arizona
Annual Sales: avg. $90K   Number of Employees: 0   Years Established: 8
Discretionary Earnings: upon request   Price: $83K negotiable    Terms Available? possibly, with large cash down
Confidentiality Agreement required?: yes    Information Package Available?: yes
Contact Information: Email: hgrant@theriver.com
Comments:
Produces on-the-spot, while-you-wait full color reproductions of actual photos or anything else that can be photograped on tee-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, caps, etc. Laid back and easy-to-operate business that has a monopoly on this activity in the Old West town of Tombstone, Arizona. Income can be doubled by expanding services to fellow merchants and immediately surrounding area of high tourism interest (e.g. Kartchner Caverns, a newly opened state park facility, and "snowbird" motorhome visitors.

Type of Business:                                    CONVENIENCE STORE W/GAS
State/Region:                                            TEXAS
Annual Sales:1.5 MIL   Number of Employees: 9    Years Established: 28
Discretionary Earnings: 250,000/YEAR (NET)   Price: 1 MILLION   Terms Available? NO
Confidentiality Agreement required?: YES   Information Package Available?: YES
Contact Information: TAMRA HAJNY   P.O. BOX 1764-GLEN ROSE, TX 76043   Email: TAMRAJ1H@PRODIGY.NET Comments: REAL ESTATE, INVENTORY, COMPUTERS, ETC. ALL INCLUDED

Type of Business:                      Contingency Recruiting and Professional Contract Staffing
State/Region:                              Texas based but business conducted nationally and internationally
Annual Sales: $1.5 million     Number of Employees:    3 staff plus contractors     Years Established: 21
Discretionary Earnings: not disclosed       Price: $900,000     Terms Available? No
Confidentiality Agreement required?: Yes    Information Package Available?: Yes
Additional Information: Company is an S-Corp and owner wishes to sell and retire, but willing to stay on for negotiated period in a paid consulting basis.   Terms will be payment in full on settlement date and no earn out or other similar incentivised payment structure will be considered.   Company has substantial cash, has an established line of credit if needed and has no debt accept for current A/C's Payable.
Contact Information: David Edwards   Email: induna2@ix.netcom.com

Type of Business:                                  Architectural Sign Company
State/Region:                                          Central Texas
Annual Sales: $375,000    Number of Employees: 6    Years Established: 11
Price: $250,000     Terms Available? Negotiable
Confidentiality Agreement required?: No
Contact Information: Skip Dahlmann Phone: 512-869-1980    reskip@yahoo.com
Comments: Fabricate high end, design driven sign packages for the healthcare, hospitality and corporate markets. We do business all over the country. Owner has started a consulting firm and wants to phase out of this company. He will stay as long as necessary to insure a seamless transition.

Type of Business:                                 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Service
State/Region:                                          San Antonio, Texas
Annual Sales: $103,000    Owner operated     Years Established: 15
Discretionary Earnings: $50,000     Price: 75,000
Terms Available? None, unless I stay on board for 1 year to help train & support. Then, 50% down and 50% at years end.
Confidentiality Agreement required?: No     Information Package Available?: Yes
Contact Information: Hugh Garteiser PO Box 13392 San Antonio, Texas (210) 512-8888   Email: hughbmb@aol.com
Comments: Well established service business for at home, or expantion. I primaraly clean residential homes. 830 homes serviced in 1999. Wide open commercial market. All equipment is portable. Visit my site at www.carpet-tech.com

Type of Business:                               Paging and Cellular
State/Region:                                       Texas/South West
Annual Sales: 300,000+       Number of Employees: 15         Years Established: 5
Price: 350,000     Terms Available? Yes
Confidentiality Agreement required?: no       Information Package Available?: upon request
Contact Information: Tomas Grado 915-820-5388 Jim Grado 915-570-6602 Fax 602-938-2088
Email:Tomas gradote@aol.com Jim gradocorp@aol.com
Comments: Business is well established and has multiple locations

Type of Business:                             Contracting
State/Region:                                     Southwest
Number of Employees: 4    Year Established: 1998
Price: 167,000   Terms Available? Call 618-545-0744 Email: eaglecontracting@yahoo.com
Comments: Company is on Southwestern Bell Telephone bid list with 6 contracts. Contracts consist of pulling fiber optic cable through underground manholes. Please call or email for more information.

                                                             Printing / Wireless Phone Business
State/Region:                                             Hill Country, Leakey, Texas
Annual Sales: $88,696 Number of Employees: 1 part time     Years Established: 5 years
Discretionary Earnings: $47,316   Price: $175,000
Terms Available? For the right person - $200K with 20% down and balance @10%
Confidentiality Agreement required?: No   Information Package Available?: Email for pictures to discenv@hctc.net
Contact Information: Ann Auld Email: discenv@hctc.net
Comments: This business is located in Leakey, Texas. Leakey is in the BEAUTIFUL TEXAS HILL COUNTRY on the Frio River. If you are looking to get out of the rat race and into one of the most beautiful parts of Texas and possibly in the entire United States you must take a look at this business! It started in 1995 as a full service print/copy shop with all necessary equipment. In 1996 we became an Authorized Wireless Agent for Southwestern Bell Wireless (the next closest competitor is 40 miles, so we have the market cornered). We grew so rapidly that we are now in our third location. In 1998 we made our most recent expansion - "Downtown Leakey". With the extra floor space and the new traffic we acquired with our move we added an inventory of office supplies and gifts. It is a thriving business with 500+ regular customers and lots of room to grow.

I will stay for 4 weeks after sale for training and facilitate a smooth transition. I started this business with little knowledge of printing. Learning on this type of equipment is very easy and requires no prior knowledge of offset printing.

We own the building and will rent it to the buyer for $375 per month on a annual lease. If you prefer it can be purchased for $100,000 in addition to the business price. It is approximately 4,500 square feet partitioned into halves. The smaller half is leased to a dance studio for $300 per month.

Please email discenv@hctc.net for pictures. I am selling in order to spend more time with my husband and 2 daughters.

Type of Business:                              Industrial Storage Facility
State/Region:                                      Gulf Coast Texas
Annual Sales:           $1,000,000 plus   Number of Employees: 5    Year Established: 1995
Price:    $5,000,000   Terms for the right buyer are available
Confidentiality Agreement required?:   Yes   Information Package Available?:    Yes
Contact Information: Catherine James   Email:    dcii@swbell.net
Comments:   We are located close to Port facility, so ideal for import/export. Heavy overhead lift capacity for storage of machinery, equipment, steel.   We also have a racking system in place for palletized, skidded and boxed material. There are also several lease tenants in the facility with long term leases. Contact us for further details

Type of Business:                               28 Bed Assisted Living Facility
State/Region:                                       Pleasanton, Texas
Number of Employees: 5     Years Established: 18
Price:1,100,000   Terms Available? yes
Confidentiality Agreement required?: yes   Information Package Available?: yes
Contact Information: John Gray, 830-281-7154,Fax 830-281-4751 Email: senior@express-news.net

Type of Business:                          Farm Tractor Parts and Repair
State/Region:                                     Texas
Annual Sales: $435,000    Number of Employees: 9     Years Established: 1968
Price:$500,000
Contact Information: Email: jwreynolds@wt.net
Comments: This is a thriving business in South Texas specializing in the sale of new and used farm tractor and equipment parts. They sell parts to local farmers and all over the U.S. through a network of used tractor parts dealers and through an internet website. They sell new parts and buy salvage tractors and break them down to get the used parts. They also repair tractors in a large, well-equiped shop.
This would be a good business for someone who likes tractors, farming, and farmers.
Assets include a 4+ acre lot, 16,000 s.f. of retail, repair, and warehouse space, trucks, trailers, shop and office equipment. Inventory includes new and used tractor parts and new equipment valued at $230,000.
Has been in business over 30 years and has a good reputation and good customer relations. The business is part of a nationwide used tractor parts network. It is the only tractor salvage (used parts) business within 100 miles. It is located in a good farming area.
Owners also have 19 acres adjoining the business for sale for possible expansion.

Type of Business: RV/Travel Trailer Park and Convienence Store
State/Region: Texas/ Southwest
Years Established: 3 years
Price:500,000.00
Information Package Available?: Yes
Contact Information: Ron Busby (361)588-6949, Rt. 1 Box 254 Palacios, TX 77465 Email: oakgrove@wcnet.net
Comments: 38 RV spaces ready to go with space for more, 3 permanent mobil home spaces rented, small c-store, laundry, bath-house, 3 bedroom brick home on property.

Type of Business:                          PET GROOMING AND BOARDING
State/Region:                                  Northeast Texas, ArkLaTex
Annual Sales: $80,000    Number of Employees:1   Years Established:19
Discretionary Earnings: On Request
Price:$380,000    Terms Available? Negotiable
Confidentiality Agreement required?: Yes   Information Package Available?: Yes
Contact Information: Loretta at 903-831-7203 or 831-7387 Email: RedNekDad@AOL.com
Comments:If you like animals, this is the business for you. Well established with large, loyal customer base. We have 1 1/2 acres with beautiful, 2800 sq.ft. home, 900 sq.ft. shop in back, and efficiency house for full time groomer or rental. Lots of room for expansion if desired. Located in upscale neighborhood on outskirts of nice northeast Texas town. We love business but want to retire and travel.

Type of Business:                         Computer sales and service
State/Region:                                 Texas
Annual Sales: 1.4 Million      Number of Employees: 10        Years Established: 2 1/2
Discretionary Earnings:200+        Price:$400,000      Terms Available? Possible
Confidentiality Agreement required?: No      Information Package Available?: Yes
Contact Information: Email:    cafe@airmail.net
Comments: In a tough business,we have the way to make a great profit

Type of Business:                              Health/Vegetarian Cafe
State/Region:                                      TX
Annual Sales: 150,000   Number of Employees: 2      Years Established: 6
Discretionary Earnings: $75,000
Price: $175,000    Terms Available? CASH   Information Package Available?: YES
Contact Information:
Stone Evans
P.O. Box 79-3878
Dallas, TX 75379
972.267.8344 Email:   veggieworld@worldnet.att.net
Comments:This is an exciting concept store with millions of dollars in "intellectual property". For the right businessperson, you can turn this into a leading health franchise (No doubt!). The restaurant business is not our first love and we are moving on to other ventures.

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Type of Business:                          Bowling and Recreation Center
State/Region:                                  Texas
Annual Sales: $340,000
Number of Employees:   11  Years Established: 40 years (15 years under current owner)
Discretionary Earnings: $100,000
Price: $550,000 neg.   Terms Available? corp. stock buy-out available
Confidentiality Agreement required?: no, but discretion while contacting is appreciated   Information Package Available?: yes
Contact Information:   361-358-6544 (leave message) Email: bowl_4_sale@yahoo.com
Comments: All assets included. Well maintained with room to grow.   No competition.

Type of Business:                          Retail Florist
State/Region:                                   South Central Texas
Annual Sales: $475,000-$500,000
Number of Employees: 4 full time, 5 part time     Years Established: 1963 (36 years)    Discretionary Earnings:$60,000+
Price: Negotiable   Confidentiality Agreement required?: yes- Information Package Available?: yes
Contact Information: Bob at 1-888-495-9297   Email:    ldietz@axs4u.net
Comments: Building and property for sale. City is @35 miles from San Antonio, Texas on interstate. Located in a growing community with industry increasing yearly.    Largest of 4 flower shops. Large customer base made up of cross section of community including strong base of commercial accounts.

Type of Business:                           CLEANING CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
State/Region:                                   SOUTHWEST REGION, TEXAS BASED
Annual Sales: 150,000
Number of Employees:2FULLTIME OWNERS, AND 2 PARTTIME AS NEEDED WORKERS
Years Established: 18
Price:$295,000
Terms Available? YES OWNER FINANCE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DOWN
Confidentiality Agreement required?: YES     Information Package Available?: NO
Contact Information: Email: ABRITE@EMAIL.COM   COMPANY WEBSITE WWW.TXDIRECT.NET/USERS/ABRITE/
Comments: OWNER NOT ABLE TO PERFORM NORMAL FUNCTIONS DUE TO CAR ACCIDENT THEREFORE BUSINESS HAS DECLINED.

Type of Business:                           HVAC Sales & Service
State/Region:                                    Northeast Texas
Annual Sales:               $300,000
Number of Employees: 4     Years Established:4
Price:35,000.00
Confidentiality Agreement required?: NO Information Package Available?: Possibly
Email:    cmorris@netexas.net
Comments: This is a successful business, with a large growth potential.

Type of Business:                  Cabinet Mfg.
State/Region:                       Texas
Annual Sales:~                       3mil
Number of Employees: 31      Years Established:18
Discretionary Earnings:~200k Price: 4mil
Terms Available? rather not Confidentiality Agreement required?: yes Information Package Available?: Poss
Contact Information: Steve   Email:    ssiegwalt@worldnet.att.net
Comments: The business has been around the Austin area ~18 years. We have been through a few ebbs and flows of the market and are really starting to learn how a business is supposed to be run. Our customer insistence is very high and the market here in Austin in the arena we are best at, the high end custom homes, is at an all time high. We are pushing ~ $65,000 per week in production and will soon be setting a new milestone. I personally would like to cash out and help the business reach the next level. My desire is to learn some new leadership skills from a new dynamic owner. The aforementioned of course will be the only type person who will qualify for this opportunity. I feel a fair price will be in the 4mil range since we have a momentum that the right person can seriously capitalize upon.

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Type of Business:                   Authorized Retail Dealer-National Company
                                           Appliances, Lawn & Garden, Home Electronics, Tools
State/Region:                       Northeast Texas
Annual Sales:                        1,498,000
Number of Employees: 4       Years Established:5
Discretionary Earnings:$99,000       Price:$140,000     Terms Available? No
Confidentiality Agreement required?:No     Information Package Available?:yes
Contact Information: Please email tsirby@1starnet.com
Comments: This is 1 of over 700 dealer stores in the United States. We are situated between Dallas & Texarkana in a growing community. Great business for a husband & wife.

Type of Business:            Coffee House and Juice Bar
State/Region:               Abilene, TX
Annual Sales:                ~$140,000
Number of Employees: 4-8 -- Years Established: 4
Price: $150,000
Confidentiality Agreement required?: yes
Contact Information: Greg Anders Email: ganders196@aol.com
Comments: We have been voted the best coffee house two years in a row by our local newspaper (Population is more than 115,000.) We are located next to two Universities and a Junior College. Large facility for possible expansion of roaster or private party room. Second location also well established. Could also be for sale if interested.

Type of Business:               cyber cafe
State/Region:                    tx
Annual Sales:                     120,000
Number of Employees: 3   -- Years Established:1
Price:150,000 -- Terms Available? 20% down 2 thousand mo.
Confidentiality Agreement required?: yes -- Information Package Available?:yes
Contact Information: Email: us@thevolume.com

Type of Business:                Latino nite club(upscale,'only one within 100 mile radius.
State/Region:                    tx
Annual Sales:                     new
Number of Employees: 10-15 -- Years Established: new
Price:200k -- Terms Available? 20% down 4k to 6k mo.
Confidentiality Agreement required?: yes -- Information Package Available?:yes
Contact Information: Email: us@thevolume.com -- Comments: Great potential

Type of Business:            Convenience store/gas/branded fast food
State/Region:                 New Mexico
Annual Sales:                  600K
Number of Employees:    3 -- Years Established: 1962
Discretionary Earnings:40K+ -- Price:275,000
Terms Available? will consider
Confidentiality Agreement required?: no -- Information Package Available?: yes
Contact Information: (Required) Pat Bond (505)-682-2755 home
Comments: Great retirement in the mountains of New Mexico

Type of Business:            Nationally Franchised Residential Housecleaning
State/Region:                 New Mexico
Annual Sales:                  $860,000
Number of Employees: 35 -- Years Established:11
Discretionary Earnings:$100,000 -- Price:$255,000
Terms Available?Yes -- Confidentiality Agreement required?:Yes
Information Package Available?:Yes
Contact Information: Edward smythetom@aol.com
Comments:This business has grown in excess of 20% per year in each of the last two years. We currently clean 170 to 200 homes every week. Our territory only represents 1/3 of the available market...and...nobody owns the remaining 2/3rds!   This is a tremendous opportunity. Our competition is very weak...also good news!

Type of Business:              Retail Lawn & Garden Center/Feed & Seed Store
State/Region:                   Northeast Texas, ARKLATEX
Annual Sales:                     250,000 +
Number of Employees: 3
Years Established:       9 years
Discretionary Earnings:On request
Price:$200,000
Terms Available? Negotiable
Information Package Available?:Yes
Contact Information: Gary ONLY at 903-796-6918 or 796-4528 Email:Richagary@aol.com
Comments:Purchase includes inventory, all store fixtures, approx. 10,000 sq. ft. building, and large concrete lot behind store. Located downtown in beautiful east Texas town. Store also sells live bait and tackle and work clothes. Lots of potential for landscaping and water sprinkler installations. Downtown recently renovated with new streets, brick sidewalks, old fashioned light posts and new parking lots. Business draws customers from many surrounding towns including towns in Arkansas and Louisiana. Centrally located between Dallas, Little Rock, and Shreveport.

NEW Deal Maker docs
Computer Program plus Book of Samples contains all the documents:
forms, letters, checklists, contingencies, leases and closing documents
needed to buy or sell a Private Company

Type of Business:                               Graphic Design / Color Output Service
State/Region:                                    South Texas
Annual Sales:                                     180,000
Number of Employees:                        2
Years Established:                              10
Discretionary Earnings:                       45,000+
Price:                                                175,000
Terms Available?                                30 -50K down with finance
Confidentiality Agreement required?: yes
Information Package Available?:         yes
Contact Information: 361-882-9556 ewstrategies@hotmail.com
Comments:strong client base in growing port city

Type of Business:                           Restaurant
State/Region:                              South Central Texas
Annual Sales:                               $927,000 +
Number of Employees:                  42
Years Established:                        1984
Discretionary Earnings:                 100,000
Price:                                           585,000
Confidentiality Agreement required?:yes
Information Package Available?:    yes
Contact Information: Erland Schulze,409/968-5962(home) Eschulze@fais.net
Comments:Excellent opp.in small community.Land, Bld,,equip. included

Type of Business:                                                   locksmith/security
State/Region:                                                        texas
Annual Sales:                                                         224,000
Number of Employees:                                            2
Years Established:                                                  34
Discretionary Earnings:                                           60,000 plus
Price:                                                                    150,000 plus bldg. at 105,000
Terms Available?                                                    cash
Confidentiality Agreement required?:                       yes
Information Package Available?:                              being prepared
Contact Information:                                              texlock@mailexcite.com
Comments:       bldg. 1500 sq. ft. 4 years old., 2 service vans, large inventory and modern tools. we have texas alarm lic.

Type of Business:                                           Convenience Store/Liquor Store (Separate Buildings)
State/Region:                                                Texas (West of Ft. Worth)
Annual Sales:                                                 1988 Actual $1.15M Project $1.5M in 99 with added liquor
Number of Employees:                                    4 FT/4PT
Years Established:                                          30 Yrs (Convenience) Liquor Added 01/01/99
Discretionary Earnings:                                   $150,000K (C-Store Only)
Price:                                                             $650,000 Both Stores - Including RE & INV
Terms Available?                                             YES (50% Down)
Confidentiality Agreement required?:                YES
Information Package Available?:                       YES
Contact Information:                                       pault@wf.net
Comments: Well established C-Store with Beer/Wine/Groceries/Texas Lotto and Grill (Hamburgers & Deli). Major brand gasoline, however gas represents only 12% of sales. Both locations on state highway. Liquor store added 01/01/99. Only one liquor competitor within 15 mi. Liquor sales, after 2 months of operation, exceeding $500/day. Will furnish information package and financials only after qualification and confidentially agreement from buyer. These are excellent businesses located in a small town west of the Dallas/Ft Worth area of Texas and in the area of a large recreational lake. The local real estate is being purchased by residents of DFW for hunting and recreation.

Type of Business:                                     Children's Entertainment (PT or FT) Kid's Train
State/Region:                                           Houston metropolitan/suburban area, TX
Annual Sales:                                             $15K - $30K
Number of Employees:                                2
Years Established:                                      1997
Discretionary Earnings:
Price:                                                      $15,000
Terms Available?                                       No
Confidentiality Agreement required?:
Information Package Available?:            see web site at: members.tripod.com/~ReadingRailroad
Contact Information:                                  toll free:1-877-466-2375
ReadingRailroad@yahoo.com
Comments:
You take the your train to birthday parties, day care centers, company picnics, reunions, festivals, school & church carnivals, grand openings, etc. Great supplemental income! Business includes trackless "steam" locomotive with six colorful cars, brochures, web site, spare parts, etc. Cars hold two children or a parent and child. Expenses, maintenance, and liability insurance are very minimal. Great weekend business!