$3.4M Revenue/$700k SDE Southern California Auto Repair | Owns Real Estate

Founder owned general auto repair shop in California's Inland Empire, founded in 1991 and operating from owned real estate. The business is a NAPA AutoCare Center with smog, brake, and lamp certifications, run by the founder who is a master technician with 35 plus years in the trade. Two of his sons work in the business, one running the front office for roughly a decade and the other managing marketing and AI driven business development initiatives. Trailing revenue was approximately 2.8 million last year, on track for 3.4 million plus this year, with the business growing 15 to 25 percent year over year for the past several years. Net margin runs around 22 to 23 percent, putting seller's discretionary earnings in the 600 to 800 thousand range. Eleven employees including a shop foreman who has been with the business multiple years. No customer concentration. The owner owns the operating real estate. The founder is 64 and looking to retire. He would do a transition period of roughly six months and then exit fully. Family members working in the business would likely stay on under new ownership. Strong online reputation with 4.9 stars on CARFAX and 5 star Google reviews. The combination of recent shop foreman tenure, the sons in operating roles, and the marketing and AI build out by the second son means the business runs without the founder having to be in every detail, which is unusual for an independent shop of this size. What is good. A founder retiring on a clean six month transition with a clearly defined exit. Profitable owner operator with real growth in a fragmented vertical that institutional capital is currently rolling up. Owned real estate creates structural flexibility for a buyer using SBA financing. Family staying on means the operating bench does not walk out the door at close. NAPA AutoCare and California state certifications are durable competitive moats. What to verify. Composition of revenue between general repair, smog, brake, and lamp work. Insurance and warranty work concentration. Technician retention plan and master technician licensing transition. Real estate value and treatment in the deal structure, including whether the sale is a single transaction or a separate operating company plus real estate sale. Add backs to confirm SDE figure. Fleet account exposure if any. Fit profile. Self funded searchers with operational background, particularly former auto industry operators or skilled trades professionals, with SBA financing capability. Independent sponsors and family offices building independent auto repair platforms. Regional operator buyers expanding in Southern California. Strategic acquirers in the auto service aftermarket. CT Acquisitions sources buy side opportunities and works on an exclusive basis under a signed finder agreement. We are compensated by the buyer at close on a modified Lehman scale and do not charge sellers. Reach out to redacted if interested in seeing more.