Asking Price: $10,000 key money
Security Deposit: $30,000
Total Cash to Get In: $40,000, plus inventory
Location: Venice, FL (Sarasota County)
Fuel Brand: Shell

Opportunity Overview

A Shell-branded gas station site in Venice, Florida, available to a new operator who wants to run a fuel and convenience business at a fraction of the usual cost of entry. Instead of paying six figures for an existing business, you take over the location for $10,000 in key money plus a $30,000 security deposit and bring the site back online on your own terms.

You are not inheriting someone else's staff, habits, or vendor arrangements. You choose the product mix, the hours, the staffing, and how the store is run from the first day, with the recognized Shell brand and a commission fuel program behind you.

Lease Terms
Term: 5-year lease with two 5-year renewal options, for up to 15 years of control of the site
Rent: $1,000 per month plus taxes and insurance
Key money: $10,000, paid to the seller/landlord
Security deposit: $30,000, paid to the seller/landlord
Inventory: the buyer purchases the store's opening inventory in addition to the key money and deposit
Commission Fuel Program
15 cents per gallon on credit card fuel sales
5 cents per gallon on cash fuel sales
No fuel ownership risk: no rack price exposure and no capital tied up in fuel inventory
Shell-branded site

Illustration only, not a projection: at a 90% credit / 10% cash mix, the blended commission is about 14 cents a gallon, or roughly $1,400 a month for every 10,000 gallons sold. At that mix, about 7,100 gallons a month would cover the $1,000 base rent. Actual volume and payment mix will depend on the operator.

Maintenance and Environmental
The gas company handles environmental matters and everything on the outside of the store
The operator maintains the inside of the store
Facilities & Assets
All equipment stays with the site, so you are not buying or financing a store buildout from scratch

Why This Opportunity Works
Low capital to get started: $40,000 for the key money and deposit, plus opening inventory, with all equipment already in place.

Very low fixed cost: $1,000 a month base rent plus taxes and insurance
Environmental and exterior upkeep are covered by the gas company, removing two of the biggest risks in owning a fuel site.

Commission fuel program at 15¢ credit and 5¢ cash, with no fuel inventory to finance.

Up to 15 years of site control through the lease and two renewal options.

Full control of the operation: an owner-operator who runs the store personally can keep payroll lean.