Benjamin Lalezari
Realty Investment Advisors, Inc.
License Number: 01987941
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Los Angeles, California
About the Company
Realty Investment Advisors is a Southern California brokerage specializing in commercial real estate and business sales, with a strong focus on gas stations, car washes, convenience stores, and neighborhood markets.
We represent buyers and sellers in both business-only transactions and sales that include the underlying property. Our experience spans major fuel brands and independent stations, as well as retail properties.
Our buyer relationships include 7-Eleven, and we also represent Circle K operators seeking acquisition and expansion opportunities. We work with individual owner-operators, real estate investors, and established businesses with multiple locations throughout Southern California.
We also help property owners secure financially strong tenants, including corporate operators and established family-owned businesses with multiple locations. These relationships allow us to connect owners with experienced tenants seeking long-term locations.
We help clients evaluate opportunities, understand business and property economics, and navigate the details of a transaction. This includes lease terms, fuel supply agreements, franchise requirements, and coordination with lenders, escrow, and other transaction professionals.
Based in Santa Monica, we serve Los Angeles County and the broader Southern California market. Whether you are selling a business, selling the business together with the property, seeking a strong tenant, or acquiring your next location, Realty Investment Advisors offers practical guidance and attentive service from the initial conversation through closing.
Broker Biography
Introduction
Ben Lalezari is Vice President at Realty Investment Advisors, specializing in the sale and acquisition of gas stations, car washes, convenience stores, and neighborhood markets throughout Southern California.
Ben represents clients in both business-only transactions and sales that include the underlying property. He also works with property owners seeking financially strong tenants, connecting them with corporate operators and established family-owned businesses operating multiple locations.
Before entering brokerage, Ben worked in institutional real estate private equity. That background informs his approach to evaluating financial performance, understanding investment objectives, and helping clients assess the economics of a transaction.
His relationships include experienced gas station and convenience store operators, real estate investors, and buyers seeking their first or next business. His buyer relationships include 7-Eleven, and he also represents Circle K operators pursuing acquisition and expansion opportunities.
Ben takes a direct, hands-on approach. He helps clients understand how business performance, rent, lease provisions, fuel supply agreements, and franchise requirements affect an opportunity. He stays involved throughout the transaction, coordinating with the parties and their advisors to address issues and maintain progress toward closing.
Whether you are exploring a sale, looking for a tenant, or evaluating an acquisition, Ben welcomes the opportunity to learn about your goals and serve as a resource.
California DRE License #01987941
Services Provided
• Business Sales: Representation of buyers and sellers of gas stations, car washes, convenience stores, and neighborhood markets.
• Business & Property Sales: Sales of operating businesses together with the underlying real estate, with attention to both business performance and property value.
• Business-Only Transactions: Guidance through acquisitions and dispositions involving existing lease assignments or new leases.
• Tenant Placement: Helping property owners secure financially strong tenants, including corporate operators and established family-owned businesses with multiple locations.
• Buyer Representation: Identifying and evaluating acquisition opportunities for individual buyers and expanding operators, including 7-Eleven and Circle K operators.
• Pricing & Sale Preparation: Reviewing financial performance, lease terms, and market conditions to help owners position their businesses and properties for sale.
• Transaction Coordination: Working with clients, attorneys, lenders, escrow, landlords, and fuel or franchise representatives to move transactions toward closing.
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- California — License number 01987941
Business For Sale Listings
Cash Flow: $566,126
Gardena, CA
View Details Absentee-Run Gardena Market & Carniceria | $4.5M Annual Sales
Absentee-Run Gardena Market & Carniceria | Business OnlyAn opportunity to acquire an established neighborhood market and carniceria in Gardena, California. Located at 1253 W El Segundo Blvd, the business occupies a prominent corner with strong street visibility and convenient on-site parking.The market is currently operated on an absentee basis and reported approximately $4.52 million in total sales for 2025. Its grocery, fresh food, produce, and meat offerings serve a dense South Bay trade area and an established neighborhood customer base.BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS• Established neighborhood market with an on-site carniceria• Currently operated on an absentee basis• Approximately $4.52 million in seller-reported 2025 sales• Prominent corner location along El Segundo Blvd• Ample on-site customer parking• Connected grocery and market premises• New long-term lease offered with extension optionsASKING PRICE$2,195,000 — Business OnlyNo Less
