BMW Specialty Repair Shop, SBA Pre-Qualified 72% Repeat Revenue

Asking Price$1,599,000

Cash Flow

EBITDANot Disclosed

Gross Revenue$1,422,122

InventoryNot Disclosed

FF&E$68,113
Included in asking price
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BMW Specialty Repair Shop, SBA Pre-Qualified 72% Repeat Revenue


Asking Price$1,599,000

Cash Flow

EBITDANot Disclosed

Gross Revenue$1,422,122

InventoryNot Disclosed

FF&E$68,113
Included in asking price

Seller Financing Available
Business Description
Single-location BMW and Mini specialty service and repair shop in California, in one of the densest concentrations of German cars in the country. Revenue and earnings have grown in each of the last four years, the business carries no debt, and there is no customer concentration anywhere in the base.

The work is diagnosis and mechanical repair on out-of-warranty vehicles that would otherwise go to a dealer at roughly twice the price. Scope runs from factory-scheduled maintenance through engine, transmission, suspension, brake, cooling, and electrical repair, plus module coding and programming that most independent shops cannot perform. Tires and alignment are deliberately not offered. Over 95% of repair orders are BMW and nearly all of the balance is Mini, which uses the same diagnostic platform. The median vehicle serviced is a 2014 model, the out-of-warranty window where an independent specialist competes on capability rather than price.

What a buyer acquires is a documented repeat client base and the factory-level diagnostic capability that holds it. Roughly 1,325 clients and 1,412 vehicles have come through the shop, 72% of revenue comes from returning clients, and the largest single client is under 1% of revenue. The top ten clients together are 6.08%. That base was built entirely by referral, on advertising spend of about $1,100 in a year against $1.4 million of revenue.

The financial record is unusually well documented for a business this size. Revenue reconciles across three independent sources: CPA-prepared accrual statements, the shop management system invoice export, and filed state sales tax returns. Add-backs total under $16,000 against reported net income, because the owner takes distributions rather than a salary, so reported income already sits close to true owner earnings. There is no debt, no lien, no litigation, and zero workers compensation claims across three consecutive policy years.

Operating detail: 1,652 repair orders in the trailing twelve months, an average repair order of $904, 3,804 billed labor hours in 2025 across two technicians, an effective labor rate of $197 per billed hour, and 91.2% of work paid by card at pickup, so there is no receivables risk.

The natural buyer is a technician-operator who can work the platform, or a multi-shop group in the region. A signed non-disclosure agreement and buyer qualification are required for the confidential information memorandum and detailed financials. All figures are unaudited and subject to verification.
About the Business
Years in Operation
7
Employees
2 Full-time
Owner plus two W-2 technicians. Both technicians are dealer trained.
Facilities & Assets
2,200 SF shop within a 6,700 SF two-tenant building. Four lifts, single drive-in door, room to stage additional cars, and twelve unreserved parking spaces. Rent is $6,010 per month on a gross structure, roughly 5.0% of trailing revenue, with 3% annual steps. The landlord pays property tax, insurance and common area; the tenant pays base rent plus water, gas, electric and trash. Lease runs to 31 October 2030 with no renewal option, so a buyer will want an extension or written option in place at closing to satisfy SBA underwriting. The landlord granted the last extension without difficulty. Assignment requires landlord consent, which may not be unreasonably withheld, against a $500 processing fee. Equipment conveys: eighteen capitalized items with an original cost basis of $68,113, all expensed under Section 179 and carrying at zero net book value, including two Rotary lifts, factory-level diagnostic tooling, A/C recovery, transmission jack, welder and bench.
Market Outlook / Competition
This area carries one of the highest concentrations of German vehicles in the country. The competitive position rests on capability rather than price: module coding and programming that most independent shops cannot perform, on a platform where the alternative is a dealer charging roughly twice as much. A general repair buyer cannot replicate that diagnostic capability simply by hiring, which is what makes the narrow platform focus a moat rather than a limitation. Demand is non-discretionary and recession-resilient, since out-of-warranty owners defer purchases before they defer repairs. Pre-purchase inspections bring a steady flow of new clients who then stay. The shop turns away tires and alignment, which are low-margin and space-intensive, and declines engine modifications outside CARB certification.
Opportunities for Growth
A third technician. The owner estimates three technicians plus himself supports $150,000 months against four lifts. The shop already has the bays, the equipment and the client demand. Two technicians produced 3,804 billed hours in 2025 at an effective rate near $192, so a third at similar productivity is roughly $370,000 of additional labor revenue before parts.

Any paid acquisition at all. Advertising spend was about $1,100 on $1.4 million of revenue. There is no Google Local Services presence, no search campaign, and no formal referral program. The entire client base was built by word of mouth.

Recurring revenue. There is no maintenance plan today. A prepaid plan across 1,412 known vehicles converts transactional work into contracted revenue, which is the characteristic that lifts the multiple for the next owner.

Adjacent work currently declined. Alignment is sublet and tires are turned away. Broadening to the wider group and adjacent German marques needs a use clause amendment but no new capability, since the diagnostic platform already covers it.

None of these require capital.
Real Estate
Owned or Leased
Leased
Building Sq. Ft.
2,200
Rent
$6,000 per month
About the Sale
Seller Motivation
Other interests
Transition Support
Owner will stay six months, and longer for the right structure. He is an ASE Master Technician with over twenty years on the platform, formerly at a factory dealer, and runs the service desk, writes every estimate, and produces billable hours. Transition covers diagnostic workflow, estimating and pricing, parts sourcing, the shop management system, vendor relationships, and introduction to the client base. Both technicians are long tenured and retention agreements or a stay bonus can be structured into the transaction. The seller is also open to an equity rollover of 20 to 30% with a regional group, provided the platform carries a defined timeline rather than an open ended hold.
Financing Options
SBA 7(a) eligible at roughly 90% of purchase price.
Listing Info
ID
2548777
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