Preowned Car Dealership With Real Estate

Business Overview:

This acquisition opportunity is a quality used car dealership in combination with the high traffic, visibility real estate location owned by the same party as the business. Attracting clients from a spectrum of communities to their Central Puget Sound location, the goal of the company is to treat every client with honesty and integrity. This simple philosophy has really resonated with clients supporting steady profit growth in all economic cycles. The dealership is an information forward company, utilizing data from the best available resources to ensure customers buy with a “Good Deal” feeling without sacrificing the dealership’s bottom line.

2025 produced another banner year in Cash Flow ($2,199,228) year even as interest rates have slowed new car volumes at many branded dealerships. The business beat 2024 top line revenue ($15M) and adjusted cash flow ($2.2M YTD) in 2025 in a tough auto sales environment.

A key profit center for the business is their Used Car Trades from customers. Vehicles purchased through auction typically cost more with sometimes hidden flaws that need repair. Client trade-ins tend to be better maintained with less underlying problems and less competition to produce added value. Sourcing vehicle inventory from numerous sources the vehicle buyer’s goal is to put every customer into a reliable vehicle that they themselves would sell to a family member. Having their origins in the auto repair industry this starts with fixing any known defects and bringing the vehicle’s service history up to the current manufacturer’s recommended schedule.

The Finance and Insurance (F&I) office utilizes a “Best Practices” methodology with a highly-trained staff using efficient and skillful techniques to maximize customer experience. The F & I office sources funding from 20+ Banks with the intent on having their customers’ purchases covered for losses, whether by accident or mechanical breakdown.

The net result, the “BACK OFFICE” is often times the most profitable portion of the deal (12% of revenue and 30% of the profit). The dealership transacts an average of 50 car deals a month, with a median sale price of $24,000 and an average gross profit of ~$5000 per deal.

The company operates on 2.4 acres of prime real estate. The property has an expanded paved area to support 170 vehicles, a two-bay auto repair shop with separate detail bay and a Sales Office featuring 5 offices (~1342 square foot) with high visibility.

The business employs 14 FT staff including: Controller/ Bookkeeper, Marketing Manager, F&I Manager, an Inventory Buyer/ Manager, 5 person sales staff, 2 FT mechanics & an apprentice, and a FT (on-site) auto detailer. Ownership also contributes labor in an executive management capacity.

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