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Supplies, utilities, services, equipment and sales tax. It looks like there are a few expenses missing, but I think it is a rough estimate.

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I think the safest bet at this point is to clean the place up, get all of the equipment functioning properly, maybe add credit card readers and see if we can get the profits up before making any major investments.

It's a tight fit for lifted pickup trucks, but the bigger concern is the lack of space for an automatic machine. I can't find any machine that would fit in that height. At this point I don't know if I can justify the added expense of a used automatic, or the cost to restructure the bay, but I...

My business partner and I both live less than 30 minutes from the car wash, which makes it easy enough to check on a daily basis. As for the height, the bays are only 8 ft tall. I think this hurts business. Right now, we are trying to figure what improvements would deliver a solid ROI without...

I know. 15K is not a lot of money, but according to the previous owner's records it is enough to make a few thousand dollars of profit after expenses are paid. I'm new to this business and wanted to start out small. I'm OK even if I only break even as I am using this as a learning experience...

I just recently purchased a small 2-bay self-service car wash. It is located on the main street of a small town, beside a gas station that sits on a corner lot. The traffic count past the car wash is approximately 4000 VPD. Looking at the previous owner's financials, he was grossing around...