Contact a Laundromat Business Broker
To contact a laundromat broker here, there are exactly two routes: email jason.taken@hedgestone.com, or book a 20-minute intro call on the calendar. No contact form, no newsletter, no automated sequence. The call is free, carries no listing agreement, and nothing you share is disclosed to anyone.
Key takeaways
- Email direct: jason.taken@hedgestone.com — reaches Jason Taken, not an assistant or a queue.
- The intro call is 20 minutes, free, and confidential. No agreement is attached to it.
- Sellers: bring two years of returns, a current P&L, and the lease. That is enough for a defensible value range.
- Buyers: bring your capital, target markets, and timeline — or a specific listing with its P&L and lease.
- Nationwide practice, all 50 states. No physical office in each market, and no claim of one.
Jason Taken
Business broker · HedgeStone Business Advisors
Laundromat and coin-laundry sales, buy-side acquisition searches, and broker opinions of value. Nationwide.
What to Send Before the Call
Nothing is required. But 20 minutes goes a lot further with these.
| If you are | Send | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Selling | Last two years of federal business tax returns | The starting point for normalized earnings, and what a lender will underwrite |
| Selling | Current interim P&L and balance sheet | Shows this year's trend against the filed returns |
| Selling | The complete lease, with every amendment | Remaining controllable term is often the single largest value driver |
| Buying, with a store in hand | The listing, the P&L, and the lease | Enough to tell you what is missing and what to ask for |
| Buying, still searching | Capital available, target markets, timeline, whether you will operate it | Determines what is actually financeable for you |
What Happens on the Call
Selling. You get a value range built from closed-sale evidence and your actual numbers, an honest read on whether now is the right time, and the two or three items that would move that range the most. Sometimes the answer is that six months of documentation work is worth more than any marketing.
Buying. You get a realistic view of what your capital supports after injection, closing costs, working capital, and a repair reserve, plus the screening gates that eliminate most listings before they waste your weekend.
Either way, you leave with a next action, not a follow-up sequence.
Confidentiality
Sellers are right to be careful. Employees, landlords, vendors, and competitors are all reasons to keep an exploration quiet.
Nothing shared on an intro call is disclosed to anyone. If an engagement follows, disclosure runs on a staged ladder — a blind teaser with no identifying detail, buyer qualification on capital and credit, an NDA, then a redacted package, then a call, then a discreet site visit. You control when employees, the landlord, and vendors are told, and that normally happens after a deal is under contract and past its major contingencies.
The mechanics are on selling a laundromat confidentially.
Common Reasons People Call
Not everyone who calls is selling next quarter, and most are not. These are the actual reasons:
| Situation | What the call produces |
|---|---|
| "I got an unsolicited offer and I don't know if it's fair" | The closed-sale evidence and normalization method to test it against, plus what the buyer is likely leaving out |
| "I'm two or three years out and want to plan" | The 12-36 month list: lease term, documentation, add-back support, and equipment scheduling — the items that cannot be fixed during diligence |
| "My lease renewal is coming up" | How remaining controllable term maps to a buyer's financing horizon, and what to negotiate for now |
| "I'm burned out and I want out fast" | An honest read on what a fast sale costs versus a prepared one, and whether the gap is worth 90 days |
| "I found a store and I don't know what to ask for" | The document list, the four screening gates, and what the seller's answers will tell you |
| "My lender says I need more down" | Where the SBA minimum ends and lender overlays begin, and what actually moves an underwriter |
| "I want to buy but I don't know where" | A buybox built from your capital, timeline, and whether you intend to work in the store |
Confidentiality Before You Are a Client
Sellers are right to be careful about who they tell. Employees start job hunting. Landlords lose the incentive to negotiate. Competitors time promotions.
Nothing shared on an intro call is disclosed to anyone, and no engagement is required for that to be true. If an engagement follows, disclosure runs on a staged ladder: a blind teaser with no name, address, or photos; buyer qualification on capital and credit; an NDA; a redacted package; a management call; then a discreet site visit. Employees, vendors, and the landlord are told on a schedule you control, normally after a deal is under contract and past its main contingencies.
The mechanics are on selling a laundromat confidentially.
What This Practice Will Not Do
- Post your store, your numbers, or your location publicly. There are no listings on this site.
- Use you as a testimonial. Confidentiality is the product on the sell side.
- Guarantee a price, a closing date, or a financing approval. Nobody can.
- Give legal or tax advice. Allocation, bulk-sale notice, sales tax on equipment, and depreciation treatment are questions for your CPA and attorney, and the pages here say so where it matters.
- Push you toward a sale that is not ready. Sometimes the honest answer is that six months of documentation work will move your price more than any marketing.
Where to Start Reading Instead
If you would rather read first, these are the pages people find most useful before a call:
- How much is my laundromat worth? — the pricing walkthrough, with the closed-sale distribution
- How to evaluate a laundromat for sale — the 48-hour screen
- Laundromat valuation — the full method, with a worked example
- How it works — every stage of an engagement and what it costs
- About Jason Taken — who you would be working with
The Next Step
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I reach you?
Email jason.taken@hedgestone.com, or book a 20-minute intro call on the calendar link on this page. There is no contact form, no newsletter, and no automated sequence. Those are the two ways in, and both reach Jason Taken directly.
Is the call really free and confidential?
Yes. Twenty minutes, no cost, no listing agreement, and nothing you share is disclosed to anyone. Sellers routinely call while still deciding whether to sell at all, and that is the right time to call.
What should I send before the call?
Sellers: last two years of federal tax returns, a current P&L, and the lease with all amendments. Buyers with a specific store in hand: the listing, the P&L, and the lease. Buyers still searching: your available capital, target markets, and timeline. None of it is required, but it makes 20 minutes far more useful.
Do you work in my state?
The practice is nationwide, covering all 50 states and 80 metro markets. There is no physical office in each market. Where a state requires a real-estate license to broker a business sale, that requirement is confirmed for the specific transaction before an engagement is accepted.
I only want a value range, not to sell. Is that okay?
Yes, and it is a common reason people call. Knowing the number changes decisions about lease renewals, equipment replacement, and timing, whether or not you ever go to market. There is no obligation attached to finding out.
This page is general information about laundromat transactions, not legal, tax, or investment advice, and not a guarantee of sale price, timing, or financing approval. Verify current rules with your own CPA, attorney, lender, and the relevant state or municipal agency before acting.