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Sell your car wash to a buyer who counts memberships first.
RockHaven Capital buys car washes directly from their owners.
Membership billing is the recurring base of a modern wash, so member counts and churn are the first numbers we ask for.
Who We Buy From
The car washes we buy
Car washes are part operating business and part real estate. We price both parts openly, because pretending otherwise helps nobody.
Equipment age and permit standing shape what a wash can earn next year. We would rather read them early than argue about them late.
Express exterior tunnels
High-volume tunnels built around monthly memberships. Membership count and churn decide most of the value here.
Full-service washes
Washes that add interior cleaning and detailing by hand. Labor runs heavier, and a strong site manager matters more.
Flex serve washes
Formats that mix express washing with optional interior services. The membership base still carries the valuation.
Self-serve and in-bay sites
Smaller sites with bays and vacuums, often part of a local group. We look at these as part of a multi-site picture.
Take our free five-minute assessment to get an estimate of what your business could sell for.
What's My Business Worth? Book a CallWhat We Look At
Five things we check first
A car wash proves its cash flow through its membership file and its wash counts. These five checks show us both, plus the site under them.
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Revenue of $1M to $10M a year
Washes in that band are the ones we buy. A wash in that range has real volume and a membership base behind it.
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Cash flow of $300K and up
It has to be documented in the tax returns. Card and membership billing records should reconcile with those returns.
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Memberships that bill every month
Members are the recurring revenue of this business. We look at member counts across several seasons rather than one strong month.
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Equipment and permits in order
Tunnel equipment, water systems, and environmental permits should be current and documented. Heavy deferred maintenance gets priced honestly rather than discovered late.
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A site manager who runs the day
The wash should open, staff, and close without you on site. A manager who handles hiring and upkeep carries real value.
What a RockHaven deal looks like
- Structure
- Majority buyouts
- Geography
- Anywhere in the continental United States
- Seller fees
- None. Sellers are charged no fees, ever, and the business is never listed.You keep the money a broker would take.
Take our free five-minute assessment to get an estimate of what your business could sell for.
What's My Business Worth? Book a CallThe Principals
A track record built in operating businesses
All three exits came from companies they co-founded from the idea up with a founding team, not from businesses they bought and flipped. One was acquired by a publicly traded company.
Companies founded or co-founded
Exits from companies we co-founded from the ground up
Sales driven by our teams
Capital raised for real estate and operating companies
Why Owners Talk To Us
A direct buyer changes the conversation
Wash owners often field offers from regional chains first. Here is what changes when you deal with the buyer directly.
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We are the buyer, not a broker
You talk to the firm that would own your wash. Your membership numbers are not circulated during a public process.
One conversation with the buyer, not a parade of strangers through your business. -
Your site team stays
Members recognize the crew at the pay station and the prep line. In most cases your staff keeps its roles after a sale.
In most cases, the people who helped you build it keep their jobs. -
Business and dirt priced separately
We value the operation and the real estate as distinct parts. You see both numbers and the reasoning behind each.
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Permits read early
We review equipment and permit records at the start. Clean records keep the closing on schedule.
A straight number early, with the reason behind it.
The listed route, by the numbers
Listing a wash advertises your membership base to every chain expanding nearby. These figures show what going to market usually looks like.
Median time to close for a business that sells through the market
Source: BizBuySell, 2025 Year in Review. Counts businesses that sold.
Of businesses that go to market ever sell at all
Source: Exit Planning Institute estimate. Based on owner readiness survey data, not a census of listings.
The broker success fee alone on a $1M sale, on the standard scale
Source: Double Lehman fee scale, published broker guides, 2026.
How It Works
Four steps from first call to close
Four steps, and you deal with us directly at each one.
A private conversation
We talk through your memberships, your site, and your reasons for selling.
A straight valuation
We read your tax returns and your membership records and come back with a value. If the number is not there, we will tell you that too.
A straight number early, with the reason behind it.A structure that fits
Cash is paid at close, and seller financing is used where it fits.
A clean close
The paperwork is short and written in plain language. Once terms are agreed, we aim to close in four to eight weeks.
A real close date in weeks, not a listing that sits while the market decides.Working with an advisor or broker? They hear back from us within two business days, and their fee is protected.
Contact
Start a conversation about your car wash
Start with the free assessment. Or book a call and talk directly with a principal.