San Mateo County, CA
$148,000
Businesses For Sale in San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Local Info
Established & Profitable- Lighting Retail Business for Sale –
Turnkey Coffee Shop Opportunity – Prime Location, Ready to Operate
San Jose, CA
$99,988
Turn-Key Indian Restaurants in famous street
Alameda County, CA
$159,000
Cabinet shop
Oakland, CA
$35,000
Well Established and Profitable Tanning Salon in East Vallejo!!
Vallejo, CA
$65,000
Beloved Coffee Bar, Prime Business Opportunity
Santa Clara County, CA
$225,000
Convenience Store with Beer & Wine – Newly Remodeled – San Jose
San Jose, CA
$249,000
Pottery Paradise in Vacaville, California is for sale
Vacaville, CA
$495,000
Profitable CNC Machining Business
Santa Clara, CA
$320,000
Chiropractic, Nutrition, Functional Medicine
Santa Clara, CA
$355,000
FranchiseMathnasium
Available in California
$112,000
High Profiting Absentee Operated Bubble Tea Shop
Cupertino, CA
$800,000
Top Ranking Weight Loss And Medical Spa
Santa Clara County, CA
$495,000
Beautiful restaurant with several large private dining spaces and bar
$488,000
San Jose, CA
Charming cafe and deli shop for sale in Downtown Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, CA
$129,000
Absentee run boba tea shop for sale in SF lower haight
San Francisco, CA
$110,000
Darrin Davenport
Common Ground Business Brokers
Serving Alameda County, CA
Common Ground Business Brokers is a California wide business brokerage with offices and brokers through the state including Sacramento, San Francisco Bay Area, Orange County, San Diego and the greater Los Angeles area.
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Pro Organizer Transforming Spaces
Santa Clara County, CA
$420,000
Bay Area HVAC-R Company
Campbell, CA
$450,000
Profitable and Popular French Bakery For Sale!
Contra Costa County, CA
$249,900
Profitable Indian Bakery in Dense Populated Area w/ Spacious Facility
Mountain View, CA
$350,000
13 FedEx Ground Routes - San Francisco, CA - Seller & Vehicle Finance
San Francisco, CA
$850,000
FranchiseImage360
Available Nationwide
$100,000
Established Medical Device Company – FDA Certified, Global Footprint
Alameda County, CA
Cash Flow: $200,000
Mail Box, postal, shipping business fro sale
San Francisco, CA
$66,000
Custom Autoshop with great online business
$1,250,000
Santa Clara County, CA
Restaurant with live entertainment venue in Marin County
Marin County, CA
$290,000
Alameda County, Florida, Veterinary Practice for Sale - Leasehold
Alameda County, CA
$795,000
Established Indian restaurant for sale in SF Mission off Valencia
San Francisco, CA
$220,000
Trendy Beverage & Snack Café – High-Traffic East Bay Location
Fremont, CA
$295,000
The Pet Grooming salon (cash machine) in East Bay
Alameda County, CA
$351,939
Corner Lot Freestanding Restaurant Bar Type 47 License
Campbell, CA
$299,000
"Redwood City" Highly-Recommended Restaurant is Now For Sale!
Redwood City, CA
$175,000
FranchiseVitality Bowls
Available in California
$75,000
Well-Established Custom Cabinet Manufacturer with 40-Year Reputation
Santa Clara County, CA
$475,000
Auto Repair shop AND Real Estate!
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Santa Rosa, CA
$1,849,000
Japanese Ramen Restaurant for SALE
$89,999
Fremont, CA
Travel Agency specializes in customized Latin American Trips
Morgan Hill, CA
$350,000
Exceptional Ice Cream Business for Sale – Retail & Wholesale
Berkeley, CA
$124,900
FranchiseBlue Moon Estate Sales
Available in California
$60,000
Prime Restaurant Location in the Heart of San Francisco’s FiDi
San Francisco, CA
$150,000
Preschool Business For Sale Windsor, CA
Windsor, CA
$2,938,000
Auto Dealership
Alameda County, CA
$299,000
Preschool Business For Sale Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara, CA
$500,000
$1.73M Revenue IT Monitoring Firm – ~90% Recurring
Santa Clara County, CA
Linnard Lane
High Touch Properties Inc.
Serving San Francisco County, CA
High Touch Properties Inc. dba High Touch Group, is a privately held statewide real estate brokerage company focused on the Restaurant and Retail Industry founded by and under the leadership of Linnard Lane. High Touch specializes in providing, Tenant Representation Real Estate Brokerage, Business Brokerage, and Restaurant Advisory services to established and emerging "high touch/customer experience" retail and restaurant merchants. High Touch Group, assists upstart and established brands to scale and manage rapid and profitable market expansion serving as their exclusive outsourced real estate and project manager with responsibility for developing portfolio strategies and retail market advisory services. The principals of High Touch deliver unmatched value to its clients by leveraging its corporate real estate and restaurant experience and delivering those resources to emerging brands saving them time, money, and mistakes. We bring a lot more to the table for our clients than your average real estate or business brokerage firm too, we've also been on the restaurant operations side as well so we see the complete picture for our clients. High Touch's brokerage arm takes great pride in its track record of finding hidden site opportunities and driving value to the bottom line for its clients and merchant partners. Building relationships with our clients, partners, team members, agents, and city agencies have been the foundation of our success. Linnard's clients include private, corporate, family office, and franchise concepts some of which include Starbucks, Applebee’s, TGI Fridays, Chipotle, FedEx, AT&T, Noah's Bagels, Payless Shoes, Petco, Michael's Stores, Stout Burger & Boomtown Brewery, Inflection Capital, Relentless Brewing, Plan Check Kitchen + Bar, Sancho’s Tacos, Nardo Italia as well as a number of restaurant venture capital, quasi-institutional, and entertainment clients.
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Thriving Nail & Beauty Salon for Sale – Prime Hayward Location!
Hayward, CA
$250,000
Popular Mexican Restaurant in Solano County for sale
Solano County, CA
$300,000
$10k to get into our Executive Model Wildlife Control Franchise!
$66,000
San Jose, CA
Beautiful restaurant
San Francisco, CA
$210,000
Thai restaurant in sants rosas historic railroad square
Santa Rosa, CA
$244,000
FranchiseBio-One
Available Nationwide
$150,000
Korean Cafe for Sale | $248,000
San Francisco, CA
$248,000
Turnkey Preschool | 164-License | Biz & RE | Strong Cash Flow
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Vacaville, CA
$8,171,877
Turnkey Head Therapy Spa in Prime San Jose Location! Instant Cash Flow
San Jose, CA
$198,000
Liquor Store
Alameda County, CA
$500,000
Well-Established Indian & Nepali Restaurant with Loyal Clientele
Berkeley, CA
$200,000
Gas Station w/ Real Property
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Solano County, CA
$4,800,000
FOR SALE: Established Mercedes Repair Shop
Marin County, CA
$188,000
Turnkey Liquor Store for Sale in San Jose
San Jose, CA
$465,000
Successful Pizzeria in a Desirable Location with Huge Upside
Alameda County, CA
$175,000
FranchiseCapriotti's Sandwich Shop
Available in California
$250,000
Buy or Sell a Business in the San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its vibrant business community and entrepreneurial spirit. As a result, there are always businesses for sale in the area for interested buyers. If you're considering buying (or selling) a business in the San Francisco Bay Area, it helps to become acquainted with the local business for sale market.
Market Snapshot
We have aggregated and analyzed data from business for sale listings throughout the bay in order to provide some context around the number and types of businesses that are selling, and the financials associated with these listings.
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Number of Businesses for Sale |
~1,180 |
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Median Asking Price |
$420,000 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$700,000 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$160,000 |
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Profit Margin |
23% |
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Earnings Multiple |
2.6 |
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Revenue Multiple |
0.6 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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How many businesses are currently for sale in the San Francisco Bay Area?
There are over 1,100 businesses listed for sale in the Bay Area. It's worth noting that some of these listings may be 'blindly' listed and might require broader state-based searches to uncover.
What types of businesses are most commonly for sale in the Bay Area?
The market is quite diverse; the majority of available businesses fall into the following categories:
- Food and Restaurants: ~470
- Retail: ~140
- Service Businesses: ~130
- Automotive and Boat: ~60
- Building and Construction: ~50
- Health Care and Fitness: ~50
- Beauty and Personal Care: ~40
- Manufacturing: ~40
- Online and Technology: ~30
In which counties are most of these businesses for sale located?
The majority of the businesses are distributed among the following counties:
- Alameda: ~280
- Santa Clara: ~240
- San Francisco: ~220
- Contra Costa: ~140
- San Mateo: ~80
- Sonoma: ~80
Which cities in the Bay Area have the most businesses for sale?
The most active cities with businesses on the market are:
- San Francisco: ~220
- San Jose: ~120
- Oakland: ~80
- Santa Rosa: ~40
- Concord: ~40
- Fremont, Berkeley, Alameda, Santa Clara, Hayward, Pleasanton: ~20-30 each
What is the median asking price for these businesses?
A: The median asking price for businesses in the SF Bay Area is currently around $420,000.
Can you provide information about the average financial metrics for these businesses?
Based on the listings, the median reported revenue is approximately $700,000, with median reported earnings around $160,000, yielding an average profit margin of 23%. The median earnings multiple for asking price is 2.6, and the revenue multiple is 0.6.
How do business owners typically proceed with selling their businesses in the Bay Area?
Most business owners opt to work with a business broker to facilitate the sale process. However, some business owners choose to list and manage the sale independently, navigating the process on their own.
