Selling a Restaurant: What Documentation is needed?
When selling a restaurant, what documentation is needed from the seller? The answer is simple it depends on what type of sales transaction. Trained Restaurant Brokers use two methods when providing a Restaurant Valuation to a seller. The most profitable and best way to sell a restaurant is based on past Profit and Loss Statements and Tax Returns. If these documentations are not available, the...Read More
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Why You Can’t Sell Your Sell Restaurant?
Have you ever wondered why you can’t sell your restaurant? It’s a fact only about 30%-40% of restaurants for sale listed under 1 million dollars will transfer to new buyers via a sales transaction. Buying an existing restaurant for sale can be a quick approach to become a restaurant owner. This approach eliminates some of the difficulties of starting a new restaurant. Today restaurant...Read More
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How do you write a letter of intent for a lease
How do you write a letter of intent for a lease is a struggle for inexperienced brokers representing clients or unrepresented potential tenants? Once a potential tenant finds a commercial lease space, the process to negotiate with the landlord begins. A letter of intent (LOI) is a document declaring one party’s preliminary commitment to do business with another. The letter outlines the...Read More
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Day in a Restaurant Broker’s Life
What does a Restaurant Broker actually do daily? Dominique Maddox, Founder and President of EATS Restaurant Brokers share his thoughts about the Day in a Restaurant Broker’s life. I wrote a blog last year about my daily activities by the minute as a Restaurant Broker that received great interest and replies. I have decided to start a series of blogs about some of my most exciting days as...Read More
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Why Do Restaurant Sales Transactions fall apart?
Restaurant Sales Transactions fall apart for a collection of reasons. Some of these issues can be resolved before they derail a deal from closing, but several problems are discovered along the way. Once the restaurant seller and buyer have agreed to terms and signed an Asset Purchase Agreement, the due diligence period will start, and the buyer will deposit $10,000-$30,000 in escrow with a...Read More
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Selling a Franchise Restaurant-Transfer Fee
When selling a franchise restaurant, how much is the Franchise Transfer fee? This question is one of the first questions EATS Restaurant Brokers wants to know from franchisees interested in selling a franchise restaurant. Franchises have various Franchise Fees, but one fee is significant for reselling a restaurant, and it’s the Franchise Transfer Fee. The most common Franchise Fee is the...Read More
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Who pays for closing attorney fees for restaurant sale?
Who pays for closing attorney fees for a restaurant sale, who does the lawyer actually represent? Once the buyer-seller has agreed to a purchase price, next, it’s time to open escrow and hire a closing attorney. The closing attorney represents the buyer, and it’s the buyer’s expense to pay at the closing table. Most transactions only have a buyer closing attorney; occasionally, a seller will...Read More
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Selling a Franchise Restaurant vs Non-Franchise
What are the Pros and Cons of Selling a Franchise Restaurant vs. Non-Franchise is a common question EATS Restaurant Brokers receives from sellers? Franchise Restaurants for Sale make up 60%-70% of all restaurant sold listings annually. Why is the number so high compared to independently owned restaurants? The hard facts are only 30%-40% of restaurants listed on the for-sale market will get...Read More
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How to review a Restaurant Profit and Loss Statement
Understanding how to review a Restaurant Profit and Loss Statement is a crucial variable for a Restaurant Valuation to determine the restaurant’s actual value. Restaurants are one of the industries that the ratios on a profit and loss statement can give valuable clues on how a seller operates his/her restaurant. Unexperienced buyers will look straight down to the Net Income number when...Read More
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The Cares Act 2-How does it help Restaurants?
The Cares Act 2 has some generous provisions to help restaurants. EATS Restaurant Brokers wants to share some great news about the latest $900 billion coronavirus relief bill. The coronavirus relief bill extends and modifies several provisions first enacted in the CARES Act, Congress’s $2.2 trillion pandemic relief law passed in March 2020. Congress passed the relief bill to provide...Read More
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