Santa Rosa, CA
$250,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$250,000
San Francisco, CA
$1,525,650
Alameda County, CA
$885,000
San Francisco County, CA
$176,000
Alameda County, CA
$850,000
Marin County, CA
$195,000
San Francisco, CA
$220,000
Oakland, CA
$80,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$800,000
San Rafael, CA
$85,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
Livermore, CA
$1,198,000
San Jose, CA
$199,000
San Mateo County, CA
$499,000
Fairfield, CA
$1,375,000
San Leandro, CA
$1,000,000
Annie Adjchavanich
Secret HQ, Inc.
Serving Alameda County, CA
Secret HQ, Inc is boutique California real estate brokerage specializing in second generation restaurant and bar business opportunities (ABC Type 41, 47, 48). Pizza, donut/dessert, bakery, ice cream, coffee, juice, boba and cafe spaces are our specialty. Beauty, wellness, nail salons, hair salons, spa businesses.
Sonoma County, CA
$1,500,000
Brisbane, CA
$75,000
South San Francisco, CA
$250,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$290,000
Available Nationwide
$100,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$2,900,000
Los Gatos, CA
$219,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$95,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,000,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $200,000
Alameda, CA
$600,000
Cupertino, CA
$3,500,000
Walnut Creek, CA
$250,000
Milpitas, CA
$219,000
Available Nationwide
$425,000
Petaluma, CA
$425,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$139,000
San Jose, CA
$15,000
Milpitas, CA
$850,000
Available in California
$50,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$168,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$879,000
Cupertino, CA
$1,500,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$120,000
Alameda County, CA
$79,500
Petaluma, CA
$119,000
San Jose, CA
$250,000
Redwood City, CA
$250,000
Patrick Totah
Restaurant Realty Company
Serving Alameda County, CA
Restaurant Realty Company was founded by Steven D. Zimmerman in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1996. Since inception the company has developed into the largest California restaurant brokerage specializing in sales, acquisitions and leasing of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and related commercial buildings with local representation in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego markets. Restaurant Realty’s brokers and agents are well versed in conducting deals with independent restaurant owners, landlords, buyers, and lessees of businesses and real estate, as well as larger ownership groups and buyers of multi-unit operations, franchises and chains. Restaurant Realty’s current brokers and agents have had great success completing transactions with over 3,200 clients, selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, nearly 75 related commercial buildings sold, representing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space leased and over 7,500 valuations completed.
Burlingame, CA
$225,000
Available in California
$200,000
Marin County, CA
$325,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$395,000
Oakland, CA
$395,000
Milpitas, CA
$295,000
San Leandro, CA
$200,000
San Francisco, CA
$238,000
Daly City, CA
$500,000
Alameda, CA
$320,050
San Jose, CA
$240,000
Available Nationwide
$30,000
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.
Number of Businesses for Sale |
~1,180 |
Median Asking Price |
$420,000 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$700,000 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$160,000 |
Profit Margin |
23% |
Earnings Multiple |
2.6 |
Revenue Multiple |
0.6 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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:
In which counties are most of these businesses for sale located?
The majority of the businesses are distributed among the following counties:
Which cities in the Bay Area have the most businesses for sale?
The most active cities with businesses on the market are:
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.