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Nobody would show me what a car wash really makes. So I’m showing you mine.
Gross, every expense line, the mortgage, and what was left. Before you look at another listing, read what the expense side actually looks like on a real one.
What actually happened at this wash
I bought it run down. The automatic bays hadn’t worked in about ten years, and the previous owners had let it go far enough that the business it was built for had mostly moved on to the competitors.
I renovated it out of cash flow, over time, which is slower and less impressive on camera than writing one big check, and is also the only reason it worked. It’s eight self-serve bays and one touchless automatic.
Every month I collect the cash, count it on camera, and put my profit and loss spreadsheet on screen. Gross, every expense line, the mortgage, and what’s left. I do it because when I was trying to figure out whether these things made money, nobody would show me theirs.
July – September 2026
| Line item | July | August | September |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross collections | $26,754.90 | $32,566.70 | $24,770.85 |
| Expenses | $5,278.23 | $9,988.04 | $24,175.60 |
| Net operating income | $21,476.67 | $22,578.66 | $595.25 |
| Mortgage | $3,739.15 | $3,739.15 | $3,739.15 |
| Monthly cash flow | $17,737.52 | $18,839.51 | -$3,143.90 |
September is negative because of a one-time equipment purchase. The full breakdown is on the numbers page.
These are my actual results at one car wash and are not a projection of what you’ll earn. Read the disclaimer.
Get it now, while you’re looking at a deal
If you’re driving past a wash and you can’t tell whether the numbers work, this is the thing to read first.
Everything in the teardown
- One full month, itemized: gross collections, all ten expense lines, the mortgage, and the cash flow left over
- Four consecutive months side by side, including the two that weren’t good
- The four expense lines you can verify before you ever own the place, and how to pull each one
- The three lines to treat as unknowns, and what to ask the seller about them
Price: free
Who this is for
You’re buying your first one. This shows you what the expense side looks like on a real wash, so you have something to hold a seller’s P&L against.
You already own one that isn’t performing. You know your gross. What you don’t know is whether your expense lines are normal.
The guarantee
It costs nothing, and signing up does not commit you to anything.
Questions
What does it cost?
Are these real numbers?
Will I make what you make?
These are my actual results at one car wash. They are not typical, not a projection, and not a promise of what you will earn. Read the earnings disclaimer.
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These are my actual results at one car wash. They are not typical, not a projection, and not a promise of what you will earn. Read the earnings disclaimer.