Services - Miscellaneous Repair | Services - Other Personal Services

Asking Price	$175,000	Inventory
Gross Income	$300,000	Real Estate
Cash Flow	$105,000	Year Established	1978
FF&E	$72,000*	Employees	3

* included in the asking price

** not included in the asking price

This plumbing franchise has been established in Southwest Arkansas since 1978. The protected territory includes a five county area. Currently the business employs one to three full time service workers in the field, and a full time bookkeeper / office manager. The business is 70% residential and 30% commercial. This franchise is well established in the community with great name recognition and could continue to operated with little involvement from the owner, or could be much more profitable with a working owner.

Facilities: Roto Rooter is currently located in a 30 ft. x 50 ft. structure. The steel building is leased by the current owner with the term of the lease continuing through 2009. The franchise owner will offer the buyer a sublease of $1,000 a month (he currently pays $3,000 for this space) as an incentive to the buyer, making this attractive terms - $2000 a month below Fair Market Value.

Competition: Competition level is normal for plumbing, Roto Rooter has been here since 1978, great name recogntion

Growth/Expansion: The current owner has operated the business primarily without day to day involvement. A new owner could cultivate more business in a variety of ways: 1) Additional advertising in the local community 2) Advertising throughout the five county area 3) Community involvement and solicitation with businesses

Financing: negotiable

Support/Training: Owner will train, franchise also offers training

Reason Selling: owner is stretched too thin, primary business out of area