Site Selection
Site selection is the most critical and instrumental step when building a car wash or car care center. If an error is made in choosing the location, it can be extremely difficult and, in some cases, impossible to generate sufficient volume and income to offset the cost of the property, improvements and equipment. We must be extremely thorough when analyzing a property to build this type of single purpose facility.
When analyzing a property, we offer the following services:
- Training on the key criteria used to evaluate a property
- Recommended sources to help generate prospective properties for review
- Demographics – 1-3-5 mile radius1
- Zoning, City requirements, setbacks, utilities location1
- Property size, actual dimensions1
- Visibility/exposure
- Corner or inside property
- Traffic count, traffic speed
- Ingress/Egress
- Adjacent surroundings – specialty shops and business outlets
- Residential, retail and commercial areas
- Title report, underground easements1
- Space for diversified services
- Space and need for oil/lube Center
- Space for Detailing
- Recommendation for Full service, Exterior, Flex-Service or Self Service
- Competitive car washes
- Competitive oil/lube centers
- Vehicle values in the area1
- Condition of property regarding toxic and contamination1
- Community and consumer need of service1
Click here or call us at (253) 437-2000 to join our upcoming Carwash Investor Workshop or if you would like information on Local Carwashes For Sale or general information.
- Additional fees and / or deposits may apply. Your advisor will notify you in advance of any applicable charges. Some services are offered and contracted separately through an affiliate entity.
