ScoutDesk | Issue no. 9
This week’s deal flow highlights how many different ways there are to own cash flow in the Bay Area: territory routes, membership businesses, long-running restaurants, industrial operators, or digital agencies.
Some listings are scrappy first acquisitions. Others are fully built operating machines.
The surface story is volume. The deeper opportunity is matching the right operator to the right system.
Food and beverage
Restaurants continue to dominate Bay Area listings. Most of these opportunities run on location, repeat customers, and lease economics.
Restaurant with $800,000 Gross income, Full Liquor (Contra Costa County) — asking $175,000
Restaurant in Downtown with turnkey condition with a long hood (San Mateo) — asking $450,000
Renowned Dim Sum & Chinese Seafood Restaurant (Santa Clara County) — asking $368,000; gross revenue $1,097,826; Cash Flow: $122,106
Bakery (Pleasanton) — asking $1,800,000; gross revenue $2,600,000; EBITDA: $150,000
Established Restaurant in High Traffic Location in Northern CA (Sonoma County) — asking $300,000; gross revenue $1,185,865
Local services you can operationalize
These are operational machines: crews, contracts, territories, and repeat service.
Orinda Pool Service Route for Sale (Orinda) — asking $188,500; gross revenue $231,000; Cash Flow: $91,000
Brentwood Pool Service Route for Sale (Brentwood) — asking $182,000; gross revenue $225,000; Cash Flow: $89,000
13 FedEx Ground Routes - San Jose, CA - Vehicle Financing (San Jose) — asking $1,275,000; gross revenue $1,779,028; Cash Flow: $582,534
Profitable Bay Area Roofing Company - Consistent Books & Records (San Francisco) — asking $1,400,000; gross revenue $2,180,000; Cash Flow: $376,000
Health and wellness
Healthcare businesses continue to show up consistently in Bay Area deal flow because of recurring demand and stable margins.
San Francisco Cosmetic Surgery Clinic for Sale (San Francisco) — asking Not Disclosed; Cash Flow: $400,000
Turnkey Semi-Absentee Medical Spa | Leading Brand | High Margins (San Jose) — asking $2,400,000; EBITDA: $550,000
Established Orangetheory Fitness Resale in San Jose CA (San Jose) — asking $775,000; gross revenue $1,400,000; EBITDA: $222,000
Retail
Retail opportunities usually revolve around neighborhood demand and strong locations.
$200,000 + net Profit Liquor store in a prime Sonoma County location (Sonoma County) — asking $699,000
Boutique Retail/Office with Rare Parking (Walnut Creek) — asking Listing Removed
Franchise and experiential businesses
These listings are powered by brand infrastructure and repeat customer demand.
Rockin Jump (Sky Zone family) Trampoline Park for sale (Concord) — asking $2,000,000; gross revenue $2,484,612; EBITDA: $664,984
Digital and scalable businesses
These listings look more like operating companies than traditional “main street” businesses.
Enterprise Hospitality SaaS: Remote, Scalable, F500 Partnerships (San Francisco) — asking $1,900,000; gross revenue $416,391; Cash Flow: $139,379
Profitable Design Subscription Agency | $240K+ 2025 Revenue | 20k MRR (Remote) — asking $175,000; gross revenue $240,000; Cash Flow: $126,000
Deal math of the week
The Orinda pool service route: $188,500 asking price on $91,000 cash flow.
That’s roughly a 2.1× multiple, which is typical for route-based service businesses where the value sits in recurring customers rather than hard assets.
Three diligence questions worth asking:
How geographically concentrated are the customer accounts?
What percentage of customers have been with the route for more than two years?
How many hours per week does the owner spend servicing the route?