1) Laundromats ~95% survive 5 years. Consistent demand, coin-operated, minimal staff. Profit margins: 30-35% thanks to self-service & upfront payment.

2) Self-Storage Facilities ~92% success after 5 years. Low overhead, minimal staffing, highly scalable. Average cash flow: $100/month per unit, fills gap with remote management.

3) Commercial Cleaning Services Failure rate far below industries like restaurants. Profit margins 10-15%, or $120k annually once scale hits. Sell recurring contracts, upsell add-ons like post-renovation or deep clean.

4) Pressure Washing Widely underserved & expanding tight margins. Clients pay $300-$600 per job (a team can generate $100k+/year). Seasonal but ideal for bundling with cleaning portfolios.

5) Pool Cleaning & Maintenance Steady demand, subscription-like monthly clients. Profit margins: 20-30%. Recurring weekly visits = Steady cash flow

6) Gutter & Chimney Cleaning Upsell staple services with high margins. Owner-run → $40K+/year per specialist and scalable via teams. Low startup cost, limited competition.

7) Senior Care Housing (Non-medical) High success rate, government-backed stability, essential demographic growth. Cash flow locked in via leases or rent.

8) Pet Services (Grooming/Boarding) Essential service for pet owners and recession-resilient. Profit margins: 20–25%, highly repeatable bookings. Premium clients value trust over price.

9) Accounting / Bookkeeping Firms Recurring revenue, high client retention. EBITDA-based acquisition multiples = Arbitrage potential. Low failure rate, strong cash-on-cash ROI via consolidation.

10) HVAC & Plumbing Services Rented equipment needed year-round. Margins: 15–25%, recurring contracts with maintenance packages. Boomer owners retiring = Acquisition opportunities.

11) Car Washes (Automated) Recurring usage, minimal staff, high ticket upsells. Cash flow covers debt and funds lifestyle, scale via additional locations.

The best part? You can buy one that’s already profitable (without having millions in the bank). My partners and I acquired an accounting firm for $1,400,000 with $0 personal investment: • SBA loan: $1,000,000 • Seller financing: $200,000 • Investor down payment: $200,000

I’m not even a CPA. My partner runs operations while I receive distributions for minimal oversight. The plan? Acquire 15-20 more firms, integrate them, exit for $100M+

While others chase unicorn startups… Smart money buys essential services. These businesses solve permanent problems that won’t disappear during recessions. That’s why I love this game.

If you want to learn more about how you can buy a boring business as an additional income stream… 📲 DM me “Biz” and I'll show you how 🤝 Follow me → @benkellyone for more Thanks for being here!

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@benkellyone @grok which top 100 wealthy American is buying car washes and laundromats and leveraging SBA loans?

@benkellyone fact check this @ArAIstotle

@benkellyone I can confirm (at least in mid Atlantic area) there is a bubble in car wash land. My FIL is an ex navy engineer and long time PM of a midsized design/construction company in MD. They just won a bid for a car wash that is going to cost $18,000,000 to build… Wonder what IRR on

@benkellyone Bullshit! Rich people are rich because we know that very soon there will not be the customers that can pay for those services .

@benkellyone You are saying some dangerous stuff lol Not cpa but runs it Nursing home? Uhm… 2m loan? 0 down with owner financing You are really saying some funny stuff tbh

@benkellyone That’s so true—“boring” businesses print cash quietly while everyone chases shiny startups. Car washes, laundromats, storage units, HVAC, and even vending routes keep stacking steady profits year after year. Low glamour, high margins. 🚀💵

@benkellyone This rhetoric is so tiresome. How do I block this kind of slop

@benkellyone I wonder how many people look back on their life after a lifetime of laundromat ownership through SBA loans and think “I’m glad I used my time here acquiring boring businesses with low failure rates.”

@benkellyone @threadreaderapp unroll

@benkellyone Bullshit

@benkellyone This is the truth nobody wants to hear. Most of my clients aren’t tech founders—they just own simple, boring businesses and let them run. In the long run, steady income is stronger than flashy ideas for building lasting money.

@benkellyone They are also.. laundering drug money.

@benkellyone So full of it. Lol.

@benkellyone It's very interesting what you say because I see in other countries building similar businesses

@benkellyone The richest people are in the US are buying car washes and laundromats? I know there is opportunity there, but no way that statement is true.

@benkellyone i heard that about 6 months ago in FL

@benkellyone Boring wins.

@benkellyone So true bro. This thread is right on.

@benkellyone The amount of billboards I see for all these types of companies…