Walnut Creek, CA
$300,000
Walnut Creek, CA
$300,000
Daly City, CA
$99,000
Berkeley, CA
$220,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$85,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$400,000
San Jose, CA
$298,000
Alameda County, CA
$495,000
Windsor, CA
$1,100,000
Hayward, CA
$925,000
Solano County, CA
$300,000
Available Nationwide
$20,000
San Jose, CA
$180,000
San Mateo County, CA
$2,200,000
$30,000
Newark, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
$599,000
Mountain View, CA
$150,000
Fred Mercuro
Pacific Business Advisors
Serving San Francisco County, CA
Pacific Business Advisors is a full service Financial Intermediary and Business Broker. As such we function as a middleman between Sellers and Buyers of Businesses…both Main Street Enterprises and Middle Market Companies. Affiliated businesses of Pacific Business Advisors include: the law firm of Michael T. Chulak & Associates, including Immigration attorneys focused on packaging various visa types with the purchase of a qualifying business, along with both First Nationwide Accounting Services, and Union America Insurance Agency.
Walnut Creek, CA
$375,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$120,000
San Mateo County, CA
$398,000
San Leandro, CA
$59,900
San Jose, CA
$279,000
Available Nationwide
$100,000
Belmont, CA
$49,000
San Carlos, CA
$9,000
$300,000
San Francisco, CA
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Dixon, CA
$5,456,131
San Francisco, CA
$1,950,000
San Jose, CA
$198,000
San Mateo County, CA
$148,000
San Jose, CA
$99,988
Alameda County, CA
$159,000
Oakland, CA
$35,000
Available Nationwide
$100,000
Vallejo, CA
$65,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$225,000
$700,000
Redwood City, CA
San Jose, CA
$249,000
Vacaville, CA
$495,000
Available Nationwide
$300,000
Santa Clara, CA
$320,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$480,000
Oakland, CA
$69,900
Santa Clara, CA
$355,000
Cupertino, CA
$800,000
David Blatteis
Blatteis Realty Co. Inc.
Serving San Francisco County, CA
Independently owned and operated since 1922, Blatteis Realty was one of the first San Francisco real estate companies to specialize in retail and office space for lease. By emphasizing cooperation amongst our own team members as well as the brokerage community, our company's presence and knowledge of San Francisco and the Greater Bay Area has, for almost a century, secured the multigenerational loyalty of Property Owners, Institutional Organizations, Tenants, Principal Developers, and Brokers. Blatteis Realty's reputation for collaboration, knowledge, and extensive service grew alongside San Francisco's rise as a world center and international destination for fashion, retail, and entertainment. Our firm is a full-service brokerage company that covers the complete range of commercial real estate transactions: Retail Real Estate Services, Investment Sales & Acquisitions, Tenant Representation, Landlord Representation, Location Strategy Services, Commercial Real Estate Consulting Services, Property Management, and more. Our team of experts knows the value of maintaining relationships. Our clients know us for our knowledge and integrity. For a complete list of the services offered, please browse our website or contact us directly.
Walnut Creek, CA
$129,000
San Francisco, CA
$110,000
$1,800,000
Petaluma, CA
Hayward, CA
$250,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$249,900
Available Nationwide
$150,000
Mountain View, CA
$350,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $200,000
Marin County, CA
$290,000
Alameda County, CA
$795,000
San Francisco, CA
$220,000
Fremont, CA
$295,000
Alameda County, CA
$351,939
Campbell, CA
$250,000
Redwood City, CA
$175,000
Available in California
$200,000
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its vibrant business community and entrepreneurial spirit. As a result, there are always businesses for sale in the area for interested buyers. If you're considering buying (or selling) a business in the San Francisco Bay Area, it helps to become acquainted with the local business for sale market.
Market Snapshot
We have aggregated and analyzed data from business for sale listings throughout the bay in order to provide some context around the number and types of businesses that are selling, and the financials associated with these listings.
Number of Businesses for Sale |
~1,180 |
Median Asking Price |
$420,000 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$700,000 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$160,000 |
Profit Margin |
23% |
Earnings Multiple |
2.6 |
Revenue Multiple |
0.6 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
How many businesses are currently for sale in the San Francisco Bay Area?
There are over 1,100 businesses listed for sale in the Bay Area. It's worth noting that some of these listings may be 'blindly' listed and might require broader state-based searches to uncover.
What types of businesses are most commonly for sale in the Bay Area?
The market is quite diverse; the majority of available businesses fall into the following categories:
In which counties are most of these businesses for sale located?
The majority of the businesses are distributed among the following counties:
Which cities in the Bay Area have the most businesses for sale?
The most active cities with businesses on the market are:
What is the median asking price for these businesses?
A: The median asking price for businesses in the SF Bay Area is currently around $420,000.
Can you provide information about the average financial metrics for these businesses?
Based on the listings, the median reported revenue is approximately $700,000, with median reported earnings around $160,000, yielding an average profit margin of 23%. The median earnings multiple for asking price is 2.6, and the revenue multiple is 0.6.
How do business owners typically proceed with selling their businesses in the Bay Area?
Most business owners opt to work with a business broker to facilitate the sale process. However, some business owners choose to list and manage the sale independently, navigating the process on their own.