Sell your laundromat or dry cleaner in Durham, NC.
Valemont Group reviews established laundromats, wash-and-fold operations, and dry cleaners in Durham and across North Carolina. We are operators, and we buy to operate.
The people behind Valemont have owned these businesses. The team has launched over 200 laundromats, led over 100 acquisitions, and is backed by a board that has run public companies and closed transactions from hundreds of thousands to billions. When you sell to Valemont, you are paid fairly and the business keeps running.
We look for established businesses with real cash flow and a genuine customer reputation, run by owners thinking about their next chapter. A first conversation is confidential, commits you to nothing, and moving forward typically takes 30 to 90 days.
Durham is a city of about 288,000 residents, the fourth-largest market we cover in North Carolina. Durham County has 11 laundromats and drycleaners, by the Census Bureau's latest business count. About 48% of households here rent. Add wash-and-fold and dry-cleaning customers and you get steady, repeat demand year round. Median household income sits near $79,234, which supports a healthy mix of self-service and drop-off business. If you built a laundromat or dry cleaner in this market, you built something we take seriously.
The people who learn your business have owned and run these stores. Meet the operators and the board.What is a laundromat in Durham worth?
Most established laundromats change hands at roughly 2.5 to 5 times EBITDA, yearly earnings after every operating cost. Where one store sits in that range is a long list, not a short one: how clean the records are, the lease, the machines, who the customers are, and more.
No two stores land in the same place, and a real number takes a real look at yours. Read how laundromat value works, or start a confidential conversation and we will tell you what we see.
Common questions in Durham.
Who buys laundromats in Durham?
Valemont Group acquires laundromats, wash-and-fold operations, and dry cleaners in Durham and across North Carolina, including Rocky Mount and Charlotte. We are operators building a national garment-care platform. The offer comes from us, and after closing, our team runs the store.Every offer is reviewed by a board of operators including the CEO of Clean Laundry, a 163-location chain, and the founder of Queen City Laundry.
How do I sell my laundromat in Durham, North Carolina?
It starts with one confidential conversation. We look at a few simple financial documents, bring you a market offer, verify the details in due diligence, and close. Moving forward typically takes 30 to 90 days.
What is a laundromat in Durham worth?
Established laundromats generally trade around 2.5 to 5 times EBITDA, yearly earnings after every cost. Where a particular store lands depends on far more than any rule of thumb: the books, the lease, the equipment, the customers, and what due diligence finds. A real number takes a real look, and a first conversation with us is confidential and free.
Also buying across North Carolina.
We review businesses across the state, not just in Durham.
Ready to hear a number?
One confidential call. If the store fits, the offer follows, with the board behind it.