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Gas Stations for Sale in Wisconsin
Fuel-and-convenience sites, branded and unbranded, with or without the real estate. Listed anonymously, with the full file open to approved buyers.
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Reading the Numbers
A Gas Station Is Three Businesses at Once
The single most common mistake a first-time fuel buyer makes is valuing the site as one thing. It isn't. Price each part on its own terms and the deal either works or it obviously doesn't.
| What you're buying | What drives its value | What to ask for |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | Gallons and cents-per-gallon margin, net of card fees and freight. | Twenty-four months of gallons and margin, by month. |
| Inside sales | Store earnings on a multiple, like any retail business. | Category sales, margins and the payroll behind them. |
| Car wash or kitchen | Earnings, less the maintenance that equipment genuinely needs. | Wash counts, pricing, equipment age and service records. |
| Real estate | Valued on the property's own merits, separately. | Parcel detail, assessment, site size and condition. |
Due Diligence
What to Check Before You Sign
- Tank age, material, monitoring records and registration status
- Phase I environmental assessment, and who pays for anything it finds
- Supply agreement term, volume commitments and assignment terms
- Dispenser count, EMV status, canopy and forecourt equipment age
- Whether the reported margin is net of card fees and freight, or before them
- Lottery, tobacco and beer licences, and what transfers with them
- Owner labour in the business — replace it with a real wage before you value it
- Traffic count, access, corner position and what is opening nearby
Common questions
- Do I take on the fuel supply agreement?
- Usually yes, or you negotiate a new one. Branded supply agreements run for a fixed term and often carry image or equipment support that has to be repaid if the brand goes away. Read the agreement before you agree a price, not after.
- How worried should I be about the underground tanks?
- Treat them as a defined process rather than a yes-or-no. A Phase I environmental assessment is standard. Tank age, material, monitoring records and registration status tell you most of what you need, and a Phase II follows only if the Phase I flags something.
- Is the fuel margin or the inside sales the real business?
- Inside sales usually carry the margin; fuel carries the traffic that creates them. Two sites pumping identical gallons can be worth very different money depending on what happens inside the building.
- Can I buy the business without the property?
- Often. Plenty of owners want to sell the operation and keep the land as an income-producing lease. That changes your rent line and therefore your debt service, so model it before you decide which you want.
- What do lenders want to see on a fuel site?
- Consistent gallons and margin, real inside-sales earnings, an environmental report they can accept, and equipment that isn't about to need replacing. Ask what condition items exist early — they set your timetable.
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