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# Case Studies | Travis Business Advisors
> Real-world composite case studies showing how Austin-area businesses maximized sale value through preparation, positioning, and professional guidance.

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[Car Wash
CS1
## How a Central Texas Express Car Wash Commanded a 35% Premium Over Its First Offer
35% premium over unsolicited offer — $1.07M difference
$4,070,0007.0x EBITDA94 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/car-wash-35-percent-premium) [Dental
CS2
## How a Solo Dental Practice Earned $360,000 More by Finding the Right Buyer Type
$360K more by comparing buyer types, not just dollar figures
$1,311,000 total80% of collections180 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/dental-practice-right-buyer-type) [HVAC
CS3
## How Recurring Revenue Turned a $1.5 Million HVAC Valuation Into a $2 Million Sale
+$476K from properly valuing service agreement portfolio
$1,976,0003.8x SDE
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/hvac-recurring-revenue-premium) [Self-Storage
CS4
## When the Building Is Worth Five Times More Than the Business: A Self-Storage Case Study
$5.3M gap between CPA estimate and real estate valuation
$6,600,0006.3% cap rate120 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/self-storage-building-worth-more) [Childcare
CS5
## The Childcare Center With a Regulatory Moat Worth $400,000
$245K premium from licensed capacity and waitlist
$735,0003.0x SDE
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/childcare-regulatory-moat) [Auto Repair
CS6
## The Auto Repair Owner Who Almost Left $590,000 on the Table
$211K in missed add-backs = $590K in lost sale price
$1,375,0002.8x SDE165 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/auto-repair-add-backs) [Commercial Cleaning
CS7
## Two Similar Businesses. Two Very Different Outcomes. What 12 Months of Preparation Was Worth.
$622K gap — preparation returned $7–$9 for every $1 invested
$1,330,000 vs $708,0003.5x vs 2.4x82 vs 287 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/prepared-vs-unprepared) [Gas Station
CS8
## The Gas Station Deal That Almost Died on the Pump Island — How an Environmental Discovery Turned Into a $175K Negotiating Advantage
+$365K after environmental discovery became a negotiating tool
$2,165,0004.0x EBITDA128 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/gas-station-environmental-negotiating-advantage) [Senior Care
CS9
## The Senior Care Facility Where Operational Quality Was Worth More Than the Financials — How Payer Mix and Staffing Stability Created a 40% Premium
4.0x vs 2.4x EBITDA multiple — 40% premium from operational quality
$3,690,000 vs $1,440,0004.0x vs 2.4x EBITDA112 vs 270 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/senior-care-operational-quality-premium) [Restaurant
CS10
## The Restaurant That Sat on the Market for Eight Months — And How a Financial Cleanup, Lease Extension, and TABC Transition Plan Rescued the Deal
120-day financial cleanup rescued a deal that sat 8 months unsold
$422,0002.2x SDE67 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/restaurant-financial-cleanup-rescued-deal) [Laundromat
CS11
## The Laundromat That Penciled Beautifully on Paper — Until the Equipment Appraiser Showed Up
$25K equipment fix restored $41K in appraised value and saved the deal
$461,0003.6x SDE54 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/laundromat-equipment-appraisal-killed-deal) [Mobile Home/RV Park
CS12
## The Mobile Home Park That Sold for 3.1x the Owner's Expectation — Once It Found the Right Buyers
$1.9M valuation gap — CPA used SDE multiples on what was really a cap-rate asset
$2,800,0007.2% cap rate95 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/mobile-home-park-3x-owners-expectation) [Marina
CS13
## The Lake Travis Marina Where the First Deal Died in the LCRA's Inbox — And What Fixed It
+$482K after LCRA permit pre-clearance and asset separation rescued a collapsed deal
$3,332,0008.0x EBITDA118 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/lake-travis-marina-permit-killed-deal) [Boutique Hotel
CS14
## The Hill Country B&B That Appraised at $1.1 Million — And Sold for $1.65 Million
+$550K by targeting lifestyle buyers instead of PE cap-rate methodology
$1,650,0002.8x SDE / 5.7% cap87 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/hill-country-bb-lifestyle-buyer-premium) [Funeral Home
CS15
## The Funeral Home Where $1.9 Million in Pre-Need Contracts Almost Disappeared From the Sale Price
+$2.6M after pre-need trust portfolio and RE were properly valued and included
$4,432,0006.5x EBITDA142 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/funeral-home-pre-need-trust-nearly-excluded) [Veterinary
CS16
## The Veterinary Practice Worth $1.5 Million — Until One Hire Changed Everything
+$917K after 14-month associate production transfer and operational restructuring
$2,465,0008.5x EBITDA73 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/veterinary-practice-associate-transition) [Landscaping
CS17
## The Two Landscaping Companies That Posted the Same Revenue — and Sold $340,000 Apart
168 verbal agreements converted to contracts; route consolidation rescued a failed listing
$375,000 vs $02.9x SDE61 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/landscaping-contracts-route-consolidation) [SBA Financing
CS18
## He Had $240,000 and Thought That Was His Budget. An SBA 7(a) Loan Changed the Math Entirely.
$240K equity injection → $1.39M acquisition via SBA 7(a) in 91 days
$1,390,0003.6x SDE91 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/sba-buyer-journey-240k-to-1-4m) [Pest Control
CS19
## She Accepted the Highest Offer — Then Spent Three Months Learning What That Actually Meant
97-day SBA closing — five lessons every seller learns the hard way
$1,250,0003.68x SDE97 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/sba-seller-perspective-pest-control) [HVAC
CS20
## He Spent 16 Years Fixing Other People's HVAC Systems. At 48, He Finally Bought His Own Company.
$2.1M HVAC acquisition — 2,100 service agreements and salary replaced in Year One
$2,100,0004.3x SDE88 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/hvac-buyer-engineer-2-1m-acquisition) [Self-Storage
CS21
## She Wanted to Buy a Self-Storage Facility in Bee Cave. The SBA 504 Loan Made It Possible.
$1.275M down on $12.75M facility — SBA 504 two-tranche structure in 118 days
$12,750,0005.8% cap rate118 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/sba-504-self-storage-bee-cave) [Education
CS22
## She Built a Montessori School in Lakeway From Scratch. Now She's Making It Worth $3 Million More.
+$2.1M–$2.7M exit value by buying building via SBA 504 instead of continuing to lease
$3,587,000 (building)N/A
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/sba-504-montessori-lakeway-building) [Insurance
CS23
## The Insurance Agency Valued at 1.8× Revenue — Until a Broker Proved It Was Worth 3.8× SDE
+$256K effective value by switching from revenue multiple to SDE-based valuation
$2,726,0003.8x SDE142 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/insurance-agency-revenue-vs-sde-valuation) [IT Services
CS24
## The IT Company Generating $2.4 Million in Revenue That Three Buyers Valued at Three Very Different Numbers
68% valuation gap — $935K spread between SBA buyer, strategic buyer, and PE platform
$2,315,0006.7x EBITDA127 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/it-msp-three-buyers-68-percent-gap) [Gym & Fitness
CS25
## The Gym Owner Who Was Told Her Business Was Worth the Equipment — And Sold It for 2.8× SDE
+168% over CPA estimate — $481K via SDE valuation vs $180K equipment-based estimate
$481,6002.8x SDE108 days
Read Case Study](https://travisbusinessadvisors.com/case-studies/gym-fitness-equipment-vs-sde-valuation)

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