StretchLearn Course

Own a Laundromat That Pays You While You Sleep

The deal math, financing, pricing, and operating systems behind a profitable self-service laundry.

Beginner9 hr 50 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course takes a complete beginner from understanding why laundromats generate durable cash flow to closing on a profitable location and operating it with minimal labor. You will work through real acquisition math, vendor financing terms from Speed Queen, Continental Girbau, and Dexter, utility and turns-per-day analysis, and the staffing and security systems that protect the business. Every module is built around worked examples, named tools, and the actual numbers a buyer needs to make a confident decision.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Evaluate a laundromat acquisition using turns-per-day, water bills, and seller's discretionary earnings

Structure equipment financing and SBA 7(a) loans to fund a purchase or re-tool

Set per-pound and per-cycle pricing that hits a 35 percent or better net margin

Select payment, card, and remote-monitoring systems that reduce theft and labor

Build a cash-flow and reserve model that survives utility spikes and equipment failure

Design a low-labor staffing, attendant, and security plan for a semi-passive operation

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: The Laundromat as a Cash-Flow Business

Understand why self-service laundries produce durable, recession-resistant income, and learn the core metrics every owner lives by.

3 lessons

Why Laundromats Make MoneyContent · 45 min

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The Metrics That Matter: Turns, SDE, and Per-Square-Foot RevenueContent · 50 min

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Attended, Unattended, and Hybrid ModelsContent · 40 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Finding and Evaluating the Deal

Source listings, perform real due diligence, and tell a profitable laundromat apart from an expensive trap.

3 lessons

Sourcing Listings and Reading the LeaseContent · 50 min

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Due Diligence: Verifying Revenue and Machine ConditionContent · 55 min

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Valuation, Offers, and NegotiationContent · 50 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Equipping and Financing the Store

Choose the right machine mix, fund the purchase, and install the payment and monitoring technology that runs a modern laundry.

3 lessons

Choosing the Machine Mix and BrandsContent · 50 min

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Financing: Equipment Loans, SBA, and Distributor ProgramsContent · 55 min

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Payment Systems, Cards, and Remote MonitoringContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Operating for Profit

Price for margin, staff lean, control cash and utilities, and add the services that grow revenue without growing rent.

3 lessons

Pricing for MarginContent · 50 min

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Staffing, Security, and Daily OperationsContent · 50 min

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Cash Flow, Reserves, and Growing RevenueContent · 50 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

laundromatself-service laundrypassive incomeequipment financingsmall business acquisitioncash flowvended laundrySBA loan