The Eight Step Selling Process – Part I
From The Offer Stage Through The Close Of Escrow Stage We thought it be helpful to discuss the various stages of the selling process as eventually most of you will be selling your business some day. In this edition we will cover the following topics: 1) receiving the offer, 2) responding to the offer, 3) […]
Guy Carson Of Café Du Nord
We recently had the pleasure of selling Café Du Nord, a nightclub, restaurant and live music venue to Guy Carson and his partners. Located at 2170 Market Street in San Francisco the business is open from 4p-2a Wednesday through Saturday and 6p-2a Sunday through Tuesday. The Café built in 1907 is located in the basement […]
Helpful Techniques In Negotiating Your Lease – Part I
As a former restaurant owner and as a restaurant broker I have negotiated over 300 leases. As a result of my experience I thought it would be helpful in this issue and the next issue to discuss some of the most important aspects of negotiating a lease. In addition to the topics discussed below I’ll […]
Why So Many Restaurants Fail
After selling over 225 restaurants since 1996, we are able to assess why many restaurants fail. The following are the primary reasons: Poor Location – Good location is extremely important. We have seen some mediocre operations survive long term due to a good location versus seeing some good operations fail due to a secondary location. […]
Johnny Alamilla Will Be Opening Alma In San Francisco
Alma, a transaction completed by Restaurant Realty Company, will be opening soon at 1107 Valencia Street, San Francisco, at the corner of 22nd and Valencia, the former site of The Rooster. Alma will be a reinvented reincarnation of Che Bar y Restaurante Nuevo Latino which was a San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 restaurant due to […]
Buyers and Sellers Connect Online
Restaurant Realty Company’s website, www.restaurantrealty.com has been effective in putting together buyers and sellers which has resulted in several sales. Our website is viewed daily by hundreds of prospective buyers and sellers. The most popular sections viewed are the Listing Section and the Buyer’s Registration Section. The Listing Section includes details on all our listings […]