Advisors to C-store and gas station owners and buyers

One advisor, start to finish

The person who takes your first call is the person who sits at the closing table. Your file does not get handed to a junior associate after you sign on, and you will not have to explain your store twice. When a buyer's lender asks a hard question in week six, the answer comes from someone who has known the deal since day one.

A real number, early

Owners hear a lot of flattering prices from people who want your business. We would rather tell you what buyers are likely to pay, and why, before you spend months on the market finding out the hard way. That means looking at your fuel gallons over a few years, inside sales and margin, the supply agreement, the age of the tanks, and whether you own the dirt or rent it. If the number is not where you need it, we will say so and talk about what would move it. Sometimes the right advice is to wait a year.

We also spend our time on who is actually buying C-stores right now and what they want. A regional chain filling in a trade area looks for different things than a first-time operator or a net lease investor who only cares about the rent and the tenant behind it. Knowing which one fits your store is most of the job.

Both sides of the table

We advise sellers, buyers and lenders. On every deal we tell everyone, in writing and up front, who we are working for. If we are working for the seller, the buyer knows it from the first conversation. That plainness is why both sides keep calling.

Who we are

C-Store Trader is a business consulting and advisory service based in Dallas. Our affiliates are Eagle Nest Property Group LLC and Eagle Nest Brokerage LLC. When a deal includes the land and building, the real estate side is handled by Eagle Nest Brokerage LLC, a licensed Texas real estate brokerage.

Not ready to talk yet? There are three ways to get a sense of what your store is worth, from a quick online range to a written opinion, at Value.