Cathlamet Chevron and Mobile Home Park: Only $1.69 million

...Owner Will Consider Contract!


Cathlamet Chevron
Retail Fueling Center
Convenience Store Interior
Mobile Home and RV Park
  • Quality retail station and convenience store in a rural area
  • Only one competitor within a 20-mile radius!
  • Extremely well insulated from hypermarketer competition
  • No environmental issues; seller recently had a Phase I environmental assessment, ground penetrating radar survey, and water sampling completed at their cost
  • Recently upgraded to Chevron's current Refresh imaging standards
  • Convenience store, especially the delicatesson area, can be expanded to increase sales
  • Adjacent mobile home and RV park produces steady income with little management
  • Facility in very good condition overall
  • Buyer to assume jobber supply contract
  • Several lenders want to make a loan against this property! For the right buyer, we can assemble financing with excellent terms and a modest down payment. The seller may consider a contract for part of the sale price.
  • Washington has no income tax, so you keep more of what you make with this property!

Operating Information

  • Fuel volumes average 63,000 gallons per month; year-to-date volumes are up 5.5%!
  • Fuel volumes have been very stable over the last three years, with little impact from the increase in fuel prices or the down economy
  • Fuel margins have averaged a strong 20.5¢ per gallon over the last five years and have been getting stronger
  • C-store sales average $83,000 per month
  • Year-over-year, store sales were flat in 2008, increased by 4.5% in 2009, and are up another 4.2% so far in 2010!
  • C-store margins have averaged 27% to 28% over the last five years
  • Despite the rural location, fuel volumes and store sales are very stable, with winter levels only 25 percent lower than the peak summer months
  • 12 mobile home spaces generate $30k+ per year of gross income, with two vacancies
  • Two rented mobile homes (included in the sale) generate $4,000+ per year of gross income
  • 20 RV park spaces generate more than $40k per year in gross income, with almost no vacancies
  • Leased drive-through espresso stand generates $100 per month of income

Facility Information

  • 274 East State Route 4, Cathlamet, Washington 98612
  • Wahkiakum County, account 120806-21-0001
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  • Map 8N-6W-12, lot 21-0001
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  • 3.20-acre site, with the station using about one acre and the mobile home and RV park using the other 2.2 acres
  • Fueling system consists of: one 8K gallon STI-P3 tank that holds supreme; one 10K gallon STI-P3 tank that holds diesel; two 7,500-gallon, single-wall steel tanks manifolded together, with cathodic protection; turbine pumps; sumps at the turbine heads; double-wall fiberglass underground piping; mechanical leak detectors; one Wayne V590 and one Wayne V591 blending dispenser; one free-standing diesel-only dispenser; under-dispenser sump containment; mechanical line leak detectors; overfill protection; and an Incon ATS-750 tank monitor.
  • Site includes a 2,520-square foot, metal-framed canopy and a 2,400-sq ft, concrete-block building that was converted into a convenience store in 2005. In addition to the 12 mobile home and 20 RV park spaces, there is a 640-square foot laundry and restroom building.
  • There is plenty of room to add a cardlock behind the convenience store and to expand the store and delicatesson.



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