Houston driving school for sale

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Profitable Houston Driving School | $109K Cash Flow | Retiring Owners

This established Houston-area driving school serves teen and adult students and benefits from decades of community relationships, customer referrals and repeat family business. Services include classroom and online driver education, behind-the-wheel lessons, online defensive driving and DPS-authorized Texas Third Party Skills Testing. The business operates from one leased location, with road testing available to both enrolled students and outside customers.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Profitable and growing: Sales grew 6% in 2024 and 11% in 2025 to $363,978, and 2026 sales through June are on pace for roughly 10% growth (annualized).
Continuing demand, paid up front: Each new class of teen drivers creates steady enrollment, and families return for younger siblings and relatives. Students pay at enrollment or before service, so there are minimal receivables.
Referral-driven reputation: The school is highly rated on Google and spends under 1% of sales on advertising.
Experienced team: Four instructors provide in-car and classroom instruction, and three of the four have been with the school for more than 15 years.
Fleet and systems in place: The instructional vehicle fleet is included in the sale. Online enrollment, electronic payments and scheduling run on commercially supported platforms.
Seller training and transition support: The retiring owners will provide training for an agreed period after closing.

IDEAL BUYER:
A hands-on owner-operator, or an established driving school or education operator looking to enter the Houston market or expand. Driving school experience is helpful but not required. The best fit is someone comfortable leading people and serving customers, with the administrative discipline to run enrollment, scheduling and state reporting, and the sales and marketing drive to build on the school's reputation.

FINANCING:
SBA financing: The business is eligible for SBA financing with 10% down, subject to buyer qualification and lender approval.
Seller financing: Available on a case-by-case basis, subject to owner approval. Asking price of $344,000 with 50% down and the balance seller-carried, on terms to be mutually agreed.

Listed By: Jason Ward

Background information

Reference:

7003

Year established:

1989

Reason selling:

Retirement

Finance

Sales:

$363,978

Profits:

$109,503

Profit type:

Discretionary Earnings

Operations

Employees:

Premises

Facility:

The school operates from a leased 1,500 sq. ft. facility with classroom space, administrative offices, reception and on-site parking for instructional vehicles.

Square footage:

1500

Location:

Houston, Texas

Opportunities

Growth:

SEVERAL LEVERS ARE UNTAPPED: • Add testing days and sessions • Add instructors and classroom sessions • Expand adult lessons and develop refresher and specialty programs • Develop SEO, Google Ads, social media, email to former students, and school and homeschool partnerships • Open additional Houston-area locations

Market:

Contact us to receive a Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM), which will highlight the competition and strengths and weaknesses of the business.

Price and terms

Price:

$323,000

Financing:

Seller financing is available on a case-by-case basis, subject to owner approval.

Training:

No prior driving school experience is needed. The retiring owners will provide training for an agreed period after closing, covering daily operations, enrollment and scheduling, and state reporting and compliance. Phone and email support continues afterward, and optional paid consulting is available on mutually agreed terms. Established operating procedures and online systems support a smooth handoff.