{"id":22383,"date":"2026-08-18T09:02:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedqueencommercial.com\/en-us\/?p=22383"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:09:42","slug":"four-things-to-know-before-starting-a-laundromat-business-from-a-first-time-buyers-real-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedqueencommercial.com\/en-us\/news\/four-things-to-know-before-starting-a-laundromat-business-from-a-first-time-buyers-real-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Things to Know Before Starting a Laundromat Business, From a First-time Buyer&#8217;s Real Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1456px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Most laundromat stories on the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Laundry Nerd<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Podcast come from owners who are already a few years in, working through the lessons that only show up after opening day. This one is different. Susan Wang\u00a0hasn't\u00a0poured a single quarter into her own machines yet, and\u00a0that's\u00a0exactly what makes her perspective worth hearing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Susan's path to laundromat ownership\u00a0didn't\u00a0start with laundry at all. As a licensed real estate agent turned vending machine route owner, she was restocking snack machines across Orange County when a move to a self-serve car wash location got her thinking differently about the business model. If a self-serve space could run vending, she reasoned, what else could it run? That question led her straight to laundromats, and eventually to the name for her first store: Sunshine Laundry Lounge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What a Would-be Owner Learns by Just Showing Up<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Before Susan wrote a single check, she spent hours sitting inside other people's laundromats with a book, watching how customers moved through the space, when traffic picked up and what made owners frustrated versus proud of their stores. That habit led her to a Coin Laundry Association sticker in a storefront window, then to an industry dinner and eventually to owners like Tim Richardson, whose Deluxe Laundry Spa reshaped how she thinks about the business entirely.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\"Start\u00a0isn't\u00a0opening the doors and saying, 'This is my laundromat.' The start starts with spending time in a laundromat.\u00a0It's\u00a0spending time\u00a0listening to podcasts.\u00a0It's\u00a0going to industry dinners.\u00a0It's\u00a0attending different distribution events. Because\u00a0it's\u00a0such a service industry, and such a forward, customer-focused industry,\u00a0there's\u00a0a lot you can do before you start.\"\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014 Susan Wang, Founder, Sunshine Laundry Lounge<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Key Takeaways for Speed Queen\u00ae Laundromat Owners<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do the research before you\u00a0buy.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Time spent watching real stores, talking to real owners, and understanding the industry beats rushing to sign a lease.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Location and lease terms come first.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Susan walked away from one lease that\u00a0didn't\u00a0work and waited months for the right one, closer to home and on better terms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn from owners who are already doing it well.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Conversations with established owners shaped her thinking on equipment, customer experience and what a store can become.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Design the business around how you want to serve customers.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0From self-serve to wash dry fold to pickup and delivery, Susan built her plan around the experience she wants Sunshine Laundry Lounge to deliver, not the other way around.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hear the Full Story<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is just a glimpse of Susan Wang's journey from vending machines to planning her first laundromat. For the full conversation, including her timeline, financing approach and how\u00a0she's\u00a0preparing to run Sunshine Laundry Lounge as employee one, listen to her episode on the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Laundry Nerd<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Podcast.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Listen Now:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Tune in to\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Laundry Nerd\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Episode 60, \"From Vending to Washers: Susan's Journey to Sunshine Laundry Lounge,\"<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/laundromatinsights.podbean.com\/e\/from-vending-to-washers-susan-s-journey-to-sunshine-laundry-lounge\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, or find the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Laundry Nerd<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Podcast on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7uHUPhpCVd3pL8XGud63bV\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/from-vending-to-washers-susans-journey-to-sunshine\/id1541357332?i=1000783150142\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span 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