What nobody tells you before you sign the laundromat lease.

An independent, step-by-step guide to building a self-serve laundromat in Australia: site, lease, council, machines, fit-out, finance and the real numbers. Written by an owner who just did it, not someone selling you machines.

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Free: Lease red-flag checklist

Check these before you sign anything.

Does your loan outlast your lease?
Is there 3-phase power, gas, exhaust and hot water?
Does the measured floor area match the listing?
Is the lease conditional on council approval?
What exactly do you have to rip out at the end?
Are outgoings estimated, capped and in writing?

+ 8 more, with what to negotiate

A first-timer’s build, mistakes included

I’m Nitin Kashid. My career is in banking and fintech, and I had never built or run a laundromat before this one. Over seven months I took Suffolk Park Laundromat from an empty shop to a working store, learning each step the hard way, while running LaundryRun, a Gold Coast pickup and delivery laundry that works with laundromats every day. This course is everything I learned: what to check, who to call, and what it actually cost.

Independent

No machine brand or franchise to sell you.

Built new

Greenfield build, not just buying a store.

Australian

Council, certifiers, leases and trades here.

A finance lens

Real costs, loan terms and trading data, read like a banker would.

What the full course covers

Is it worth it?

How the money works, break-even loads per day, who succeeds.

Site and lease

Utilities, floor area, term vs finance, make-good, guarantees.

Council and certifiers

DA vs CDC, who to engage, timing, what runs in parallel.

Machines and finance

Sizing the mix, gas vs electric, payments, what to finance.

Fit-out to occupancy

Core vs non-core, trade sequencing, every certificate to open.

Launch and P&L

Rate card, opening marketing, a working P&L model.

Planned options

Waitlist members get first access and the launch price.

Starter Guide

$39

The essentials in about 20 pages: economics, models, site checks and lease red flags.

Most useful

Full Course

$297

$397

All 16 modules, templates, the P&L model and the full Australian approvals path.

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Mentoring

$1,950

Full Course, three 1:1 calls and introductions to the trades, certifier and broker I used. Limited spots each month.