Christian Brothers Automotive NNN Properties for Sale (1 Listing)
1 active listing · Updated October 13, 2026
Christian Brothers Automotive is a franchised general-repair brand based in Houston. The sign is consistent. The credit is not. Each shop is typically owned by a franchisee, and that franchisee is who has to pay you when a car count has a bad quarter.
People commonly quote asking caps from the high 5s to around 7 percent for seasoned operators on long paper. Quick Facts repeats that commonly reported band and nothing more precise. Live asks, when we have them, sit on properties for sale.
Quick Facts
- Typical cap range
- 5.75–7.00%
- Lease type
- Absolute NNN on many franchise deals — confirm
- Typical term
- Often 15 yr primary
- Credit
- Franchise system — Houston-based franchisor, private
- Guarantee
- Usually the franchisee, not the brand owner
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Listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed — pricing, cap rates, and lease terms are subject to change, prior sale, or withdrawal without notice.
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Typical paper
New builds are often marketed as 15-year absolute net leases with the tenant handling taxes, insurance, and the building. Believe it after you read the document. Some franchise development deals leave a slice of structure with the landlord or start rent only when the shop opens. Count remaining primary term with the lease expiry calculator from the commencement date in the lease, not from a brochure's "15 years."
Franchisee math
Ask how many Christian Brothers shops the guarantor runs, what the rent is as a share of shop sales, and whether a personal guaranty burns off. A three-shop operator with coverage above the rent is a different loan from a dentist who bought one franchise. The franchisor's brand standards tell you the building will be maintained while the franchise is in good standing. They do not deposit the rent.
Where it sits versus public auto credit
AutoZone is the public-credit box on a similar car-count thesis, at a tighter yield and with a much deeper bid. Advance Auto Parts is the parts retailer the market already prices for a weaker parent. Burger King is the franchise comparison from restaurants: same homework, different building. Christian Brothers belongs in a portfolio only when the operator file is thick and the basis survives a rebrand.
Texas weight, national franchise
The system started in the Houston area and franchises beyond Texas. Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee are real expansion markets for this kind of shop, but confirm the specific city. A Willis, Texas address is a Houston-north suburb deal. Underwrite the household density and the competing bays, not the pine trees in the photos.
Christian Brothers Automotive NNN FAQs
Who guarantees a Christian Brothers Automotive lease?
Usually the local franchisee. Christian Brothers Automotive is a Houston-based franchisor of general repair shops. The brand owner collects royalties. Your rent is promised by whichever person or company signed the lease. Ask for that franchisee's other shops, personal or corporate guaranty, and whether the franchisor has any obligation at all. Most of the time it does not.
What does the real estate look like?
A small repair building with several bays, a customer lobby, and parking for cars waiting on brakes or diagnostics. These are neighborhood service sites, not collision campuses and not quick-lube double drive-thrus. Another repair brand can reuse the bays. The lobby finish is cheap to change. The lease language on roof and lifts is not.
How do buyers commonly talk about the cap rate?
Franchise repair paper is commonly reported from the high 5s to about 7 percent when the operator is multi-unit and the term is long. A first-time franchisee on a new building should not get the same bid. The range in Quick Facts is that commonly reported asking talk. It is not a sales database and it is not owner-verified.
What fails in underwriting these shops?
Rent set by the development budget instead of by bay productivity, a guarantor with one store, and a trade area that already has two national service brands on the same corner. Also check the franchise agreement's remaining term against the lease term. A lease that outlasts the franchise leaves you with a repair box and no brand, which can still work, but only at a rent a replacement operator will pay.
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