🧠 Valuation Insight: Chairs Don’t Pay the Loan

 💈 Salon valuations often look better on paper than they perform in reality:

  • Owner does most of the services and keeps clients
  • Booth rental income is inflated or cash-based
  • No CapEx for salon upgrades, chairs, or equipment
  • Addbacks include spa treatments, family discounts, and perks

📌 If the clients follow the stylist—not the brand—it’s not transferable value.