Book excerpt: Owning a Laundromat is a great business and can be very profitable. It is an all-cash business and recession-proof. A self-service laundromat runs all by itself. All you need to do is collect the cash and wipe down the machines. This book will tell you how to run a laundromat with no prior experience. The skills needed to run and maintain a laundromat are not rocket science and don't need expensive equipment: just common sense and logic. I will tell you how it is, the good, the bad and the ugly—everything you need to know to get started.