Local estate sale company that liquidates household contents for clients
Contract with homeowners, heirs, real estate investors, or other referral sources to price, market, staff, and sell the contents of a house. The company collects the sale proceeds and earns a percentage of gross sales, while passing eligible marketing costs to the client. The model can begin as a weekend side hustle with borrowed tables and family labor, then expand into warehouse sales and related services.
physical BOTH Service / Consulting / Agency
From Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast — The Most Overlooked Side Hustle You Can Start With $0 at 00:00
Problem: Clients need the contents of a house liquidated quickly and professionally so the property can be emptied, sold, or transferred without the client handling thousands of individual items.
For: People dealing with deceased estates, divorce, debt, downsizing, relocation, foreclosure, or an urgent need to clear a house before it is sold.
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Examples
- Braden's first smoker's-house estate sale: nearly everything was sold, leftover items went to an auction, and the sale grossed about $5,000 to $6,000.
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