Use an estate sale company as an off-market real estate acquisition funnel
Operate or partner with an estate sale business to become one of the first people inside houses whose owners need to sell quickly. Identify properties with insufficient sale contents, deferred maintenance, relocation pressure, or other urgency, then offer to buy the house and remaining contents, wholesale the contract, renovate and flip the property, or hold it as a rental.
hybrid B2B Resale / Flipping
From Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast — The Most Overlooked Side Hustle You Can Start With $0 at 12:52
Problem: It gives distressed or time-sensitive property owners an alternative to preparing a house for a conventional listing, while giving the operator early access to off-market properties through an existing estate-sale relationship.
For: Homeowners or heirs who need a fast, simple sale and do not want to clean, list, or renovate a property; the downstream buyers are real estate investors, wholesalers, flippers, and rental operators.
Examples
- A house in Nampa, Idaho: the seller was moving and wanted a fast solution; Braden bought the house and contents, closed in two weeks, sold the remaining items, removed carpet, listed the approximately $70,000 house for $150,000, and had it under contract within a week.
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