%% IF it's got real estate; those RE brokers sell businesses with NO up front fee. CAN get some good ideas, values/trends\lots of good info. IF that was me ; i would maybe look in to buying an acre or 10 or 15acres . [Zoned to allow a service business] Inside city limits, maybe not that much land Wisdom is profitable to direct..... Have seen a few listings[shacks] under$10 ,000/Shake Shack maybe worth more
%% OK that's why I noted i may buy an acre or 15,[or less, depending on location] in your example ; that way you can get some free good practical business advice. I assume it's business worth having, ?? Many service businesses have RE; those worth buying + sellin' anyway.
%% a]WELL, I always looked a lot on any lot,or RE + walked a lot on the property, before I bought . Plenty of ways to buy RE, lease buy, cash or credit buy . A helpful RE agent ,most likely a kind female\ should be able to show you some small commercial or starter homes , '' zoned for service business '', in her office. IF all the starter homes or business lots are $500k+/ ; find one on internet you like but tell the RE agent '' I DONT know if i could afford that $500,000??'' Its really non of the agents business what you net or gross, so I am using asking+ bid price for RE I have a service business maybe worth $17,000 or 21or $34,000, you say.... z [Assume its worth $17-21,000-$34,000, but use real name in talking to RE agent not 888]
Thanks for the input, I don't know how an RE agent would be able to find a buyer for a services business in a niche that's relatively unknown. Thanks anyways.
%% NEVER can know until you ask. I bought + sold RE for 20 years thru REALTORS, but good edge for me I never prejudged it or figured i knew anything near what a REALTOR did on RE or related business. And they would know a lot more than me on a fair sellin' price for a service business; assume that agent has sold some businesses , some, not all RE agents have. Unknown would not matter, for a good business ; 77 days or years in business, would matter a lot .