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Tennessee
Runs Itself. Two Locations. Approaching $1M. Absentee.
Asking Price
$891,582
Revenue
Call/Email
Down
$100,000
Cash Flow
Call/Email
Name: Ryan Mortensen
Name
Ryan Mortensen
Description
What if you owned a business that made money whether you showed up or not?
Not theoretically. Not "someday." Right now. Today. This one already does.
Walk into either showroom and something happens that most retail businesses never achieve — customers forget they came in to shop. The environment does the selling. Immaculate design, signature scenting, premium displays, and a no-pressure experience so refined that customers drive past competitors to get here. They have for eight years. They will for eight more.
Here is what makes this different from every other listing you will read today.
The owner hasn't walked through the front door in over a year.
The business just had its best revenue year in company history.
Think about that for a moment.
A full-time professional manager runs everything across both locations — hiring, firing, accounting, inventory, vendors, staff, and customer service. Nothing falls through the cracks. Nothing needs the owner. Nothing will need you either, unless you want it to.
This is not semi-absentee. This is fully, completely, genuinely absentee.
Two established showrooms. Eight years of brand equity. 100% customer recommendation rate. A+ BBB rating. Nationwide Buying Group membership. Seven premium brand authorizations. 64% gross margins expanding every year. Record 2025 revenue approaching one million dollars.
The second location is still in its growth phase. The best years may not have happened yet.
SBA pre-approvable with 10% down. Seller financing available. The owner is a sophisticated multi-business operator reallocating capital — this is a strategic exit at the peak of performance, not a business someone is running away from.
The buyers who hesitate on listings like this are the ones who tell the story later.
Qualified buyers receive the full financial package upon NDA execution.
At Transworld Business Advisors, we are the most active business brokerage in the country - listing and selling the most businesses in the state. Get added to our buyer list today to receive notifications as businesses with your criteria hit the market!
https://tworld.com/locations/Tennessee/dallasfortworthcentral/listings/Runs-Itself-Two-Locations-Approaching-1M-Absentee-
Business Details
Year Established:
2017
Employees:
6
FE&E:
$50,000
Reason for sale:
Other Opportunities
Lease & Tenant Information
Lease Options:
$4,800
Other Information
Listing Number:
69071-532507
Sales:
$959,560
Seller's Discretionary Earnings:
$216,982
Inventory:
$356,569
Posting Information
Posting ID:
ID tw:88134 / Listing Number 69071-532507
Business Category:
Furniture Retail
Keywords:
Transworld
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