🔥 Northeast & New England: 9 Businesses For Sale 🔥
Part four of our regional deal series covers the corridor from Maine to Pennsylvania. A basketball apparel brand with 140K+ customer contacts and seller financing on the table, a New Jersey distributor doing $450K in cash flow, a 70-year-old hardware institution, and six more direct-from-owner deals. Every listing is open to every subscriber. Reply to this email with the deal number(s) and we will send you the details.
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In this week's issue:
🏀 Featured Deal: Niche Basketball Apparel Brand | Jackson, NJ - $389K cash flow, 140K+ contacts, seller financing available
🕵🏼♀️ 8 more direct-from-owner listings across NJ, NY, MA, PA, and Maine: steel fabrication, distribution, auto repair, cleaning routes, and retail
📅 What to Watch in the Northeast
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🚀 Startup Spotlight
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#6 - Niche Basketball Apparel Brand with 140K+ Customer Contacts & Scalable Ops
📍 Location: Remote (Warehouse in Jackson, NJ)
🏷️ Asking Price: $1,000,000
💰 Cash Flow: $389,000 | 📈 Gross Revenue: $2,086,772
📊 Business Type: Ecommerce Apparel
🏠 Ownership: Fully Remote - Owner-Operated
✅ Key Highlights:
• 140,847+ email contacts and loyal customer base
• Proprietary in-house printing system for on-demand apparel
• Operates from leased 1,550 sq ft industrial unit ($2,620/month)
• Lean team of 3 with automated order fulfillment systems
• Seller financing available for $750K at 8%, 10-year amortization, 5-year balloon
🚀 Growth Opportunities:
• Expand internationally and tap emerging streetwear markets
• Add SKUs (sweatpants, long-sleeves, accessories)
• Launch TikTok Shop and leverage X for influencer-based growth
• Partner with tournaments and teams for branded collabs
• Offer printing as a service or custom team gear
📌 Summary:
Founded in 2017, this basketball-focused streetwear brand has carved a powerful niche in youth culture. With $2.08M in annual revenue, a 6-figure SDE, and efficient automated production, it offers a turnkey infrastructure for growth-minded buyers. This is ideal for someone who wants to build atop a community-rooted, brand-forward eCom business with major potential.
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📅 What to Watch in the Northeast: July 2026
• New Jersey Is the Densest Deal Corridor in This Series. Four of the nine listings in this issue sit in New Jersey alone: apparel, distribution, transmission repair, and cleaning routes. Dense metro corridors produce more retiring owners per square mile than anywhere else, and buyers who focus on one corridor can look at several deals in a single trip.
• Legacy Retail Is Quietly for Sale. A hardware and pool supply store with a 70-year history and $250K in cash flow does not hit the open market often. Multi-generation businesses come with the deepest customer loyalty and the least documented processes, so plan diligence accordingly.
• Motivated Sellers Move the Timeline. One seller in this issue is exiting due to divorce and wants a fast close. Life-event sales are where prepared buyers with financing lined up win deals that slower buyers never even get to see.
🕵🏼♀️ Direct-From-Owner Pipeline: The Northeast
Every listing below came straight through our seller intake. These owners contacted us directly; none of these are broker listings. Figures are owner-reported and verified during diligence. Reply to this email with the deal number(s) to request an introduction.
🏭 Manufacturing & Fabrication
#10 - Structural Steel Fabrication & Erection Company | Massachusetts
📍 Massachusetts
🏷️ Asking: $3,000,000 (includes real estate) | 💰 Cash Flow: $250,000 | 📈 Revenue: $2,000,000
📝 Miscellaneous steel construction products with property included. Retirement sale, open to seller financing discussions.
#13 - POP Display Design & Production Company | Southern New Jersey
📍 Marlton, New Jersey
🏷️ Asking: TBD | 💰 Financials disclosed upon executed NDA
📝 Designs and produces point-of-purchase displays for top national brands. Owner exploring exit due to age.
🚗 Automotive & Distribution
#17 - Automotive Detailing Supplies Distributor | Toms River, NJ
📍 Toms River, New Jersey
🏷️ Asking: $1,400,000 + inventory | 💰 Cash Flow: $450,000 | 📈 Revenue: $1,200,000
📝 Distribution business with 37% margins. Owner relocating out of state; open to seller financing.
#18 - Automotive Transmission Repair Shop | Randolph, NJ
📍 Randolph, New Jersey
🏷️ Asking: $450,000 | 💰 Cash Flow: $250,000 | 📈 Revenue: $600,000
📝 Specialty transmission shop at 1.8x cash flow. Retirement sale on a 6-12 month timeline.
🏠 Home Services & Construction
#25 - Residential Garage Renovation Company | Buffalo, NY
📍 Buffalo, New York
🏷️ Asking: $1,000,000 | 💰 Cash Flow: $63,048 | 📈 Revenue: $1,150,000
📝 Focused garage renovation brand with a seven-figure top line. Retirement sale, open to seller financing.
#26 - Window & Pressure Cleaning Company | New Jersey
📍 New Jersey
🏷️ Asking: $1,800,000 | 📈 Revenue: $659,000
📝 Recurring commercial and residential cleaning routes. Motivated seller (divorce); wants a fast close.
🛍️ Retail & Ecommerce
#36 - 70-Year-Old Retail Hardware & Pool Supply Store | Wilkes-Barre, PA
📍 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
🏷️ Asking: $2,400,000 | 💰 Cash Flow: $250,000 | 📈 Revenue: $1,250,000
📝 Hardware, pool supply, and commercial cleaning supplies with a 70-year history. Owner is "just ready."
#37 - Online Antique Trunks & Leather Goods Retailer | Maine
📍 Livermore, Maine (ships worldwide)
🏷️ Asking: ~$300,000 | 💰 Cash Flow: $100,000 | 📈 Revenue: $400,000
📝 Niche online retailer with global shipping and a 25% margin. Retiring owner, open to seller financing.
🤌🏼 Learnings Of The Week
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Coming up next: the Pacific Northwest plus our fully remote ecommerce and SaaS deals on July 24th, the final issue of the regional series.
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