📱 Best Platforms
FB Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp
📖 The Hustle
There is a sweet spot between salvage-title cars (risky) and clean-title cars (expensive): clean-title cars with a minor accident history. These sell for less because Carfax shows an accident, but they drive fine. Buy cars with minor fender-bender history for 20-30% below market. Disclose the history in your listing with photos of the repaired area. Budget-conscious parents buying a first car for their teen are your best buyers.
🚀 First Step
Search FB Marketplace for cars with 'minor accident' or 'repaired' in the description, run the Carfax, and look for cars with clean titles despite accident history.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Clean title with minor accident history is the sweet spot — not salvage, not perfect history
- Always pull a Carfax or AutoCheck and include it in your listing to build trust
- Parents buying their teen's first car are price-sensitive but value honesty about accident history
🛠 Tools & Resources: FB Marketplace app, Carfax or AutoCheck subscription, flashlight and magnet (for bondo detection), OBD2 scanner, Kelley Blue Book app