How a 24-Year-Old Turns Free, Broken Appliances Into $15,000 a Month

Most people see an old dryer dumped on the curb and think it belongs in the trash. Kyler sees something very different: a business opportunity worth hundreds of dollars—or potentially more than $1,000 in recurring revenue.

At just 24, the Utah entrepreneur has built a business around collecting discarded washers and dryers, repairing them with inexpensive parts, and either reselling or renting them out. His reported earnings? More than $10,000 a month from rentals alone, plus another $5,000 from flipping appliances.

His secret isn't a warehouse full of expensive equipment or years of formal training. It's a simple system that turns unwanted appliances into income.

The $20 Repair That Revives a Worthless Dryer

Kyler's approach starts with finding appliances people no longer want. Many are thrown away because of relatively minor problems, such as a broken belt, faulty thermal fuse, worn roller, or failed heating element.

Using basic tools, inexpensive replacement parts, and repair tutorials available online, he diagnoses the problem and gets the machine working again. In one demonstration, a repair kit containing multiple components cost just $20.

The business follows a straightforward formula: post it, fix it, sell it.

Instead of waiting until a repair is complete to advertise an appliance, Kyler lists it first. That way, potential buyers can appear while the work is still underway, reducing the time an appliance sits around unsold.

Once repaired, a dryer might sell for around $175, depending on its condition and local demand. Offering free delivery within a limited area makes the listing more attractive—and creates another opportunity.

Kyler says customers return their old dryers roughly 90% of the time when he delivers replacement units. Those discarded machines can become the next round of inventory.

Why Renting Can Be Worth More Than Selling

Selling generates cash quickly, but renting creates a recurring income stream.

In one example, a repaired dryer was listed for $175 to sell or $45 per month to rent. If the customer keeps the rental for two years, that produces $1,080 in revenue from a single appliance—before accounting for repairs, delivery, maintenance, and other expenses.

The customer gets an affordable alternative to buying a new dryer, which can cost hundreds of dollars. Kyler gets monthly payments and retains an asset he can potentially rent again later.

That model helps explain how his two revenue streams complement each other: rentals provide recurring income, while flipping produces more immediate cash.

Turning Curbside Finds Into a Scalable Business

Finding appliances on the roadside isn't always reliable, so Kyler helped build TakeMyAppliance, a website connecting homeowners who want to get rid of appliances with people who can collect, repair, resell, or rent them.

The platform reportedly generates tens of thousands of leads each month across the United States.

The bigger lesson is that the opportunity isn't necessarily in the appliance itself. It's in recognizing the gap between what someone considers worthless and what another person desperately needs.

Sometimes, a profitable business starts with nothing more than seeing value where everyone else sees trash.

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