Real Estate Interesting Fact - Sears Used to Sell Mail-order Homes
If you think that Amazon is the pioneer of purchase-and-ship products, you’re forgetting about the mail-order giant Sears & Roebuck. In the early 20th century, you could buy just about anything through their giant catalogs, including a surprisingly large selection of homes.
These homes would be delivered to your address in the form of materials, instructions, and sometimes even tools. Sears bragged that, “Any man of reasonable strength, size, and intelligence can assemble a Sears & Roebuck home.” The company sold close to 75,000 of these kits during the early days of the 20th century. We’ve highlighted some of our favorites that you can still buy today (on the resale market, of course). https://lnkd.in/eCBr99jB
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