Absentee-Owner Businesses for Sale in Florida

Live MLS listings of absentee-owner businesses for sale in Florida, updated throughout the day.

Businesses the listing describes as absentee-owned or semi-absentee: a manager runs the daily operation and the owner reviews the numbers. These suit investors and buyers who are keeping another job, and the price usually reflects that the manager's salary is already in the expenses.

Absentee Owner: The Numbers

For sale now16
Median asking price$560,000
Median gross revenue (10 listings report it)$840,000
Median net income (5 listings report it)$150,000
Listed in the last 30 days3
Price reduced since listing4
Seller financing offered2

Source: MLS business opportunity listings, every active listing on this page asking $240,000 or more as of November 7, 2026. These are asking prices, not sale prices, and gross and net income as the listing agents report them. A median of fewer than 5 listings is shown as —.

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Absentee-Owner Businesses for Sale in Florida: Questions

How many absentee-owner businesses are for sale in Florida?
16 absentee-owner businesses were listed for sale in Florida as of November 7, 2026, with a median asking price of $560,000. 3 came on the market in the last 30 days, 4 have had a price reduction and 2 offer seller financing. The figures come from the MLS and update through the day.
What does absentee owner mean on a business listing?
That a manager runs the business day to day and the owner oversees it. Check that the manager's pay is already in the expenses, that the manager will stay after the sale, and how many hours the owner really spends on the business.

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