Transition Squad Inc.

Transition Squad Inc.

Transition Squad is a downsizing and estate liquidation business that has been operating since 2005, when its founder began helping clients with home sales before focusing on senior downsizing. It is based in the Greater Toronto Area.

The company sells the contents of a home through its own online auction platform and through in-person estate sales held at the client's property. Service lines are online auctions, in-person estate sales, a do-it-yourself auction option, donation management, clearout and moving services, and outright purchase of estates.

Two quite different arrangements are offered and they should not be confused. The franchise is a conventional exclusive-territory business that can be run from home or a mobile unit, with a minimum of three employees, a ten-year renewable agreement, 38 hours of classroom training plus on-the-job training, and a 5 percent royalty. Absentee ownership and part-time operation are not permitted. Qualified veterans receive a franchise fee discount.

Separately, the Transition Squad Partner Network is a low-cost annual licence aimed at existing operators such as realtors, organizers, auctioneers, lawyers, resellers and funeral homes who want to add downsizing work. It provides coaching, best practices, lead generation, access to the auction platform and buyer network, and payment processing, in exchange for a share of the seller's commission. It carries no exclusive territory. Ask which arrangement a quoted figure refers to.