2 brothers built a multimillion-dollar junk removal business with less than $10,000. They explain what it takes to get started and make money.

Kirk and Jacob McKinney started their junk removal business, Junk Teens, with about $8,000. Courtesy of Kirk and Jacob McKinney Kirk and Jacob McKinney started their junk removal business with about $8,000. Their first major expense was a $4,000 pickup truck for hauling junk. Low startup costs meant stiff competition, so they focused on speed, pricing, and branding. Junk removal is, at its core, a simple business model with a relatively simple startup blueprint. When Kirk McKinney decided to start his own junk-removal business as a teenager, he already had a feel for the industry. After discovering a dump near his Massachusetts home, he began collecting discarded speakers, electronics, weights, and other items and reselling them. The more time he spent there, the better he got to know the local junk removal workers. Eventually, he started helping them. That's when he saw the business opportunity.