Income Claim Check

Acquire micro-SaaS with verified revenue: $75,000/yr ARR claim

Partially verified

Years of consistent acquisition posts plus TrustMRR micro-deals; still founder-reported and capital-intensive.

Revenue proven: Partial Product live: Partial Repeatable solo: No

Last checked 2026-10-08 · Report a correction

The claim

"I've acquired 10 micro SaaS through 5 deals since 2022. My portfolio does over $75k a year." Deal prices cited: $45k, $97k, $36k, $15k, $48k. "Total MRR sits at roughly $7.5k." "2 - 4 hours a week."

@justin_butlion · Posted 2026-09-16 · Original post

Headline figure: $75,000/yr ARR claim (@justin_butlion, founder post, Sep 16, 2026)

TrustMRR acquisition announcements and listing-fee notes from other posts are recorded in checks, not in the headline claim.

Founder-reported

Buy small B2B apps or TrustMRR-listed micro-SaaS with seller financing; operate as a portfolio.

What we checked

  1. Original post review
    Claims 10 apps (3 Slack, 6 monday.com), five deals at $45K/$97K/$36K/$15K/$48K, ~$7.5K MRR, all via Acquire.com.
    2026-10-08 · Source
  2. Founder’s continuous public acquisition log
    Substack “My 5th SaaS Acquisition” documents 10 apps at $7.8K MRR.
    2026-10-08 · Source
  3. TrustMRR sale announcements
    TrustMRR sale #188: sold for $6.3K, $2.3K revenue last 30 days, 0.2× multiple; sale #187: $18K, $4.7K last 30 days, 0.3× multiple.
    2026-10-08 · Source
  4. Author profile
    @justin_butlion registered 2010-01, 1,254 followers.
    2026-10-08 · Source
  5. Payout rails (China notes)
    Stripe does not support mainland China entities.
    2026-10-08 · Source
  6. Product live
    No independent check yet.

Red flags

Self-promotion

Can a solo dev do this?

Startup cost (Medium) Wide range: TrustMRR micro-deals ~$1.4K–18K; traditional seller-financed deals $15K–97K.
Skills (Medium) Maintain acquired codebases.
Acquisition existing marketplace traffic
Payments Stripe · Merchant of record (Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Creem…). TrustMRR listing fees can be paid by card; acquiring SaaS usually requires transferring Stripe or MoR billing accounts in supported countries.
Solo fit (Good fit) TrustMRR micro-deals lower the bar; sub-1x multiples often mean stagnation—diligence required.
How we scored (credibility 76, feasibility 58)
  • Revenue evidence 4/5

    Justin’s Substack documents five deals since 2022 with consistent MRR (~$7.8K); TrustMRR posts show small verified sales.

  • Product live 3/5

    Acquire.com and TrustMRR deal posts are live, but we did not run a separate check on each acquired app’s storefront.

  • Demand signal 4/5

    Active micro-SaaS buy/sell discourse and TrustMRR sales.

  • Author credibility 4/5

    Account since 2010; mild self-promotion via Substack.

  • Replicability 2/5

    Traditional deals are $15K–97K; TrustMRR micro-deals are smaller but capital-heavy.

  • Solo feasibility 3/5

    Buying SaaS requires capital and Stripe (or similar) account transfers—feasible in ~46 Stripe countries but needs a registered business in practice.

  • Timing & competition 3/5

    Moderate competition for small SaaS deals.