Local warehouse buyer. Long-term owner.
We buy small-bay industrial buildings — warehouses, flex space, and office-warehouse properties — directly from owners, and we hold them long-term.
Tell us about your warehouse
A direct, confidential conversation with a local buyer — no public listing, no MLS, no obligation. Send a few details and we’ll follow up the same business day.
Prefer to talk? Call us at (504) 334-8255
or email harry@driftlessindustrial.com.
We’re Driftless Industrial, a local buyer based in Mandeville. We’re not flippers, not wholesalers, and not a fund assembling buildings to sell off later. When we buy your building, we become its next owner — your tenants and the relationships you’ve built with them stay in place.
Most buyers in this size range are trying to assign your contract to someone else. We buy with conventional bank financing and we keep what we buy. If you’ve spent years inside your shop and you’re thinking about what comes next, we’d like to talk.
What people say
Driftless made the purchase of my property quick and easy. They explained the whole process and handled all the paperwork.
— GG
Our decision to sell our property was a tough one, but they made selling easy. The hassle-free process, the clarity, the promptness — and they were always available to answer questions professionally.
— Larry & Gloria S.
Reasons owners reach out
You’re retiring or winding down
You’ve run your business out of this building for decades, and you’re thinking about what comes next.
You inherited the building
A family member owned the warehouse, and the estate needs a fair, clean sale — without the work of a public listing.
You’re tired of managing tenants
The building has become a second job. You’d rather hand it to an owner who will actually look after it.
You want certainty, not a headline price
You’d take a sale that closes on schedule over a number that falls apart in due diligence.
The “we buy” postcards feel off
You’ve been approached by wholesalers and ignored them. You want a real buyer who keeps the building, not a contract to assign.
I buy warehouses because a building is somebody’s life’s work — or the start of one.
I grew up in my dad’s car shop, in a metal building he owned. I’m not flipping, not wholesaling, and not assembling a fund — I buy small-bay warehouses to hold them, the same way my dad held his, and his father held real estate before him.
Areas we cover
We buy warehouses and flex-space buildings across the Louisiana Northshore and the Greater New Orleans area. Each area has its own page with local market context.
- Mandeville, Louisiana our home base in St. Tammany Parish
- Covington, Louisiana the Highway 21 and I-12 corridor
- Slidell, Louisiana the eastern Northshore along I-10 and I-12
- Hammond, Louisiana the I-12 and I-55 junction in Tangipahoa Parish
- Greater New Orleans Orleans and Jefferson Parish, the Elmwood and Jefferson Highway corridors
- The Northshore, regionally how we work across the region
Experienced, local, and committed
12 years in real estate
Over 100 transactions closed across the Gulf South — most of them direct from owners, off-market.
Local, in Mandeville
We’re based here. Not an out-of-state operator running a mailer — the buyer you reach is the owner you close with.
Conventional bank financing
No syndication, no money partners, no contingency on a partner’s wire. Capital is committed at LOI on clean files.
Long-term owner
We buy small-bay industrial to hold, not to flip or wholesale. Your building gets the next owner, not a middleman.
What we buy
If your building roughly fits, it is worth a conversation. We underwrite the specifics — you do not have to.
- Warehouses, flex space, office-warehouse, and small-bay industrial buildings
- 5,000 to 25,000 square feet
- Roll-up doors (required)
- AS-IS condition — occupied or vacant
- Single-tenant or multi-tenant
Thinking about selling your building?
Tell us a few details and we’ll follow up the same business day — a direct, confidential conversation with a local buyer. No public listing, no obligation.
How selling your warehouse works
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You call or send a note
A 15-minute conversation about your building, your tenants, and your timeline. Same-business-day acknowledgment.
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We underwrite
Written analysis within 3–5 days based on your building’s actual income and condition.
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Site visit
If the deal pencils, we come to the building within a week.
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Written LOI
A specific number, with terms and timeline in writing.
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Close
Standard Louisiana commercial PSA, 30-day due diligence, 30–45 days total on clean files.
A straightforward sale, start to finish
A deal that closes
Conventional bank financing, committed at LOI on clean files — not contingent on a partner’s wire.
A 30–45 day timeline
A standard Louisiana commercial PSA and a clean close on the schedule we commit to.
No repairs
We buy AS-IS, occupied or vacant. You don’t fix anything before you sell.
No public listing
Discreet and off-market. No MLS, no sign in the yard, no parade of tours.
No commission to you
Come to us directly and there’s no broker fee taken out of your proceeds.
A long-term owner
We hold what we buy. Your building and your tenants get continuity, not a flip.
If you’re thinking about selling
If you own a warehouse, flex space, or small-bay industrial building and you’re considering a sale, we’d like to hear from you. No commission to you as a direct seller, no public listing, and no obligation to a number until you’re ready. Conventional financing is committed at LOI.
Driftless Industrial
Based in Mandeville, LA
(504) 334-8255 · harry@driftlessindustrial.com