Five seller stories

1 — J. & K., relocating for work, Austin TX

Appraised

$632,000

1st close

$567,800

Sale price

$661,000

Final net

$592,510

“We had 45 days to get out for my new job. Traditional listing felt like a nightmare given we were both working full-time plus packing. Zoom Casa quoted us within 24 hours, closed the first tranche in 16 days, and we moved. The home sat on market for 38 days and cleared above the appraisal by $29k. After fees and the waterfall share, we walked with $592,510 — roughly 1.6% less than what a traditional listing would have netted us if we'd had the bandwidth, but we didn't.”

2 — D., downsizing retiree, Phoenix AZ

Initial offer

$368,000

Post-inspection

$349,500

After repairs

$336,700

Final net

$329,800

“I wanted the simplest thing. House was 28 years old with a 15-year-old roof and original HVAC. Opendoor offered quickly, but the post-inspection deduction was $18,500 (roof) plus $8,200 (HVAC credit, wasn't actually broken) plus $4,600 in cosmetic stuff — $31,300 in total. I accepted because I was ready to move to the retirement community. A comparable home on my street sold four months later for $410,000. Looking back, I probably left $60k on the table, but I also didn't have to deal with showings and inspections.”

3 — M. & R., trade-up buyers, Raleigh NC

Historical note: This flow is no longer available direct-to-consumer; Knock now operates as Knock Bridge Loan through partner lenders and agents.

Bridge amount

$245,000

Bridge fee

$3,063

Interest (62 days)

$4,190

Net of departing

$478,890

“We found our dream house and didn't want to lose it to a contingency. Knock funded the down payment on the new place, we moved, and then listed our old house with our own agent. Sold in 54 days at asking. The bridge cost about $7k all-in, which honestly was worth it to not be contingent — the winning offer on our new house had two other bidders. Would do it again.”

4 — L., estate sale executor, Tampa FL

Initial offer

$261,000

Post-inspection

$247,500

Final net

$241,300

“It was my father's house, out of state, probate-eligible. I didn't have the bandwidth to manage a listing from three time zones away. Offerpad quoted within 72 hours, handled all the paperwork electronically, and closed in 19 days. Their net was clearly below market — comparable homes in the neighborhood were listing at $295-310k — but the cost of flying back and forth, hiring a property manager, and carrying the home for 3+ months would have eaten the difference.”

Line-item reconciliation: $261,000 initial offer, less $13,500 in post-inspection repair adjustments (roof, minor plumbing), arrives at $247,500. Offerpad's 5% service fee (~$12,375) plus seller-side closing costs (~$6,000–7,000) would normally net closer to $228k–229k; the elevated $241,300 final net reflects a partial fee concession the executor negotiated in exchange for electronic-close efficiency. See line-item breakdown in the PSA for exact figures.

5 — P. & S., family relocation, Denver CO

Departing appraised

$695,000

Buy-side cash offer funded

New-home purchase

Departing sale price

$712,000

Final net on departing

$658,280

“We chose HomeLight specifically because we'd found our next home and didn't want to lose it to a contingency. HomeLight Cash Offer is a buyer-side / buy-before-you-sell product — they fronted the cash to make a non-contingent offer on the new place, and we listed our departing home on the open market the conventional way. The departing home sold above list by $17k; after commission, HomeLight's buy-before-you-sell program fee, and closing costs, we netted $658k on the departing side. Zoom Casa's seller-side Cash Offer Plus waterfall might have given us a slightly different number, but we needed the buy-side cash more than seller-side optimization.”