How we work, in plain English

Because we buy problems, not listings. We spend real money every month marketing directly to owners in situations a retail sale doesn't solve: inherited property, deferred maintenance, relocation, tired landlords, pre-foreclosure. Those sellers want certainty and speed more than they want the last dollar, so they trade some price for a clean, fast close.

The seller gets their problem handled. We earn a fee. You get a property with room in it. Nobody is doing anyone a favor. It just works for all three sides.

No. Our deals are off-market and distributed privately to our buyer network. They aren't broadly marketed the way a retail listing is, which is exactly why the numbers work.

Usually we hold an assignable purchase contract with the seller (a legally binding contract with memorandum that gives us the exclusive right to purchase) and we assign that contract to you. In some cases we take title first and sell the property outright. Either way it is disclosed on the deal.

We do not represent the seller, and you should never contact the owner directly. See the disclosures at the bottom of this page.

No. We are investors selling contracts or property we control. We do not represent buyers or sellers as agents, we do not hold ourselves out as brokers, and nothing we give you is a brokerage service, a CMA or a Broker Price Opinion.

Most sell inside the same week they're advertised, often within 3–5 days of the walkthrough. There's a published offer deadline on every deal, so speed is about being ready: know your numbers, have proof of funds on hand, and don't wait for the last hour to ask us a question.

Not necessarily. We take backup offers on pending deals, and contracts do fall through. Text us at (336) 645-6587 and we'll put you in the backup position.

Yes, and we want you to. We host one open walkthrough per property and publish the date and time with the deal. Email, call or text us and we'll confirm your slot.

That walkthrough is your due diligence window. All due diligence should be complete before you submit an offer.

Absolutely. Bring your realtor, contractor, inspector, lender, partner, anyone you need to feel confident. Bring them to the one walkthrough rather than planning a second trip.

We can't guarantee one. Many of these properties are occupied or tenant-occupied and every visit is a coordination burden on someone else's household. Plan on one visit and use it fully.

Once an offer is accepted and the non-refundable deposit is made, no further due-diligence time is extended.

Yes. Plenty of our repeat buyers offer off photos, video and comps alone, and we welcome offers after the walkthrough has finished. They are simply sight-unseen offers, held to the same terms as everyone else's.

Rarely, and only when we're already aligned on price. Send us the number you'd expect to pay first; if it's in the range the deal supports, we'll ask the occupant about access. What we won't do is walk a family's home through a parade of buyers who haven't told us whether they're serious.

Three ways. Pick whichever is fastest:

1. On the deal page (best and fastest). Hit Submit an Offer and send your number, earnest money and terms straight to our desk. It logs instantly and time-stamps your spot.
2. Call or text Austin at (336) 645-6587. Texts get answered fast. Send the address and your offer.
3. Reply to the deal email you received, or write to Deals@NCDealDepot.com.

No. This is an off-market assignment of contract, not a traditional MLS purchase, so there's no standard Offer to Purchase to fill out. Send your price, earnest money and close-by date and we'll produce the paperwork.

• Your offer amount
• Proof of funds (or your lender's name, if you're using hard or private money)
• Your earnest money amount
• Your close-by date
• Any terms that genuinely matter to you

That's it. Offers with those five things get presented immediately; offers missing them wait while we chase you.

It is a floor, not a price. The Starting Offer Price is the minimum offer we are able to accept on that property: the lowest number the contract we signed with the seller will support.

We do not publish asking prices. Not on any deal, ever. An asking price tells you what to pay; a floor tells you where bidding opens. They are different things and we only do the second one.

In practice, accepted offers routinely land significantly above the Starting Offer Price. Every deal goes to highest and best against a real deadline, and our buyer list is deep, so treating that number as the target is the single most common way investors lose a property they wanted.

Put your best foot forward. Offer the number the deal is genuinely worth to you.

No. We do not build a fee into the number you see, and we don't mark a property up to leave ourselves room. There is no hidden spread to negotiate against.

That's the whole reason we run a floor instead of a price: rather than us deciding what the deal is worth and padding it, you tell us what it's worth to you. Run your own comps, your own scope and your own exit, and offer the number that works on your spreadsheet.

Our fee comes out of the spread between our contract with the seller and the winning offer. That is exactly why the competition is real and why a lowball rarely survives the deadline.

No. By the time a deal reaches you we've already committed to our network that everyone gets a chance to see the property and place an offer. Letting one buyer jump that line would make every future deadline meaningless. Our deals are priced to sell fast anyway, often within days.

After the walkthrough, buyers typically have up to 48 hours or 2 business days to get their offer in. The exact deadline is published on the deal.

Highest and best at the deadline, but price is not the only input. Certainty of funds, close-by date, earnest money and your track record with us all count. A clean cash offer slightly under a shakier one wins routinely.

We do not share competing offers. Not the count, not the amounts, not "you're close." It would be unfair to everyone who already gave us their real number, so we don't do it for anyone.

You can send it, and we'll log it, but we can't accept it. The floor is set by the contract we signed with the seller. If a deal doesn't clear at the deadline, sometimes the number moves; being on record is how you hear about that first.

We'll happily give you a ballpark on the phone, but we do not publish rehab estimates. Two investors walking the same house write two different scopes depending on their exit (a flip finish and a rental turn are not the same budget), so a number from us would be actively misleading for at least one of you.

Bring your contractor to the walkthrough and build your own.

Where we have analysis, we share it as a courtesy so you can screen quickly. It is not a CMA or a Broker Price Opinion and it is not guaranteed. Verify comps, scope and exit strategy against your own standards, or your realtor's, before you offer.

No. Deals are non-contingent and sold as-is. That's the trade you're making for the price, and it is why the walkthrough matters and why all due diligence belongs before the offer, not after acceptance.

We publish the best information we have and we don't dress it up. But square footage, beds, baths, systems age, tax and rent figures often come from public records or the seller, and none of it is guaranteed. Confirm everything that matters to your number independently.

• The full purchase price
• Closing costs. Our price is net to us
• The transaction fee ($445 standard, stated on the deal and in the assignment agreement)

Your earnest money deposit is applied toward the purchase price at closing.

A standard non-refundable earnest money deposit is required upon acceptance of your offer. The amount is set per deal and shown on the deal page; the deadline and wiring instructions come from our closing attorney with your assignment paperwork.

Deposits go to the closing attorney's trust account. We never ask you to send funds anywhere else. If you get instructions that say otherwise, call us before you wire anything.

Only if title is not marketable or the seller fails to perform. Every other circumstance (cold feet, financing that didn't land, a contractor bid that came back higher) is non-refundable. That's the point of a non-contingent contract, and it's why we push so hard on doing diligence before you offer.

Typically 7–21 days, one to three weeks, from acceptance. Every deal carries an advertised close-by date, so go by that number rather than the range; be prepared to hit it, because our contract with the seller depends on it.

Cash is cleanest. Hard money and private money are welcome. Just disclose your lender upfront so we can judge the timeline honestly. Traditional bank financing is usually too slow for a 1–3 week close, but tell us and we'll consider it case by case rather than guessing on your behalf.

Our closing attorney handles every file. North Carolina is an attorney-close state, and using the same firm across our deals is what keeps a 1–3 week close realistic.

Not without our written consent. No re-assigning, no daisy chains, and no posting our property, photos or contract to your own list, a Facebook group or anywhere else without asking us first.

We're genuinely happy to JV. Just email us a heads up before it goes out, not after.

Yes, and we like working with agents. Add your commission on top of your client's highest and best offer. We do not pay agent fees out of our assignment fee, so build yours into the number you send.

Yes, both directions. Bring us a buyer and add your fee on top of their offer, or bring us a deal you can't move and we'll run dispo on it. Submit a deal for JV review.

Only with our written consent. If you think someone on your list is the right buyer, email us first and we'll almost always say yes, often with a JV structure that pays you properly.

What we can't have is finding out one of our deals is being marketed without our knowledge. It confuses sellers, it confuses buyers about who they're actually dealing with, and it's the fastest way to lose access to us.

No. Do not contact the owner or seller without our explicit consent. We hold a binding contract with a memorandum recorded against the property; attempts to make contact or renegotiate around us will end the conversation and may result in legal action.

Accurate ARV, an honest repair estimate, your contract price, property photos and straight condition notes. Honest beats flattering every time. An inflated ARV just means we find out at the walkthrough and lose two days.

Start at Sell Your Deal.

Yes. The analyzer is a first screen, not a verdict. It can't see a motivated seller, a clean title or a neighborhood we happen to have four buyers waiting on. Send it and let a human look.

Not necessarily. We review direct-to-seller positions as well as wholesaler and JV situations. What we do need is clarity about your contract position and who is allowed to speak to the seller.

If the deal moves forward, yes. We have to coordinate access, title and closing directly. That's why seller-contact permission is part of the submission. We won't go around you, and we won't cut you out of the fee.

Yes. A shareable Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Photos link is required. We can't market or price a property we can't see.

Yes. You get a reference ID after submitting; drop it into the live tracker on the Sell Your Deal page to see review status without having to chase anyone.

Wholesalers and investors who want to get better at acquisitions, dispositions, deal analysis and the systems underneath them, whether you've never closed a deal or you're doing five a month and want twenty.

Yes. They're separate programs, because they're separate skills. Most people are bleeding on one side and don't know which. See the programs.

Video modules on our learning platform at your own pace, plus weekly live group coaching over Zoom where you can put your actual deals in front of us. Templates and resources are downloadable.

Yes. A free strategy call to talk through your goals, your current bottleneck and which path actually fits. Book one here.

The market experience is North Carolina, but acquisitions and dispositions principles travel. Students run these systems across the country.

Yes, a 30-day money-back guarantee. Complete the first three modules, attend at least one group call, and if it isn't right for you we'll refund your investment. We want students who take action, not seats we filled.

• Main office: (336) 645-9665
• Austin direct (Austin Clough): (336) 645-6587
• Email: Deals@NCDealDepot.com

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