Selling path
List for market price with a written floor underneath it
You list normally. Before the sign goes up, a backstop offer is put in writing at a price below market. If the house does not sell in the agreed window, you can take the backstop. Read the terms — the floor is not the market price and the conditions matter.
Term sheet
How this compares to the alternatives
Same four questions for every path. Read the row you care about across all three columns.
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Cash offer
Right for you if
Guaranteed Sold Program
you need to buy next and cannot risk being stuck with two payments.
Find your Realtor
your house is in condition to list and you want the highest realistic price.
Cash offer
certainty and speed are worth more to you than the last dollar of price.
What it costs you
Guaranteed Sold Program
Standard commission if it sells on market. If you use the backstop, expect a below-market price similar to a cash offer.
Find your Realtor
Standard local commission, paid at closing. CloseCenter costs you nothing — the agent pays us 30% of their referral-side commission.
Cash offer
No commission and no repairs, but the offer comes in at a discount to open-market price. How big depends on condition and location, and we put the number in front of you.
Realistic timeline
Guaranteed Sold Program
Agreed window on market, then the backstop typically closes within about 2 weeks, depending on title work or issues.
Find your Realtor
Time on market varies with price and condition, then closing usually runs a few weeks once you are under contract.
Cash offer
Usually closes within about 2 weeks, depending on title work or issues that turn up. You usually pick the date.
What can go wrong
Guaranteed Sold Program
The guarantee is only as good as its conditions: price, condition requirements, and the window. A weak backstop is marketing, not protection.
Find your Realtor
The house sits. Price was wrong, condition was wrong, or the agent went quiet. That is what the 30-day review exists to catch.
Cash offer
Retrading — the buyer lowers the price after inspection. Ask for proof of funds and a hard, non-refundable deposit before you take the property off market.
Ranges are general and depend on your market, condition, and lender. Nothing here is legal, tax, or financial advice.
This fits you if
- You are buying another property and need certainty
- You cannot carry two mortgages
- The house is in listable condition
- You want market upside without open-ended risk
Look elsewhere if
- You have no deadline
- The property needs major repair before it can be listed
- You want the absolute highest net and nothing else
What we hold the agent to
The accountability layer
Four standards, in writing, the same on every referral. Not a service promise — a set of conditions the agent keeps or loses the referral.
Full-time agents only
Real estate has to be the agent's primary income. We do not screen on closing counts — a low-volume full-time agent beats a high-volume part-timer on responsiveness.
If it slips: the referral moves to another agent in the area. Coverage is not exclusive.
Contact within 4 hours
The agent calls you within 4 hours, same business day. Not a text blast, not an automated drip — a call from the person who will handle the file.
If it slips: tell us. We reassign, and we tell you we did.
30-day listing review
At day 30 the agent sits down with you and reviews their own numbers: showings, feedback, days on market, price position. No spin, no new photos as a substitute for a decision.
If it slips: we run the review ourselves and put the numbers in front of you.
On the file through closing
One person at CloseCenter owns your outcome from the first call to the closing table. You are not handed off to a queue.
If it slips: you have a direct line and a name, not a support inbox.
Process
What happens, in order
No mystery steps. If a step slips, you hear it from us before you notice it yourself.
- 1
Valuation and floor
The agent prices the listing and a backstop buyer sets the floor. Both numbers are in writing before you list.
- 2
Read the conditions
We walk you through what voids the guarantee. This is where these programs usually fail people.
- 3
List and market
Normal listing, normal exposure, normal chance at market price.
- 4
Day 30 review
Numbers on the table. Adjust price or hold.
- 5
Sell or exercise
If the window closes without a contract, you can take the backstop and close on a set date.
FAQ
Questions people actually ask
Next step
Start with a conversation, not a contract
There is nothing to sign with CloseCenter and nothing to cancel. Sellers pay us nothing, ever.