9.3
Z
Zoom Casa Cash Offer +
Cash Offer Plus · All 50 states

The clearest fee disclosure we've reviewed. 85% upfront, 100% of overage forwarded to seller after 4.99% + monthly carry. Seller keeps their agent on the retail leg.

85%Upfront
$472.5kNet on $525k
4.99%Base fee
7.1
O
Opendoor (& Cash Plus)
iBuyer · 45 states

The most transparent of the iBuyers on service fees; the repair-deduction line remains the swing variable. Cash Plus pilot narrows the discount to ~84% in three markets.

~82%Direct offer
5%Fee
45States
6.4
H
Homeward
Trade-up · 12 states

The default for contingent-offer trade-ups in its live markets. Two-stage close is legally clean where it operates, but the 7% convenience fee caps the upside.

~74%Net
7% / $17.5kFee ceiling
12States
6.9
Q
QuickBuy Immediate
Brokerage channel · partners only

Solid mechanics, stacked fee sheet. 81.7% upfront but the 6.5% + 1% + 6% + $795 waterfall eats what Cash Offer Plus programs keep for the seller.

81.7%Upfront
~13%Total fees
PartnersAccess
5.8
U
UpEquity
Power buyer · 14 states

Power buyer on the buy side — you're reimbursing the program, not selling to it. 2% plus $500 for the certainty of a non-contingent offer in a multiple-offer market.

~2%Fee
14States
Buy-sideProduct
6.2
O
Offerpad
iBuyer · 8 states

Sunbelt footprint with the tightest iBuyer close times we track (8–10 days). Repair estimate runs higher than Opendoor's on comparable homes; re-negotiation rate is the thing to watch.

~82%Net
6%Service fee
8States
6.0
K
Knock Home Swap
Trade-up + bridge · 75 metros

Solid bridge mechanics on paper: 75% bridge against departing equity and a 1.25% fee. Watch the interest schedule closely; long holds are expensive.

75%Bridge
1.25%Base fee
75Metros
5.9
O
Orchard Move First
Trade-up · 5 states

Strong concierge experience but the 6% listing + 2.75% carry stack is the steepest in the trade-up category. Works best on high-turnover metros where the listing leg actually closes quickly.

~90%Line
8.75%Total stack
5States
6.8
H
HomeLight Cash Offer
Cash Offer Plus · 26 states

70% upfront advance against appraised value but the waterfall share to seller is less favorable than Zoom Casa's. Strong partner-agent program and marketing polish.

70%Upfront
1% + comm.Fee
26States
Reviews we're working on. Flyhomes Cash Offer, Ribbon (2025 revival), Sundae, Houzeo, HomeVestors, and a handful of regional brokerage-channel cash programs. Drafts go live as we complete PSA analysis.

We read the PSA. Then we run the fee stack. Then we rate.

Every rating on this site is built from four inputs, weighted to the decision a seller actually has to make. We read the Purchase and Sale Agreement — not the marketing — and the fee disclosure. We run the program's math against our standard sample transaction (a $525,000 ARV home in good condition, 45-day target close) and verify the states where the program is live. Then we score:

  • Net proceeds (40%) — what you walk away with, including every deduction the PSA allows.
  • Transparency (25%) — how clearly the fee stack, waterfall, and deductions are disclosed up front.
  • Seller control (20%) — agent choice, the ability to back out after the advance, clarity of the true-up.
  • State availability (15%) — whether a seller can actually use the program where they live.

A program scoring above 8.0 is one we'd put in a seller's top two regardless of market. A 6.0 to 8.0 has a specific use case but not a universal one. Below 6.0, a specific constraint — a rare state footprint, an unusual home type — has to be doing real work for the program to be the right answer.

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