Would You Take 80% to Be Done in 14 Days? Or do the Full Market Offer with 2 Checks?

May 16
9 mins

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4 options available - 


CashCPO 1) full market value offer, money in 14 days, check one at 70% then second check when it sells

CashCPO 2) One And Done - 80% of value in 14 days

CPO Listing - you do the inspection upfront when listing - sells faster, for more money, and with less stress!

Conventional Listing - what we call grandma's listing - we'll show you how the net is most often considerably lower.

CashCPO.com - see what comes back for your home.

If the “best price” comes with months of showings, repair requests, appraisal stress, and a buyer who can still fall apart right before closing, is it really the best deal for you? I’m Rowena Patton, and I’m unpacking a simple idea that surprised even our team: many home sellers do not want to maximize every dollar. They want a clean finish line. 

We walk through the full market cash offer approach, built to remove the most painful parts of selling a house. That can mean skipping remodeling, avoiding lockboxes and strangers walking through your home, and sidestepping inspection repair negotiations that can turn into endless credits and concessions. We also explain how the “second check” works when a funding partner puts money into the property after the first closing to handle anything from cleaning and staging to larger repairs like roofing, septic, flooring, and paint, so the home can resell at its best. 

Then we get to the reason for today’s headline: the 80% One And Done. Sellers kept telling us they would rather take a straightforward cash offer, close fast, get paid once, and be finished. No waiting, no wondering, no open houses, and no emotional drag. We compare One And Done with other home selling options, including Certified Pre-Owned listings and traditional sales, and we talk candidly about when each path makes sense based on your money, timeline, and tolerance for stress. 

Want the simplest way to decide? We can show the net amounts from the different options on one sheet. Subscribe for more practical real estate guidance, share this with someone facing a move or an estate sale, and leave a review if it helped. What would you trade for certainty in your home sale?

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