Open-market pricing
The home is marketed to open-market buyers rather than purchased directly by Direct Home Offers.
Managed sale option for eligible homes
The Max Offer Program
Max Offer is not a direct cash purchase. For eligible homes, we manage an open-market sale that takes longer and includes disclosed costs, but may produce higher proceeds.
Direct answers · Reviewed July 21, 2026
Direct Home Offers at a glance
These short answers summarize the two selling paths and link to the page where each claim is explained in context.
- What does Direct Home Offers do?
- Direct Home Offers evaluates homes for a no-obligation cash purchase. If the seller accepts, Direct Home Offers buys the property directly in its current condition. Source: Cash-offer process
- Where does Direct Home Offers operate?
- Direct Home Offers evaluates properties in major U.S. metros. Published local pages currently cover Minneapolis, Dallas, and Orlando, with additional Minnesota and Twin Cities guidance. Address review confirms coverage for a specific home. Source: Published locations
- Cash Offer or Max Offer?
- With a Cash Offer, Direct Home Offers is the buyer. Max Offer is a separate managed-sale program for eligible homes: the property is marketed to an open-market buyer, takes longer, and includes disclosed program and selling costs, but may produce higher proceeds. Source: Program comparison
- What about fees, repairs, and timing?
- The direct cash path requires no agent commission or seller repairs and can close in as little as seven days when title and transaction details are ready. Max Offer requires no upfront payment or seller repairs; costs are deducted at closing, and its current planning estimate is about 45 days. Source: Terms and assumptions
- Who is each option best for?
- A Cash Offer may fit sellers who prioritize speed, certainty, an as-is sale, and fewer showings. Max Offer may fit eligible sellers with a marketable home who can allow more time and want to pursue higher potential proceeds. Source: Eligibility guidance
Why it’s different
Under Max Offer, we don’t buy your house. We sell it for you.
Direct Home Offers can buy homes directly through its cash-offer path. The Max Offer Program works differently: for eligible homes, we help bring the property to the open market, perform the work described in the program terms, and take a disclosed fee only when the sale closes.
Longer than cash
The current planning estimate is about 45 days, but actual timing depends on the property, market, buyer, title, and closing conditions.
No upfront payment
No seller repairs or upfront program payment. Estimated program and selling costs are shown before you decide and deducted at closing.
Sold as-is
Leave what you do not want. Buyers tour the home, but you do not have to fix it first.
Max Offer Program
What do you think your home is worth?
Your best guess is fine. Try:
With us, you'd walk away with
$267,000
That's $57,000 more than the calculator’s 70% cash-offer assumption.
Wait, how?
Why can the Max Offer estimate be higher?
With a cash offer, Direct Home Offers buys the house directly and takes on the resale risk. With Max Offer, we help sell it for you instead. That path takes longer and includes program and selling costs, but may produce higher proceeds.
Modeled Max Offer proceeds
Max Offer Program
$267,000
Modeled from the open-market value entered above, with the displayed costs and an estimated ~45-day timeline. No seller repairs and a 3-month program term.
Traditional agent sale
$254,700
Estimated fees, repairs, and waiting costs total $45,300, with a typical 4–7 month timeline.
Direct cash offer
$210,000
Fast, but the modeled buyer discount keeps $90,000 of the home's estimated value.
Here's how we got these numbers
Max Offer Program ★
Your home is worth$300,000
Our fee (5%, $15K min)-$15,000
Selling costs-$15,000
Repairs & clean-up$0
Buyer credits (1%)-$3,000
Contract time3 months
Time until you get paid~45 days
You walk away with$267,000
Real estate agent
Your home is worth$300,000
Agent fees (6%)-$18,000
Getting the house ready-$5,400
Repairs the buyer asks for-$8,400
Closing costs-$4,500
Buyer credits & extras-$9,000
Contract time6–12 months
Time until you get paid4–7 months
You walk away with$254,700
Cash offer
Your home is worth$300,000
What they offer (70%)$210,000
Value the buyer keeps-$90,000
Repairs & fees$0
Time until you get paid20–30 days
You walk away with$210,000
This calculator is for educational purposes only. Figures are estimates based on the assumptions shown and do not replace a professional valuation or formal offer.
Is the Max Offer Program right for you?
It may fit sellers who can allow more time and want to pursue higher potential proceeds. Eligibility and the better path depend on the property, market, condition, equity, and seller priorities.
A great fit if…
- Your home is in decent, sellable condition
- You have equity and want to keep as much of it as possible
- You can allow about 45 days while the home is marketed
- You are motivated to sell but do not need immediate cash
A cash offer may fit better if…
- The home needs substantial repairs
- You need certainty and cash in hand within days
- You would rather avoid buyer tours
- Speed matters more than the final dollar amount
Not sure which path fits? Get your offer and we’ll walk you through both—no obligation.
“A wholesaler offered me $180,000 cash. These guys sold my house for $252,000. I walked away with $46,000 more.”
Max Offer Program—questions
Reviewed July 21, 2026
How is this different from a cash offer?
With a cash offer, Direct Home Offers buys the property directly and takes on the resale risk. Under the Max Offer Program, we help sell the home on the open market instead. The process takes longer and includes the disclosed program and selling costs, but it may produce higher proceeds.
How long does it take?
The calculator models about 45 days until payment and a three-month program term. The actual timeline depends on the property, market, buyer activity, title work, and closing conditions.
Do I pay anything upfront?
No. Program and selling costs are deducted from the sale proceeds at closing. We explain the expected costs and estimated proceeds before you choose the program.
Do I have to make repairs?
No. The program is designed for an as-is sale. Buyers may tour the property, but you do not need to repair, stage, or clean it before asking whether the home qualifies.
What if I need to sell faster than 45 days?
A direct cash offer may be the better fit when speed and certainty matter most. We can explain both paths so you can compare the timeline and estimated proceeds without obligation.
Who is eligible for the Max Offer Program?
Eligibility depends on the property, condition, available equity, local market, and whether the home can support the managed-sale timeline and expected costs. Submit the property address for an individual review; requesting that review does not require you to choose Max Offer.