Oct 8, 2026
Selling directly to Offerpad gets you one cash offer. Guaranteed Offer gets you multiple cash offers from vetted buyers, and Offerpad may be one of them.
Selling directly to Offerpad means paying a 5% service fee plus your own closing costs, which Offerpad estimates at about 1%.
With a Guaranteed Offer, a Mark Spain Real Estate agent represents you and not the cash buyers. If none of the cash offers work, your agent can pivot to a traditional listing without losing any time.
Offerpad doesn't buy homes that are already listed, so requesting cash offers before you list keeps every buyer in play.
Selling to Offerpad gets you one cash offer from one buyer. Requesting a Guaranteed Offer from Mark Spain Real Estate gets you multiple cash offers from a network of vetted buyers, and Offerpad may be one of them.
Your agent lays out every offer side by side so you can pick the strongest one. If none of them fit your goals, you can pivot to a traditional listing with one of the top real estate teams in the country on your side.
Mark Spain Real Estate is a full-service brokerage, not a buyer, and your agent represents you from the first walkthrough to closing.
Offerpad is an iBuyer, one kind of cash home buyer that purchases homes with its own money, makes updates, and resells them. You request an offer online, and Offerpad sends back an all-cash offer along with other selling options it can provide. Offers typically expire after seven days.
Once you accept, Offerpad assesses the home's condition. If the assessment turns up needed repairs, you have three choices. You can take a credit adjustment and let Offerpad handle the work after closing, hire your own licensed contractors before closing, or walk away with no obligation.
If you decide to accept their offer, you pick a closing date up to 60 days out. The shortest closing window ranges from 8-15 business days, depending on your state.
Offerpad's service fee is 5% of the purchase price, and you also pay your own closing costs, which Offerpad estimates at roughly 1%. On a $400,000 home, that's about $24,000 before any repair adjustments.
Offerpad also has its own agents, called HomePro representatives, who can guide you through a cash sale, a market listing, or buying your next home first. Those agents are part of Offerpad's brokerage, the same company making the cash offer. For many sellers, Offerpad's published fee and flexible closing dates make it an appealing option.
When you sell to a single iBuyer like Offerpad, that buyer largely sets the price and you decide whether to take it. When several buyers are competing for the same home, the balance shifts toward you. Each one has a reason to bring their best price and their most flexible terms. The Guaranteed Offer program is built around that competition, which can help you net more than you would with a single cash buyer.
The process is simple:
Request your Guaranteed Offer with a quick online form
Your agent assesses the property and records a short video
Mark Spain Real Estate markets your home to its network of vetted cash buyers, including Offerpad
Your agent presents multiple cash offers with terms and net proceeds.
You choose an offer and close in as few as 21 days, or pivot to a traditional listing
That first assessment conversation shapes everything that follows.
"Every seller's situation is different, so the first thing we do is find out why you're moving," says Megan Hedrick, Director of Sales at Mark Spain Real Estate in Orlando. "If you're starting a new job and need to be out of state in 20 days, and you have equity in the home, a cash offer could be the right fit."
Guaranteed Offer is available in areas of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
Both options let you sell for cash without showings. Here's where they differ.
| Selling to Offerpad directly | Guaranteed Offer with Mark Spain Real Estate | |
| Number of cash offers | One offer | Multiple competitive offers |
| Where offers come from | Offerpad | Network of vetted buyers: Offerpad, Opendoor, local investors, home partners |
| Who you work with | Offerpad team | Dedicated Mark Spain Real Estate agent |
| Fees deducted from your offer | 5% service fee, plus ~1% closing costs | Varies by buyer |
| Stay after closing? | No leasebacks after closing | Leasebacks and flexible closing dates available from some buyers |
Get multiple cash offers, including Offerpad's.
Requesting a Guaranteed Offer keeps Offerpad in the mix while adding advantages you don't get from one buyer alone.
The Guaranteed Offer network includes more than iBuyers like Offerpad and Opendoor. Local investors and home partners also bid on homes. Each buyer has their own criteria, which widens the range of offers you receive.
Your Mark Spain Real Estate agent lines up every offer by price, closing date, and net proceeds, so you can see which one leaves you with the most money or the most flexibility.
That side-by-side view is why some of Mark Spain Real Estate's own directors of sales, who could have listed their homes themselves, chose the Guaranteed Offer instead. When Lisa Combs, Director of Sales in Atlanta, sold her own home for cash, she wanted to skip repairs and showings with three dogs at home. Rachel Alles, Director of Sales in Charlotte, chose Guaranteed Offer for the certainty of a closed sale and the convenience of skipping the traditional process.
Some buyers in the Guaranteed Offer network offer leasebacks, which let you stay in the home for a set period after closing, along with flexible closing dates. Your agent points out which offers include that flexibility so you can weigh it alongside price.
Offerpad expects your home to be vacant by closing and doesn't permit leasebacks after closing, though an extended stay may be available in some cases. If you're waiting on a new build, relocating for work, or timing a move around the school year, extra time after closing can matter as much as price.
Offerpad's agents are part of Offerpad's brokerage, and Offerpad is also the company offering to buy your home. With a Guaranteed Offer, your agent represents you and doesn't work for any of the buyers submitting offers.
"As your agent, I have a responsibility to you," Hedrick says. "I take on your goals as my own, and I'm working for you, not for any of the investors who make an offer."
Requesting a Guaranteed Offer lets you weigh Offerpad's bid against offers from other vetted cash buyers while an agent represents you from start to finish. You get options, and the choice stays yours.
Request your Guaranteed Offer today.
Yes. Offerpad is part of the cash buyer network behind the Guaranteed Offer. Once you submit a request, Offerpad may review your home and make an offer while other vetted cash buyers do the same.
Yes. Opendoor and Offerpad are both part of the Guaranteed Offer buyer network, so a single request can bring offers from either iBuyer alongside other vetted cash offers. Opendoor's process and fees differ from Offerpad's, and your agent can walk you through how each offer compares.
Mark Spain Real Estate has more than 6,000 Google reviews with a 4.7-star average across its local offices. You can read recent Google reviews by market to see what sellers in your area say about working with a local agent.
Offerpad charges a 5% service fee on the purchase price. You also pay your own closing costs, which Offerpad estimates at about 1% of the purchase price, though this may vary by state.
No. Offerpad doesn't buy homes that are currently listed with an agent. Requesting a Guaranteed Offer before you list lets you see cash offers from Offerpad and other buyers first.
To be eligible, a home generally needs to be a single-family property built after 1950 with a value from $50,000 to $1.5 million, and it has to be in a Mark Spain Real Estate service area in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Texas. See Guaranteed Offer requirements for the full list.
Sellers who use Guaranteed Offer can close in as few as 21 days. If you'd rather have more time, some buyers will set a later closing date or let you lease the home for a period after closing.
No. Requesting a Guaranteed Offer doesn't commit you to anything. You can turn down every offer, and your agent can help you list the home instead.
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