Opendoor for Agents
Your client sells to us, or buys one of our homes. You stay their agent and get paid at closing.
Your client sells
Have a seller? Start their offer. Free, no commitment.
Your client gets cash up front and the upside of a listing. You keep the listing and the yard sign.
How it works
An all-cash offer your client can count on. Sell as-is, skip making repairs and showings, close in as few as 21 days. Your client picks the date.
How you get paid
1 to 2%
bonus from Opendoor, on top of your commission
Cash · paid once, at closing
Your negotiated commission, plus the bonus.
Cash Now, More Later · paid twice
Bonus at the first close. Your negotiated listing commission when you relist and it sells.
How and when do I get paid?
Your normal commission, whatever you and your client agreed on, plus a bonus from Opendoor. Everything comes through escrow, on the settlement statement. On Cash Now, More Later, your bonus lands at the first close and your listing commission when the renovated home resells.
What does a deal pay on a $500k home?
Your seller-agreed commission, plus a 1% to 2% Opendoor bonus: that’s $5,000 to $10,000 on top.
How does the bonus grow?
Starts at 1% on your first deal each year, adds 0.25% with each deal, up to 2%. Resets every January.
What makes a deal eligible?
You represent the seller, you’re attached before the final offer is accepted, an active license, email and MLS ID on file, and the deal closes.
Do referrals count, or only deals I represent?
The full payout is for deals you represent.
Does my brokerage need an agreement with Opendoor?
No. Pay is disbursed through escrow to your broker of record, like any transaction.
More pay questions live in the agent help center.
What you do: Enter the address at opendoor.com/agents, answer a few questions, and get the estimated home value.
TipSubmit before the home hits the MLS. Unlisted homes get the strongest offers.
Asked at this stage
No. Your client stays your client: you are the agent of record, you stay in the loop, and you are paid your commission at every close. Last year thousands of agents closed a deal with Opendoor.
No commitment, no cost. Many agents request an offer as one more option to evaluate with their client.
Most single-family homes and townhomes in the lower 48 United States, generally owner-occupied resale homes.
Almost everywhere: 98% of markets across the lower 48 states.
Yes. Listed homes route through the listing agent, so if that’s you, you’re set.
Often yes. Flag the details early; these usually don’t change the amount, but they do affect timing.
Not at all. We buy in HOA communities all the time.
What you do: 1. Download the Opendoor Key app. 2. Take the photos on your phone.
TipDo it when you first sit down with your seller. The photos save to your phone, yours to keep.
Asked at this stage
Yes, it is how we collect information used for underwriting. Download it, tap the one-time sign-in link we email you, and take guided room-by-room photos.
Every room plus exterior: walls, ceilings, floors, kitchen and bath finishes, systems, and anything you’d disclose.
Either works, but most agents do it themselves: walk the home with your phone, answering guided questions as you go.
Not before the offer; your photos replace the buyer’s home tour. After signing a contract, we send an inspector, just like any standard sale.
What you do: Nothing. Watch your inbox, and line up time with your client to review.
TipBook the sit-down with your client now. Offers are good for about 5 days.
Asked at this stage
Recent comparable sales, local market conditions, and our pricing model, with condition confirmed from your photos.
Our pricing team is reviewing them. You’ll get an email the moment the final offer is ready.
We can’t buy every home. A re-check after changes sometimes works.
What you do: Present both options. Your client picks the offer that works best for their situation. Refresh the offer in minutes if it expires.
TipStart with the total your client walks away with, shown on both offers side by side.
Asked at this stage
Pick Cash for certainty on their timeline: one close, zero prep, full amount known upfront. Cash Now, More Later adds potential upside when the home resells.
A service charge, shown transparently on the offer and net-proceeds sheet.
It’s our best number upfront. We don’t build in negotiating room.
Yes, free to cancel for any or no reason before closing.
Your client doesn’t fix, clean, stage, or show anything. We buy the home in its current condition.
What you do: Coordinate access. Flag anything unusual early.
TipFlag the unusual early (tenants, probate, additions) so the timeline holds.
Asked at this stage
A third-party inspector spends about 90 minutes confirming the home matches your photos.
If the visit finds items that need addressing, Opendoor estimates the cost and shows it as a credit your client reviews before signing off.
What you do: Help your client through Digital Checkout.
TipNeed days after close? Ask about late checkout: up to 17 days.
Asked at this stage
A short online checklist a few days before close: document uploads, utilities, move-out details.
Your seller-agreed commission plus the Opendoor bonus, both through escrow on the settlement statement.
Everything here is written to be shared with your seller as-is.
Send your seller this
Hi [name],
I want to get us a cash offer from Opendoor, one more option to consider besides listing, with no commitment. It takes about 20 minutes of photos at the house, nothing to fix or clean first.
This short page explains how it works: opendoor.com/seller-guide
Does [day] work?
Both offers land side by side, a few business days after the photos.
Dashboard shown with sample-home figures. Availability and terms vary by market and home. The Cash Now, More Later second payment depends on the resale and isn’t guaranteed.
No. Requesting an offer is free and commitment-free. The final offer is good for about 5 days, and your client can cancel for any reason before closing.
Opendoor has bought and sold homes for 300,000+ customers since 2014. Reviews are on Google, Trustpilot, and the Better Business Bureau.
Almost everywhere: Opendoor serves 98% of markets across the lower 48 states.
If you represent the deal, communication goes through you and your dedicated Opendoor contact.
Yes. Real people work every deal. Reach us from your dashboard, and once you have an offer you’ll have a dedicated Opendoor contact on the deal.
Sixty more answers, organized by stage, live in the agent help center.
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Thirty minutes with the Opendoor agent team. Bring any deal or any question: how offers are priced, how Cash Now, More Later works, and how you get paid.
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Free, no commitment.
Your client buys
The seller is Opendoor. The home is ready to tour and move-in ready, and the commission you write into your offer is paid at closing.
See homes near you
Paid at closing
the buyer agent commission you write into your offer.
100 days
home warranty for your buyer, included from closing day.
8am to 7pm
ready to tour any day, shorter hours on a few holidays.
Put every term in your offer, including the commission you want Opendoor to pay you. There is no pre-set amount, and it is paid at closing.
Asked at this stage
No. The seller is Opendoor, so you book the slot and go. The agent remarks on the listing tell you how to book that home.
Asked at this stage
At closing, by Opendoor. The amount is negotiated as part of the overall offer.
Yes. Backup offers are welcome on most homes.
Asked at this stage
It is listed on each home. It is day 91 of Opendoor’s ownership.
Asked at this stage
No. Inspectors and appraisers use the access code the listing agent emails you after contract.
Asked at this stage
Your buyer, within 7 days of closing. The link comes to you by email on closing day.
For your buyer’s mortgage
When your buyer buys an Opendoor home and finances it with Opendoor Home Loans, we put up to 2% of the loan amount toward lowering their rate. It’s already in the rate we quote. They don’t have to ask. Where licensed.*
Up to $8,000
toward a lower rate on a $400,000 loan
* Mortgage services from Opendoor are provided by Opendoor Home Loans LLC, NMLS ID #2810193. Your buyer is free to use any lender; the incentive applies only to Opendoor Home Loans mortgages. Subject to credit approval and underwriting; additional terms and conditions apply. Rates, terms, and availability subject to change without notice. Not an offer for extension of credit or a commitment to lend. Licensing and disclosures.
Live · Every week
Thirty minutes with the Opendoor agent team. Bring any deal or any question: how offers are priced, how Cash Now, More Later works, and how you get paid.
Save your seatCan’t get into a home? Opendoor support: (888) 352-7075.
Opendoor Brokerage LLC (in California, Opendoor Brokerage Inc.), Equal Housing Opportunity. Applies to homes Opendoor owns and lists through Opendoor Brokerage. If another brokerage is on the sign, follow its instructions. The MLS listing and the Opendoor Addendum control. Home warranty by Armadillo.
