Selling5 min readLast reviewed Oct 28, 2026

Selling on the Doorvest Marketplace

What it costs to list and sell your home on the Doorvest Marketplace, the card a live listing needs, how a sale runs from listing to closing, and what to expect from the buyer's inspection.

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What selling costs

These are the terms from November 1, 2026. The headline: your closing fee dropped by a third, from 4.5% to 3%.

Your closing fee: 3% of the sale price or $3,000, whichever is greater, settled through title at closing. Buyers now pay 3% on their own side.
To list your home: Free to list (the $100 setup fee is waived), then $50 a month while your home is listed. Billing stops the moment it goes under contract, sells, or you take it down.
Buyer reservation: $1,000, up from $100. It is non-refundable if the buyer walks. It does not come to you, but it means the buyers who reserve your home have real money at risk.

Keep a card on file

From November 1, 2026, a listing needs a card on file to stay live on the marketplace. Open your home under Sell, choose Edit payment, and add a card.

Nothing is charged when you add it. Your first $50 bills a month after you enroll.
You are never back-billed for time your home has already spent on the market.
Listings without a card on file come off the marketplace after November 1, 2026. You can relist any time by adding one.
Nothing changes about your listing price or anything we have already agreed on.

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What it costs on an example sale

Here is what selling a $250,000 home costs you.

Seller costs on a $250,000 sale
When	What	Amount
To list	WhatFree	Amount$0
While listed	What$50 a month, starting a month after you enroll	Amount$50/mo
At closing	What3% of the sale price, or $3,000, whichever is greater	Amount$7,500
Under the old terms	What4.5% at closing	Amount$11,250

That is about $3,750 more in your pocket. The $3,000 minimum only applies below a $100,000 sale price; at $100,000 and above, 3% is already the greater number.

The lower closing fee on that sale covers 75 months of listing fees. If your home sells in three months, you pay $100 in listing fees against $3,750 saved at the closing table.

How selling works, from listing to closing

The steps of a sale, in order
Step	What happens
You list	What happensWe recommend a price; you accept it or counter, and nothing goes live until you choose. Then we put your home in front of our audience of active investors.
Offers arrive	What happensOffers arrive in Messages. You have 2 days to respond to a buyer request.
You accept	What happensThe buyer reserves with $1,000 and signs a letter of intent.
PSA signed	What happensThe Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) is the contract that sets the price. The buyer's 10-day inspection window opens.
Closing	What happensSettled through title. Your closing fee comes out here, and listing fees stop.

What to expect from the buyer's inspection

Once the PSA is signed, the buyer has 10 days to inspect the home. Expect a second conversation when the report comes back. It is a normal round in these deals, not a sign the deal is breaking.

Ask for the actual report before you respond to anything.
Answer with a credit at closing rather than taking on repairs yourself. The dollars land the same way for the buyer, and you keep control of your timeline.
Trade a credit instead of cutting the price. Same dollars to the buyer, but your sale price holds, and that number is what the next comparable sale on your street is built from.

A buyer who finds something genuinely disqualifying can step away inside that window. That is the reason the inspection period exists, and also why the $1,000 reservation matters: a buyer with real money at risk does not walk over small things.

Questions, or want to talk it through?

Reply in your Marketplace conversation in Messages and our Marketplace team will walk you through any of it: the numbers, the timing, or what it means for your home.

Common questions

Why is there a monthly listing fee?

Listing is still free to start; the monthly fee is what keeps every home on the marketplace priced to sell. Under the terms that start November 1, 2026, the closing fee drops from 4.5% to 3% at the same time, which is worth years of listing fees on most homes.

Is there a minimum closing fee?

Yes. Under the terms that start November 1, 2026, the closing fee is 3% of the sale price or $3,000, whichever is greater, so below a $100,000 sale you pay the $3,000 minimum. On an $85,000 sale that works out to about 3.5%.

I listed months ago. Am I back-billed?

No. Nobody pays for time already on the market. Your first $50 bills a month after you add a card.

What if I don't add a card?

Nothing is charged, but without a card on file your home comes off the marketplace after November 1, 2026. Add a card any time to relist.

Can I cancel?

Any time. Open your home under Sell and choose Cancel listing. Billing stops when the home is delisted, goes under contract, or sells.

Do I get the buyer's reservation fee if they cancel?

No. Doorvest keeps it. The point is not to compensate you for a lost deal; it is that buyers with real money at risk do not drift in the first place.

Does this put my home on the MLS?

No. Marketplace exposure is to our investor base. The MLS is a separate path through partners, not something that runs alongside this.

Still stuck?

Email your Doorvest team at success@doorvest.com and we will get back to you.

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