All StoriesCase Study
1875 Loyola Ct., Chula Vista, CA
16 competing offers, $865,000 in bidding, and a 7-day all-cash close — on a home other agents said needed major renovations.
16
Competing offers
$810K
Accepted all-cash
7 days
Contract to close
The Challenge
- Major cosmetic updating needed throughout the home.
- Prior shower leak required drywall removal and damaged flooring.
- Two bedrooms previously combined into a junior suite — functional obsolescence for some buyers.
- A year navigating ADU permitting for a garage conversion.
- A difficult tenant in place during the sale.
- Nearly every agent interviewed recommended tens of thousands in pre-listing repairs.
The Strategy
- List at $700,000 — roughly $50,000 below the family's target — to engineer attention.
- Run a structured highest-and-best round through OFFER1 with a clear deadline.
- Give sellers full visibility into every offer in real time so they could compare terms, not just price.
- Evaluate offers on certainty — cash position, contingencies, close timeline — not headline number.
The Results
- 5 offers after the first open house, scaling to 16 by the highest-and-best deadline.
- Top bid reached $865,000 — $165,000 above original asking.
- Sellers selected an $810,000 all-cash offer with no loan, appraisal, or inspection contingencies.
- Closed in 7 days with zero concessions, zero repair requests, and zero renegotiation.
In their own words
"Watching everything unfold through the platform was honestly incredible. We could log in anytime and clearly compare all offers in one place."
"OFFER1 gave us an organized and transparent way to review offers and understand exactly what was happening in real time."
"OFFER1 absolutely made a difference and created a level of transparency and competition I have never seen before in real estate."
The numbers
- Original list price
- $700,000
- Total offers
- 16
- Highest offer
- $865,000
- Accepted offer
- $810,000 all cash
- Above original asking
- +$110,000
- Highest bid above asking
- +$165,000
- Time to contract
- < 15 days
- Contract to close
- 7 days
- Seller concessions
- $0
"Our agent said what he was going to do and then delivered on it. That level of integrity is rare, and throughout the process we always felt he was being honest, direct, and genuinely looking out for our best interests."
— The Sanchez Family
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