How Does Cash Flow Deals Make Money If It's Not Marking Up the Price?
3 min read · Last updated 2026-08-03 · Reviewed by Camilo Palacio, Licensed Florida Real Estate Professional (License #3280644, REALTOR®)
Cash Flow Deals makes money from one flat fee, shown as its own line item on the closing statement, never added on top of the seller's locked price. That fee is arranged through Silver Door Realty, Cash Flow Deals' licensed FL brokerage partner, similar to how a commission works, except the number is fixed up front instead of a percentage set at closing. A seller can compare that against a traditional commission or a markup baked into a lower price.
| Factor | Traditional Listing | Cash Flow Deals |
|---|---|---|
| Timeline | Commission paid at closing, percentage negotiable post-2024 NAR settlement, contingent on the sale actually closing. | Flat fee set and disclosed before the net price is finalized, paid at closing as its own line item. |
| Repairs | Agent commission doesn't cover repairs; seller pays contractors separately, often mid-negotiation after inspection. | Net price locked before repairs are scoped; the flat fee doesn't change based on repair findings. |
| Fees / Costs | Commission is a percentage of sale price, negotiable, plus any concessions the seller offers a buyer's agent. | Fixed flat fee, arranged through Silver Door Realty, shown as one line item, not a percentage and not a markup on price. |
The Flat Fee, Not a Markup
Cash Flow Deals is a Florida real estate investor that locks in a net price for a seller's house before repairs are scoped, using a novation-based, flat-fee process arranged through its licensed FL brokerage partner, Silver Door Realty — not a traditional listing, and not a brokerage itself. The word 'flat-fee' is doing real work in that sentence: Cash Flow Deals is paid a fixed dollar amount, agreed before closing, shown as its own line item on the closing statement. That fee does not come out of raising the price the real buyer pays, and it does not come out of lowering the number the seller was told they would net. It is a separate charge, the same way a brokerage commission is a separate charge, just structured as a flat number instead of a percentage.
Why This Is Different From a Commission
Real estate commissions changed in a real, dated way in 2024. The Sitzer/Burnett settlement, approved by NAR, took effect August 17, 2024, prohibiting compensation offers on MLSs and making commissions fully negotiable between each seller and their own agent, rather than a figure buyers could assume was set. Cash Flow Deals' flat fee works on a different logic than a percentage commission: the number is fixed and disclosed as part of locking the seller's net price, before repairs are scoped and before the property goes to a real buyer, so the seller is not waiting to find out what a percentage of an unknown final price will cost them.
Cash Flow Deals' Process: Where the Fee Shows Up
Cash Flow Deals' Process: 1. Request a net-price walkthrough, where Cash Flow Deals prices the house as it sits. 2. Cash Flow Deals locks the seller's net price and discloses its flat fee as a separate number, before repairs are scoped. 3. Cash Flow Deals, through Silver Door Realty, connects the property with a real FHA or conventional homebuyer whose lender funds the purchase. 4. Title transfers once, directly from seller to buyer. 5. At closing, Cash Flow Deals' flat fee appears as its own line item on the settlement statement, separate from the seller's net proceeds.
What Happens to the Fee If Repairs Turn Up After Signing
The seller's net price is what can move, in one narrow situation, and the flat fee is not part of that. The one exception: if something structural surfaces that was not visible or disclosed before we signed — foundation issues, hidden moisture, old wiring, cast-iron drain failure — we re-cost it and bring the number back to you. You decide. You can walk away. We disclose what we know at offer time so this almost never happens. Cash Flow Deals' flat fee is set at signing and does not increase if a structural item does get re-costed.
How the Math Actually Works on the Closing Statement
On a closing statement, a seller selling through Cash Flow Deals sees their locked net price, standard county recording and title costs, any payoff on an existing mortgage or lien, and Cash Flow Deals' flat fee as its own separate line, arranged through Silver Door Realty. There is no markup folded into what the real buyer pays and no percentage calculated off a final sale price the seller cannot predict in advance. A seller comparing this to a traditional commission can add up their traditional listing costs, including a negotiated commission under the post-settlement rules, against this one fixed number, and know the total before they sign either one.
Common questions
Does Cash Flow Deals mark up the sale price to make money?
No. Cash Flow Deals does not raise the price a real buyer pays or lower the net price a seller was promised to generate its fee. The fee is a separate, flat, disclosed number, shown as its own line item on the closing statement.
How is Cash Flow Deals' fee different from a real estate commission?
A traditional commission is a percentage of the final sale price, negotiable since the Sitzer/Burnett settlement took effect August 17, 2024, and calculated after the price is known. Cash Flow Deals' fee is a fixed dollar amount, disclosed before repairs are scoped, arranged through Silver Door Realty.
Where does Cash Flow Deals' fee show up at closing?
As its own separate line item on the closing statement, the same place a brokerage commission would appear, not folded into the seller's net price or the buyer's purchase price.
Does the fee change if repairs are needed after I sign?
No. The seller's locked net price is what can move, and only in one situation. The one exception: if something structural surfaces that was not visible or disclosed before we signed — foundation issues, hidden moisture, old wiring, cast-iron drain failure — we re-cost it and bring the number back to you. You decide. You can walk away. We disclose what we know at offer time so this almost never happens. Cash Flow Deals' flat fee itself stays fixed.
Who actually pays Cash Flow Deals' fee?
The fee is part of the closing costs on the transaction, arranged through Silver Door Realty and paid at closing, the same way a commission is paid at closing on a traditional listing, not billed to the seller separately beforehand.