Why sell off-market
Most owners who say no to a broker are saying no to going public — not to selling. Those are different decisions, and only one of them costs you anything.
What does selling off-market actually mean?
It means your property is never publicly advertised, never entered into the MLS, and never syndicated to LoopNet, CoStar, or Crexi. It is shown only to buyers who have signed a confidentiality agreement and documented their ability to close. You sign a one-page open listing — non-exclusive, 180 days — and you pay only if a buyer we introduce actually closes.
No public price history
This is the argument most owners underestimate. A listed property accumulates days on market, and every price reduction is recorded permanently. Buyers read both as weakness and price accordingly. A property that never lists never builds that record — there is nothing to discount against.
Tenants and staff never find out
On an occupied building, a sign out front is an announcement. Tenants start planning around a sale, key employees start looking, and the operating numbers you are selling on can soften before you close. A confidential process keeps the asset performing while it trades.
You are not signing an exclusive
An exclusive right-to-sell locks the property up and pays the broker whether or not they produce anyone. Ours is an open listing: we are paid only if we bring you a buyer who closes, and you keep the right to sell direct to anyone we did not introduce. If we never produce a buyer, you owe nothing.
Test the number before you commit to it
Plenty of owners are willing to sell at the right price but do not know what that price is. Going out unpriced to a vetted list gets you credible bids without publishing an asking price you would then have to walk down in public.
The buyers are already qualified
Every buyer who sees your property has signed a confidentiality and non-circumvention agreement and documented their ability to close. You are not opening your rent roll to tire-kickers or to competitors doing research.
Discretion when the situation calls for it
Partnership disputes, estate and succession matters, divorce, a lender conversation you would rather not advertise. Some sales should not be public events. Most of our inventory comes from owners in exactly these positions.
Where a public listing wins
Off-market is not the right answer for every property, and we would rather say so now than after wasting a quarter of your time.
A full public campaign reaches every possible buyer, and maximum exposure is what produces a competitive bidding situation. If your asset is clean, well-leased, easy to underwrite, and you have no confidentiality concerns and no time pressure, a broad marketing process may well produce a higher number than a private one.
Off-market wins when confidentiality has real value to you, when the public record would work against you, when you want to avoid committing to an exclusive, or when you want to find out what the market will pay before you announce anything. If that is not your situation, we will tell you.
Have a property you would sell at the right price?
Tell us what you own. No obligation, nothing signed at this stage, and nothing becomes public.
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