Creative acquisitions
Compete on terms in a market where you cannot win on price.
Feature — Offers
Give the seller options, not an ultimatum
A cash number is one offer. FoundREI lets you send several structures in one letter — cash, subject-to, seller financing, lease option, equity share — priced so each one clears your return, and lets the seller accept or counter from a link on their phone.
Inside the feature
What it is
Creative finance only works when the math behind each structure is real. FoundREI prices every structure against the same property, rehab, and exit assumptions, so a subject-to at one payment and a seller-financed note at another are genuinely comparable rather than two spreadsheets with different mistakes in them.
Each structure is also scored against how you would exit it — wholesale, flip, rental, or resale on seller-finance terms — so you never send terms you cannot actually perform on.
- Nine acquisition structures, priced from the same deal
- One letter, multiple structures, side by side
- Public accept / reject / counter — no account needed
- Three-round counter cap enforced server-side
- Automatic follow-up cadences that cancel when answered
- Accepted offers convert into a deal with the money carried verbatim
From input to outcome
How it works
A clear workflow that keeps every decision attached to the same deal.
STEP 01
Price the structures
Choose the structures worth sending. FoundREI prices each one to clear your thresholds and flags the ones that cannot.
STEP 02
Send the letter
A branded offer letter goes out as PDF and as a public link, with a plain-language summary of each structure.
STEP 03
Let the seller answer
Accept, reject, or counter online. Counters must reference a structure you actually sent, and rounds are capped.
STEP 04
Convert to a deal
On acceptance, the offer becomes a deal — carrying price, terms, deposits, and closing costs exactly as agreed.
Built for the work
Who it's for
Wholesalers
Send a cash number and a terms alternative in the same letter and see which one the seller bites on.
Note buyers and landlords
Model interest-only, amortized, and balloon notes, including what the paper is worth if you resell it.
What each structure answers
| Structure | Seller gets | You get |
|---|---|---|
| All cash | Speed and certainty | Lowest price, cleanest close |
| Subject-to | Debt relief, fast exit | Existing rate and payment stay in place |
| Seller financing | Income spread over time | Terms you set: rate, amortization, balloon |
| Lease option | Payments now, sale later | Control without an immediate purchase |
| Equity share | Upside participation | Less cash in at acquisition |
Frequently asked questions
Which offer structures does FoundREI model?
All cash, subject-to, seller financing (amortized, interest-only, or equal payments), lease option, equity share, and a conventional bank purchase — plus an MLS-comparison baseline so the seller can see how your terms compare to a listed sale.
Can I send more than one structure in the same letter?
Yes. Multi-strategy offer letters present several structures side by side with the price and terms for each, so the seller chooses the shape of the deal rather than answering a single take-it-or-leave-it number.
How does the seller respond?
Every offer gets a public link — no account, no app. The seller can accept, reject, or counter from a phone browser. Acceptance is committed atomically and captures the time, IP, and user agent as evidence, then converts the offer into a deal.
How does countering work?
Counters are capped at three rounds per side, enforced on the server rather than in the interface. Each counter must reference a structure that was actually sent, and every round re-bakes the follow-up schedule.
Does FoundREI chase the seller for me?
Yes. Follow-up cadences run per offer with organization-level defaults that differ for direct sellers and wholesalers, and they cancel automatically once the offer is answered.
Can I solve backwards from a target return?
Yes. The solver back-solves price and terms for a target outcome, and the lever tools show which single input — price, rate, term, rehab, or exit — fixes an exit that currently fails your thresholds.
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