You found each other.
Close it here.
Selling to a neighbor, buying from family, a price agreed over the fence. Bring the other side to bartr and run the whole closing on one shared checklist, with a North Carolina attorney and without a commission.
- Free, start to finish
- A NC attorney closes it
- No commission, ever
- Make it officialChoose a closing attorneyMarcus
- Pay the due diligence feeMarcus
- Provide the seller disclosuresDana
- Inspect and negotiateGet the home inspectedMarcus
- Agree any repairsBoth
- Financing and appraisalAppraisalMarcus
- CloseTitle search and insuranceAttorney
- Final walkthroughMarcus
- Closing dayBoth
Most private sales start with someone you know.
In the National Association of Realtors' 2025 survey, three in five owners who sold without an agent already knew their buyer. If that's you, an agent has nothing left to find.
The neighbors want it
They've admired your porch for years. Now they've asked what you'd take.
It's staying in the family
A parent's home, a sibling buying out a share, an estate to settle.
Your tenant wants to buy
They already live there. Neither of you needs a stranger in the middle.
You found a for-sale-by-owner
You've agreed a number with the owner. Now you need the steps.
A friend of a friend
Someone heard you might sell, and you'd rather keep it simple.
The price is already agreed
However you got here, the hard part is done. The rest is paperwork.
One invite. One offer you both can read.
- 1Start with the address and their emailEither of you can begin. Tell us the home and who you're dealing with.
- 2They join from the linkOne email, from bartr, naming you. It's good for 14 days.
- 3The buyer sends the offer you agreedYour price is already filled in. The seller accepts or counters, all in one thread.
- 4The closing opens for both of youAccept, and the checklist starts with real dates worked out from the offer.
Offer from Jordan Mitchell
248 Elm St
Offer Amount
$net ~$761,400
AI Summary
Generated from this offer's terms
3 offers accepted on your block this month · avg 97% of list
ESIGN-ready · buyer pre-approved up to $820k
Every step an agent would chase, in order, with dates.
Built for a North Carolina sale. Each step shows whose move it is, unlocks when the steps before it are done, and carries its own documents. Paying cash? The financing steps drop away.
- 1
Make it official
The first few days. Pick the attorney, then pay the fee and deposit on time: most contracts can be called off if they are late.
- Choose a closing attorneyBuyer
- Pay the due diligence feeBuyer
- Deliver the earnest money depositBuyer
- Provide the seller disclosuresSeller
- 2
Inspect and negotiate
Inspect the home and agree any repairs or price change before due diligence ends.
- Get the home inspectedBuyer
- Get a pest inspectionBuyer
- Agree any repairs or price changeBoth
- Due diligence period endsBoth
- 3
Financing and appraisal
Runs alongside the inspections. Skip it if the buyer is paying cash.
- Apply for the loanBuyer
- AppraisalBuyer
- Get the loan commitmentBuyer
- 4
Close
Title, walkthrough, signing and keys.
- Title search and insuranceAttorney
- Final walkthroughBuyer
- ClosingBoth
- MoveBoth
bartr runs the checklist.
Your attorney, the law.
In North Carolina a licensed attorney supervises every home closing. That isn't a hurdle for a private sale; it's the safety net. You don't need an agent when a lawyer is already checking the title and handling the money.
Choosing the attorney is the first step on your checklist, usually the buyer's call. Bring your own, or pick from ones that work in your area. Nobody pays to be recommended.
- Holds the earnest money in trust
- Searches the title and insures it
- Prepares the deed and closing papers
- Runs the signing and records the sale
bartr costs nothing.
Not one percent.
We earn when homeowners book home services through bartr, never from your sale. You'll still pay the people who do real work on a closing, directly and at their own price.
- Your attorneyTitle, closing papers, the signing. Usually the buyer's.
- InspectorIf the buyer wants one. Most should.
- AppraiserOnly when there's a loan; the lender orders it.
- Due diligence feePaid by the buyer to the seller, and credited back at closing.
Traditional commission shown at 6% of the price. Rates are negotiable and vary; attorney, inspection and lender costs apply either way.
What bartr does,
and what it doesn't.
- Keeps buyer and seller on one checklist, with dates and whose turn it is
- Puts the offer, counters and any price change in one thread
- Verifies who you both are, and that the seller owns the home
- Recommends attorneys, inspectors and appraisers when you want one
- Keeps the documents you share with the closing in one place
- Hold your money. The due diligence fee goes to the seller; the deposit goes to the attorney.
- Act as your lawyer or your agent.
- Replace the contract. Your binding paperwork is signed with your attorney.
- Take a percentage of your sale. Ever.
Before you invite them.
The things buyers and sellers ask before they bring the other side in.
You did the hard part.
The rest is a checklist.
Free for buyers and sellers of North Carolina homes. Invite the other side in two minutes.