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How the fee room is worked out
Fee room = the buyer's maximum price − your contract price. The buyer's maximum is the ARV minus their selling costs, holding, financing, closing costs, repairs and profit (the full-cost method), shown next to the 70% rule. If the room is zero or negative, either the contract price is too high or the buyer's numbers don't work.
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Room isn't the same as what a buyer will accept: it depends on how many buyers want the deal and how fast they can close. A deep cash buyers list is what turns room into a fee.
Disclosures and rules
- Tell sellers and buyers you are assigning a contract, not selling a house you own. Several states require written wholesaler disclosures.
- California's AB 1850 (license and title disclosure for wholesalers) was held in committee on May 14, 2026 and is not law (bill history).
- In 15 California fire-area ZIP codes, unsolicited offers to buy homes are banned until January 1, 2027 (AB 851).
Questions
There is no reliable national figure; it is whatever the gap between your contract price and the buyer's maximum allows and the buyer accepts. Work it out per deal.
Subtract your contract price from the most an end buyer can pay. The buyer's maximum is the ARV minus their selling, holding, financing and closing costs, repairs and profit.
Rules vary by state. At a minimum, disclose that you are assigning a contract rather than selling a property you own; some states require written disclosures to the seller.
Sources
- 1.ATTOM Q2 2026 U.S. Home Flipping Report (Oct 1, 2026) · ATTOM · read October 30, 2026
- 2.California AB 1850 (2025-26) bill history · California Legislative Information · read October 30, 2026
- 3.California AB 851, Civil Code 2079.26 · CalMatters Digital Democracy · read October 30, 2026
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