Free intake
You fill out the form or call. We learn your vehicle, budget, trade, and timeline. Free, no commitment, takes 20 minutes.
The process
Here's exactly what happens after you reach out.
Five stages. Free intake to start. You know what to expect at every step before you pay anything.
Five stages
Intake. Research. Trade. Negotiate. Close.
Each stage is explained in detail below. What we do at each stage depends on your service tier — but the path is the same every time.
Market research
We search inventory, pull comp sales, run history reports, and get competing trade offers — before you talk to anyone.
Trade-in strategy
We tell you what your trade is actually worth and exactly how and when to introduce it in the deal.
Negotiation
We anchor low, separate every number, and target the out-the-door price — not the monthly payment.
Close and deliver
We review every line of the contract before you sign, then check in 30 days after delivery.
Stage 1 — Intake
We learn what you need before we do anything else.
The intake is where most vehicle purchases go wrong. Buyers walk into a dealership with no data and no plan. We fix that first. You tell us the vehicle, the budget, the trade, and the timeline. We tell you what's realistic and which service tier makes sense — before you pay a dollar.
Target vehicleMake, model, year, mileage. The more specific, the better — but we can also help you narrow down if you're between options.
BudgetOut-the-door total — not monthly payment. Monthly payment framing is how dealers hide thousands. We use the real number.
Trade-inYear, make, model, mileage, condition. We pull every competing offer before you walk anywhere.
TimelineHow fast you need to move changes the leverage. A patient buyer has more power than an urgent one. We plan around yours.
Stage 2 — Market research
We find out what the vehicle actually sells for. Not what the sticker says.
Sticker price is what the dealer hopes to get. Comp sales — what identical vehicles sold for in the last 30–60 days — are the real number. We always pull both. Most buyers never do.
Full inventory searchKBB, AutoTrader, Cars.com, dealer sites, Facebook Marketplace, and CarGurus. Every matching vehicle in your area.
Comp salesWhat identical vehicles actually sold for in the last 30–60 days. This is our anchor, not the sticker.
Shortlist with our recommendationTop 3–5 candidates with notes on why each is or isn't the right move. You get our pick and the reasoning.
History and recall checkWe pull history reports on every candidate and flag anything before you waste a trip.
Stage 3 — Trade-in strategy
Your trade is where dealers take the most money from uninformed sellers.
They bundle your trade value with the new vehicle price so the numbers blur together. We separate them. We get competing offers from Carmax and Carvana before you walk in — so you have leverage they can't ignore.
Four competing offersKBB Instant Cash Offer, Carmax, Carvana, and dealer range. You walk in knowing the real market.
Never reveal the trade firstLock the vehicle price. Then introduce the trade. Revealing early lets dealers adjust both numbers against you.
Presentation coachingClean it, fix cheap cosmetics, have service records ready. Small things move the appraiser's number more than most buyers realize.
Walk-away thresholdWe set your minimum before you go in. If the dealer won't meet it, you take the Carmax offer and leave — and that's not a bluff.
Stage 4 — Negotiation
We anchor low, separate every number, and only talk out-the-door price.
Dealers want to talk monthly payment. We don't. Monthly payment framing is how they add $3,000 to a deal while the buyer feels good about it. The only number that matters is what you pay in total — and that's the only number we negotiate.
Start below comp — work up, not down from stickerMost buyers start too high and negotiate against themselves before the dealer says a word. We anchor low and make them work up to fair.
Separate every numberVehicle price, trade value, financing rate, and add-ons are four separate conversations. We keep them that way.
Walk-away scriptWe prepare your language in advance. A buyer who actually leaves closes deals faster than any tactic. We build this into every engagement.
Finance office prepWe tell you which add-ons to decline and why. You go in knowing what to say to extended warranty, GAP, paint protection, and tire coverage.
Stage 5 — Close and deliver
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The deal isn't done until every line matches what was agreed.
Dealers occasionally change numbers between the negotiated price and the purchase agreement. Most buyers don't catch it because they're tired, excited, and in a room designed to move them through fast. We slow that down.
Line-by-line contract reviewPrice, trade credit, doc fees, finance terms. If any number changed from what was agreed, we stop the signing and fix it before you're locked in.
Verify everything that was promisedSecond key, floor mats, owed repairs, included accessories — all of it in the contract before you sign. Verbal promises don't survive delivery.
30-day check-inWe follow up a month after delivery to make sure everything matched what was promised. It's how we build the referral relationships that grow the business.
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