Buy direct from private sellers

Acquisition infrastructure for dealers.

Effort gets you to 20. DealNow gets you to 100+.

Run your first deal today.

Find the car anywhere.
Acquire it the same way every time.

From any source

Marketplaces Your website Cash offer page Service drive Lead providers

Every deal. One process.

01
Verify
License, selfie and device check before payment.
02
Vehicle
History, brands, owner type and mileage verified.
03
Title & payoff
NMVTIS check, liens surfaced, payoff tracked.
04
Sign
Documents pre-filled and ready to e-sign.
05
Fund
FedNow and RTP. Instant payments, anytime.
01

Verify

License, selfie and device check before payment.

02

Vehicle

History, brands, owner type and mileage verified.

03

Title & payoff

NMVTIS check, liens surfaced, payoff tracked.

04

Sign

Documents pre-filled and ready to e-sign.

05

Fund

FedNow and RTP. Instant payments, anytime.

Five checks. One record. One consistent deal.

At your store, across town, or 100 miles away.

Four ways to buy

The hardest channel to work is the one that pays the most.

Compare the four main acquisition channels for dealers.

Inventory
Supply
Access to available vehicles
Margin
Typical profit potential
New

Limited allocation

Depressed

Trade-in

Capped

Strong

Auction

Unlimited cars

Compressed

Private party

Unlimited cars

Strongest

The opportunity DealNow makes easier to capture.

Fraud prevention

Smarter protection. Every deal.

DealNow layers safeguards throughout the transaction to help your team reduce risk.

Risk checks at every step

Verify

Confirm identities and devices

Vehicle

Check history and ownership

Title & Payoff

Verify title, liens and payoffs

Sign

Secure documents and approvals

Fund

Control payments before release

Optional services

Add what the deal needs.

Optional services that make every deal easier to close.
Add one or all — it's up to you.

Inspections

  • AI self-inspection
  • In-person mechanical
  • Fast reports, in one place
Trusted national partners

Transport

  • Local pickup
  • Long-distance haul
  • Open or enclosed hauling
Vetted, reliable carriers

Title

  • State MVR lookups
  • Lien release
  • Title handling & mail
Secure & compliant

All added in one click.

Everything stays connected to your deal.

Saves time Reduces risk Keeps you in control

Security

You're moving real money. We're audited for it.

AICPA SOC 2 certified
SOC 2 certified
Independently audited controls over security, availability and confidentiality.
Funds released on conditions
Money moves when the deal's requirements are met — not before.
Permissions by role
You decide who can make offers, approve documents and release funds.

Questions

What dealers ask first.

Why do dealers use DealNow?

DealNow is how dealers buy cars from private sellers — the highest-gross way to source inventory, and the hardest. Every deal means verifying a stranger, moving tens of thousands of dollars, and handling a title, almost entirely by hand and against rising fraud. DealNow makes it one guided transaction, so a store can buy more cars without adding overhead.

Do you buy the cars, or do I?

You do. DealNow never takes title, never makes an offer, and never bids against you. We’re the infrastructure your deal runs on — the car and the margin are yours.

I already pay for private-party leads. Why do I need this too?

Lead providers stop at the handshake. Once your seller says yes, you’re back to phone calls, a payoff call to the bank, and wet signatures. DealNow starts at yes: enter the VIN and the deal runs the same way every time.

Keep the lead sources you already use. We’re what happens after the lead converts.

My DMS already handles deals. Why can’t I do this there?

Your DMS is built for retail and trade-ins — a customer in your store, trading against a sale. It has no workflow for buying from a stranger: no identity verification, no fraud screening, no payoff sourcing, no way to pay a private individual. That’s the gap DealNow fills.

How do I know the seller is who they say they are?

Before a dollar moves, the seller passes a license document check, a live selfie matched to that license, and a device and phone check. Every result is stamped on the deal record. If they won’t complete it, the deal doesn’t advance.

How do you know the car is actually theirs to sell?

We match the verified identity to the name on the title, so the person signing is the person who owns the car. A real person selling someone else’s vehicle is the fraud that costs the most — and it’s the one an ID check alone will never catch.

What happens when the car still has a loan on it?

Most do — it’s the step that kills deals. With the seller’s permission we look up the loan on their credit profile and match the collateral to the VIN, alongside a payoff statement you or the seller uploads. The deal is built on the real payoff, and the lien is tracked to release.

How long until the lien is released and I have the title?

Your part ends at close. We have the payoff package in the lender’s hands within one to two business days, without anyone at your store lifting a finger. Release then depends on the bank — typically 4 to 12 days.

How does the seller actually get paid, and how fast?

With DealNow Pay, seller proceeds go out the moment the deal closes and land in seconds at most banks — weekends included. No cashier’s check, no trip to the bank, no “come back Monday.” For most sellers, that’s the reason they picked you.

Can I pay the seller or the bank outside DealNow?

Yes, on any deal. Pay the lender directly, pay the seller your own way, or both — then tell us how you paid and it’s recorded on the deal. When someone asks in six months who got paid what, the file answers.

Can I buy a car 100 miles away — or in another state?

Both, and either one runs like a car in your lot. Every check happens remotely: ID, title and payoff, signatures, funding. Distance stops deciding which cars are worth chasing. Add inspection and transport in the same flow.

What does it cost?

A monthly platform fee plus a flat fee per completed deal, with optional services — inspection, transport, MVR lookups, loan payoff and lien release — priced separately and billed to your account. Full breakdown on our pricing page.

Ready when you are

More cars.
One way to acquire them.

Run your first deal today, or let us walk your buying team through DealNow.

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