Assignment fee

An assignment fee is the amount a wholesaler is paid for transferring their right to buy a property, under a purchase contract with the seller, to another buyer. It equals the difference between what the end buyer pays and the wholesaler's contract price.

Last reviewed October 26, 2026 by the Trident team.

What is an assignment fee?

An assignment fee is the money a wholesaler earns by assigning, or selling, their purchase contract to an end buyer instead of buying the property themselves. The buyer takes over the contract at the original price and pays the wholesaler the fee, usually through the title company at closing.

How is an assignment fee calculated?

Start with what the end buyer will pay, often ARV × 70% minus repairs, and subtract your contract price with the seller. The difference is the most the deal can carry as a fee. Your actual fee is what you negotiate with the buyer within that spread.

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What is an example of an assignment fee?

A wholesaler in Tampa, Florida contracts a house at $150,000. The ARV is $300,000 and repairs are $45,000, so a cash buyer using 70% will pay up to $165,000. Assigning the contract to that buyer for a $15,000 fee leaves the buyer at their number and pays the wholesaler $15,000 at closing.

How does Trident handle Assignment fee?

Trident's dispositions tools send the deal to your cash buyers with the recipient count and cost shown first, and contract templates with fill-in fields cover the purchase and assignment paperwork. Plans start at $99 a month with a usage credit included, and every action after that has a published rate.

See pricing for plans and per-use rates, or try Trident for 7 days for $8.

More terms: Skip tracing, ARV (after repair value), MAO (maximum allowable offer), Wholesaling, Subject-to, BRRRR, Pre-foreclosure, Absentee owner, 10DLC, Double close, Novation.

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.