Sandra Stinson, founder of CoreVest Acquisitions, in a grey plaid blazer. SAMMIE, an AI-generated depiction of Sandra Stinson as the CoreVest Acquisitions AI assistant. Sandra Stinson
Founder · licensed since 2005
A private acquisitions network

The deal is gone
by the time it's listed.

CoreVest Acquisitions finds distressed property through county records — code violations, tax delinquencies, pre-foreclosure filings — and talks to the owner before a sign goes in the yard. Members see those properties first.

Applications are reviewed personally. Sourcing fee is paid at closing, never upfront.

2005
Licensed since
3
States licensed
3%
Paid only at closing
0
Owed if it doesn't close
Why this exists

Investors kept asking me the same question.

Do you have anything off market. I heard it so often that I started paying attention to where those properties actually come from, and the answer was never a listing service. It was a code violation filed three months ago. A tax bill two years past due. A notice of default that nobody outside the courthouse had read yet.

That information is public. It's just scattered across county offices, filed in different formats, and nobody is watching it daily. So I started watching it.

By the time a distressed property reaches the market, the discount you were looking for has already been priced in by somebody else.

CoreVest Acquisitions works those records, reaches the owner while there's still time to solve their problem, and brings the ones worth having to the investors in this network. Twenty years of closings means I know which ones are worth having — and which look like a deal until you read the file.

Sandra Stinson — founder, CoreVest Acquisitions LLC
Licensed Realtor since 2005, Tennessee · Kentucky · Georgia
Former Keller Williams franchise owner, Clarksville, Tennessee
How it works

From application to closing

Six steps. You do the first two, and you don't pay a sourcing fee until money changes hands at the table.

01

Apply

A short application covering your strategy, your markets, and your buy box — price range, condition, property type, how you finance. That tells us what to look for and what to leave alone.

02

Choose your access

Pick the tier that matches how actively you're buying. Your pipeline window opens once payment clears.

03

Sign the sourcing agreement

A written agreement setting out the sourcing commission, when it's owed, and what each side is responsible for. Signed digitally before any deal is shared.

04

Deals arrive

Each deal sheet carries the address, photos, condition notes, the public filing behind it, comparable sales, and an honest read on what it needs. If a property has a problem, the sheet says so.

05

You do your diligence

Say the word and we arrange access so you can walk it, inspect it, and get your own numbers. Every figure we provide is an estimate — the decision and the underwriting are yours.

06

Close

The sourcing commission is handled at settlement through the closing statement, alongside every other closing cost. Nothing is owed if the deal doesn't close.

Membership

Three ways in

Start with alerts and market data, or take a curated pipeline with a fixed window. Every tier pays the same sourcing commission, and only at closing.

Start here

Access

For investors who want to watch the market before committing.

$47 /month
Cancel any time
  • Deal alerts as properties are sourced
  • Monthly market reports
  • Partner directory
  • Property search platform access
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The commission

You pay when you profit.

CoreVest Acquisitions is paid a 3% sourcing commission on properties you acquire through the network. It's handled at settlement through the closing statement, the same way every other closing cost is handled, and processed through the brokerage where required by state law.

You never write us a cheque directly. If a deal falls through, nothing is owed. If nothing in your window fits, you've paid for the pipeline and the market intelligence, not for a guaranteed purchase.

That last part matters, so it's worth saying plainly: membership buys you access to sourced deals and the work behind finding them. It does not guarantee that you will buy a property, or that any property you buy will be profitable.

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What CoreVest Acquisitions doesn't do

Most disappointment in this business comes from an expectation nobody stated out loud. So here they are.

Straight answers

Which markets do you source in?

Clarksville and Nashville in Tennessee, and Hopkinsville in Kentucky. We're licensed in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia. Members can search other markets themselves through the property search platform.

What kinds of property?

Code violations, pre-foreclosures, tax delinquencies, probate situations, and direct outreach to owners. Mostly single-family; occasionally multi-family and small commercial.

Where can I learn how distressed-property investing works?

Our Insights section publishes practical guides for fix-and-flip investors and wholesalers on finding, analyzing, and closing tax-delinquent, pre-foreclosure, and code-violation deals. It's free to read, and no application is needed.

Do I need a real estate licence?

No. You're buying property as an investor, and every arrangement is set out in a written sourcing agreement before any deal is shared.

What happens if nothing fits during my window?

We'll work with you to adjust your buy box, which is usually the fix. The full terms of your window, including what happens if it ends without a purchase, are set out in the sourcing agreement you sign before starting.

Can you coordinate the closing too?

Yes. Transaction coordination runs on our sister platform, CoreVest TC — deadlines tracked, every party on one link, from contract to close. It's a separate service with its own pricing.

Who do you recommend for insurance?

Our directory lists vetted partners across insurance, lending, title, and trades. Directory placement is paid advertising, so treat every listing as an advertisement rather than an endorsement, and do your own diligence before hiring anyone.

For licensed agents

You don't have to be an investor.

Most of the owners we reach don't want to sell to an investor at a discount. They want a listing, a fair price, and someone who will be straight with them about what happens next. That work belongs to an agent.

So we run a second network. Licensed agents pay $99 a month for distressed leads in the cities they work — with the owner's contact, the public filing behind it, and a script written for that situation. Your brokerage pays 30% of the listing-side commission when one closes, off the settlement statement. Nothing is owed if it doesn't close.

You work under your own broker and your broker's rules. We don't supervise you and we're not party to your transactions. We just find the properties early.

Apply

Tell us what you're
looking to buy.

The application takes about three minutes. We review every one personally, and we'll tell you honestly if your buy box isn't something we can fill.

Apply for deal access Search property records

Sourcing commission is paid at closing. Nothing owed if the deal doesn't close.

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SAMMIE
SAMMIE
CoreVest Acquisitions · AI assistant
SAMMIE explains how the network works. She does not value property or advise on deals.