Who pays
Agreed in the deal terms
The buyer, seller, or both can pay the fee. The parties agree on the allocation in the deal terms.
Simple transaction pricing
The MarineClose system fee, paid at closing.
MarineClose charges exactly 1% of the agreed sale price, only if the deal closes, regardless of where the deal originated. Any partner charges are agreed separately between you and your client.
This is the fee for using the MarineClose system, not the total cost of closing. Independent broker commissions and holder, legal, tax, documentation and registry charges are separate, as agreed for your deal.
MarineClose platform fee
1% of the final agreed sale price
This calculator gives estimates in US dollars. Check the deal terms and settlement provider for the available settlement currency.
System fee calculator
Estimated MarineClose system fee
This is the fee for using the MarineClose system, not the total cost of closing. Independent broker commissions and holder, legal, tax, documentation and registry charges are separate, as agreed for your deal.
Estimated MarineClose system fee
$9,750
Estimate only. The signed deal terms determine who pays and how the fee is settled.
Worked examples
The 1% fee at different sale prices
$975,000
Estimated MarineClose system fee
$9,750
$5,000,000
Estimated MarineClose system fee
$50,000
$40,000,000
Estimated MarineClose system fee
$400,000
Third-party costs
Not included in the platform fee
The platform fee excludes separately agreed brokerage commissions, escrow-holder or closing-agent charges, legal and documentation charges, taxes, registry, filing and transfer costs, bank wire fees and surveys. Any cancellation or transfer-processing charges depend on the agreed terms. No holder fee is represented as included.
- The MarineClose fee pays only for use of the system: the deal room, workflow and records. It is not a brokerage, sourcing or finder's fee.
- Escrow or funds-holder, legal, tax and registry costs are not quoted by MarineClose and are paid separately.
Software for your closing workflow
One room for the closing work.
- Deal room
- Identity-document collection and recorded review status
- Draft LOI and closing-document tools; professional review required
- DocuSign workflow, subject to provider setup and signing requirements
- Record transaction-specific holder instructions and release prerequisites
- Recorded audit trail
These are software tools, not a promise of active or prepaid third-party services. Identity checks and signatures require the appropriate provider setup, permissions and review. No independent holder has agreed to handle MarineClose transactions; live funding and release remain unavailable. Holder and other third-party charges must be agreed separately.
Purchase funds are held by an independent escrow holder or closing agent named in each deal's escrow instructions — never by MarineClose. MarineClose is not a bank. The escrow holder, account structure and any deposit-insurance coverage are stated in each deal's escrow instructions.
For brokers
The same 1% platform fee
Broker accounts add an optional hosted entry page with your brokerage name, a proposed payout split for up to 10 recipients (a record for review, not a live bank transfer) and the broker dashboard.
- Independent brokers negotiate their own commission with their client, itemized separately. MarineClose adds no brokerage or sourcing charge of its own.
- Any optional sourcing confidentiality or non-circumvention terms are pending counsel review. Nothing here creates obligations for future deals.
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