Is RealOpen a brokerage?

Yes, but not in the way the question usually means. RealOpen holds a real estate brokerage license so it can receive referral fees — that is the whole reason. RealOpen operates the crypto layer of the transaction — verification, proof of funds, conversion, and funding at closing — and does not represent buyers or sellers. There are no RealOpen agents for your client to switch to; representation stays exactly where it is.

Will I lose my commission if my buyer pays with crypto?

No. A RealOpen-funded purchase reaches the closing table as a standard transaction — all-cash or mortgage-financed, with dollars wired to escrow — and your representation agreement, your commission, and the settlement statement work the way they always do. If you brought the client, RealOpen takes nothing from your commission on either side. If RealOpen referred the buyer to you, a standard referral fee applies, agreed in writing up front — the same arrangement as any other brokerage referral.

Does my client have to work with RealOpen's agents?

We don't have agents to work with — that's the point. RealOpen never represents buyers or sellers. Your client stays your client; RealOpen handles only the crypto-to-closing mechanics that no agent, certified or otherwise, performs themselves.

Do I need a crypto-certified real estate agent to buy a house with bitcoin?

No. Any licensed agent can represent you in a crypto-funded purchase, because verification, conversion and escrow funding are handled outside the agent's role. Training still helps: an agent who can read a proof of funds, explain the process to a seller and spot a problem before funding day saves you time. No state licensing body issues a crypto designation, so judge any private credential by what it tests.

How do I find a crypto-friendly realtor?

Start with the agent you already like — any agent becomes crypto-capable when the crypto layer is handled separately: verified funds, a proof of funds their listing side can check, conversion at closing, and a wire of good funds to escrow. If you don't have an agent, pick one for the usual reasons (market knowledge, negotiation, availability); the RealOpen agent directory lists agents by state who have worked with crypto buyers, with RealOpen Certified agents first.

Crypto real estate agents: what you actually need (and what you don't)

Any licensed agent can represent you in a crypto-funded purchase, because what you need is a crypto-capable transaction. Verification, proof of funds, conversion, and funding at closing were never agent functions; they're a transaction layer that runs alongside any agent you choose. Handle that layer properly and the deal reaches the closing table as a dollar wire to escrow, on a cash or a financed contract. A RealOpen Certified agent has been trained and tested on that work: qualifying crypto buyers, reading proofs of funds, handling the listing side and getting deals funded.

What a "crypto agent" decomposes into

The job splits cleanly in two. Agent work: representation, negotiation, local market knowledge, managing the contract — unchanged by how you fund. Transaction-layer work: verifying funds wherever they live, producing a proof of funds the listing side can check, converting to USD, and wiring good funds to escrow — never performed by an agent, certified or not.

Key Points

Any licensed agent + a handled crypto layer = a crypto-capable purchase
A RealOpen Certified agent has been trained and tested on reading a proof of funds and running the process; the crypto layer is still handled separately
Agents with crypto deal experience exist in some markets; the directory lists them by state
The deal reaches closing as a dollar wire to escrow — cash or financed — so the listing side needs no crypto anything

If you're an agent reading this: nobody is taking your commission

"Are you a brokerage?" is one of the most common questions agents ask us, usually with one worry behind it. So, plainly: your client stays your client. RealOpen never represents buyers or sellers, there are no RealOpen agents for your client to switch to, and the purchase closes as a standard deal — all-cash or mortgage-financed, dollars wired to escrow — with your name on it.

RealOpen does hold a real estate brokerage license, for one unglamorous reason: it lets us legally receive referral fees. It does not mean we represent anyone. There are no RealOpen agents, and there will never be a RealOpen agent competing for your client. When you bring the client, we take nothing from your commission; when we refer a buyer to you, a standard referral fee applies and is agreed up front.

What RealOpen does is the part you couldn't do anyway: verify the buyer's onchain funds, issue a proof of funds the listing side can independently check, and deliver converted dollars to escrow on schedule. The ten-minute version of working a deal like this is at your buyer wants to pay with bitcoin.

What buyers actually need

What you're really after is someone who can handle funds wherever they live — cold storage, hardware wallet, multisig, or an exchange. That capability exists, but it's not an agent credential: it's RealScore™ verification plus direct-transfer funding. Your assets are verified where they sit, your offer goes in as cash — or as a financed offer with a verified crypto-funded down payment — and conversion happens on the funding date escrow (and your lender, if any) approve. No pre-positioning on an exchange, no asking an agent to understand custody.

So the working setup is: the agent you want (for the reasons you'd want any agent) plus RealOpen as the crypto layer. If you don't have an agent yet, the agent directory lists independent agents who have worked crypto-funded deals — helpful, not required.

Want an agent who has done this before?

A RealOpen Certified agent has been trained and tested on taking crypto-funded purchases from first call to closing. Certified agents are marked in the agent directory. Agents: how to earn it.

The alternatives, honestly

A certified agent. A credential does not verify wallets, convert assets or fund escrow, which is the layer you were actually searching for. It shows that an agent has been trained and tested on how that layer works. A RealOpen Certified agent has been trained and tested on taking crypto-funded purchases from first call to closing. Judge any private credential by what it tests; here is what this one tests.
Agents with crypto deal experience. A handful of agents in crypto-heavy markets have closed these deals. If your search is in their market, great. If not, you're choosing between their zip codes and the house you want; the directory lists them by state.
The transaction layer. Handle verification, proof of funds, and funding separately, and the agent question dissolves — any agent, any market, the full end-to-end flow. Sellers wondering what this looks like from their side: you get dollars.

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