How Nest works · End to end
Listing to keys,
the full map.
Every step of a Nest sale — who does what, what it costs, and what keeps the transaction safe. No marketing softeners. Read it straight through or skip to the section you care about.
Browse honest listings. Offer directly.
Every listing shows the seller’s verified walk-away — the price reflects reality, not commission padding. Research any address free, no signup required. When you’re ready, talk to the seller directly and close with your own lawyer.
List for $1,999 flat. No commission, ever.
Photography, staging consultation, marketing, and twelve months on joinnest.ca included. Title, lender statement, closing papers, and ID are reviewed by hand before your listing goes live. Buyers come to your dashboard; your lawyer runs the closing.
§ 00 · Walk-away price
Or — what’s the minimum you can accept?
Whether you’re relocating, downsizing, or just need out clean, the question is: what number do I have to hit to leave whole? That’s the walk-away price — the floor under any private listing on Nest.
- 01Mortgage balance
Whatever you still owe the lender on closing day.
- 02Downpayment to recover
The cash you put in. You wanted it back, didn't you?
- 03Closing costs
Legal, title, discharge, adjustments — and land transfer in AB.
- =Your walk-away price
The lowest accepted offer that still gets you out whole. Listings created from the walk-away tool list privately at this number — firm, no bidding.
§ 01 · The process
Five steps. No agent. One closing day.
Designed for a 30-day private sale: list → showings → offers → close. The calculator gives you your number; the process gets you to the keys.
- 01step
Set your walk-away
Open the calculator. Plug in your mortgage balance and downpayment. Nest computes the exact take-home you need. That number is your price — not a negotiating start.
- 02step
Verify and list
Upload government ID, mortgage statement, and title. Nest’s team reviews within 24-48 hours. Once approved, your listing goes live on Nest as a shadow listing. The address and photos stay hidden; the neighbourhood, price, beds and baths are visible. Sharable, but search results show a private listing card until you approve a verified buyer.
- 03step
Showings on your terms
Buyers request viewings through Nest. Every buyer is ID-verified and pre-approved before they see your address. You set the windows; we handle the scheduling.
- 04step
Offer Builder
When a buyer is ready, they submit through our Offer Builder — a structured Agreement of Purchase and Sale with the standard clauses. You see every change in a clean diff.
- 05step
Lawyer-led closing
Your lawyer reviews the APS, holds the deposit in trust, clears title, and runs the closing. Nest passes the file to your lawyer when you accept the offer. Keys on closing day.
§ 02 · Protections
This is still a real-estate closing. Not a handshake.
The four clauses that make a private sale on Nest legally equivalent to one run by a brokerage. Each one is enforced by a party other than Nest.
ID-verified both sides
Government-issued ID and mortgage pre-approval on file before anyone sees your address. No tire-kickers, no anonymous foot traffic.
Deposits held in trust
Your real estate lawyer holds the deposit in trust per provincial law-society rules — same as any home sale. Never touched by Nest.
Structured APS
Nest’s Offer Builder produces a structured Agreement of Purchase and Sale with the standard clauses. Your lawyer reviews and finalizes before signing.
Lawyer-led closing
Your real estate lawyer runs the title search, lien clearance, and mortgage payout — same as any home sale. Nest hands them the file and steps out of the money path.
Nest is a marketplace and a toolkit. We don’t hold money, we don’t draft the contract, we don’t transfer title. A Canadian real-estate lawyer does every one of those, the same as in any brokerage sale.
§ 03 · Your listing bundle
Everything we do for $1,999.
Walk-away verification
Document review confirms your inputs. Your walk-away price shows at the highest tier your documents support.
Professional photography
One on-site shoot, 25-35 HDR photos, 3D virtual tour, RMS-compliant floor plans. Delivered in 48 hours.
Staging consultation
60-90 minute in-home walkthrough with a staging consultant arranged by Nest. Written room-by-room plan delivered before the shoot.
Marketing
Paid social on Facebook and Instagram. One short-form video for Reels and TikTok. Listing copy written by Nest.
Twelve months on joinnest.ca
Seller dashboard, showing requests, inquiries, offers. Email support, 24-hour response. Featured on homepage for the first 14 days.
Research Pro subscription
Included free for the 12-month listing period.
Standard closing costs are separate. See the full breakdown on /pricing/listing →
§ 04 · Is Nest for you?
The honest fit test.
Nest isn’t right for every seller. If more than two items on the right apply, an agent is probably the better call — and we’ll say so.
- You’ve lived in your home 2+ years and know the market
- You can dedicate 15–25 hours over 4–6 weeks
- You’re in Canada and closing conventionally
- You want a lawyer running the paperwork, not a chat app
- You’re comfortable pricing at your walk-away, not chasing offers
- You want a full-service agent to run viewings and negotiate for you
- Your timeline is under 30 days and you need a guaranteed sale
- Nest hasn’t opened early access to members in your area yet
- The home has an unresolved title or lien issue that hasn’t been worked out
- You’d rather delegate the decisions than make them