Home auctions · Boise and the Treasure Valley
Your home, up for bid.
Bid a House is an online auction for homes. Each listing gets a full writeup, real photos, and an open comment thread, then runs a 10-day public auction against a reserve only the seller knows.
We're accepting seller applications now. The first auctions open soon.
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Every home, fully told
Real photos, a plain-spoken writeup, the seller's disclosures, and a value panel built from public records. On Diamond listings, a full licensed inspection too.
Questions in the open
Each listing has a public comment thread. Neighbors, contractors, and bidders ask questions, and the seller answers where everyone can read it.
Ten days, then it's done
Auctions run for 10 days. A late bid adds two minutes to the clock, so the home goes to whoever wants it most, not whoever bid last.
Sellers stay in control
You set a private reserve. Bidders only see whether it's been met. If bidding falls short, you keep your home.
Selling
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Apply
Tell us about your home and add a few phone photos. It takes about ten minutes, and you can save and come back.
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Get approved
Our team reviews every home, usually within two business days. Nothing is charged when you apply.
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Sign, set your reserve, and pay
Sign the listing and broker agreements, fill out the Idaho seller disclosure, set a private reserve, and pay for your package.
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We prepare the listing
Photos, a writeup, and an inspection, depending on your package. You approve the listing before it goes live.
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Run a 10-day auction
Bidding is public. If bidding reaches your reserve, the home sells to the high bidder. If it doesn't, you don't have to sell.
Buying
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Read the listing
Every home has real photos, a full writeup, the seller's disclosures, and an open comment thread where you can ask questions.
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Register to bid
Verify your identity, upload proof of funds or a mortgage pre-approval, and save a card for a refundable $5,000 hold.
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Bid in public
Every bid shows up on the listing. A bid in the last two minutes resets the clock to two minutes, so nobody wins by sniping.
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Sign and close
The winner e-signs an Idaho purchase agreement within 24 hours and sends 3% earnest money to the title company, which handles closing.
One flat price to list
Pick how much of the work you want us to do. You pay after we approve your home.
Gold
$250
You know your home best. Tell its story yourself.
Platinum
$500
A professional shoot and a writeup by our team.
Diamond
$1,500
Everything in Platinum, plus a full inspection buyers can rely on.
Built for the Treasure Valley
Idaho doesn't make home sale prices public. On Bid a House, every final bid is published when an auction ends, so buyers and sellers in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Eagle, Garden City, and Kuna can see what homes actually go for.
Ready when you are.
Apply to list your home in about ten minutes, or create a free account to follow auctions.