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Entry-level sales jobs in Raleigh, with pay from day one
You haven't closed a commission deal yet, and that's fine: we hired for this seat on purpose. You get paid hourly while you learn, the same commission plan as everyone else, and leads that come to us.
On-site in our Raleigh/Cary office. We don't hire US-based remote sales.
Who this path is for
- You're comfortable talking to strangers on the phone
- You've never been paid commission for closing a sale
- You want pay while you learn, not commission-only
- You can get to the Raleigh/Cary office every workday
People on this path often come from
- Customer service
- Retail or restaurant floor
- Call-center support
- Appointment setting
- Front desk
Every lead comes to us
You won't be handed a cold list. Our sellers call, text or fill in a form first, because they want to know what we'd pay for their house. Your job starts at "thanks for reaching out", not at "sorry to bother you".
What you'd be doing in week one
Calling and texting the sellers who contacted us, sitting in on appointments with the person who runs them today, and learning how a house gets valued. You take your own appointments as soon as you're ready, not on a fixed date.
Roles for you
One seat, in the Raleigh/Cary office.
- In-office, Raleigh/Cary, W-2New seat
Entry-Level Salesperson
$15/hr, kept on top of commission, starting at 8%. Same plan as everyone else.
Built for people with no closing experience. You start on the phones with inbound sellers, sit in on appointments, and take your own as soon as you're ready.
What the work actually is
Most of your day is talking to homeowners who contacted us about selling, and keeping those conversations alive until they decide.
- Call and text inbound seller leads, and book appointments
- Find out why they're selling, by when, and what shape the house is in
- Ride along on property visits, then run your own
- Take clear property photos and note the condition
- Log every touch in the CRM the same day
- Follow up on every open lead until it closes or dies
Where you'd work
2500 Regency Pkwy, Cary, NC 27518, with the rest of the sales team. Sellers are across the Triangle, so you're out at properties during the week too.
This seat is on-site. If you're looking for remote work, our remote seats are in operations: see all open roles.
How pay works
The same plan as every other sales seat here. No separate beginner rate.
The standard: 5 closings a month
After your ramp, the seat carries a standard of 5 closings a month, each at or above our $15,000 minimum margin. That's what the month pays.
At the standard
$11,775a month
about $141,300 a year
$9,375 commission, plus the $2,400 hourly. How it builds: all 5 re-rate to 12.5% = $9,375.
$15,000 is our minimum margin on a deal, not the size of a typical one. And this is the standard the seat carries, not a description of what the company has been closing: it's what we expect from someone whose whole job is closing.
What the fifth closing is worth
$4,575
A month with 4 closings at our minimum margin pays $7,200. A month with 5 pays $11,775 — a 64% jump, because the fifth closing re-rates the whole month rather than just paying its own rate. On a plain marginal ladder that same closing would add $1,875.
The plan
| Hourly | $15 an hour, about $2,400 a month at 160 hours. You keep it on top of your commission. It isn't an advance, it's never repaid, and it's never deducted from what you earn. |
|---|---|
| Commission | A percentage of the fee on each deal you close, paid on top of the hourly. |
| What the percentage is of | The fee the deal produces, after any money that had to be paid out to get it done: partner splits, transactional funding, payoffs. |
| Ramp | Your first 90 days are a ramp. After that the standard is 5 closings a month, at or above our $15,000 minimum margin per deal. |
| How the rates work | Flat 8% on your first 4 closings. Hit 5 and the whole month re-rates to 12.5% — including the 4 you already closed, not just the fifth. From 10 up it steps marginally, like tax brackets, with no second re-rate. |
| What counts toward the ladder | A closing counts toward your ladder when it clears our $15,000 minimum margin. A deal below the floor still pays, but it doesn't count toward the five. |
| Cap | None. |
The rates
| Closings in a month | Rate |
|---|---|
| 1–4 | 8% |
| 5–9 | 12.5%applies to every closing that month, back to the first |
| 10–14 | 15% |
| 15–20 | 20% |
| 21+ | 25% |
Flat 8% on your first 4 closings. Hit 5 and the whole month re-rates to 12.5% — including the 4 you already closed, not just the fifth. From 10 up it steps marginally, like tax brackets, with no second re-rate.
A closing counts toward your ladder when it clears our $15,000 minimum margin. A deal below the floor still pays, but it doesn't count toward the five. A thin deal can't be used to trigger the re-rate, and anything below the floor needs a sales manager's sign-off before we buy it at all.
Portfolio deals count per house, so a 15-house purchase is 15 closings toward your ladder, as long as each house clears the floor. We have bought a 15-house portfolio in a single transaction: at our minimum margin that is $31,125 of commission, $33,525 with the hourly, from one deal.
The bands above 10 are headroom. Our closing history to date is one founder splitting his week between acquisitions, dispositions, transaction coordination and marketing; this seat exists so that closing is one person's whole job.
What counts
| Deal type | Paid on | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale / assignment | The assignment fee | Ladder rates |
| Novation | The spread | Ladder rates |
| Flip | Net profit, after rehab, holding and selling costs | 5% |
"Ladder rates" means the table above, 8% through 25%, including the re-rate at 5. Flip commission is a share of what's left after the costs of the project, and it pays when the house sells, which is months after you put it under contract.
Getting to the standard
Getting there takes a quarter or so. These months use real reference points from our own closings over the last two years: the median deal and the average one. Watch what happens between 4 and 5.
| A month with 2 closings | $15,000median deal | $20,000average deal |
|---|---|---|
| Commission (2 deals at 8%) | $2,400 | $3,200 |
| Hourly for the month | + $2,400 | + $2,400 |
| Total for the month | $4,800 | $5,600 |
| A month with 4 closings | $15,000median deal | $20,000average deal |
|---|---|---|
| Commission (4 deals at 8%) | $4,800 | $6,400 |
| Hourly for the month | + $2,400 | + $2,400 |
| Total for the month | $7,200 | $8,800 |
| A month with 5 closings | $15,000median deal | $20,000average deal |
|---|---|---|
| Commission (all 5 re-rate to 12.5%) | $9,375 | $12,500 |
| Hourly for the month | + $2,400 | + $2,400 |
| Total for the month | $11,775 | $14,900 |
Both columns are real numbers from our own closings over the last two years: the median deal and the average one. The average is pulled up by a few large deals, so plan around the median.
The hard parts
Worth knowing before you apply. If these are deal-breakers, better to find out now.
- In the office in Raleigh/Cary, full-time, set hours. This is not a remote or hybrid seat.
- You drive to properties. Reliable transportation is required.
- Every call, text and visit goes in the CRM the same day. No exceptions for good weeks.
- Follow-up is most of the week. You stay on a seller until it's a yes or a clear no.
- Slow months happen. You keep the hourly whatever the month looks like, and nothing is ever deducted from it.
- Deal fees vary, so two months with the same number of closings can pay differently.
- You'll hear no a lot before you hear yes, especially in the first months.
Where this path goes
- Entry-Level SalespersonYou'd start here. $15/hr on top of commission
- Acquisitions SalespersonSame plan, bigger pipeline
- Senior CloserEvery bracket one step up
How we hire
A short application with a voice note, a roleplay, then a paid trial. We reply to every serious application within 48 hours.
Read these in order
Three posts from the Career Playbook, picked for this path.
What Does a Real Estate Acquisitions Specialist Actually Do All Day?
What a normal day in acquisitions looks like.
Base + Commission vs. Commission-Only: How to Pick a Comp Plan That Won't Starve You
Why hourly pay matters when you're starting out.
How We Interview Salespeople at Cinch (Steal Our Process)
Every step of our interview, so nothing surprises you.
Not ready yet?
If the timing is wrong, email us and say so. We'll come back to you when a seat opens for someone starting out.
Email careers@cinchhomebuyers.com