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A Lakeway buyer checks KBB Instant Cash Offer, CarMax, Carvana and recent sales for your vehicle and writes down every number with what it depends on. Then, separately, we make you Lakeway’s firm offer.

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  1. Your car’s facts first (VIN, mileage, condition, location, title), so you can check the report is about your car before you read a number. Then every source we checked, why our number lands where it does, and our firm offer, written down and sent to you the same day.

  2. Your buyer runs your car through KBB Instant Cash Offer, CarMax and Carvana and pulls recent sales of comparable vehicles. Each figure shows when it was checked, what it depends on, and a link so you can see it yourself.

  3. The instant offers are conditional: each company can lower its number after it inspects the car. Recent sales are estimates of what similar cars sold for. Neither is a Lakeway number, and the report labels which is which.

  4. Instant offers hold back for an inspection discount they take later. We do the inspection ourselves at pickup, and our bidder network and the professional market software we pay for show us where your car is worth the most, so we price it for that market.

  5. Your buyer rates their confidence (high, medium or low) and explains it in their own words, signed with their name. It is a person’s judgement, labelled as one, never a computed score.

  6. Only a car that doesn’t match what you told us: damage or warning lights you didn’t mention, very different mileage, title or payoff details that don’t line up, or missing keys. The report lists these so nothing surprises you at pickup.

  7. No. The report is free and yours to keep. Sell to us, sell somewhere else with our numbers in hand, or keep the car. There is no obligation either way.

Sample report · fictional car. Your report carries your vehicle and today’s numbers.
Lakeway AutoAuto Buy Center / Market Intelligence
Report LMR-SAMPLE-01

Lakeway Offer Market Report

2019 Honda CR-V EX AWD

  • VIN2HKRW2H5XKH000000
  • Mileage58,400
  • ConditionGood
  • LocationJefferson City, TN
  • TitleLoan — payoff with local credit union
  • PublishedOct 21, 10:40 a.m. ET (sample)
Your buyer: CoreyAcquisition Manager · researched, prepared and published this report
Published

Market comparison

Every source your buyer checked for this vehicle, with when it was checked and what it was conditional on. Links go to the source so you can see it yourself.

  • KBB ICO Kelley Blue Book Instant Cash Offer Conditional offer $16,200 Checked 10:42 a.m. ET · Valid 7 days Conditional on in-person inspection at a participating dealer Source site ↗
  • CarMax CarMax online offer Conditional offer $15,900 Checked 10:48 a.m. ET · Valid 7 days Conditional; requires appraisal at a CarMax location Source site ↗
  • Carvana Carvana online offer Conditional offer $15,650 Checked 10:55 a.m. ET · Valid 7 days Conditional; subject to pickup inspection Source site ↗
  • Comparable sales Recent comparable sales (regional) Valuation estimate $17,400 Checked 11:05 a.m. ET Average of similar CR-Vs transacting in the last 30 days

Estimates describe what a vehicle might be worth. Conditional offers are what a third party said it might pay, usually before an inspection. Neither is a Lakeway number. Best third-party offer on this report: $16,200.

Where this vehicle is transacting

Recent retail sales of comparable vehicles by market, not asking prices. Illustrative figures.

  • Atlanta, GA strongest market$18,400
  • Charlotte, NC$17,900
  • Nashville, TN$17,600
  • Knoxville, TN local$17,200

Confidence level

Confidence: High

Four independent sources agree within a narrow band; expected to secure near the higher side of the range on verification.

Market rationale

The instant offers all land between $15,650 and $16,200 because each one assumes an inspection discount later. Your CR-V is a clean one-owner AWD with new tires, so I am comfortable committing above those numbers today. Private party could go higher, but that is weeks of showings and strangers — this number is firm, includes pickup at your house, and we handle the credit union payoff directly.

— Corey Mendez, Acquisition Manager

Why this number

Three factors, plain English.

  1. 1Condition as you described it: good, one owner, new tires. Verified at pickup.
  2. 2Your strongest market is Atlanta, where comparable CR-Vs are transacting around $18,400. Our bidder network and the professional market software we pay for show us where your car is worth the most, and we price it for that market.
  3. 3The instant offers all assume an inspection discount later. Ours does not, because we are the ones doing the inspection.
Lakeway firm offer · separate from the comparisons above$16,750Subject to the vehicle matching the condition you described. Payoff handled directly with your lienholder; any equity is paid to you at pickup.
Pickup is included in your offer. No additional pickup fees.
Firm today. The market moves every day, so this offer is made on today’s market. Selling on a later day? Your buyer re-checks the market that day and confirms the number with you before anything is signed. Paid on the spot. Funds are verified before you release the vehicle. Figures are as checked on the date shown and may change. Third-party names identify where each figure came from.

This report is yours to keep. Whether you sell to Lakeway, sell somewhere else, or keep the car, every number above is yours.

What could change this offer

So nothing at pickup surprises you.

  • Condition different from what you described: undisclosed damage, warning lights, or heavy wear.
  • Mileage meaningfully different from what you entered.
  • Title, ownership, or payoff details that don’t match. We help you sort them either way.
  • Missing keys, fobs, or listed equipment.

One car, three numbers

What the internet offered. What we found. What we paid.

The same sample CR-V, walked through the way your buyer thinks about it.

  1. What the internet offered$16,200Best of three conditional instant offers (KBB Instant Cash Offer, CarMax, Carvana), each open to an inspection discount later.

    This is where most sellers stop. It is a real number, but it is a ceiling that usually comes down at the appraisal.

  2. What we found$17,200 – $18,400Recent retail sales of comparable CR-Vs, Knoxville to Atlanta.

    Sales, not asking prices. Our bidder network and the professional market software we pay for show us where your car is worth the most, and we price it for that market.

  3. What Lakeway paid$16,750Firm offer, pickup included, lender paid directly, equity paid to the seller on the spot.

    Above every instant offer, below retail because we still have to recondition and sell it, and firm because the buyer already did the work. The seller saw all three numbers before deciding.

★★★★★

If you are trying to sell a vehicle, Lakeway is extremely competitive when it comes to giving you as much if not more than your car is worth. I was in and out in 20 minutes and they gave me MORE than what I would have gotten anywhere else!

Michael AdamsGoogle review · October 2026 · the Ledger
★★★★★

They saw our truck on Kelley blue book website, called and offered more than quoted there. Reagan organized the sale and everything went smoothly! The were even able to come and pick up the truck from our home!

Johnny CopeGoogle review · October 2026 · the Ledger

Before you start

The questions sellers ask next.

How long does the market report take?

Same day. Send your request during business hours and your report and firm offer come that day. Requests sent in the last two hours of the day, or after hours, land first thing the next business day. We’re open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

What do you need from me?

The VIN or plate (or the year, make and model), the mileage, where the car is, its condition, whether there’s a loan, and the best way to reach you. It takes about two minutes. Photos help but are optional.

Do you need to see the car first?

Not for the report. The firm offer is based on the condition you describe, and we confirm it when we pick the car up or you bring it in. If it matches, the number stands.

I still owe money on my car. Can I still get a report?

Yes. Tell us the lender and we pay them directly the day we buy, then pay you any equity on the spot. If you owe more than the offer, your buyer walks you through the difference before anything is signed. See how a payoff works.

Which cars do you buy?

Cars, trucks, SUVs and vans. We look at every vehicle instead of rejecting it for age, mileage, condition or title situation. That is not a promise of an offer on every one; it is a promise of a real look. Pickup is included in the offer.

I already have an offer. Can you beat it?

Send it with your request and your buyer puts it on the report beside the others. Instant offers hold back for an inspection discount later and ours doesn’t, so we often pay more. If we can’t, the report shows you that too.

This report, for your car

Your sources. Your numbers.
Our firm offer.

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