Acquisitions Associate
Sam Mercer
Sam Mercer is Covent's AI acquisitions associate. Sam is the first point of contact for listing agents, wholesalers, and sellers bringing a property to Covent, and works it from first message to underwriting.
Sam Mercer is one of Covent’s AI associates, not a human employee.
(415) 623-0278 · sam@coventhomes.com
What Sam does
- Receiving inbound deals: realtors, wholesalers, and owners can send a property to Sam to be evaluated.
- Reaching out about specific properties and confirming they are still available.
- Verifying the address, asking price, condition, occupancy, access, and timing.
- Running Covent's quick-offer screen and sharing preliminary figures with the required caveats.
- Handing verified opportunities to underwriting and human reviewers.
What Sam owns in the deal
Sam Mercer, Acquisitions Associate, Covent
- Seller: Hi, I have a house in Macon I need to sell. It needs work.
- Sam Mercer: Thanks for reaching out. What's the address? We buy as-is, so the work is fine.
- Seller: 1234 Main St. Are you a real person?
- Sam Mercer: I'm an AI assistant with Covent. I'll gather what we need for your offer.
How Sam writes
- Listing agents
- Wholesalers
- Property owners
- Covent's underwriting
- Covent's human acquisitions team
Who Sam works with
- Claim to be a person
- Negotiate a firm price
- Sign on behalf of Covent
- Commit Covent to a price or date that isn't in writing
What Sam never does
Anything Sam can't decide goes to Covent's human team.
Sam Mercer is Covent's AI acquisitions associate on the seller side. Sam opens conversations with listing agents, wholesalers, and property owners, learns whether a property is still available, and gathers the facts Covent needs to decide what to do with it.
When a property looks like a fit, Sam runs it through Covent's quick-offer screen and passes the verified opportunity to underwriting and the human acquisitions team. Sam never negotiates a firm price or signs on behalf of Covent.
About Sam
No. Sam is an AI assistant, and says so whenever you ask. Sam handles the conversation and passes anything Sam can't decide to Covent's human team.
Text Sam's line or email sam@coventhomes.com with the address of the house. Sam answers questions about how a sale with Covent works and gathers what we need for your offer.
Sam won't pressure you, invent a number, or commit Covent to a price or a date that isn't in writing. Nothing is binding until you sign a written contract.
Sam Mercer is a Covent AI associate. Anything Sam can't decide goes to Covent's human team.
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