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Understand the costs
- Seller concessions and buyer-broker compensation are different lines
- What does it cost to sell a house? Build a complete cost map
- Transfer taxes, recording and prorations: the local questions to ask
- Mortgage payoff versus balance: what sellers should request
- How to compare and negotiate a listing agent’s compensation
- Cash from a home sale is not the same as taxable gain
- Seller closing costs: identify the charge, payee and reason
Build your net sheet
- How to build a seller net sheet you can actually update
- Plan sale cash around the closing date and your next move
- Compare two home offers by proceeds, terms and timing
- Flat-fee listing or FSBO: budget the work as well as the fee
- Plan pre-listing repairs and preparation without assuming a return
- Repair credit or price reduction: compare the seller cash effect
- Seller document checklist: prepare the evidence behind each number
Avoid costly surprises
- After closing: reconcile proceeds, payoffs and tax records
- What if your seller net sheet shows cash needed to close?
- Find duplicate deductions without deleting legitimate charges
- Where to verify home-selling rules: a source map for US sellers
- Before closing: seven seller checks that catch expensive surprises
- Check a real estate professional’s license and service claims
- Protect home-sale proceeds from fraudulent payment instructions