Documents Needed to Sell a House in Texas (2026 Checklist)
The documents needed to sell a house in Texas start with the Section 5.008 Seller’s Disclosure Notice, the deed and title paperwork your title company prepares, your mortgage payoff statement, and, if you’re in an HOA, a resale certificate. Add a survey with a T-47 affidavit and a few property records, and you’ve covered most […]
Paperwork for Selling a House by Owner: Your 2026 Document Checklist
The paperwork for selling a house by owner comes down to about ten core documents: your deed, a mortgage payoff statement, a seller’s disclosure, a purchase agreement, and the closing forms your title company prepares. Get those right and you keep the commission. Miss one and your closing stalls, or a buyer sues you six […]
How to Sell a House by Owner in Tennessee: Save $9K
Selling your own home in Tennessee is completely legal, and you don’t need a lawyer to do it. Here’s how to sell a house by owner in Tennessee: price it with real comps, put it on your local MLS, hand buyers the disclosure form, sign a purchase contract, and close through a title company. That’s […]
Capital Gains Tax on Home Sale: Save Big in 2026
Here’s the short answer: most sellers owe zero capital gains tax on home sale profit. Live in the place two of the last five years and the IRS shields up to $250,000 of profit for a single seller, $500,000 for a married couple. Tax applies only to the gain above that line, and most sellers […]
How to Sell a House by Owner: 7 Steps to Save $11K
Here’s how to sell a house by owner: price it with real comparable sales, list it on the MLS through a flat-fee service for $95, handle the showings yourself, negotiate the offer, and close with a title company or attorney. Do it right and you keep the listing agent’s cut, roughly $11,000 on a median-priced […]
How Much Are Closing Costs in NC? What Sellers Really Pay in 2026
How much are closing costs in NC? Plan on 7 to 9 percent of your sale price if you sell with a traditional agent, roughly $26,500 to $34,100 on North Carolina’s $378,655 median home. Strip out the commissions, though, and the true closing costs drop to about 1 percent: the state excise tax, attorney fees, […]
How to Sell a House by Owner in Georgia (Save $11K, 2026)
How to sell a house by owner in Georgia: price it against recent local comps, list it on FMLS or Georgia MLS through a flat fee service, disclose known defects in writing, negotiate your own contract, and hire the Georgia closing attorney state law requires. Do it right and keep the $9,250 to $11,700 a […]
Dual Agency: Risks, Rules, and How Sellers Protect Themselves (2026)
Dual agency is when a single real estate agent represents both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction. It’s legal in most states with written consent, but it creates a built-in conflict of interest: one agent can’t fully advocate for two people with opposite goals. For sellers, dual agency usually means less negotiating […]
Closing Costs in Arizona: What Sellers Really Pay in 2026
Closing costs in Arizona typically run about 6% to 9% of the sale price for sellers and 2% to 5% for buyers. Here’s the good news I tell every seller I work with: Arizona charges no real estate transfer tax, so your single biggest controllable cost is the agent commission — and that’s exactly where […]
Selling a House As Is: What It Means & How to Get the Most (2026)
Selling a house as is means listing it in its current condition, with no repairs and no upgrades — the buyer takes the home, warts and all. You can still sell on the open market, you still have to disclose known defects, and in 2026 you can usually net far more by listing as is […]