Selling well comes down to three choices: the price, the presentation and the terms you accept. This guide walks through each, in the order you will face them.
The selling path
- Choosing a listing agent
- A listing consultation and a walk-through of the home
- Pricing the home from real evidence
- Preparation, from repairs to staging
- Marketing and launch
- Showings and feedback
- Reviewing offers
- Due diligence, appraisal and closing
Estimate what you may walk away with
Use the calculator below to explore your numbers. These figures are only estimates. Your closing attorney prepares the actual settlement statement, and your payoff, prorated taxes and other costs will differ.
Seller net sheet
What could you walk away with?
Enter a sale price and your mortgage balance. Typical Chapel Hill closing costs are filled in for you — change anything. Everything shown here is an estimate, nothing more.
Include any second mortgage or home equity line. Leave at 0 if the home is paid off.
Commissions are negotiable — there is no standard rate.
Estimated net proceeds
$462,661
- Sale price
- $500,000
- Listing brokerage (3%)moves with price
- −$15,000
- Buyer agent compensation (3%)moves with price
- −$15,000
- NC excise tax (revenue stamps)moves with price
- −$1,000
- Property taxes, Jan 1 – closing (360 days)moves with price
- −$5,539
- Seller's attorney / deed preparation
- −$650
- Wire, courier & recording fees
- −$150
- Total costs
- −$37,339
These are estimates — plainly and simply estimates, not an offer, a guarantee, or a prediction of your actual proceeds. Every figure above is a ballpark based on typical Chapel Hill-area costs and can change with your specific sale. Your closing attorney prepares the final numbers, which may include other adjustments. Taxes use 2026 Buncombe County + City of Chapel Hill rates; rates differ outside city limits.
Fair housing
Every home Christopher lists is marketed to all buyers under federal and North Carolina fair housing law. Offers are judged on their terms, never on who the buyer is.