Gross price gets all the attention; net proceeds decide the plan. Walk through the fees, concessions, and payoff math that turn an accepted offer into money in your pocket.
The short answer
The number on the accepted offer is the gross price. What you actually keep starts well below that, and it is what your next move depends on: the next down payment, a payoff, or the money you roll into retirement or a smaller home.
Gross price versus what you keep
The number on the accepted offer is the gross price. What you actually keep starts well below that, and it is what your next move depends on: the next down payment, a payoff, or the money you roll into retirement or a smaller home.
The math has three buckets of money that leave before you are paid: the mortgage lender payoff and its fees; the selling costs, including the listing commission, title and escrow fees, and transfer and recordation fees; and any credits written into the contract, like closing cost help for the buyer or a repair credit.
The closing costs that surprise people
Most sellers expect the commission and the payoff. The surprises are the smaller line items that still add up: title insurance, escrow and settlement fees, recordation and transfer fees, prorated property taxes, and lender payoff fees on the mortgage side.
In Southern Nevada, sellers commonly plan for several percent of the sale price leaving in the aggregate, split between the commission and everything else, but every transaction differs. I build a seller net sheet line by line before we set a price, so nothing shows up at the table as a surprise.
What changes the math
Three levers move your net figure: your mortgage balance, the commission structure you agree to, and the concessions a buyer negotiates. In a market that favors buyers, some sellers are paying closing assistance that shaves the net by a percentage point or two.
My job is to price with the net in mind, not just the gross, and to negotiate the credits and terms so the worksheet you saw at the start holds up at closing.
Get your number before you decide anything
There are only a few numbers that decide your strategy, and net proceeds sit at the top of that list. If you want your number under the main scenarios, ask for a net sheet alongside your pre-listing valuation. We run it once, it takes one meeting, and you will have something you can genuinely plan around.
The next step
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