Sell Your House Fast for Cash in North Carolina

A licensed North Carolina attorney closes the sale. The attorney searches the title, pays off any mortgage or liens from the sale, prepares the deed, and records it with the county Register of Deeds. North Carolina charges a deed excise tax of $1 for every $500 of the price, which the seller normally pays. Your written offer will say who pays which closing costs.

North Carolina property taxes cover the calendar year. Bills usually go out in the summer, are due September 1, and can be paid without interest through January 5. At closing, the year's taxes are usually split between you and the buyer as the purchase contract says, and any past-due taxes are paid from the sale. Each county must reappraise property at least once every eight years, and many do it more often, so your county's latest revaluation may have changed your bill.

Usually, yes. In North Carolina, estates are handled by the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the person lived. The personal representative (executor or administrator) can often sell the house, sometimes with the clerk's approval. If heirs sell within two years of the death, the personal representative usually has to sign too. North Carolina has no estate or inheritance tax for deaths in 2013 or later. The estate's attorney can tell you which steps apply, and we can wait for the paperwork before closing.

For most sales, yes. North Carolina has a Residential Property and Owners' Association Disclosure Statement and a separate Mineral and Oil and Gas Rights disclosure. The law lets buyer and seller agree in writing not to complete the first form, but the mineral and oil and gas disclosure is still required. Some sellers, such as a personal representative settling an estate, are exempt from both.

Usually, yes, for a house in good shape. In exchange you skip repairs, showings, commissions and buyer financing. If your house is updated and you have time, listing with an agent may net you more.