Cost to sell a house in Wood River, IL.
On a typical $190,000 Wood River sale, total seller costs to list and close traditionally run about $16,445 roughly 8.7% of the sale price. Here's the line-item breakdown.
- Median DOM
- 71 days
- Median income
- $54,323
- Total transfer rate
- 0.55%
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List with an agent
$190,000 sale price
- Agent commission (5.5%)$10,450
- State + local transfer tax (0.55%)$1,045
- Owner's title insurance (0.5%)$950
- Recording / settlement / attorney$900
- Pre-listing repairs (1%)$1,900
- Staging + photography$1,200
Time to close: typically 60-90 days from list to keys.
HomeInvestor cash offer
$148,200 offer (~78% of retail)
- Agent commission$0
- Transfer tax(Buyer pays)$0
- Title insurance(Buyer pays)$0
- Closing / attorney fees(Buyer pays)$0
- Repairs(As-is, buyer's problem)$0
- Staging / photography(Not needed)$0
Time to close: 7-21 days. No showings, no contingencies.
Net difference
Listing nets you more: $25,355
The trade is time, certainty and effort vs the last few percent of retail. If your house needs repairs or you can't wait 90 days, the cash path usually wins on the math too.
Attorney required?
Yes — Illinois customarily requires an attorney at closing.
Transfer tax
IL state + county + city transfer taxes stack; Chicago is highest. Attorney customary.
Repair credits
On a traditional listing, post-inspection repair credits in Wood River commonly cost sellers another $2-8k beyond the budget above.
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