South Carolina seller net sheet

Unverified. These South Carolina figures come from our own review of state sources and haven’t been checked by a title professional yet. Verify with a local title company.

South Carolina's transfer tax costs a seller about 0.37% of the price. Some localities add their own tax. Attorneys typically handle closings. Every figure is editable.

State Sale price $

Mortgage payoff $Second lien / HELOC $

Listing commission %Buyer's agent compensation %

All commissions are negotiable, and blank means none.

Transfer tax rate %Seller's share of it %

More costs

Seller concessions $Title / attorney / settlement $ Owner's title policy $Recording fees $ HOA transfer / estoppel $Annual property tax $ Closing dateRepairs / credits $ Home warranty $Other $

Estimated net to seller—Enter the sale price to see the estimate.

	At this price	If offers competed (+2%)

Premium from competing offers %

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South Carolina seller closing costs

State transfer tax	Deed recording fee $1.85 per $500 (0.37%: $1.30 state, $0.55 county), S.C. Code §12-24-10
Local and county taxes	Included in the $1.85
Who customarily pays	seller (the grantor is liable; the grantee secondarily)
Owner's title policy customarily paid by	Verify with a local title company.
Attorney at closing	Customary
Typical recording fee	Verify with a local title company.

How this works

Net proceeds are the sale price minus everything that comes out of it at closing: loan payoffs, commissions, the seller’s share of transfer taxes, concessions, title and settlement fees, recording and HOA fees, repairs, a home warranty and anything else you add. The effective cost percentage leaves out the loan payoffs, since those are the seller’s own debt rather than a cost of selling.

Property taxes are prorated on a calendar year: the seller owns the home through the day before closing and is charged that share of the year’s taxes. Some places bill in arrears or on a fiscal year, so adjust if yours does. Transfer tax defaults come from our state research, and where a state uses tiers, the calculator applies them to your price.

The second column recomputes everything at a higher price, 2% by default, to show what competing offers can mean: the extra money to the seller after costs, and the extra gross commission. On deadline day, an offer round is how you find that number.

Questions

Who pays the transfer tax when selling a home in South Carolina?

Seller (the grantor is liable; the grantee secondarily). Who pays can be negotiated in the contract.

How much is the real estate transfer tax in South Carolina?

Deed recording fee $1.85 per $500 (0.37%: $1.30 state, $0.55 county), S.C. Code §12-24-10. Included in the $1.85. On a $400,000 sale that works out to about $1,480 for the seller.

Do you need an attorney to close on a home sale in South Carolina?

South Carolina is an attorney-closing state: an attorney customarily conducts the closing. This reflects local custom, not a legal ruling; confirm with your title company or a local attorney.

Sources

SC Department of Revenue; Revenue Ruling 24-1 · Source dated 2024 Last reviewed September 21, 2026. Confidence: low. General information, not legal advice. Confirm with your broker or your state real estate commission.

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