Selling Your Home in Calabash, NC

This page is general information, not legal, tax, or insurance advice. Fees, forms, and rules change, so please confirm what applies to you with your closing attorney and your tax professional. I am a real estate professional, and my part is pricing, marketing, and getting your house sold.

Expect the tax question first. Calabash's town rate rose from 0.058 per $100 in 2024 to 0.098 for 2026 on Brunswick County's table, so the total is now 0.44, and the county's revaluation takes effect January 1, 2027. Have your current bill ready. Near the river and the marsh, buyers ask about the flood zone, any elevation certificate, and flood and wind premiums. If you added on or changed the house, gather your permits from the town's zoning and building inspections office.

North Carolina's excise tax is $1 for every $500 of the price, paid by the seller, so a $450,000 sale carries $900. The North Carolina disclosure statement has to reach the buyer no later than their offer, an earlier point than a South Carolina buyer may expect, and it lets you say you make no representations instead of answering; decide that with your attorney. The closing runs through an attorney. The IRS lets you exclude up to $250,000 of gain on your main home, or $500,000 on a joint return, if you owned and lived in it for two of the five years before the sale. Start with what your Calabash home is worth, then call me and let's get this sold.