Murrells Inlet · Selling Your Home
Selling Your Home in Murrells Inlet, SC
Real pricing, real marketing, and a straight answer at every step, so your home sells for what it's actually worth.
A Quick Note
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.
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Selling Your Home in Murrells Inlet: Lead With the County
Selling your home in Murrells Inlet, the buyer's first question after price is often which county it is in, because Murrells Inlet sits in both Horry and Georgetown counties and the tax bill, rental rules, and school district follow the line. Local to Coastal Realty puts the county, the current tax bill, and what a buyer who lives in it would pay right in the listing package, so nobody has to guess.
Your Costs
South Carolina's deed recording fee is $1.85 for every $500 of value, $1.30 to the state and $0.55 to the county, and the seller is liable for it. On a $450,000 sale, that is $1,665. I put it on your net sheet with your payoff and other closing costs before we list.
What Buyers Ask Here
The marsh and the water. Buyers ask about the flood zone, any elevation certificate, flood and wind and hail premiums, and docks or water access. Have them ready.
Their tax, not yours. A buyer who will live in the house can claim South Carolina's 4 percent legal residence rate, which also removes school operating millage. On the Georgetown side, tax district 41's tax year 2025 rates put that at about 128.8 mills, against 248.8 for a second home on 6 percent.
Rental history. If you rent the house, have the booking history ready, and know which county's rules applied: Horry's hospitality fee or Georgetown's 3 percent local accommodations tax.
Disclosure, the Launch, and Taxes on the Gain
South Carolina's Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement has to be delivered before you and the buyer sign the contract, and the closing runs under attorney supervision. Every home gets the full launch before it hits the MLS: professional drone photography, a video walkthrough, a dedicated single-property website, and a targeted paid social campaign. From the air, the drone shows the marsh and the inlet in a way no ground photo can. 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; a second home or rental follows different rules. Start with what your Murrells Inlet home is worth, then call me and let's get this sold.
Sources
The rules and figures above come from these sources, checked in October 2026. Your attorney and tax professional have the final word.
- South Carolina Code, Title 12, Chapter 24, deed recording fee
- Georgetown County Auditor, millage rates, tax year 2025
- Horry County Auditor, 2026 tax levies
- South Carolina Code, Title 12, Chapter 43, Section 12-43-220, assessment ratios
- Georgetown County, local accommodations tax FAQ
- Horry County, hospitality fee
- South Carolina Code, Title 27, Chapter 50, Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act
- Doe v. McMaster, South Carolina Supreme Court (2003)
- IRS Topic 701, sale of your home
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do buyers ask which county my Murrells Inlet house is in?
Murrells Inlet sits in Horry and Georgetown counties, and the tax rates, rental rules, and school district follow the county line.
What is the deed recording fee when I sell?
$1.85 for every $500 of value, which the seller is liable for. On a $450,000 sale, that is $1,665.
When does the buyer get my disclosure statement?
Before you and the buyer sign the contract.
Murrells Inlet
What selling your home looks like in Murrells Inlet
The Seafood Capital of South Carolina, a half-mile boardwalk over the marsh, and Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park nearby.
Murrells Inlet is known as the Seafood Capital of South Carolina. The MarshWalk is a half-mile wooden boardwalk over a saltwater estuary, lined with seafood restaurants and known for live music.
Brookgreen Gardens holds the largest collection of American figurative sculpture displayed outdoors anywhere in the world, and Huntington Beach State Park is home to Atalaya, the Moorish-style winter home of Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington.
The method
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