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Selling Your Home in North Myrtle Beach, 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 North Myrtle Beach From My Own Backyard
Selling your home in North Myrtle Beach is local work for me, because Local to Coastal Realty has an office here. I know how a house near Ocean Drive competes with one in Cherry Grove or Windy Hill, and I price against the sales that a buyer for your house will actually compare.
Your Costs, Starting With the Deed Fee
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 $500,000 sale, that is $1,850. I put it on your net sheet with your payoff and other closing costs before we list.
What Buyers Ask Here
Rentals. If you rent the house, buyers will ask for booking history and future reservations. Tell them up front that the city requires a business license for every rental and that licenses do not transfer at a sale, so the buyer applies for a new one; the city also expects short-term rentals to collect and remit accommodations tax to the city, county, and state.
Taxes. A buyer who will live in the house can claim the 4 percent legal residence rate: on Horry County's 2026 levies, about 112.1 mills inside the city, against about 221.2 mills on 6 percent for a second home.
Flood and wind. Have the flood zone, any elevation certificate, and current premiums ready.
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. 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 North Myrtle Beach 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
- City of North Myrtle Beach, short-term rentals
- City of North Myrtle Beach, rental property quick reference
- Horry County Auditor, 2026 tax levies
- South Carolina Code, Title 12, Chapter 43, Section 12-43-220, assessment ratios
- 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
What does it cost to sell in North Myrtle Beach?
Among your closing costs, South Carolina's deed recording fee of $1.85 per $500 of value, which the seller is liable for. On $500,000, that is $1,850.
Does my rental license go to the buyer?
No. The city says rental business licenses do not transfer when a property sells, so the buyer applies for a new one.
When does the buyer get my disclosure?
Before you and the buyer sign the contract.
North Myrtle Beach
What selling your home looks like in North Myrtle Beach
The birthplace of the shag, the Cherry Grove Pier, Barefoot Landing, and Local to Coastal Realty's coastal office.
North Myrtle Beach was formed in 1968 when Cherry Grove, Windy Hill, Ocean Drive, and Crescent Beach joined together, and it is the birthplace of shag dancing, South Carolina's official state dance.
Barefoot Landing sits on the Intracoastal Waterway with more than 75 specialty shops, the House of Blues, and the Alabama Theatre, and the Cherry Grove Pier extends 985 feet into the Atlantic.
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