Cash Offer for Your Bothell Home
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Adriano Tori
Designated Broker, Founder & CEO — RexMont Real Estate · WA Lic. #27660
Adriano leads RexMont Real Estate — the most-reviewed real estate brokerage in Seattle and the Eastside. 1,200+ closed transactions, $1B+ in production, and 1,243 five-star Google reviews.
Selling in Bothell — the numbers
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What a Bothell sale costs in Washington
The median asking price in Bothell is $929K (Stats updated October 2026) and Washington excise tax on a sale at that price is $15,609. Asking prices of homes currently listed, not closed sales.
Washington REET tiers for a Bothell sale
| Portion of sale price | State REET |
|---|---|
| Up to $525,000 | 1.10% |
| $525,001 to $1,525,000 | 1.28% |
| $1,525,001 to $3,025,000 | 2.75% |
| Above $3,025,000 | 3.00% |
| King County local REET — on the full price | 0.50% |
Each rate applies only to the slice of the price inside its tier; the seller pays at closing. Bothell's Snohomish County side carries the same 0.50%. Breakpoints move to $551,000, $1,551,000 and $3,051,000 for closings on or after January 1, 2027; rates unchanged.
State schedule (2023–2026 schedule) per the Washington Department of Revenue, verified October 2026. Local rate per DOR’s local REET rate table, rates effective May 2026.
Worked example at the Bothell median
- Sale price (city median, rounded)
- $930,000
- Commission (5% total)
- −$46,500
- Washington REET (state + local)$10,959 state (2023–2026 schedule) + $4,650 local
- −$15,609
- Title and escrow
- −$2,400
- Pre-listing prep
- −$15,000
- Mortgage payoff (example: 35% of price)
- −$325,000
- Estimated net proceeds
- $525,491
Selling costs of $79,509 (8.5% of price), computed with the same function as the calculator below, on the 2023–2026 schedule. An estimate for planning, not a quote; your payoff, prep and title fees replace the example values.
Open the Bothell net-proceeds calculatorFigures reviewed by Adriano Tori, Designated Broker and Owner, RexMont Real Estate · WA Lic. #27660 · market figures updated , REET schedule per the Washington Department of Revenue.
If you own a house in Bothell, cash buyers already have your address — postcards, texts, cold calls. The direct-to-seller industry targets exactly Bothell's profile: older plat homes with deferred maintenance, inherited houses, and owners the industry hopes will not test the number. A cash offer is not inherently a bad deal; signing the first one without a comparison is how sellers quietly give away five and six figures.
I am Adriano Tori, Founder & Designated Broker of RexMont Real Estate, WA Lic. #27660. RexMont has 1,243 5-star reviews and $1B+ closed across 1,200+ transactions across Bothell and the Eastside. When a seller brings us a cash offer, we review the contract's actual terms, solicit competing private offers where useful, and price the market alternative — so the decision is made on numbers, not the buyer's deadline pressure.
The comparison matters most on exactly the homes cash buyers target: dated homes in Bothell's established plats, where the renovation-minded buyer pool — households priced out of Kirkland and Redmond hunting for good bones — competes hard on the open NWMLS market. The gap between the postcard number and a competitive result is frequently largest on the very homes told they only qualify for cash.
How to read a Bothell cash offer
Read the contract before the price: meaningful earnest money that goes hard quickly, short inspection windows, no assignment clauses ('buyer and/or assigns' signals a wholesaler shopping your contract), and verifiable proof of funds. Washington's disclosure framework under RCW 64.06 applies to cash sales in full.
If foreclosure is driving the timeline, the calendar is statutory: Washington trustee sales run under RCW 61.24, and a closing that beats the auction date pays off the loan and preserves your remaining equity. Cash certainty can genuinely be worth a discount here — but the size of the discount should still be a decision. RexMont builds the closing calendar backwards from the auction date and keeps both paths open as long as possible.
The market alternative, priced honestly
An as-is listing with honest condition notes, professional photography, and a set offer-review date lets Bothell's renovators and value-hunting end-users compete for the same home the postcard buyer wanted quietly. Showings controlled, repairs off the table, timeline only modestly longer than a private close — and the competitive premium routinely exceeds what the extra weeks cost.
Run your numbers first: the cost-to-sell page itemizes commission, REET, title, and escrow so the market path's real net sits next to the cash number. If the home is inherited, start with the inherited-home page — authority and the stepped-up basis belong in the decision before price does.
FAQ
Bothell cash offer questions
How do cash buyers calculate offers on Bothell homes?
Backwards from an after-repair value: what the renovated home resells for, minus repair budget, holding and financing costs, resale commission, and their required profit — each estimated conservatively in their favor. Rational for them; rarely the best available number for you.
Are we-buy-houses companies in Bothell legitimate?
Many close as promised; some are wholesalers who tie up your home under contract to assign it at a markup. Warning signs: same-day signing pressure, small or refundable earnest money, long inspection windows, assignment clauses. Have any contract reviewed — RexMont does it at no charge.
When does a cash offer make sense in Bothell?
Hard deadlines, pre-foreclosure with a trustee sale approaching, severe condition issues, or a strong preference for zero showings. The discount is real in every case — see the market alternative in writing before accepting it.
Can RexMont get me competing cash offers?
Yes — several investor offers instead of one, each knowing they are competing, with broker review of terms. Even sellers certain they want a private sale usually net more when the buyers know there is an alternative.
I am behind on my mortgage. What should I do first?
Move early — Washington's non-judicial foreclosure timeline under RCW 61.24 narrows your options as the auction approaches. A sale that closes before the trustee's sale pays off the loan and returns remaining equity. RexMont coordinates payoff figures and the calendar with the trustee.
Cash offer review
Get a second number before you sign.
Send the address — and the cash contract if you have one. RexMont will review the terms, price the market alternative, and where useful solicit competing private offers, so the number you accept is one that was tested.