What It Costs to Sell a House in Bothell
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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 1,241 five-star Google reviews.
Before you list, the number that matters is not your sale price — it is your net proceeds: the wire-out amount after every selling cost and your mortgage payoff. Bothell spans established plats, newer townhome communities around Canyon Park and North Creek, and hillside homes above the Sammamish River — and one unusual wrinkle: the city sits across both King and Snohomish counties, which changes whose records govern your prorations even though the local excise rate is the same 0.50% on both sides.
I am Adriano Tori, founder and Designated Broker of RexMont Real Estate, WA Lic. #27660. RexMont has 1,241 5-star reviews and $1B+ closed across 1,200+ transactions across Bothell and the Eastside. On every consultation I build the full net-proceeds sheet against your actual home — not a generic percentage — so you decide with real numbers.
Total Bothell seller costs usually land between 7% and 9% of sale price. The biggest lever is commission, which is negotiated; the second-biggest is Washington's graduated REET. On a $1M Bothell sale, combined state and local REET runs roughly $17,000 — a number that belongs in your plan before you price your move.
Bothell net-proceeds calculator
Enter your numbers to see your estimated net proceeds after commission, Washington excise tax, title/escrow, prep, and mortgage payoff. The 0.50% local REET portion is calculated automatically.
Your target list/sale price — or get an agent-prepared estimate.
Sellers typically negotiate 4.5%–6% total. Post-NAR settlement, buyer-agent compensation is negotiated separately.
Remaining principal from your latest statement.
Paint, staging, cleaning, photography, minor repairs.
Typically $1,800–$3,000 for the seller side.
Estimated net proceeds
$565,745
after $84,255 in selling costs (8.4% of price) and mortgage payoff
Estimates for educational purposes only. Not financial, tax, legal, or investment advice. Actual REET, commission, escrow, and payoff figures vary by transaction and closing date. King County REET shown is the state graduated tax plus the 0.50% local portion; verify current rates with WA DOR and your CPA before acting.
Commission, and what Bothell sellers should expect
Commission is negotiated on every listing — Bothell sellers typically pay 4.5%–6% total. Since the August 2024 NAR settlement, buyer-agent compensation is negotiated separately in a buyer-agency agreement, and the seller decides whether to contribute. At Bothell's price points many buyers are stretching for down payment and closing costs, so a seller concession often keeps the widest pool engaged — but it is a strategic choice modeled against your net, not a default. Full mechanics on the Bothell commission page.
Prep is the sleeper line: Bothell's established plats respond strongly to modest presentation work — paint, floors, landscaping — while the newer townhome stock competes on condition and HOA health. Sellers who spend selectively before launch consistently outperform sellers who concede at inspection instead.
Washington excise tax & the two-county wrinkle
Washington REET is paid by the seller at closing on a graduated schedule: 1.10% up to $525K, 1.28% to $1.525M, 2.75% to $3.025M, and 3.00% above — each rate applying only to the slice in that tier — plus Bothell's 0.50% local portion on the full price, the same rate on both the King and Snohomish sides of the city.
Title, escrow, and prorations round out the fixed costs — generally $1,800–$3,000 combined on the seller side — with property tax prorated to closing from the county assessor's records on whichever side of the line your parcel sits. Disclosure runs through the Form 17 under RCW 64.06; on Bothell's older stock, sewer and oil-tank documentation assembled before launch is what keeps the price you launched at.
FAQ
Cost to sell a Bothell home — FAQs
What does it cost to sell a house in Bothell?
Plan for roughly 7%–9% of sale price: negotiated commission (typically 4.5%–6%), Washington excise tax (graduated state tiers plus Bothell's 0.50% local portion), title and escrow, and prep. On a $1M sale, combined REET is roughly $17,000.
Does it matter that Bothell is in two counties?
For the excise tax, no — the local 0.50% applies on both the King and Snohomish sides. What changes is whose assessor records govern your property-tax proration and whose recording office handles closing documents. Your escrow team handles it; your net sheet should reflect it.
What are commission rates in Bothell?
Negotiated on every listing — typically 4.5%–6% total. Since the 2024 NAR settlement, buyer-agent compensation is a separate seller decision; at Bothell price points a concession often widens the buyer pool, but it should be modeled against your net, not assumed.
Do I pay capital gains selling my Bothell home?
Often no on a primary residence — up to $250K of gain excluded for single filers, $500K married filing jointly, with the two-of-five-year tests met. Long-tenure owners in appreciated plats should confirm with a CPA; rentals do not qualify.
How do I get an exact net number for my Bothell home?
Use the calculator on this page for the estimate, then request RexMont's full seller net sheet — the same line-item statement escrow produces, tied to your address, payoff, and closing date. No obligation.
Bothell seller net analysis
Get your exact net-proceeds sheet.
Send the address, your mortgage payoff, and target timing. RexMont will return a line-by-line net-proceeds estimate — sale price, commission, REET, title, escrow, prep, and payoff — so you see the real wire-out number before you list.