The price more on closing costs the contract is not the payout. A column of fees sits in between, and most of them are predictable.
Title and escrow fees scale with price, which means they move with the contract. The transfer tax sits separately.
Agent commission dominates the list. In a direct cash sale that line is absent, and that is why both paths deserve a net sheet.
Get an itemized estimate up front. The bigger offer is not always the bigger check.
