Selling a house in Coshocton County usually means brokerage compensation, title and escrow fees, prorated property taxes, the county conveyance fee, and any repairs you agree to. The exact total depends on your price and the deal, so get a written net sheet before you list or pick an auction date.
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Most Coshocton County sellers pay brokerage compensation, title and escrow costs, prorated taxes, a conveyance fee, and any agreed repairs. Your net is what’s left after those lines — not your list price. I’ll put the numbers on one page before you commit.
I’m Matthias Sterzer, The German Realtor® with Kaufman Realty & Auctions. I help sellers in West Lafayette and across Coshocton and Tuscarawas counties. I’m a real estate agent, not an auctioneer, and I work with Kaufman’s auctioneers, including Aaron Yoder (330-204-4114), when auction is the better path. I’m a Realtor, not the auctioneer.
What costs do most Coshocton County sellers pay?
These are the lines I walk through most often:
- Brokerage compensation. Negotiated and agreed in writing. I don’t publish commission figures here.
- Title, escrow, and recording. The title company handles the search, closing, and recording. Fees vary by company and file. Title companies I often work with include Fidelity Title in Coshocton County and Alban Title in Tuscarawas County. I don’t publish a cost range.
- Prorated property taxes. Ohio real property taxes are generally paid in the year after they’re levied, then prorated at closing. Look up your parcel on the Coshocton County Auditor real estate search and confirm amounts with the treasurer if you need official figures.
- Conveyance (transfer) fee. Ohio counties collect this when the deed transfers. By Ohio Revised Code 322.02, it’s levied on the grantor — usually the seller.
- Agreed repairs or credits. Only if you negotiate them. An as-is or auction path may change this line.
- Mortgage payoff, liens, and prorated utilities or HOA if they apply.
Two homes on the same road can net very differently once condition, acreage, and payoff are in the mix, so I won’t invent a ‘typical total.’
How does commission work with a listing vs. working with Kaufman’s auction team?
On a traditional listing, you and I agree in writing how I’ll be paid, and we discuss the buyer’s brokerage compensation up front. Nothing here is a set ‘going rate.’
If we bring in Kaufman’s auctioneers, you still set the terms — often an absolute sale, as-is, and no financing contingencies — and buyers set the price by bidding. The fee arrangement is the one you sign with Kaufman before marketing starts. Some sellers pick auction for a date they can plan around, not because the fee line is magically smaller or larger.
If you’re weighing both paths, I wrote about that choice in auction or list a parent’s house in Coshocton County. The same fork — timeline, condition, and terms — applies to a regular sale too.
What about title, recording, and prorated property taxes in Ohio?
Title work confirms you can convey clear ownership, or at least flags the exceptions. Recording puts the new deed on the public record. You need those lines on the settlement statement.
Taxes surprise people because list price and take-home aren’t the same thing. Closings prorate the bill; that’s different from ‘paid in arrears,’ which just means this year’s payments generally cover last year’s tax year. The Ohio Department of Taxation’s property tax FAQs explain value and millage if you want the official definitions.
Taxing districts can differ between the city of Coshocton, West Lafayette, and the townships, which is another reason a copied ‘average closing cost’ is a poor plan.
Which repairs are worth doing — and which usually aren’t?
Fix what makes a buyer or an inspector nervous: active leaks, unsafe steps, missing smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, and obvious neglect. A thorough clean and decent photos help more than a last-minute remodel.
Skip the brand-new kitchen ‘for the market’ unless you were going to do it anyway. If the house needs more work than you want to take on, selling as-is — on the MLS or at auction — may be cleaner than starting projects you can’t finish.
Pricing and condition travel together. More on that in how to price your home in Coshocton’s market.
How do I estimate my net before I commit?
We sit down — at the table or on a video call — and build a simple net sheet:
- A realistic price range, not a hopeful number.
- Brokerage compensation as we’ll actually write it.
- Title, escrow, recording, and the conveyance fee as the title company estimates them.
- Tax proration based on the auditor/treasurer figures we can see.
- Payoffs and any repairs you’d actually do.
- What’s left — your estimated net.
A tidy in-town house and a township property on well and septic don’t carry the same prep or survey questions. For a typical Kaufman auction on a home that needs no new survey, the path is often about 60 days (roughly 30 days of marketing and about a 30-day close). If a new survey is in the cards, plan closer to 90–120 days.
If you also need to move quickly, see my notes on selling on a tighter timeline. For the plain-English overview, grab my free Home Seller’s Guide or call or text 740-610-8725 and I’ll sketch the net with you.
More local context is on my Coshocton County page.
Frequently asked questions
Do sellers pay a transfer tax in Ohio?
Ohio uses a real property conveyance (transfer) fee. Under Ohio Revised Code 322.02, that county tax is levied on the grantor named in the deed — in a typical sale, the seller — and is paid when the deed is delivered to the county auditor. The exact rate has a statewide piece plus any county amount, so your title company should show the line on your net sheet. I don’t guess that number.
Are auction seller fees different from a listing?
They can be, because the path is different. On a listing, you typically pay the agreed brokerage compensation and the usual closing costs. On a Kaufman auction, the seller still sets the terms, and the fee structure is the one you agree to in writing with Kaufman before marketing starts. I don’t quote percentages here. We’ll put both paths on one net sheet so you can compare take-home, not just headlines.
Who pays for the survey if one is needed?
It depends on the property and the contract or auction terms. Homes or land with more acreage, or multiple parcels, often need a new survey, especially if the property might sell to more than one buyer. That work takes time — a Kaufman auction path that needs a survey often runs about 90–120 days instead of about 60. Who pays is a deal term, not a mystery rule. We flag it early.
Can I get a net number before I commit to listing or an auction date?
Yes, and you should. I’ll sketch a net sheet with your likely price range and the costs we can estimate. It’s a planning tool, not a guarantee of your final proceeds.
Call or text me at 740-610-8725. I’ll build a written net sheet with you before you pick a list price or an auction date. No pressure. Or start with the free Home Seller’s Guide.
Matthias Sterzer, The German Realtor® | Kaufman Realty & Auctions
Email: matthias.sterzer@kaufmanrealty.com
Matthias Sterzer, The German Realtor®, Kaufman Realty & Auctions. Matthias is a real estate agent, not an auctioneer; auctions are conducted by Kaufman Realty & Auctions’ auctioneers. This article is general information, not legal or tax advice.
Thinking about buying or selling in Tuscarawas or Coshocton County? Call or text me at 740-610-8725 — I’m happy to help. Matthias Sterzer, Kaufman Realty & Auctions.