Selling Prices Right Now: State Medians and What You Actually Keep
Published by Cash Flow Deals · Last updated 2026-08-18 · Published and reviewed for compliance by Camilo Palacio, a Florida Licensed Realtor
Selling prices vary sharply by state right now, roughly $351,800 in Texas, $390,000 in Florida, $860,300 in California, and none of those medians tells you what you'd actually keep from your own sale. Cash Flow Deals locks a real net number for your specific property instead of a state average.
| Cash Flow Deals | Traditional Listing | |
|---|---|---|
| What the number includes | Only the flat fee, nothing else deducted | Mortgage payoff, 5-6% commission, closing costs, repair credits |
| Timeline to a real number | Often same day | Days to weeks for pricing, then 30-45+ days once under contract |
| Repairs | None required, price locked before repairs are scoped | Buyer inspection often triggers repair requests or credits |
| Fees | Flat fee, no listing commission | 5-6% agent commission plus 1-3% seller closing costs |
| Number certainty | Net price locked before you sign | Estimate shifts as offers, inspections, and negotiations happen |
What Selling Prices Actually Look Like Right Now
Median home prices vary sharply by state: roughly $351,800 in Texas, $390,000 in Florida, and $860,300 in California as of May 2025, per Opendoor's own pricing data. Those medians say nothing about your specific house or neighborhood -- they're a starting reference point, not a quote.
What a seller actually nets from any given price is a separate question entirely, and it's usually a smaller number than the headline sale price suggests.
Three Costs That Separate Sale Price From What You Keep
Combined commission, closing costs, and prep/concessions commonly run 10-15% of the sale price in a traditional sale, per the same guide -- $40,000-$60,000 on a $400,000 home. Roughly 44% of sellers were offering buyer concessions in early 2025, on top of standard commission and closing costs.
A locked net number from Cash Flow Deals tells you what you actually keep, not just what the sale price says.
Cash Flow Deals' Process: 3 Steps
1. Cash Flow Deals reviews your property details directly and gives you a written net-price offer, no listing required.
2. That number is locked before any repairs are scoped. Cash Flow Deals is a real estate investor, not a brokerage, and works with sellers nationwide through a flat-fee, novation-based model.
3. You choose the closing date. Funds move at closing, not on a buyer's financing timeline.
Common questions
Do rising selling prices mean sellers keep more money?
Not automatically. Combined commission, closing costs, and concessions commonly run 10-15% of the sale price regardless of the headline number, so a higher sale price doesn't guarantee a proportionally higher net.
What does "novation-based" actually mean?
Think of it like a relay handoff, not a resale. The contract passes to a licensed closing partner while the net number Cash Flow Deals locked with you stays exactly what it was on day one. No markup gets added in between - the number you agreed to is the number that closes.
What if something's wrong with the house nobody could see before the offer?
The one exception: if something structural surfaces that was not visible or disclosed before we signed - foundation issues, hidden moisture, old wiring, cast-iron drain failure - we re-cost it and bring the number back to you. You decide. You can walk away. We disclose what we know at offer time so this almost never happens.
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What this means for your options
Every path to selling a house has real tradeoffs. Cash Flow Deals is built for the middle: faster than a traditional listing, more money than a cash investor.
Wait and see
Keep the property as-is and hope conditions improve. The mortgage, insurance, and upkeep keep costing money while you wait, with no set date for things to turn around.
List with a traditional agent
Standard MLS listing, typically 5-6% in commission, and a financed buyer whose deal depends on appraisal, inspection, and lender approval — any of which can fall through after weeks on market.
Sell to Cash Flow Deals
No repairs, no showings, no financing contingency on your side — our novation structure connects you with a bank-financed buyer at a price locked at signing. Usually within one business day.
See your selling options before you decide anything.