Hour 1: What is "Seller Net," and how do you calculate the math?

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Courtney Fricke lists the debts, commissions, closing costs, prorated taxes and income tax that make up a seller net.

1. The Home Improvement Show on the Big 870 (Saturday, Hour 1) opens with a real estate tip on how to calculate "seller net," then moves into home moisture, insulation and air conditioning questions. 2. Host Paul handles the home improvement and moisture questions, while co-host Courtney Fricke covers real estate, and the talk and text line is 504-260-1870. 3. Courtney's thesis is that anyone considering selling in 2026 should know their seller net first, because the final number affects both the decision to sell and negotiating a "bottom line." 4. She lists debt first (mortgage, line of credit, second mortgage, HOA liens, judgments) and warns that a $15,000 judgment may be $15,000 plus interest and court costs, so a written payoff on letterhead is needed. 5. She then lists commissions for the seller's and buyer's agents, title company closing costs, and property taxes prorated by closing date, noting that most parishes other than Orleans bill taxes by December 31st. 6. Paul answers a text about a bathroom fan venting into the attic of a 65-year-old brick house: small fans move about 50 to 75 CFM with roughly 10 to 12 feet of effective duct, and he prefers a short rigid duct to a soffit, gable or porch ceiling over a roof penetration. 7. On a second text about rigid foam board under a raised floor, Paul specifies polyisocyanurate at two inches thick for R-13, not pink, purple or blue extruded polystyrene, and requires wood moisture of 15% or less before installing. 8. He describes sealing the foam board into a "six-sided box" with caulk, tape and one-component foam, and says the main benefit is stopping air and water vapor rather than warming floors. 9. Caller Mike asks about a two-stage air conditioner, and Paul says relying only on the air conditioner for dehumidifying is "a disaster" on mild, muggy days, so he suggests a single-speed efficient unit with a supplemental whole-house dehumidifier that costs "quite a few thousand bucks." 10. Homeowners and prospective sellers in the Gulf South who want practical real estate and moisture advice.

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