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Selling your home<\/a> in West Virginia can bring a mix of excitement and financial stress, especially when you\u2019re weighing the costs of preparing a property<\/a> in Charleston or making repairs before listing in Martinsburg. After paying for touch-ups, Realtor fees<\/a>, and other closing expenses<\/a>, you may wonder how much of your sale proceeds you\u2019ll actually get to keep. One cost you shouldn\u2019t forget is taxes on selling a house in West Virginia, as these can drastically affect your bottom line.<\/p>\n

But depending on your situation, you may qualify for tax breaks that reduce what you owe. Let\u2019s go over the taxes that may apply to your home sale and how you can plan for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Don’t overlook the taxes on selling a house in West Virginia. Find out how much you could owe in capital gains and property taxes here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":365,"featured_media":52202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[343,319],"tags":[1327,1484,1483],"class_list":["post-52201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finances","category-selling-advice","tag-selling-a-house-in-west-virginia","tag-taxes-when-selling-your-west-virginia-home","tag-west-virginia-property-taxes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTaxes on Selling a House in West Virginia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don't overlook the taxes on selling a house in West Virginia. 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