Four steps. You can stop at any of them, and none of them cost you anything.
The parcel number (APN / tax ID) plus the county and state is ideal. If you don't have it, your name as it appears on the deed plus the county is usually enough for us to find the parcel in the assessor's records. A phone call works as well as the form.
What we don't do here: quote a number sight-unseen. Anyone who gives you a firm price on a parcel before researching access, zoning and title is either guessing or planning to revise it later.
This is where the actual work is, and it's entirely at our cost:
In writing, with what's owed accounted for so you can see a real net figure. No expiration countdown — take it to your family, your attorney, or a local agent for a second opinion. We'd genuinely rather you check it than accept it quickly.
If our research turns up something you didn't know — no legal access, a wetland designation, a lien — we tell you. That's true even when it makes our own offer look worse, because you'll find out eventually anyway and we'd rather it come from us.
Closing goes through a title company or closing attorney in the state where the parcel sits. Title work is ordered, back taxes and liens are paid from proceeds, documents are signed electronically or with a mobile or remote notary, and funds are wired to you. You won't need to travel.
We won't promise a specific number of days. Land closings depend on how quickly a county responds to a records request, how tangled the title chain is, and whether heirs or liens need resolving — a clean parcel is quick, a 1940s heir-property chain is not. Be sceptical of any land buyer who guarantees you a closing date before they've seen title.
Or enough for us to find it. It's on any tax bill and on most county assessor websites.
Tell us if there are co-owners, heirs, an ex-spouse, or a trust involved, so we're not negotiating with one of several owners.
Back taxes, HOA dues, a lien, an old mortgage. Finding out late is what derails closings.
No survey, no photos, no perc test, no appraisal, no clearing. If someone asks you to pay for those to get an offer, that's a warning sign.
If the parcel is owned by more than one person, every owner on title generally needs to sign for the sale to close. That's why we ask up front who is on the deed. Where heirs are involved, the title company works out who holds an interest. Our page on selling inherited land covers how we handle offers when several relatives share one parcel.
A balance owed doesn't stop the process; it just becomes part of the title work in Step 4. The title company or closing attorney gets payoff figures, and the amounts are settled from proceeds. Details are on our pages about back taxes and HOA dues on empty lots. Letting us know early is what keeps it from becoming a late surprise.
Saying no at Step 3 costs you nothing, and it doesn't end the conversation badly. Some owners decide to hold the land, list it, or get an appraisal first, and all of those are reasonable. Our costs and fees page confirms there's no charge if you decline, and the written offer is yours to keep for comparison.
Send the parcel number and county, or just your name and the county, and we'll do the rest.
Send Us the Parcel Details