For vacant land this is the normal case, not the exception — and it's the main reason parcels never get sold.
Vacant land is one of the few assets people routinely buy sight-unseen, and the stories are consistent:
None of that is unusual or foolish. But it creates a specific and awkward problem: an asset you can't inspect, can't easily value, can't show to a buyer, and can't manage — that nonetheless bills you every year.
A conventional sale of remote land asks you to do things that are impractical from a thousand miles away: find and vet a local agent who will take a low-price land listing, get photos taken, have corners located, meet a surveyor, respond to buyers asking whether it's buildable, and appear for a local closing. Each step needs someone on the ground, and there isn't one.
That's how parcels end up held for decades. Not because the owner wants the land — because selling it takes more effort than the tax bill hurts.
Not once. We research from records and aerial imagery, and if boots on the ground are needed, that's our arrangement to make.
People often apologise for not having any. We don't expect them — we can see the parcel from public mapping and imagery.
Offer and contract by e-signature; a mobile or remote notary where a document must be notarised.
Through a title company or closing attorney in the parcel's state. Funds wired to you.
One practical note: make sure the county has your current mailing address. A surprising share of the delinquent-tax situations we see started with tax notices going to an address the owner left years ago. Even if you never sell, that one update is worth making.
Most counties publish an assessor or GIS map where you can search by parcel number and see the boundaries, acreage, assessed value and owner of record. It's a quick way to confirm the county still has your name and address right. It won't tell you about legal access or buildability with certainty, which is why our research step goes on to the recorded documents.
If you want to know what the land could be used for, the planning and zoning office for that county or city is the authority, and a phone call is usually free. Ask about the zoning designation and the minimum lot size for a dwelling. Their answer counts for more than any listing description, ours included. Our page on landlocked parcels covers the access question they'll likely raise.
Remote owners get a lot of mail about their land, and some of it asks for money up front for a listing, an appraisal or a title report. Legitimate buyers don't charge sellers. Our costs and fees page sets out what we pay and what we never charge. Whoever you deal with, ask for any offer in writing before you agree to anything.
You won't need to go there to sell it. Send the county and parcel number, or just your name and the county.
Send Us the Parcel Details