How to Sell Landlocked or Problem Land: Access, Liens and Buyers
An easement by necessity is not something you obtain. It exists only if your parcel was severed from a tract that had access. Check the chain of title first.
An easement by necessity is not something you obtain. It exists only if your parcel was severed from a tract that had access. Check the chain of title first.
No public dataset sets land contract down payments. Ohio shifts the seller’s remedy at 20 percent paid, Texas at 40 percent, Michigan at 50.
The RawLand AI land value calculator analyzes 40+ data points and real comparable sales to return a market value range with a confidence score in about 60 seconds.
Expect 35 percent down on raw land under federal LTV guidance, run title, access and zoning checks, then close through a title company.
Tennessee charges 37 cents per $100 to record the deed and no state income tax on the gain. The greenbelt rollback is what catches sellers.
Price a land note above the IRS Applicable Federal Rate, 5.12 percent long-term in September 2026, and above the 6.76 percent mortgage benchmark.
US farm real estate averaged $4,500 an acre in 2026. State values run from $735 in New Mexico to $23,600 in Rhode Island, a 32-fold spread.
List land on multiple platforms without multiple fees by combining free and flat-fee channels and skipping percentage commissions, so one small cost buys wide reach.
Check legal access, minerals, water, soil, zoning, flood risk, title, survey and price. Access, minerals and title are pass or fail.
AI reads the federal map layers well and the transaction layers badly, so its environmental screening is far more reliable than its pricing.