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Everything You Need to Know About Buying and Selling Vacant Land

Guides, checklists, and deep-dives built by land specialists, not generalist real estate writers. From pricing your first parcel to navigating owner financing to evaluating a 200-acre timberland deal, this is the resource hub the land world never had.

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Pricing

Land.com Alternatives: 7 Platforms Where Sellers Keep More of Their Money

The best Land.com alternatives are zero-commission land marketplaces and free listing sites that skip per-listing fees, so you keep more of your sale.

  • 24 jun 2026
  • 11 min read
Aerial view of a difficult landlocked parcel surrounded by neighboring properties and fencing, illustrating the challenges of selling problem land without direct road access.
Selling Land

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.

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Vacant rural land with contract documents, property keys and financing symbols, representing how sellers set a down payment for a land contract.
Owner Financing for Land

Land Contract Down Payment: How Much, and What State Law Sets

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.

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Aerial view of a clearly outlined rural land parcel with road access, trees, open acreage, and nearby water, representing how RawLand AI evaluates property features to estimate land value.
AI Tools for Land

Land Value Calculator: How the RawLand AI Valuation Tool Prices Your Parcel

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.

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Dry vacant land with a dirt access road, survey marker and open desert terrain, representing what buyers should evaluate before purchasing raw land.
Buying Land

How to Buy Vacant Land: Due Diligence, Financing and Closing in 2026

Expect 35 percent down on raw land under federal LTV guidance, run title, access and zoning checks, then close through a title company.

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Scenic vacant land in Tennessee with rolling green hills, mature trees, roadside access and rural fencing, representing land sellers preparing to market property in the state.
Selling Land

Selling Land in Tennessee: The Greenbelt Rollback and Transfer Tax

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.

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Rural land entrance with a secured gate and access road, representing owner-financed land deals and the interest terms sellers set for buyers.
Owner Financing for Land

Owner Financing Interest Rates for Land: The 2026 Floor and Ceiling

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.

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United States map divided by state with varied land textures and tones, representing differences in average land value and price per acre across all 50 states.
Land Valuation and Pricing

Land Prices by State in 2026: The Full USDA Table for 48 States

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.

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Realistic property office workspace showing a land listing displayed across multiple online platforms without paying multiple listing fees.
Selling Land

How to List Your Land on Multiple Platforms Without Paying Multiple Listing Fees

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.

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Aerial view of a vacant land parcel with road access, open usable acreage, trees, water, and nearby utilities, showing key features buyers should evaluate before purchasing land.
Buying Land

What to Look For When Buying Land: The Check Most Buyers Skip

Check legal access, minerals, water, soil, zoning, flood risk, title, survey and price. Access, minerals and title are pass or fail.

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