Selling Land

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.

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.

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.

Anchor to sold comparables, work out who can walk away more easily, and trade terms. No published percentage tells you what land sells for.

Long-term gain on land is taxed at 0, 15 or 20 percent, plus 3.8 percent above the NIIT threshold, after selling costs come off the price.

A builder’s finished lot budget runs near 13.7 percent of the home’s sales price, and development cost comes out of that before you are paid.

Most are real businesses, and their offers are below market by design. Check whether the buyer will close in its own name.

To sell vacant land in Texas, price against local comps, list where land buyers look, close through a title company, and pay no state income tax on your gain.

Vacant land usually takes months rather than weeks to find a buyer, against a 60-day median for US homes in August 2026.

You can sell land without a realtor in every state. Price it from comparable sales, list where land buyers search, and close through a title company.