Find a tax bill or deed and list what you want to sell. Gather useful details, compare prices and choose how to find buyers. An agent, selling yourself and a direct offer are choices to consider. If the county map shows old details, you can ask for help while getting started.
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Start with what you know. These steps will help you get ready and choose the way to sell that fits you.
Find a recent tax bill, deed or old survey. Write down the land number, acres if known and nearest road. A land number helps tell one piece from another. Empty land may not have a street address.
List all the pieces you want to sell and any building, fence or other item included. Say if you want to keep part. If you live far away, start with papers and dated photos at home. You don’t need to visit before asking questions.
Think about what matters most: price, less work or a sale around a certain date. Keep that goal in mind as you compare your choices.
The Baldwin County Mapping Department links the county tax-map viewer. Use your parcel number and papers to help locate the right piece.
The county says its tax maps reflect the land as it was on October 1 of the previous year. A recently recorded change may not yet appear. Don’t assume a deed is missing just because the map still shows an old name or layout.
Call Mapping at 251-937-0245 if details seem wrong or you need help finding the land. Have the parcel number and any deed reference ready. Ask what has changed and which record to use.
A tax map helps you get oriented. It does not settle an unclear boundary or prove a right to cross another property. Keep the deed and survey with your notes. Ask for help before promising a buyer a specific line or road.
Keep tax values separate from sale prices. A tax figure does not show what a buyer will pay for your land.
Keep your deed, tax bills, survey, loan details and any lease together. A survey is a measured drawing of the boundaries. Add written road agreements and rules or fees that came with a lot.
The Baldwin County Probate Recording Division keeps recorded land papers. Its page links a search by names and recording number. Call the Bay Minette contact at 251-937-0230 about the copy or help you need.
The county asks for the recording number or book and page, plus the recording date, to speed up a copy request. Use those details from your old paper if you have them. If they’re missing, ask how to find them before making a trip or sending a request. Check the copy cost.
A deed copy is not a full check of ownership, loans and other claims. If you’re handling inherited land or helping settle a loved one’s estate, gather what you have. Ask a title company or real estate attorney who needs to sign and which papers are missing.
Our land seller document checklist can help you get organized. Keep private family and loan papers out of a public ad.
Give buyers a short description from facts you know. Add dated photos, directions and the best way to arrange a visit. Mark questions you still need to answer.
For open land and woods, describe both areas and the route in. Note gates, fences or wet stretches you know about. If someone farms or rents the land, keep that agreement handy and explain the current use.
For a subdivision lot, gather any written rules, fees and shared-road agreements. A subdivision is an area divided into lots. Let the buyer review the papers. You don’t need to design a house before starting a sale.
If the land is near water, say what is on the actual piece and what you know about reaching it. A view or nearby water does not prove usable waterfront access or a right to build a dock. Don’t turn a map or photograph into a promise.
Say which connections work on the land now. A nearby power line or water main is different from a working connection. Explain who can give permission to enter and who can unlock a gate before a buyer visits.
Ask a local land agent or appraiser for recent completed sales that buyers would compare with yours. Ask how the prices were checked and what that help costs.
Compare similar size, ground, road access and included items. A lot with working connections can be a poor match for wooded acreage without them. A water view is different from usable water access. A sale with a home or buildings is different from empty land.
Keep each sale’s price, date, acres and included items together. If several pieces sold in one deal, check the whole deal before assigning a price to one piece. Count it once even if several websites show it.
An ad shows an asking price, not proof of what was paid. A tax value is different too. If good matches are scarce, ask for a range and the reasons behind it. Our land value guide explains more price factors.
Use an agent: A land agent can help with pricing, ads, showings and offers. Ask about the fee, listing length and recent work with land like yours.
Sell yourself: You handle the ad, questions, visits and offers. You may still need help with the agreement and closing.
Compare a direct offer: A direct buyer may give you another choice without listing the land. Check the price and terms against your goals. You can say no.
Before arranging a visit, explain how to reach the land and who can give permission to enter. Keep private records out of the listing. Share needed papers with the people helping with the sale.
Get the offer and terms in writing. Check the right pieces of land are included. Ask who pays closing costs, any agent fee and other charges. Ask how a loan or unpaid taxes will be paid.
A higher price may leave you with less money if you pay more costs. For example, $30,000 less $2,000 in costs leaves $28,000 before a loan or tax balance. That is made-up math, not a price for your land.
Read the target date and what lets the buyer cancel or ask for a lower price. Ask who holds the deposit and what happens to it. Use our land offer worksheet to compare offers side by side.
If you’d like a direct offer to compare, tell Reelvest about your land. You decide whether an offer fits.
Ask who will handle closing—the final papers and payment. Have that person explain the land description, owners who must sign, costs and money you would receive.
Ask how any lease, road agreement or rules that came with the lot affect the sale papers. If a name or boundary is unclear, get help before signing. A target date does not mean all the checks are finished.
Confirm payment instructions with the closing office using a phone number you already trust. Keep copies of the signed agreement and final papers. Our Alabama land seller guide gives more general steps.
No. Start with the location and papers you have. Ask for help with missing information while comparing selling choices.
The county says its tax maps reflect the land as it was on October 1 of the previous year. Call Mapping at 251-937-0245 about a change or unclear record.
The Recording Division asks for the recording number or book and page, plus the recording date. If you don’t have them, ask how to find them. Check the copy cost.
The Probate Recording page lists the Bay Minette contact at 251-937-0230. Ask about the copy or help you need before visiting.
No. Explain what is on your piece and what you know about reaching it. A map or photograph does not prove usable access or a right to build a dock.
Gather what you have. Ask a title company or real estate attorney who needs to sign and which papers are missing.
No. Use these steps with an agent, your own buyer or a direct offer. You can ask Reelvest for an offer to compare if you want.
Local source links reviewed October 7, 2026.