Gather a tax bill or deed and write down what you know about the land. Compare prices and choose how to find buyers. You can use an agent, sell yourself or ask for a direct offer. If your deed is missing, its age can help you know where to start looking.
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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 Bibb County map page links a free land-record map. The county says you can look up parcels by owner name or parcel number. A parcel number is the county’s number for a piece of land.
Use a tax bill to help find the right piece. Check the location and acres before saving a record. If an owner has several pieces, a name alone may not tell you which one is for sale.
For help with a tax or assessment record, the county contact list gives the Tax Assessor/Collector number as 205-926-3105. Have the parcel number and your paper ready.
A tax record is different from a recorded deed. Keep the tax value separate from the price a buyer may pay. A county map helps you get oriented; it does not settle an unclear boundary or prove a right to cross a neighbor’s land.
Gather your deed, tax bills, survey, loan details and any lease. A survey is a measured drawing of the boundaries. Add written road agreements and any lot rules or fees.
The Bibb County Probate office page links separate records searches: one for 1996 to the present and another for 1819 through 1995. If an older deed doesn’t appear in the newer search, that does not mean it is missing.
Call the recording office at 205-926-3104 for help choosing the search or asking for a copy. Have owner names, an approximate year and any book and page or document number ready. Ask about costs and access before paying for a service. The office lists 8 Court Square West, Suite A, in Centreville. Call before a trip.
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. Keep private family and loan papers out of a public ad.
Write a short description from facts you know. Add dated photos, directions and the best way to arrange a visit. Mark details you still need to check.
For wooded land, show the entrance and any clear areas as well as the trees. Note gates, slopes and wet stretches you know about. Say whether a vehicle can get in and who can unlock a gate.
A dirt track across another piece is not proof that a buyer can use it. Keep any written road agreement with your deed. Explain what you know and what is still unclear before a buyer plans a visit.
If someone hunts, rents or cuts timber on the land, keep the agreement handy. Explain the current use and ask how it affects the sale. Don’t promise a buyer empty land or standing trees if an agreement says otherwise.
For a small lot, gather any written rules and shared-road fees. Say which connections work now. A nearby power line or water main is different from a working connection. You don’t need to plan a future house before starting a sale.
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 roadside lot can be a poor match for wooded acreage reached by a shared route. 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 map page links a free system with searches by owner name or parcel number. Check the location and acres so you use the right piece.
The Probate page lists separate searches for 1996 to the present and 1819 through 1995. Call 205-926-3104 for help choosing the right route.
The county lists the Tax Assessor/Collector at 205-926-3105. Have your tax bill or parcel number ready and explain which piece you mean.
No. Keep any written road agreement with your papers. Explain what is known and what needs checking before a buyer visits.
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.
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