Gather a tax bill or deed and write down what you want to sell. Compare prices and choose how to find buyers. An agent, selling yourself and a direct offer are options. If there may be unpaid taxes, ask about the current balance before working out the money you would keep.
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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.
Start with a recent tax bill. Write down the parcel number, the county’s number for a piece of land. Check the location and acres before using the record. A name alone can lead to the wrong piece.
The Butler County Revenue Commission handles property appraisal, assessment and tax collection. Its page links property resources. For help, call 334-382-3221. The office lists 800 East Commerce Street in Greenville.
If you think taxes may be unpaid, ask for the current balance for that piece and the date the amount covers. Keep any recent payment receipt. An old bill may not show a later payment or added charges.
The county property page explains ways to pay. Before accepting an offer, ask the person handling closing how any remaining balance would be paid and what would come out of your money. Don’t treat a target closing date as proof that the balance is settled.
Keep the tax value separate from a sale price. A tax record is also different from your recorded deed. A county map helps you get oriented, but 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.
For help finding a recorded deed, start with the Butler County Probate office at 334-382-3512. The county lists it at 700 Court Square in Greenville. This is separate from the Revenue office at East Commerce Street.
Have owner names, an approximate purchase year and any book and page or document number ready. Ask which department can help with your copy, how to request it and what it costs. Call before a trip. Don’t assume an online tax record includes the full deed you need.
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 a safe way to arrange a visit. Mark details you still need to check.
For wooded acreage, show the entrance and open areas as well as the trees. Note gates, slopes and wet stretches you know about. Explain how a vehicle gets in and who can unlock a gate.
If timber work is planned or underway, keep the agreement handy. Explain what is happening before promising a buyer which trees will remain. Keep any rental or hunting agreement too and ask how it affects the sale.
For a smaller lot, gather written rules and shared-road fees. Say which connections work on the lot now. A nearby power line or water main is different from a working connection.
A road across another piece needs more than a line on a map. Keep any written road agreement with the deed and explain what is unclear. You don’t need to plan a house for a future buyer before you start selling.
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 small lot with working connections can be a poor match for wooded acreage without them. 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.
Call the Revenue Commission at 334-382-3221 with the tax bill or parcel number handy. Ask for the current balance and the date it covers. Keep any recent payment receipt.
The county lists Revenue at 800 East Commerce Street and Probate at 700 Court Square in Greenville. Call the department before making a trip.
Start with the Probate office at 334-382-3512. Ask which department can help find a recorded copy and what the request costs.
Not always. Later payments or charges may change the balance. Ask the closing office how the current amount will be paid and how it affects the money you keep.
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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