Gather a tax bill or deed and write down what you want to sell. Then compare prices and ways to find buyers. An agent, selling yourself and a direct offer are choices. You can ask for help with a missing deed or map detail before deciding which offer fits.
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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 tax bill and its parcel number, the county’s number for a piece of land. Check the location and acres rather than relying on an owner name alone.
The Crenshaw County Revenue page links County Maps Online and Tax Search & Pay. Use the map to find the area. Keep the bill or deed nearby when checking details.
For a tax record or balance question, the Revenue contact page lists 334-335-6568 and says the operator will connect you to the right extension. Ask for Revenue. For a map or land-description question, explain that you need Appraisal help.
The office is at the courthouse, 29 South Glenwood Avenue in Luverne. Have the parcel number and any deed reference ready. Ask for the current balance instead of guessing from an old bill.
A tax value is different from the price a buyer will pay. A tax search is not a full deed or ownership check. A map does not settle an unclear boundary or prove a right to cross someone else’s land. Keep any survey or written road agreement with your papers.
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 rules or fees that came with a lot.
If you need a recorded deed copy, the Crenshaw County Probate contact page also lists 334-335-6568. Ask for Probate and explain that you need help locating a land deed. A tax question and a deed-copy question go to different departments even though the main number is shared.
Have owner names, an approximate purchase year and any book and page or document number ready. Ask where to look, how to get the copy you need and what it costs. Ask whether you can get it without a trip.
Probate lists the courthouse at 29 South Glenwood Avenue in Luverne. Call before a visit to confirm the department and what to bring. 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.
Give buyers dated photos, directions and a short description from facts you know. Mark questions you still need to answer. Explain how to arrange a safe visit.
Show the entrance as well as open ground and woods. If the land slopes, take photos from more than one spot. Say what a vehicle can reach and where someone can park. A wide view alone may not show the ground under trees.
Explain who uses the land now. If someone farms, hunts or cuts trees there, gather the agreement. Ask how it affects when the buyer can take over. Don’t promise empty land at closing if that has not been worked out.
List buildings, gates and other items that are part of the sale. If you plan to remove something, say so before an offer. If you want to keep part of the land, explain that early. A rough sketch is different from a finished land split.
For a smaller lot, gather written rules and shared-road fees. Keep any written road agreement if the route crosses a neighbor’s piece. Say which power or water connections work now; a nearby line is different from a working connection.
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.
Call 334-335-6568. Ask for Revenue for a tax record or balance question, Appraisal for a map detail and Probate for a recorded deed copy. The Revenue contact page says the operator will connect you.
The Crenshaw County Revenue page links County Maps Online and Tax Search & Pay. Have your bill or parcel number ready. A tax map is different from a full ownership check.
Have owner names, an approximate purchase year and any book and page or document number you know. Ask Probate how to get the copy, whether a trip is needed and what it costs.
Say so before an offer. List what comes with the sale and what you would keep. A rough sketch of a new boundary is different from a finished land split.
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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