Gather a tax bill or deed, write down what you want to sell and compare prices. You can use an agent, sell yourself or ask for a direct offer. Use Washington County, Alabama records when checking your land. Many states have a county with the same name.
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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.
Find the parcel number on your tax bill. That is the county’s number for a piece of land. Check the location and acres against your papers. Empty land may not have a street address.
The Washington County Revenue site links GIS Interactive Maps and online tax payments. Start with that county link. Check that the records are for Washington County, Alabama, and the right piece of land.
The site lists the Mapping Room at 251-847-3886 and Collections at 251-847-2915. Ask Mapping about a land-map detail. Ask Collections how to check a current bill or balance. Keep your bill or deed handy. The office is at 45 Court Street in Chatom. Confirm where to go before a visit.
A tax value is different from the price a buyer will pay. A tax record is different from a recorded deed. A map does not settle an unclear boundary or prove a right to cross a neighbor’s piece. Keep any survey or written road agreement with your notes.
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.
The Washington County Probate site links Online Records Search. Start there if you need a recorded deed copy. The office lists 251-847-2201 and 45 Court Street in Chatom. Ask for help finding the deed record, rather than a tax map.
Have owner names, an approximate purchase year and any book and page or document number ready. If an old paper uses a different name, keep both names with your notes. Ask how to find the right record and check the cost of the copy you need. If you live away from the land, ask what can be handled from home. A missing online result does not mean there is no deed.
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 details you still need to check. Explain how to arrange a safe visit.
For wooded land, start the photo list at the entrance. Show where a vehicle can park, the route into the land and any clear areas. Say who can unlock a gate. Note rough tracks or wet stretches you know about. Several close-up tree photos may say less than a few clear views of the entrance and route.
Gather any tree-cutting, hunting or farming agreement. Explain who uses the land now and ask how a sale affects when a buyer can take over. Don’t promise a timber value based only on pictures. If you have a recent written timber review, keep it with your papers.
If the route crosses a neighbor’s piece, keep any written road agreement handy. A visible track is not proof that a buyer can use it. For open ground, show fences, gates and buildings included. Say if you plan to keep or remove anything in the photos.
For a smaller lot, gather written rules and shared-road fees. Say which power or water connections work now; a nearby line is different from a working connection. Match each land number and photo to the right piece if you’re selling several.
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 Washington County Revenue site links GIS Interactive Maps. Check that the records are for Washington County, Alabama, and the correct piece of land.
The Revenue site lists Mapping at 251-847-3886 and Collections at 251-847-2915. Ask Mapping about a map detail and Collections about the current bill or balance.
The Washington County Probate site links Online Records Search and lists 251-847-2201. Have owner names and any book and page or document number ready when asking for help.
Show the entrance, parking spot, route into the land and clear areas. Say who can unlock a gate and note rough or wet stretches you know about. Tree photos alone do not show how to reach the land.
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.