Start with your land papers and the nearest community. Write down what you want to sell and how you reach it. Then compare prices and choose an agent, sell yourself or ask for a direct offer. Hoonah and Angoon use different state recording districts for deeds.
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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 deed, old survey or tax bill if you have one. Write down the nearest community, acres if known and land description. A land description tells one piece from another. It may use a lot and block, a survey number or a longer written description.
Don’t guess a street address for empty land. Keep any parcel number or map with your notes. Check that your papers and map point to the same piece.
List every piece and item included. Does a cabin stay with the sale? Are you keeping part or taking something away before closing? Think about your goal: price, less work or a sale around a certain date.
Start with the community nearest your land and any office named on a bill. Help for land inside one city may not cover land in another part of the Census Area.
The City of Hoonah contact page lists 907-945-3663. For land in Hoonah, have your land description or parcel number ready and ask who can help check a local record or bill. Don’t assume Hoonah’s office handles land in Angoon or another community.
Keep loan statements, lease papers and shared fees with your notes. Ask the office or person named on a charge how to check the current balance. If you don’t have a tax bill, don’t assume there are no charges.
A map pin is a useful starting point, not proof of ownership or an exact boundary. If your papers are missing or show an old name, start with state deed help. You don’t have to solve every records question alone.
The Alaska Recorder’s Office lists searches by name, document number, book and page, plat and survey. A plat is a drawing that shows lots. Start with names and numbers from older papers.
The Anchorage office’s community list places Hoonah, Pelican and Tenakee Springs in the Sitka recording district. It places Angoon, Gustavus and Excursion Inlet in the Juneau recording district. A recording district is the area used to organize recorded documents. The Census Area name isn’t the district name for every piece.
Use the state’s Find Your District link if you’re unsure. The current Anchorage office page lists 907-269-8876. Have the community, owner names and any record number ready. Ask how to find a deed, get a copy and check the cost. Ask what can be handled from home.
Gather any survey—a measured drawing of boundaries—plus loan details, leases and written access agreements. A deed copy alone is not a full check of ownership or other claims.
If you’re handling inherited land or helping settle a loved one’s estate, start with 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 and directions from the nearest community or arrival point. Say which part of the trip needs road, boat, air or foot travel. Explain where a visitor could meet someone and who can give permission to enter.
Describe the trip you have actually made and when you made it. If you have only visited in one season, say so. A nearby road, dock or beach does not prove a buyer can use it. Keep any written access agreement with your papers.
Show the entrance, open areas and any buildings included. Note slopes, wet spots or rough ground you know about. Say which power, water or other services work on the piece now. A nearby line is different from a working connection.
If you live away from the land, start with papers and dated photos you already have. Ask an agent or buyer what they need before paying for a new trip. Agree on who would arrange a visit. Mark unanswered questions instead of guessing.
Ask an agent or appraiser familiar with your community for recent completed sales buyers would compare with your piece. Ask how they checked the prices and what that help costs.
Compare the community, size, travel route, working services and included items. A town lot reached by road is a different choice from land that needs a boat trip. Land in another island community may not be a good price match. A sale with a cabin is different from empty land.
Keep the price, sale date, acres and included items together. If several pieces sold as one deal, check the whole deal before giving one piece a price. Count the deal once even if several websites show it.
An ad is an asking price, not proof of what was paid. If good matches are scarce, ask for a range and the reasons behind it. A statewide price per acre won’t answer the question for your piece. 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 Alaska 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.
No. The state Anchorage list places Hoonah in the Sitka recording district and Angoon in the Juneau recording district. Use Find Your District if you’re unsure about your piece.
Start with Alaska’s Recorder. Its Anchorage office lists 907-269-8876. Have the community, owner names and any record number ready. Ask how to find a copy and check its cost.
The City of Hoonah contact page lists 907-945-3663. Have your land description ready and ask who can check a local record or bill. For other communities, start with the office named on your papers.
Describe the trip you have made and when. Say which part needs road, boat, air or foot travel, who can give permission to enter and what still needs checking.
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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