Find a deed or tax bill and write down the land you want to sell. Check your Mat-Su property record, compare prices and choose an agent, sell yourself or ask for a direct offer. If the land has no address, MyProperty offers other ways to search.
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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, tax bill or old survey. Write down the acres if known, nearest community and land description. That description tells one piece from another. It may use a lot and block, subdivision name or a longer written description.
Keep the tax ID or other land number with your notes. It can help find empty land that has no address. A subdivision is a named group of lots. Don’t guess an address to fill a blank.
List each piece and any cabin, shed or other items included. Say if you are keeping part or removing something shown in a photo. Think about your goal: price, less work or a sale around a certain date.
The Borough’s myProperty and Maps page links property details and maps. On the current MyProperty search, the choices include owner name, address, Tax ID, PID and subdivision. PID means property ID, a number used to find a piece of land. Use a number or name from your papers if empty land has no address.
For an owner-name search, the page suggests starting with the last name. Match the piece and land description with your deed or bill. Check any update notice on MyProperty before relying on recent owner or bill changes. If a detail is missing or looks old, ask for help before using it in an ad.
The Assessments page lists 907-861-8642 for property records. It lists 907-861-8610 for property tax bills and payments. Have the land number ready and ask for the current balance if you need it. These are different questions for different contacts.
A tax value is different from a buyer’s offer. A map helps locate the piece, but it does not prove an exact boundary or a right to cross nearby land. Keep any loan, lease or shared fee with your papers.
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. Older names or record numbers can help you get started.
The Anchorage office’s community list places Palmer, Wasilla, Big Lake and Willow in the Palmer recording district. It places Talkeetna and Trapper Creek in the Talkeetna recording district. A recording district is the area used to organize recorded papers. Use the state’s Find Your District link if you’re unsure about your piece.
The 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 its cost. Ask what can be done from home.
Gather any survey—a measured drawing of boundaries—along with loan details, leases, lot rules and written road or 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 road or arrival point. Show the entrance, open areas and any buildings included. Say who can give permission to visit and where a visitor could park or meet someone.
Describe the route you have actually used and when you used it. Does a visitor need to walk after leaving a road? Have you used the route in winter as well as summer? Say what you know, and keep any written access agreement with your papers.
A nearby road or map line does not prove a buyer can use it. Show 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.
You don’t need to plan a buyer’s house before asking about selling. Share the land facts you know. If you live away, start with photos you have and say when they were taken. Ask what an agent or buyer needs before paying for another trip.
Ask a land agent or appraiser familiar with your part of Mat-Su for recent completed sales buyers would compare with yours. Ask how the prices were checked and what that help costs.
Compare the community, acres, travel route, working services and included items. A road lot near town is a different choice from a piece reached only on foot. A sale with a cabin is different from empty land. A property in another part of the Borough may not be a good price match.
Keep the price, date, acres and included items together. If several pieces sold in one deal, check the whole deal before giving one piece a price. Count it once even if several websites show it.
An asking price or Borough tax value is not proof of what a buyer paid. 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 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.
MyProperty has Tax ID, PID, subdivision and owner-name search choices. Use details from your papers. Its owner-name directions suggest starting with the last name.
The Assessments page lists 907-861-8642 for property records and 907-861-8610 for tax bills and payments. Have your land number ready and ask for a current balance if needed.
Check any update notice and ask Assessments for help. Match the record to your deed or bill before using a detail in an ad.
The state lists Palmer, Wasilla, Big Lake and Willow in the Palmer district, and Talkeetna and Trapper Creek in the Talkeetna district. Use Find Your District if you’re unsure.
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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