Gather your land papers and parcel number. Use the right county resource for maps, deeds or tax details. Describe how a buyer can visit, compare prices and choose whether to use an agent, find a buyer yourself or ask for a direct offer.
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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, purchase papers or old survey. Write down the acres if known and the land description. The description tells one piece from another. It may use a lot and block, subdivision name or a longer written description.
Keep the parcel number with your notes. A parcel is one piece of land with a local record number. You may see it called an APN—Assessor Parcel Number. Empty land may not have a street address, so don’t guess one.
List each piece and item included, such as a shed or cabin. Say if you plan to keep part or remove something shown in a photo. Think about your goal: price, less work or a sale around a certain date.
The Gila County Assessor page links to Parcel Search. It lists offices in Globe at 928-402-8714 and Payson at 928-472-7973. Have your parcel number and papers ready if you need help matching the record.
The Mapping page links to the Assessor Parcel Viewer and downloads for parcel maps, plat maps and records of survey. A plat is a drawing of lots. A survey is a measured drawing of boundaries.
Match those records with your land description. A parcel map helps you locate the piece; it is not the same as having the boundaries marked on the ground. Ask which record fits your piece before using a map in an ad.
The Mapping page lists 928-402-8778 for questions. If a map or record is missing, ask what the office needs to help you find it. Keep a note of the source and date with any map you share.
The Gila County Recorder page links to Self-Service for recorded documents. It lists Globe at 928-402-8740 and Payson at 928-474-7139. Have an owner name, land description and any document number ready. Ask how to find a deed copy and what it costs.
For a tax bill or current balance, start with the County Treasurer page. It links to Tax Bill Information. Check the right parcel and ask how the closing team should confirm any amount owed. A map or Assessor value is not a current tax balance.
Gather loan details, leases, lot rules and written road agreements too. A lease is an agreement to use land. Ask how any amount owed would be checked and paid at closing. 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 records out of a public ad.
Give buyers dated photos and directions from the nearest road you know. Show the entrance, level areas, slopes, rough ground and any buildings included. Explain where a visitor could park and who can give permission to enter.
Describe the full route you have used. Is the last stretch paved or dirt? Are there gates or parts you have not driven? A nearby road or trail does not prove a buyer can cross another piece. Keep any written access or road-maintenance agreement with your papers.
Say which water, power or other services work now. A nearby line is different from a working connection. If a well or road is shared, gather the written agreement. Ask about the exact piece before promising a use or a future connection.
If you live away, start with papers and photos you have. Ask an agent or buyer what else they need before paying for a new trip or work on the land. Put unanswered questions on a list instead of guessing.
Ask a land agent or appraiser familiar with your part of Gila County for recent completed sales buyers would compare with yours. Ask how the prices were checked and what that help costs.
Match the area, acres, entrance, slope, working services and included items. A level road lot is a different choice from steep land reached by a rough track. A lot with a working water connection is different from one that still needs water figured out. A cabin sale is different from empty land.
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 ad is an asking price, not proof of what was paid. A county tax value is different from a buyer’s offer. 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 Arizona 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.
Start with the Assessor Mapping page. It links to the Parcel Viewer and downloads for parcel maps, plats and records of survey. Mapping questions go to 928-402-8778.
The Assessor lists Globe at 928-402-8714 and Payson at 928-472-7973. Have the parcel number and land description ready.
Start with the Recorder page and Self-Service link. The page lists Globe at 928-402-8740 and Payson at 928-474-7139. Ask about finding a copy and cost.
Use the Treasurer page and its Tax Bill Information link. Check the right parcel and ask what amount the closing team should confirm. A parcel map is not a tax balance.
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.