To sell land in Navajo County, gather its location and the papers you have, choose a price, and decide how to find buyers. You can start with a tax bill, deed and clear photos. Missing papers don’t have to stop you: county records can help you fill in the gaps.
Tell us about your land. There’s no obligation to accept an offer.
Start with what you know. These steps will help you get ready and choose the way to sell that fits you.
Put a tax bill, deed and any survey you already have in one folder. Add photos, the nearest road, the size if known, and a map pin. For land without an address, the map pin and tax bill help a buyer find it.
Keep the parcel number with the location. This number identifies the land in county property records. If you’re selling several parcels, list each one and show which ones go with the sale.
Add any loan statement, lease or shared-drive paper. Write down what you know about road access, power, water and septic. Leave a question open if you don’t know the answer.
If you’re handling inherited land or helping settle a loved one’s estate, start with the papers you have. A closing team or attorney can help explain missing records and who needs to sign. You don’t have to work it all out alone.
Before buying a new survey or clearing the land, ask what question that work would answer. You can begin with the records and photos you already have.
The Navajo County Assessor links to property records and a map search. Start with the number on your tax bill. Keep the nearest town and road with it, since empty land may not have a street address.
The county’s property information search shows fields for a parcel number or tax ID, name, mailing address and site address. The site address is the land’s location; the mailing address may be where the owner gets mail.
If a search brings up several results, check the number and location before saving one. For help with assessment records, call the Assessor at 928-524-4086.
A property record is a useful starting point. It isn’t a new survey or a full ownership check. Keep your deed with the record, and ask the closing team about anything that doesn’t match.
The county’s Recorder’s Corner explains how to get a deed copy from the office or search online. For a copy request, have one of these ready:
Those recording details are different from the parcel number used to find property information. The Recorder’s guide directs parcel-number ownership questions to the Assessor.
If you’re missing the recording details, call the Recorder at 928-524-4194 and explain what you have. Ask which search or copy option fits your record and what a copy costs before ordering.
For a document recorded before 1994, the guide says you can visit the office to search its older microfiche records. Call before going so you know what to bring. Ask the closing team which deed copy they need; finding a copy is a starting point, not the full record check for a sale.
Keep the latest tax bill with your papers. If you’re using the online property search, don’t assume the amount shown includes every unpaid year.
The county’s property information site points questions about unpaid prior-year taxes and the amount due to the Treasurer at 928-524-4172. Its payment notice is for current-year payments. Have the parcel number ready when you call.
The county also says its online information isn’t updated in real time. Before accepting an offer, ask the closing team to check current balances and explain how taxes will be paid from the sale. An old bill may not show what is owed now.
A buyer wants to know how to reach the land, what is there now and what still needs checking. Clear facts help more than guesses about what they can build.
For a buyer’s proposed use, share any permits or test results you have and point them to the local office. You don’t have to design a home, water system or driveway before you start selling.
Look for land that has sold near yours. Start with the nearby areas, then compare size, road access and likely use. A small lot near services and a larger tract reached by a dirt road may draw different buyers.
Write down each sold property, sale date, price and what makes it similar. Ask a land agent to help if you can’t find enough useful matches. Keep asking prices separate: they show what owners hope to get, not what buyers have paid.
For each price example, ask what was included. A home, several lots or a family transfer can make a number a poor match for your empty land. Avoid choosing a price from a county-wide average alone.
Think about a price range and your reasons for it. You can adjust as you learn more about the land and hear from buyers. Your tax value is useful background, but it doesn’t tell you what today’s buyer will offer.
List with an agent: A land agent can help set a price, market the land and work with buyers. Ask about the work they’ll do, the agreement length and fees before signing.
Sell it yourself: You handle the listing, calls and buyer questions. Have a clear way to show the land and compare written offers. Ask who will handle the sale papers and closing.
Ask a direct buyer: This gives you an offer to compare with the other choices. Check the price, costs and any checks the buyer needs before closing.
If you’d like to compare a direct offer, tell Reelvest about your land. We’ll review what you share and let you know if we can make an offer. You decide whether the terms fit your plans.
Put each written offer side by side. Check the lots included, price, deposit, costs, target closing date and any reason the buyer can cancel.
Ask for an estimate of the money you keep after costs, unpaid taxes and loan balances. For a simple example, a $40,000 offer minus $2,000 in seller costs leaves $38,000 before any debt. Those figures are just math, not a price estimate for your land.
If one buyer pays a cost and another leaves it to you, compare the final amounts. Ask what still needs to be checked and when the buyer expects to be ready.
Our land offer comparison worksheet can help you keep the details together. If a term is unclear, ask for an explanation before signing.
The closing team checks records, explains which owners need to sign and prepares the papers. Give them the deed, tax bill, loan statement and other records you’ve gathered. Ask for a short list of anything still missing.
Have current balances checked. An old bill may not show what is owed now. Ask how taxes, a loan or other amounts will be paid from the sale.
Before signing, check the parcel numbers, land included, price, costs and payment details. Save the signed agreement and closing papers.
Use our land seller document checklist to gather the basics. For wider questions, see the Arizona land seller guide.
Yes. Start with your tax bill, location and papers you have. The Recorder can help you find a deed copy. Ask what question a new survey would answer before paying for one.
Use the parcel number, nearest road and a map pin. In the county search, a mailing address may be where an owner gets mail, rather than the land’s location. Check the parcel before saving a result.
The Recorder’s guide asks for docket and page, a reception number, or the rough recording date and names of the seller and buyer. If you don’t have them, call 928-524-4194 and explain what papers you have.
The county’s property information site directs questions about unpaid prior-year taxes and the amount due to the Treasurer at 928-524-4172. Ask the closing team to check the current balance for your sale.
Not always. Start with clear photos and the facts you know. Ask how any work would help the sale and what it would cost before hiring someone.
No. Compare it with listing the land or finding your own buyer. Ask questions about the written price, costs and terms, then choose what works for you.
Local source links reviewed October 4, 2026.