Start with your deed, tax bill and the pieces you want to sell. Describe the entrance, ground and who uses the land. Then compare similar sales and selling choices. You can begin while missing records are being worked out.
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.
Write down the road, acres, owners on the deed and property number. Gather any survey or old map. For several pieces, list them separately. Add a map pin and directions if the land has no street address.
The county’s Maps and Parcel Information page links to a map and parcel search. The county says tax history is part of the parcel search results. Use those tools to help identify your land; ask the Appraiser’s Office about details that look wrong.
The Reno County Register of Deeds links to its land record search and fee schedule. Its page says older records are still being added online. If a deed isn’t there, ask the office about a copy instead of assuming it doesn’t exist.
Share any disagreement between the deed, survey and tax acres. Start with what you have; an agent or closing professional can help identify what else is needed.
Show where a visitor should enter. Mention locked gates, narrow crossings or a route over another owner’s property. Share any written right to use that route. Don’t assume a track or map line proves it.
For a crop field, explain who farms it and share any lease. For pasture, mention grazing arrangements. Say whether animals, crops, stored equipment or other items are part of the sale. Ask how current use fits the buyer’s timing before setting a closing date.
Take photos of the entrance, field or pasture and any wooded or wet ground. Tell buyers about buildings and fences that stay. Share papers for known wells, services or water use; don’t guess about rights or capacity.
You don’t need to fence every acre, clear trees or pay for a fresh survey before asking about selling. Ask which work would help your sale before spending money.
Ask a local land agent for recent completed sales with similar acres, entrance, ground and current use. Keep a small lot with services separate from a larger crop field or pasture. If a comparison includes a house or equipment, ask why its total price fits your land.
Check that several ads aren’t repeating the same property. An asking price tells you what an owner wants, not what someone paid.
Check the exact pieces included, price, deposit, buyer’s time for checks and closing date. Ask what allows cancellation or a price change. Be clear about fences, equipment and other items that stay.
Ask who pays each cost and what comes out of your payment. For a made-up example, $70,000 less $4,000 in seller costs leaves $66,000 before other debts. A $68,000 offer with $1,000 in costs leaves $67,000. The higher price doesn’t always leave you more.
These figures explain the math, not local land values. Our offer comparison worksheet helps put the terms side by side.
Closing finishes the sale with signed papers and payment. Ask who handles it, what they need and how you’ll receive the money. If you live elsewhere, ask what signing options are available before making travel plans.
If you’re handling inherited land or helping settle a loved one’s estate, bring the papers you have. An attorney or closing professional can help work out who needs to sign. Mention other owners, a loan or missing records early.
See our seller document checklist and Kansas seller guide. If you want a direct offer to compare, tell Reelvest about your land. You decide whether it fits.
The Register of Deeds says older records are still being added. Ask the office for a copy of a record that isn’t available online.
The county’s Maps and Parcel Information page links to a parcel search. The county says tax history is included in those results.
Share the lease or agreement, describe the current use and ask how it fits the sale before choosing a closing date.
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