Start with the location, acres and names of the owners. Gather what you already have, compare prices and decide how to find a buyer. Then review the offer and get help with the final papers. Missing a deed or an old map doesn’t have to stop your first conversation.
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.
A recent tax bill helps identify the land. Add your deed, old survey or map if you have them. Write down the acres you think you own and the nearest road. If there’s no address, use a map pin. Note any other owners so everyone can discuss the sale.
The Ogemaw County Treasurer links to a property tax search and township and county maps. These are useful starting points for locating the land and its tax record.
The Ogemaw County Register of Deeds keeps recorded land papers. Its page explains online search choices, including an occasional-user service that charges for access. If you only need a missing deed, ask the office about finding a copy before paying for a search service.
Tell buyers how you get onto the land. Does the entrance reach a public road, or does a lane cross someone else’s property? Share any written right to use a shared route. If you know a road is hard to use at certain times of year, mention that too.
Describe the woods, clearings and any wet areas you know about. A few photos of the entrance and different parts of the land can help. Take them only where you can safely go. You don’t need to clear a path just to make the first call.
If someone hunts, camps or uses the trees, explain the arrangement and share any papers you have. Say what you know and what you’re unsure about. You don’t need to plan a buyer’s cabin, well or septic system before asking about selling.
Ask a local land agent about recent closed sales of similar land. A closed sale is a sale that has finished. Compare the size, entrance and main use. A small home lot and a large wooded tract may have very different prices per acre.
Think about your time and the work involved as well as the price. You don’t have to accept the first offer you get.
Make sure the offer covers the land you intend to sell. Check the price, any deposit, the buyer’s inspection deadline and the planned closing date. Ask what lets the buyer cancel or change the offer.
Find out who pays each cost. Ask for an estimate of the money you keep after seller costs, unpaid taxes or a loan balance. Our land offer worksheet helps you compare those terms.
For a buyer visit, agree on where they may go and how they should enter. If they need more time to check access or another question, put that time in the written terms.
Closing is when the sale is finished, the deed is signed and the money is paid. Ask who will handle it, what papers they need and how you’ll receive the money. Mention shared owners, a loan or missing papers early so there’s time to work through them.
If you’re handling inherited land or helping settle a loved one’s estate, start with the deed and estate papers you have. A closing professional or attorney can help determine who needs to sign. You don’t have to have every answer before asking for help.
Our land seller document checklist helps you gather what’s handy. The Michigan seller guide covers broader questions. If you’d like a direct offer to compare, tell Reelvest about your land.
Yes. Start with a tax bill, the nearest road or a map pin. Ask whether a new survey is needed for the sale before paying for one.
Ask the Register of Deeds about a copy. Its page also explains online searches and paid access choices. You don’t have to buy a subscription just to ask the office what you need.
Explain what you know about the arrangement and share any agreement you have. Ask how it would be handled in a sale before promising that the land will be empty on a certain date.
Check the seller costs, inspection deadline, cancellation terms and closing date. Estimate the money you keep after costs, taxes or a loan balance.
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