Start with a tax bill, deed or map pin and a short list of what you want to sell. Then choose a price, decide how to find a buyer and compare written offers. You can use an agent, sell it yourself or consider a direct offer. Missing papers are something to work through; you can start with what you know.
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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.
Write down the location, nearby road, land ID and size if known. The land ID is the county’s number for the property. Empty land may not have a street address. An old tax bill or map pin can help explain where it is.
List the pieces you want to sell. Do you mean one lot or everything you own there? Note whether a house, shed or other items come with it. Tell buyers what you plan to keep.
Keep a folder with your deed, tax papers, any survey and loan details. A survey is a measured drawing of the land. You don’t need a perfect folder to ask questions. Start a second list for anything you still need to find.
A deed records a transfer of land. If your copy is missing, start with the Recorder. The Recorders’ Association of Missouri lists 573-564-3157 and 310 Salisbury Street, Suite A, Montgomery City, MO 63361.
Have the recorded name and any document number or book and page reference ready. Ask how to get the copy you need, what it costs and which details the office needs. Ask your closing team whether a regular copy will do before paying for a certified one. A certified copy is a copy the office has officially confirmed.
The Missouri Association of Counties directory lists two other contacts at the same street address:
Call before a trip or sending a request. Finding a deed copy is a useful start; it does not settle every ownership or debt question. The closing team still needs to check those. Our document checklist helps you gather the rest.
Take clear photos of the entrance and main areas if you can safely. Show open ground, woods and any buildings included. Explain how to reach the land today. Agree on a gate and meeting place before a visit.
If you cross someone else’s land to get there, share any written road agreement. A visible track alone does not explain who can use it. Say when you don’t know the answer.
List water and power that are connected. Nearby service is different from a connection. Keep any bills or service letters you have. Share what you know about wells, septic systems, wet areas and past damage.
If someone farms, grazes animals or rents part of the ground, keep the agreement handy. Write down who uses it, what they use and any dates in the papers. Ask the closing team how that agreement affects the sale before promising a buyer that the land will be empty.
Don’t spend money on clearing or new fencing just to make a listing look better. Ask a local land agent which work buyers would value. Compare that likely benefit with the cost. Useful photos and clear answers can come first.
Write down the names on the deed and anyone else who may share ownership. If you’re helping settle a loved one’s estate, gather the papers you already have. Ask the closing team which papers and signatures it needs.
Keep any loan statement and tax notice with the folder. Tell the team about a name change, missing paper or ownership question early. Ask who will handle each open item. It’s easier to plan a sale date when you know what remains.
You can ask about selling while these checks are underway. Don’t promise a firm closing date until the people handling the sale can explain the remaining steps.
Ask a local land agent for recent completed sales that buyers would compare with yours. Match the size, location, road, usable space and services. If the land includes a home or other buildings, make sure the comparison accounts for them.
An asking price is what a seller hopes to get. A completed sale price is what was paid. Ask what came with each sale. If several pieces sold together, don’t treat the whole price as the price of each piece.
Use a range when good matches are scarce. Ask what supports each end and which missing fact could change it. A tax value alone won’t tell you what a buyer will pay.
Our land-value guide walks through the price question. Keep it separate from how soon you want to sell and how much work you want to handle.
Think about the time and work each choice takes. If you’d like a Reelvest offer to compare, tell us about your land. You decide whether it fits your plans.
Check that an offer covers the right land and anything included. Get the price, seller costs and target date in writing. Ask what the buyer will check, when it can cancel and what happens to a deposit.
Here is a made-up example: a $70,000 offer with $5,000 in seller costs leaves $65,000 before a loan or unpaid tax balance. These numbers explain the math, not a price for your Montgomery County land.
Ask for an estimate of the money you keep. Our offer worksheet helps compare real offers. A higher price may leave less money after costs, or require more time and work.
After you agree on a sale, ask the closing team what happens next. It checks ownership records and helps prepare the papers. Ask which records and signatures remain, who pays each cost and what could change the date.
Ask how any loan or tax balance will be paid and how payment will reach you. Get unclear terms explained before signing. Keep the signed agreement, cost statement and final sale papers.
Our Missouri seller guide explains the wider process. You can ask questions at each step.
Call the Recorder at 573-564-3157. The Missouri recorders’ directory lists 310 Salisbury Street, Suite A, Montgomery City, MO 63361. Have the recorded name and any document number or book and page reference ready. Ask about current instructions and costs.
The Missouri Association of Counties directory lists the Assessor at 573-564-2445, Suite B, and Collector at 573-564-2389, Suite C, both at 310 Salisbury Street in Montgomery City. Call to check the help and details you need.
Start by gathering any rental, farming or road agreement. Tell buyers how the land is used today. Ask the closing team how the agreement affects the sale before promising that the buyer can use all the ground right away.
Compare the costs you pay, money you keep, time, work and written terms. Ask what the buyer must check, when it can cancel and what remains before closing.
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