Start with the location, acres and the owners on your deed. Gather the papers you have, describe the land and compare ways to find a buyer. You can begin with a few basic details; you don’t need to have every answer before asking for help.
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.
Gather your deed, a recent tax bill and any old survey. Write down the town, acres and tax map number. A parcel is one piece of land in county records. List each piece if you want to sell more than one.
The county’s current Parcel Information page links to Beacon. It says you can search by owner name, address, tax map number or municipality. A municipality is the town, city or village where the land is located. Use the current county link if an old saved search page looks different.
Compare the record’s acres and buildings with your papers. Save a copy and note anything that doesn’t fit. For help finding the parcel, the Real Property office lists 845-291-2490 and 255 Main Street in Goshen.
A parcel record and a deed are different papers. For a missing deed, use the County Clerk’s Online Records page or ask the Record Room at 845-291-3287. Have the owner’s name and any old book, page or document number handy.
The Clerk’s page lists paid online access and download choices. Ask how to get the single copy you need before buying a longer subscription. Keep the deed and tax record together if their names or acres differ.
Take photos of the entrance, open ground and wooded parts. Give directions to the correct gate or driveway. Empty land may not have a street address; a map pin and nearest road can help locate it.
Share any old survey and written road-access agreement. Say if you cross another owner’s land to reach yours. A route visible on a map doesn’t prove a right to use it, and a tax map isn’t a boundary survey.
For a meadow or farm field, explain who uses it and gather any lease. For woods, share a hunting or tree-cutting agreement if one exists. Ask how the current use would fit a sale before promising the land will be empty at closing.
List fences, sheds, equipment or stored items that stay or go. Mention slopes, low spots or water you know about. Share any well, septic or other reports already on hand.
Keep your claims tied to your own land. Nearby homes don’t show that your parcel is ready to build or can be divided into lots. You can sell the land as it is without making a new development plan first.
Ask whether clearing, repairs or a fresh survey would help before paying for them. Good photos and a clear description are a useful first step.
Ask a local land agent for recent completed sales that fit your property. Match the nearby area, size, entrance, current use and main land features. Keep bare land apart from sales with a house or several parcels.
The county’s Parcel Information page offers tax values and comparison tools. Check what each record includes before using it. A tax value isn’t a buyer’s offer, and a listing price shows what an owner hopes to get rather than what someone paid.
For unpaid taxes, the county’s parcel page directs owners to Finance at 845-291-2480. Get the balance before comparing the money you would keep from an offer. Don’t mix the tax balance, tax value and asking price into one number.
Choose the route that fits your schedule and the work you want to handle. A direct offer is one choice to compare; you don’t have to accept it to ask about it.
Check that the written offer names the right land and included items. Read the price, deposit, time for buyer checks and planned closing date. Ask what allows cancellation or a request to change the price.
Find out who pays each cost. Ask how a loan balance or unpaid taxes would affect your payment. Have unclear terms explained before signing.
Here’s a made-up example: a $60,000 offer with $5,000 in seller costs leaves $55,000 before other debts. A $58,000 offer with $1,000 in seller costs leaves $57,000. The higher price doesn’t always leave you with more money.
Use our land offer worksheet to put terms side by side. These amounts show the math, not a Orange County price estimate.
Closing is when the final papers are signed and the money is paid. Ask who will handle it, what they need from you and how payment will arrive. Read the final cost breakdown before the appointment.
Tell the closing professional about other owners or missing papers early. If you’re handling inherited land or helping settle a loved one’s estate, bring the deed and estate papers you already have. An attorney or closing professional can help work out who needs to sign.
Our seller document checklist and New York seller guide can help you prepare. If you’d like a direct offer to compare, tell Reelvest what you know about your land. You decide whether it fits.
The county’s deed recording guide lists sale forms and a separate community preservation form for Warwick. Ask your attorney or closing team which papers and costs apply to your town. Have them prepare the sale papers; you don’t need to work through the form names alone.
Yes. Start with the location, acres if known and any deed or tax bill you have. A local records office or closing professional can help you find what is missing.
Not just to begin. Take clear photos and describe the land as it is. Ask an agent or buyer what work would help before paying for clearing, repairs or a new survey.
Gather the deed and estate papers you have. An attorney or closing professional can help check who needs to sign. You can ask questions while the papers are being sorted out.
Ask for a target date and a list of checks that still need to be finished. Missing records, buyer conditions or signatures can change the timing. Review the terms before agreeing to a date.
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