We buy rural and recreational acreage, hunting land, farmland and vacant lots across Iowa, with or without road access. Cash, closed through a licensed, independent title company.
Reviewed June 2026 with 2025 USDA data
Iowa farm real estate averaged $1 an acre in 2025 (USDA NASS), and the state carries an effective property tax rate of about 1.52 percent (Tax Foundation). Idle Iowa land quietly costs money every year it sits, which is one reason many owners choose a direct cash sale over holding or listing.
| Average farm real estate value, 2025USDA NASS | $1 per acre |
|---|---|
| Iowa rank by land value | 13 of 48 states |
| Effective property tax rateTax Foundation | 1.52 percent |
| Annual property tax per $100,000 of value | about $1,520 |
| Typical direct sale closing | 2 to 4 weeks |
| Commission with a direct cash buyer | none, versus about 6 percent on a listing |
A lot of Iowa land is owned by people who never use it. Inherited acreage, a recreational tract that stopped getting visited, a lot bought years ago that never went anywhere. The taxes keep coming and the land just sits.
We buy raw acreage with no access, recreational and hunting tracts, farmland and pasture, and vacant lots, including the parcels that sat unsold with an agent. Location, access and acreage all get factored into a straight written offer.
An average is only a starting point. Your number comes from the parcel, not the state.
USDA puts Iowa farm real estate near $9,790 an acre, 6 of the 48 states it tracks.
Across 99 counties, from $4,927 an acre in Appanoose County up to $13,843 in O Brien County.
County, access and acreage. We price your exact parcel from recent comparable sales near it, then put it in a written offer. See Iowa in the price guide →
Three things decide how clean and fast a sale goes, and we handle all three.
Property taxes accrue on idle land every year you keep it. A clean sale ends that. Tired of the holding cost →
If the parcel is behind on taxes or carries a lien, we settle it from the sale proceeds, not your pocket. Land with back taxes →
Much Iowa land is owned from out of state. You sign from home and a licensed title company records the deed. Out of state owner →
Wherever your land sits in Iowa, across all 99 counties, it is very likely one we buy in.
What Iowa land owners ask us most, with the numbers that matter.
Recent USDA figures put the average value of farm real estate in Iowa at about $9,790 an acre, which ranks 6 of the 48 states USDA tracks. The average hides a wide local range. Across Iowa's 99 counties it runs from roughly $4,927 an acre in Appanoose County up to $13,843 in O Brien County. Your parcel's number comes down to its county, access and acreage, which is exactly what our written offer is based on.
Yes. Raw, remote acreage with no access, water or power is some of the most common land we buy, often bought years ago and never used. We price it for what it is and where it sits, then make a straight written offer.
Yes, and it is common. A lot of Iowa land is owned from out of state. The whole sale runs remotely: you sign from home and a licensed title company handles the deed and recording.
Usually, yes. If the parcel is behind on property taxes or carries a lien, we settle it at closing out of the sale proceeds rather than asking you to pay up front, as long as it is cleared before any tax sale.
Iowa farm real estate averaged about $1 an acre in 2025, according to USDA NASS. Raw and recreational parcels usually trade below that average and cropland above it, so your acreage and land type set your real number.
Iowa has an effective property tax rate of about 1.52 percent (Tax Foundation), so land valued at $100,000 runs roughly $1,520 a year in property tax. Vacant land earns nothing while you hold it, which is one reason many owners choose to sell.
Answer a few quick questions, add a photo or plat if you have one, and we come back with a written, no obligation cash offer, usually within one working day.
A few quick steps. Parcel, size, location, a photo if you have one, then where to send the offer.
