Bureau County, IL · Sold

IL-775725

5899 County Road 279

$271,100

$7,142/ac · 37.96 ac

Offer report Market this tract

Acreage37.96 ac

Price per acre$7,142/ac

ZoningAgricultural

Road accessGravel

UtilitiesPower at road

TopographyRolling

ListedMay 16, 2024

Coordinates41.4374, -89.6051

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County market

Bureau County, Illinois. Class A row-crop ground; farmland yields anchor pricing.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

1 item to verify before you offer.

Risk index

Low risk

Wetlands4.8% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope11.5%

Rolling to steep in places; pad prep likely.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

624 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power102 ft away

Power at or near the road.

Buildable area34.33 of 37.96 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate

$278,730

$204,498 – $352,963 · $7,343/ac on 37.96 ac

Asking vs estimate

-2.7%

In line with the comp set

Weighted from 10 recorded sales, adjusted for tract size, access, utilities and time since sale. Range width reflects dispersion across the comp set.

AI deal brief

Comps, diligence flags, an offer number and what to ask the seller.

Offer calculatorAsking $271,100

Acres

Resale ($/ac)

Target margin (%)

Hold (months)

Closing (%)

Carry (%/yr)

Selling costs (%)

Your offer

Maximum allowable offer

$159,274

$4,196/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $111,826 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$172,812

Net resale$256,432

Projected profit$83,620

ROI+48.4%

Annualized+69.3%

Break-even resale$4,948/ac

Profit if resale lands off target

-20%

$32,333

-10%

$57,976

$83,620

+10%

$109,263

+20%

$134,906

Comparable sales10 matches

Parcel	Acres	Sold	Price	$/ac	Adj $/ac	Dist	Match
IL-105658 Paved · Off grid	36.2	Jul 30, 2025	$201,900	5,584	5,762	2.1 mi	84
IL-795809 Landlocked · Power at road	40.3	Sep 8, 2025	$203,600	5,048	7,801	10.3 mi	81
IL-445859 Gravel · Off grid	41.8	Jun 5, 2024	$222,700	5,324	6,963	9.0 mi	77
IL-585271 Paved · Power at road	27.3	Mar 14, 2025	$181,400	6,641	5,648	3.0 mi	74
IL-576127 Gravel · Off grid	50.8	Nov 24, 2025	$411,900	8,109	10,390	11.1 mi	74
IL-517349 Landlocked · Power at road	123.1	Jul 27, 2026	$308,100	2,503	4,784	10.2 mi	73
IL-966424 Dirt · Power at road	63.0	Nov 8, 2024	$255,000	4,049	5,592	0.7 mi	71
IL-996678 Dirt · Off grid	75.7	Feb 5, 2026	$341,400	4,509	7,262	5.6 mi	70
IL-855008 Gravel · Off grid	22.6	Jul 21, 2024	$206,700	9,152	10,781	3.0 mi	69
IL-707308 Dirt · Off grid	119.5	Apr 24, 2025	$577,900	4,836	8,983	5.9 mi	64

Show adjustment detail for the top comp

Tract size (36.16 ac → 37.96 ac)-0.9%
Access (Paved → Gravel)-15.3%
Utilities (Off grid → Power at road)+17.6%
Market time (13 mo)+4.4%

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