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Caroline County, VA · Sold

VA-611864

5257 County Road 283

$14,400
$8,276/ac · 1.74 ac
Acreage1.74 ac
Price per acre$8,276/ac
ZoningAgricultural
Road accessGravel
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyFlat
ListedFeb 28, 2024
Coordinates38.0386, -77.3454
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County market

Caroline County, Virginia. Shenandoah and Southside tracts with easement upside.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

4 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
52
Moderate risk
Wetlands46.5% of tract

Heavy wetland coverage — assume a delineation and permitting delay.

Average slope1.1%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneAE

Inside the 100-year floodplain — insurance and elevation apply.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

178 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power14,348 ft away

A long utility run — price in solar/off-grid instead.

Buildable area0.88 of 1.74 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$16,863
$12,693$21,032 · $9,691/ac on 1.74 ac
Asking vs estimate
-14.6%
Priced below 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 $14,400
Maximum allowable offer
$9,636
$5,538/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $4,764 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$10,455
Net resale$15,514
Projected profit$5,059
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$6,531/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$1,956
-10%
$3,507
0%
$5,059
+10%
$6,610
+20%
$8,162
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
VA-271618
Gravel · Off grid
1.4Jul 27, 2026$12,4008,5848,5785.4 mi
91
VA-361827
Gravel · Power at road
1.7Dec 22, 2025$18,10010,7139,3495.2 mi
83
VA-841260
Dirt · Off grid
1.1Apr 7, 2026$6,9006,1287,1873.4 mi
83
VA-972025
Gravel · Power at road
1.9Sep 9, 2024$24,20012,39111,4112.9 mi
77
VA-901319
Gravel · Off grid
1.2Dec 18, 2024$7,6006,4616,8716.8 mi
76
VA-592181
Gravel · Power at road
2.2May 29, 2024$22,90010,5139,8103.0 mi
74
VA-421262
Gravel · Full utilities
1.1Aug 11, 2025$11,50010,2777,4185.2 mi
73
VA-253353
Paved · Off grid
5.1Jul 27, 2026$68,40013,38411,7416.3 mi
71
VA-402790
Dirt · Off grid
3.4Mar 3, 2025$41,70012,26215,3774.8 mi
67
VA-760676
Dirt · Full utilities
0.7Jun 14, 2025$9,10012,45910,4815.4 mi
64
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    Step 3 · Market it

    Turn this underwriting into a listing

    Generate a comp-priced headline, listing description, land-group post and cash-buyer email for this tract — then post it to the investor marketplace.