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DeKalb County, IL · Sold

IL-861816

873 County Road 156

$24,400
$10,893/ac · 2.24 ac
Acreage2.24 ac
Price per acre$10,893/ac
ZoningUnzoned
Road accessLandlocked
UtilitiesPower at road
TopographyFlat
ListedNov 17, 2025
Coordinates41.8546, -88.6810
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County market

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

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

4 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
68
High risk
Wetlands44.6% of tract

Heavy wetland coverage — assume a delineation and permitting delay.

Average slope1.4%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneAE

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

Legal accessLandlocked

No legal access of record — resale is severely limited.

Power184 ft away

Power at or near the road.

Buildable area1.18 of 2.24 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$22,750
$16,380$29,120 · $10,156/ac on 2.24 ac
Asking vs estimate
+7.3%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 7 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 $24,400
Maximum allowable offer
$13,000
$5,804/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $11,400 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$14,105
Net resale$20,930
Projected profit$6,825
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.3%
Break-even resale$6,844/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$2,639
-10%
$4,732
0%
$6,825
+10%
$8,918
+20%
$11,011
Comparable sales7 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IL-861969
Gravel · Full utilities
2.5Jul 27, 2026$35,00014,0197,8514.3 mi
85
IL-740489
Gravel · Full utilities
0.9Jul 27, 2026$11,10012,9337,1240.7 mi
75
IL-720975
Paved · Power at road
1.2Oct 31, 2025$16,50013,5547,9878.3 mi
70
IL-553465
Dirt · Power at road
7.4Jul 27, 2026$108,70014,73012,2399.0 mi
69
IL-332472
Dirt · Off grid
3.6Dec 28, 2023$37,80010,48910,9814.8 mi
64
IL-792656
Paved · Full utilities
4.1Sep 3, 2024$127,70031,06716,16511.5 mi
60
IL-640420
Paved · Full utilities
0.8May 21, 2024$16,60020,51410,4485.5 mi
58
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Access (Gravel → Landlocked)-32.0%
  • Utilities (Full utilities → Power at road)-18.0%

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.