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DeKalb County, IL · Sold

IL-553465

7138 County Road 97

$108,600
$14,715/ac · 7.38 ac
Acreage7.38 ac
Price per acre$14,715/ac
ZoningResidential
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesPower at road
TopographyMixed
ListedDec 2, 2025
Coordinates41.9004, -88.8443
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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

1 item to verify before you offer.

Risk index
17
Low risk
Wetlands4.6% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope9.5%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessRecorded easement

Access by easement; pull and read the recorded document.

Power60 ft away

Power at or near the road.

Buildable area6.69 of 7.38 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$91,996
$67,482$116,510 · $12,466/ac on 7.38 ac
Asking vs estimate
+18.0%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 8 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 $108,600
Maximum allowable offer
$52,569
$7,123/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $56,031 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$57,037
Net resale$84,636
Projected profit$27,599
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$8,401/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$10,671
-10%
$19,135
0%
$27,599
+10%
$36,062
+20%
$44,526
Comparable sales8 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IL-764635
Gravel · Power at road
17.2Jul 27, 2026$214,60012,45711,5714.8 mi
80
IL-274427
Gravel · Power at road
14.8Apr 8, 2026$217,30014,66613,5661.0 mi
76
IL-694844
Gravel · Power at road
20.1Jul 27, 2026$157,8007,8687,4467.5 mi
71
IL-543968
Gravel · Off grid
10.6Aug 22, 2025$112,50010,58011,4476.7 mi
71
IL-792656
Paved · Full utilities
4.1Sep 3, 2024$127,70031,06719,4993.1 mi
71
IL-861969
Gravel · Full utilities
2.5Jul 27, 2026$35,00014,0199,4706.5 mi
69
IL-332472
Dirt · Off grid
3.6Dec 28, 2023$37,80010,48913,2467.6 mi
66
IL-861816
Landlocked · Power at road
2.2Feb 2, 2026$24,80011,08913,6759.0 mi
64
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (17.23 ac → 7.38 ac)+7.8%
  • Access (Gravel → Dirt)-14.0%

Step 3 · Market it

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