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Franklin County, IA · Sold

IA-119639

271 County Road 248

$2,952,800
$4,981/ac · 593 ac
Acreage593 ac
Price per acre$4,981/ac
ZoningAgricultural
Road accessGravel
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyFlat
ListedMay 24, 2025
Coordinates42.6948, -93.2455
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County market

Franklin County, Iowa. The benchmark corn-belt farmland market; auctions set transparent comps.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

4 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
36
Moderate risk
Wetlands27.5% of tract

Partial wetlands. Verify the delineated build envelope.

Average slope2.6%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneA

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

Legal accessDeeded frontage

2,524 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power11,492 ft away

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

Buildable area408.30 of 592.81 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$3,654,607
$2,988,335$4,320,879 · $6,165/ac on 593 ac
Asking vs estimate
-19.2%
Priced below 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 $2,952,800
Maximum allowable offer
$2,088,347
$3,523/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $864,453 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$2,265,856
Net resale$3,362,239
Projected profit$1,096,382
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$4,155/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$423,934
-10%
$760,158
0%
$1,096,382
+10%
$1,432,606
+20%
$1,768,830
Comparable sales7 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IA-899443
Dirt · Off grid
514.3Feb 10, 2026$2,928,4005,6936,4778.9 mi
83
IA-649257
Dirt · Power at road
449.5Sep 28, 2025$3,667,5008,1597,6915.8 mi
74
IA-359402
Paved · Full utilities
499.3Aug 16, 2024$3,889,9007,7914,7335.3 mi
70
IA-977515
Landlocked · Full utilities
127.3Jul 27, 2026$1,331,10010,4606,9142.9 mi
68
IA-397523
Gravel · Off grid
128.0Sep 20, 2024$911,2007,1194,9571.8 mi
62
IA-688021
Paved · Full utilities
183.6Feb 4, 2025$2,942,00016,0247,1494.7 mi
59
IA-727788
Dirt · Off grid
155.1Jun 30, 2025$925,7005,9694,9309.2 mi
59
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (514.34 ac → 592.81 ac)-4.2%
  • Access (Dirt → Gravel)+16.3%
  • Market time (6 mo)+2.1%

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.