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Franklin County, IA · Sold

IA-823668

6138 County Road 87

$89,500
$11,416/ac · 7.84 ac
Acreage7.84 ac
Price per acre$11,416/ac
ZoningRecreational
Road accessLandlocked
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographySloped
ListedDec 25, 2023
Coordinates42.7200, -93.3438
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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
58
High risk
Wetlands6.1% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope25.0%

Steep ground — expect meaningful site work to build.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessLandlocked

No legal access of record — resale is severely limited.

Power12,920 ft away

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

Buildable area4.42 of 7.84 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$72,906
$57,935$87,877 · $9,299/ac on 7.84 ac
Asking vs estimate
+22.8%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 6 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 $89,500
Maximum allowable offer
$41,661
$5,314/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $47,839 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$45,202
Net resale$67,073
Projected profit$21,871
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$6,267/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$8,457
-10%
$15,164
0%
$21,871
+10%
$28,579
+20%
$35,286
Comparable sales6 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IA-933383
Dirt · Off grid
6.4Feb 8, 2026$67,50010,5728,4346.9 mi
79
IA-543324
Landlocked · Off grid
6.1Oct 17, 2025$69,90011,44011,6626.6 mi
79
IA-213050
Dirt · Power at road
5.0Dec 22, 2025$50,80010,1406,8287.3 mi
71
IA-364024
Paved · Power at road
10.2Mar 1, 2025$194,50019,16110,1518.2 mi
69
IA-724888
Landlocked · Power at road
19.0Jul 11, 2025$223,00011,74811,3452.8 mi
68
IA-794833
Gravel · Power at road
18.2Oct 31, 2025$201,70011,0627,1397.1 mi
65
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (6.38 ac → 7.84 ac)-1.3%
  • Access (Dirt → Landlocked)-20.9%
  • Market time (6 mo)+2.2%

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.