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Frederick County, MD · Sold

MD-791556

9430 County Road 257

$8,500
$9,140/ac · 0.93 ac
Acreage0.93 ac
Price per acre$9,140/ac
ZoningUnzoned
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesPower at road
TopographySloped
ListedSep 4, 2024
Coordinates39.5531, -77.4726
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County market

Frederick County, Maryland. Eastern Shore farmland and preservation-easement tracts.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

3 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
32
Moderate risk
Wetlands5.9% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope23.3%

Steep ground — expect meaningful site work to build.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessRecorded easement

Access by easement; pull and read the recorded document.

Power124 ft away

Power at or near the road.

Buildable area0.53 of 0.93 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$10,029
$8,492$11,566 · $10,783/ac on 0.93 ac
Asking vs estimate
-15.2%
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 $8,500
Maximum allowable offer
$5,731
$6,162/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $2,769 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$6,218
Net resale$9,226
Projected profit$3,008
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$7,268/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$1,163
-10%
$2,086
0%
$3,008
+10%
$3,931
+20%
$4,853
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
MD-911143
Gravel · Power at road
0.7Jul 25, 2026$8,10011,77310,1243.9 mi
83
MD-812629
Landlocked · Full utilities
2.0May 1, 2025$20,40010,14611,2116.1 mi
68
MD-560116
Paved · Full utilities
0.3Jul 27, 2026$5,20015,7559,37411.9 mi
67
MD-982607
Gravel · Power at road
2.0Mar 20, 2025$24,60012,40911,4245.1 mi
66
MD-970634
Paved · Full utilities
0.5Dec 5, 2025$7,70016,42210,04811.4 mi
66
MD-833225
Dirt · Off grid
3.1Oct 30, 2023$17,8005,7477,7212.8 mi
64
MD-993155
Gravel · Off grid
3.0Oct 4, 2024$26,5008,9769,9933.9 mi
63
MD-500306
Dirt · Off grid
0.4Jan 22, 2025$4,00010,84513,5188.0 mi
62
MD-323116
Landlocked · Off grid
2.9Jan 18, 2026$24,8008,63913,42212.0 mi
61
MD-883204
Gravel · Off grid
3.1Aug 30, 2024$31,40010,26311,4817.6 mi
60
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Access (Gravel → Dirt)-14.0%

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.