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Harlan County, KY · Sold

KY-566835

5594 County Road 397

$170,900
$2,198/ac · 77.76 ac
Acreage77.76 ac
Price per acre$2,198/ac
ZoningAgricultural
Road accessLandlocked
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyFlat
ListedJan 27, 2025
Coordinates36.9292, -83.2041
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County market

Harlan County, Kentucky. Cave country and Appalachian hunting tracts with cheap owner financing.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

5 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
55
Moderate risk
Wetlands20.8% of tract

Partial wetlands. Verify the delineated build envelope.

Average slope3.0%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneA

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

Legal accessLandlocked

No legal access of record — resale is severely limited.

Power13,494 ft away

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

Buildable area58.51 of 77.76 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$182,154
$142,546$221,762 · $2,343/ac on 77.76 ac
Asking vs estimate
-6.2%
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 $170,900
Maximum allowable offer
$104,088
$1,339/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $66,812 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$112,935
Net resale$167,582
Projected profit$54,646
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$1,579/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$21,130
-10%
$37,888
0%
$54,646
+10%
$71,404
+20%
$88,163
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
KY-486547
Dirt · Off grid
63.1Jun 10, 2026$276,9004,3873,3356.0 mi
82
KY-216726
Dirt · Power at road
71.8Jul 11, 2026$147,0002,0461,3568.6 mi
82
KY-716946
Dirt · Full utilities
84.3Feb 3, 2026$266,2003,1591,8133.8 mi
81
KY-627449
Gravel · Off grid
121.3Apr 4, 2026$393,5003,2442,4966.4 mi
81
KY-977373
Landlocked · Off grid
114.8Jan 22, 2026$243,8002,1242,3892.9 mi
80
KY-606480
Gravel · Off grid
60.1Dec 22, 2025$202,0003,3602,2169.5 mi
80
KY-335728
Gravel · Off grid
34.9Jul 27, 2026$149,6004,2902,4866.4 mi
79
KY-707045
Dirt · Full utilities
90.5Dec 8, 2025$340,5003,7612,2104.6 mi
78
KY-426099
Gravel · Off grid
45.6Jul 27, 2026$209,6004,5942,79610.7 mi
75
KY-877197
Dirt · Power at road
101.1Jul 24, 2025$318,6003,1532,3576.8 mi
72
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (63.12 ac → 77.76 ac)-4.6%
  • Access (Dirt → Landlocked)-20.9%
  • Market time (2 mo)+0.8%

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.