Howard County, MD · Sold

MD-816568

4439 County Road 242

$838,300

$23,986/ac · 34.95 ac

Offer report Market this tract

Acreage34.95 ac

Price per acre$23,986/ac

ZoningAgricultural

Road accessPaved

UtilitiesOff grid

TopographySloped

ListedMay 21, 2026

Coordinates39.2696, -76.8577

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County market

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

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

4 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index

Moderate risk

Wetlands2.0% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope27.4%

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.

Power5,318 ft away

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

Buildable area20.55 of 34.95 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate

$940,405

$852,587 – $1,028,223 · $26,907/ac on 34.95 ac

Asking vs estimate

-10.9%

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 $838,300

Acres

Resale ($/ac)

Target margin (%)

Hold (months)

Closing (%)

Carry (%/yr)

Selling costs (%)

Your offer

Maximum allowable offer

$537,374

$15,376/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $300,926 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$583,051

Net resale$865,173

Projected profit$282,122

ROI+48.4%

Annualized+69.2%

Break-even resale$18,133/ac

Profit if resale lands off target

-20%

$109,087

-10%

$195,605

$282,122

+10%

$368,639

+20%

$455,156

Comparable sales10 matches

Parcel	Acres	Sold	Price	$/ac	Adj $/ac	Dist	Match
MD-547149 Paved · Off grid	53.3	Jul 27, 2026	$1,576,900	29,613	32,132	5.0 mi	83
MD-236084 Dirt · Power at road	24.6	Jul 27, 2026	$537,600	21,837	24,149	8.5 mi	82
MD-157639 Gravel · Off grid	75.9	Jul 27, 2026	$1,283,500	16,901	23,375	1.0 mi	78
MD-106275 Gravel · Power at road	28.3	Feb 28, 2025	$751,400	26,578	27,329	4.1 mi	77
MD-866409 Landlocked · Off grid	31.1	Oct 5, 2025	$504,100	16,182	28,541	9.0 mi	77
MD-345639 Landlocked · Off grid	17.8	Jul 27, 2026	$298,100	16,718	26,363	6.5 mi	76
MD-595315 Dirt · Full utilities	14.1	Jul 27, 2026	$452,500	32,091	27,163	0.8 mi	75
MD-887756 Paved · Power at road	82.7	Jul 27, 2026	$2,236,700	27,062	27,496	5.6 mi	75
MD-436879 Gravel · Off grid	43.8	Aug 9, 2024	$923,300	21,086	28,115	6.5 mi	71
MD-476928 Dirt · Full utilities	45.4	Dec 27, 2024	$1,017,800	22,432	24,034	8.1 mi	68

Show adjustment detail for the top comp

Tract size (53.25 ac → 34.95 ac)+8.3%

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.

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