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Johnson County, IA · Sold

IA-587778

5662 County Road 229

$709,700
$4,610/ac · 154 ac
Acreage154 ac
Price per acre$4,610/ac
ZoningRecreational
Road accessLandlocked
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyRolling
ListedOct 4, 2024
Coordinates41.7554, -91.5829
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County market

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

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

2 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
41
Moderate risk
Wetlands9.9% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope5.7%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessLandlocked

No legal access of record — resale is severely limited.

Power14,348 ft away

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

Buildable area131.78 of 153.96 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$961,829
$851,882$1,071,777 · $6,247/ac on 154 ac
Asking vs estimate
-26.2%
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 $709,700
Maximum allowable offer
$549,617
$3,570/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $160,083 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$596,334
Net resale$884,883
Projected profit$288,549
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$4,210/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$111,572
-10%
$200,060
0%
$288,549
+10%
$377,037
+20%
$465,525
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IA-357660
Dirt · Power at road
141.3Jan 29, 2026$1,474,70010,4337,0119.6 mi
78
IA-238291
Dirt · Full utilities
223.3Apr 23, 2025$2,269,00010,1636,5441.5 mi
77
IA-217709
Gravel · Power at road
146.5Mar 27, 2025$1,413,7009,6535,8264.7 mi
76
IA-197711
Paved · Power at road
146.7Dec 28, 2024$1,991,20013,5767,0145.2 mi
74
IA-497407
Gravel · Off grid
117.7Apr 13, 2025$1,224,40010,4056,9665.8 mi
73
IA-209259
Dirt · Off grid
450.2Jul 27, 2026$2,410,6005,3555,7687.6 mi
71
IA-829328
Landlocked · Power at road
473.2Feb 15, 2026$1,994,5004,2155,0478.8 mi
67
IA-989077
Dirt · Full utilities
394.6Feb 9, 2026$3,590,9009,1016,6939.6 mi
65
IA-358480
Dirt · Power at road
256.0Jun 12, 2024$1,535,3005,9975,0669.2 mi
62
IA-659228
Landlocked · Power at road
440.2Mar 4, 2025$2,249,6005,1116,2237.6 mi
62
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (141.35 ac → 153.96 ac)-2.2%
  • Access (Dirt → Landlocked)-20.9%
  • Utilities (Power at road → Off grid)-15.0%
  • Market time (7 mo)+2.3%

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.