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Kossuth County, IA · Sold

IA-938563

4450 County Road 255

$518,500
$1,907/ac · 272 ac
Acreage272 ac
Price per acre$1,907/ac
ZoningAgricultural
Road accessLandlocked
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyFlat
ListedDec 9, 2025
Coordinates43.1253, -94.1757
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County market

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

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

5 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
47
Moderate risk
Wetlands16.6% of tract

Partial wetlands. Verify the delineated build envelope.

Average slope1.8%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneShaded X

Moderate flood hazard on part of the tract.

Legal accessLandlocked

No legal access of record — resale is severely limited.

Power8,426 ft away

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

Buildable area215.42 of 271.89 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$607,208
$537,437$676,980 · $2,233/ac on 272 ac
Asking vs estimate
-14.6%
Priced below the comp set

Weighted from 7 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 $518,500
Maximum allowable offer
$346,976
$1,276/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $171,524 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$376,469
Net resale$558,632
Projected profit$182,163
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$1,505/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$70,436
-10%
$126,299
0%
$182,163
+10%
$238,026
+20%
$293,889
Comparable sales7 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IA-978484
Dirt · Full utilities
256.8Jul 27, 2026$1,219,1004,7482,5790.1 mi
88
IA-398240
Dirt · Off grid
215.2Jul 4, 2026$590,7002,7452,0414.0 mi
84
IA-669345
Gravel · Full utilities
479.1Mar 31, 2026$1,620,9003,3831,9252.9 mi
80
IA-927554
Dirt · Power at road
130.9Jul 26, 2026$484,6003,7022,0394.7 mi
79
IA-548415
Dirt · Off grid
244.3Sep 15, 2024$751,3003,0762,5487.6 mi
77
IA-817607
Paved · Power at road
136.0Jun 24, 2024$736,3005,4132,38712.5 mi
58
IA-867068
Gravel · Power at road
92.0Jul 21, 2024$410,1004,4562,09510.1 mi
55
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (256.77 ac → 271.89 ac)-1.6%
  • Access (Dirt → Landlocked)-20.9%
  • Utilities (Full utilities → Off grid)-30.3%

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.