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Lea County, NM · Sold

NM-543236

7809 County Road 197

$24,900
$1,647/ac · 15.12 ac
Acreage15.12 ac
Price per acre$1,647/ac
ZoningResidential
Road accessGravel
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographySloped
ListedSep 21, 2025
Coordinates32.6856, -103.3794
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County market

Lea County, New Mexico. Cheapest large-tract market in the country; access and water are the whole story.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

3 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
26
Low risk
Wetlands4.1% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope19.5%

Steep ground — expect meaningful site work to build.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

604 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power8,706 ft away

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

Buildable area11.60 of 15.12 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$18,546
$15,158$21,934 · $1,227/ac on 15.12 ac
Asking vs estimate
+34.3%
Priced above 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 $24,900
Maximum allowable offer
$10,598
$701/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $14,302 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$11,499
Net resale$17,062
Projected profit$5,563
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$827/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$2,151
-10%
$3,857
0%
$5,563
+10%
$7,270
+20%
$8,976
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
NM-462991
Dirt · Power at road
12.7Jul 27, 2026$18,5001,4601,4200.4 mi
86
NM-963194
Gravel · Off grid
14.7Jul 22, 2025$21,5001,4651,52511.1 mi
79
NM-104421
Gravel · Off grid
35.7Jul 27, 2026$30,2008469564.8 mi
77
NM-673568
Landlocked · Off grid
19.2Jan 17, 2026$14,5007551,16917.0 mi
72
NM-361852
Dirt · Power at road
5.5Jul 12, 2026$8,0001,4361,3213.1 mi
72
NM-394197
Dirt · Power at road
30.3Dec 16, 2025$33,4001,1031,22911.7 mi
70
NM-714569
Dirt · Off grid
39.7Dec 10, 2025$30,1007581,04212.5 mi
63
NM-131866
Gravel · Power at road
5.6Jun 16, 2025$6,0001,07088410.1 mi
62
NM-171901
Dirt · Power at road
5.8Apr 7, 2024$9,1001,5741,58711.7 mi
54
NM-811756
Paved · Full utilities
5.2Dec 18, 2024$9,5001,8331,06914.4 mi
54
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (12.66 ac → 15.12 ac)-1.8%
  • Access (Dirt → Gravel)+16.3%
  • Utilities (Power at road → Off grid)-15.0%

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.