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Linn County, IA · Sold

IA-937215

1880 County Road 279

$391,300
$3,821/ac · 102 ac
Acreage102 ac
Price per acre$3,821/ac
ZoningAgricultural
Road accessLandlocked
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyRolling
ListedMar 28, 2025
Coordinates42.0294, -91.5343
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County market

Linn 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
37
Moderate risk
Wetlands4.3% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope8.7%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessLandlocked

No legal access of record — resale is severely limited.

Power5,066 ft away

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

Buildable area93.10 of 102.40 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$502,009
$383,689$620,328 · $4,902/ac on 102 ac
Asking vs estimate
-22.1%
Priced below the comp set

Weighted from 8 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 $391,300
Maximum allowable offer
$286,862
$2,801/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $104,438 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$311,245
Net resale$461,848
Projected profit$150,603
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$3,304/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$58,233
-10%
$104,418
0%
$150,603
+10%
$196,787
+20%
$242,972
Comparable sales8 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IA-486985
Gravel · Power at road
86.7Apr 24, 2026$831,4009,5925,3949.4 mi
78
IA-308076
Dirt · Power at road
191.1Jul 27, 2026$822,7004,3063,4174.6 mi
76
IA-177325
Landlocked · Power at road
110.9Nov 13, 2023$672,2006,0625,8655.5 mi
73
IA-618722
Gravel · Off grid
305.1Jul 27, 2026$1,253,9004,1103,7704.5 mi
72
IA-705849
Landlocked · Power at road
38.1Dec 22, 2025$332,5008,7356,1642.5 mi
70
IA-998917
Paved · Power at road
351.4Jul 27, 2026$3,140,7008,9396,1565.2 mi
69
IA-305674
Gravel · Full utilities
33.5Jul 27, 2026$292,5008,7233,2757.1 mi
68
IA-155778
Landlocked · Full utilities
36.2Jul 4, 2024$314,4008,6955,2835.9 mi
60
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (86.68 ac → 102.4 ac)-4.0%
  • Access (Gravel → Landlocked)-32.0%
  • Utilities (Power at road → Off grid)-15.0%
  • Market time (4 mo)+1.3%

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.