Madison County, IN · Sold

IN-298906

8977 County Road 31

$779,100

$2,459/ac · 317 ac

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Acreage317 ac

Price per acre$2,459/ac

ZoningRecreational

Road accessDirt

UtilitiesOff grid

TopographyWooded

ListedSep 13, 2025

Coordinates40.1650, -85.7044

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County market

Madison County, Indiana. Tillable ground plus small recreational tracts near the Hoosier National Forest.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

1 item to verify before you offer.

Risk index

Low risk

Wetlands2.3% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope5.4%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

2,905 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power11,982 ft away

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

Buildable area294.12 of 316.89 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate

$1,225,893

$898,884 – $1,552,902 · $3,869/ac on 317 ac

Asking vs estimate

-36.4%

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 $779,100

Acres

Resale ($/ac)

Target margin (%)

Hold (months)

Closing (%)

Carry (%/yr)

Selling costs (%)

Your offer

Maximum allowable offer

$700,510

$2,211/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $78,590 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$760,053

Net resale$1,127,822

Projected profit$367,768

ROI+48.4%

Annualized+69.2%

Break-even resale$2,607/ac

Profit if resale lands off target

-20%

$142,204

-10%

$254,986

$367,768

+10%

$480,550

+20%

$593,333

Comparable sales10 matches

Parcel	Acres	Sold	Price	$/ac	Adj $/ac	Dist	Match
IN-478547 Landlocked · Power at road	244.3	Dec 29, 2025	$533,400	2,183	2,234	3.0 mi	82
IN-938737 Paved · Power at road	280.4	Dec 9, 2025	$2,209,900	7,882	4,847	4.9 mi	78
IN-628752 Gravel · Off grid	283.4	Nov 22, 2024	$1,344,000	4,742	4,235	4.6 mi	75
IN-619120 Paved · Power at road	370.0	Jan 26, 2025	$2,489,100	6,727	4,646	1.8 mi	75
IN-538641 Dirt · Off grid	261.5	Oct 29, 2023	$633,900	2,424	2,562	2.2 mi	75
IN-907357 Dirt · Off grid	103.2	Jan 20, 2026	$498,700	4,833	3,643	4.7 mi	71
IN-629859 Gravel · Off grid	632.0	Dec 1, 2024	$2,929,500	4,635	5,253	4.3 mi	66
IN-547431 Dirt · Off grid	108.9	Mar 23, 2025	$407,900	3,747	2,960	3.9 mi	66
IN-437636 Paved · Off grid	126.3	Jul 14, 2025	$761,900	6,033	3,562	4.8 mi	66
IN-877374 Landlocked · Off grid	104.5	Aug 15, 2024	$527,100	5,046	5,109	5.3 mi	60

Show adjustment detail for the top comp

Tract size (244.32 ac → 316.89 ac)-7.2%
Access (Landlocked → Dirt)+26.5%
Utilities (Power at road → Off grid)-15.0%
Market time (8 mo)+2.6%

Step 3 · Market it

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