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Marengo County, AL · Sold

AL-480515

828 County Road 42

$3,200
$4,384/ac · 0.73 ac
Acreage0.73 ac
Price per acre$4,384/ac
ZoningUnzoned
Road accessGravel
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographySloped
ListedSep 27, 2025
Coordinates32.2951, -87.8825
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County market

Marengo County, Alabama. Timber tracts and hunting land across the Black Belt and Appalachian foothills.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

3 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
25
Low risk
Wetlands4.5% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope17.9%

Rolling to steep in places; pad prep likely.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

185 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power9,126 ft away

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

Buildable area0.56 of 0.73 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$3,021
$2,779$3,262 · $4,138/ac on 0.73 ac
Asking vs estimate
+5.9%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 5 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 $3,200
Maximum allowable offer
$1,726
$2,364/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $1,474 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$1,873
Net resale$2,779
Projected profit$906
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.3%
Break-even resale$2,788/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$350
-10%
$628
0%
$906
+10%
$1,184
+20%
$1,462
Comparable sales5 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
AL-431998
Gravel · Power at road
2.1Jul 27, 2026$9,9004,6424,0119.1 mi
71
AL-980185
Dirt · Power at road
0.6Oct 18, 2024$2,3003,9874,2363.6 mi
71
AL-271608
Gravel · Off grid
1.6Jan 26, 2025$6,9004,3274,6502.8 mi
69
AL-322098
Paved · Full utilities
2.3Aug 27, 2025$14,0006,1173,8184.2 mi
63
AL-642233
Landlocked · Power at road
2.5May 2, 2025$7,3002,9143,9096.0 mi
59
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (2.13 ac → 0.73 ac)+1.4%
  • 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.