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McDowell County, WV · Sold

WV-558462

5894 County Road 316

$513,600
$1,490/ac · 345 ac
Acreage345 ac
Price per acre$1,490/ac
ZoningResidential
Road accessPaved
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographySloped
ListedJan 7, 2025
Coordinates37.3272, -81.5856
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County market

McDowell County, West Virginia. Steep timber and hunting acreage; the East's cheapest per acre.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

3 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
17
Low risk
Wetlands0.4% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope12.2%

Rolling to steep in places; pad prep likely.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

2,008 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power9,574 ft away

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

Buildable area274.58 of 344.60 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$471,278
$378,824$563,731 · $1,368/ac on 345 ac
Asking vs estimate
+9.0%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 9 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 $513,600
Maximum allowable offer
$269,302
$781/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $244,298 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$292,193
Net resale$433,576
Projected profit$141,383
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$922/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$54,668
-10%
$98,025
0%
$141,383
+10%
$184,741
+20%
$228,098
Comparable sales9 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
WV-109000
Paved · Full utilities
508.8Jul 27, 2026$1,113,3002,1881,7161.8 mi
89
WV-288166
Dirt · Power at road
278.1Jul 20, 2025$310,2001,1151,2773.0 mi
75
WV-819653
Gravel · Off grid
816.6May 26, 2026$590,9007241,1192.8 mi
74
WV-648726
Paved · Off grid
417.2Feb 22, 2024$576,1001,3811,6145.4 mi
73
WV-748127
Gravel · Off grid
270.4Apr 4, 2025$233,9008651,0069.0 mi
72
WV-729932
Gravel · Power at road
999.5Nov 13, 2025$1,228,4001,2291,7579.2 mi
62
WV-529989
Dirt · Off grid
1041.7Nov 7, 2024$719,6006911,4265.8 mi
60
WV-107453
Dirt · Full utilities
165.9Jul 27, 2024$232,1001,3991,1808.3 mi
60
WV-589785
Dirt · Power at road
898.6Feb 7, 2025$611,4006801,1298.9 mi
59
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (508.83 ac → 344.6 ac)+12.3%
  • 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.