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Montgomery County, IL · Sold

IL-658536

688 County Road 281

$1,495,000
$5,140/ac · 291 ac
Acreage291 ac
Price per acre$5,140/ac
ZoningUnzoned
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyFlat
ListedFeb 26, 2026
Coordinates39.2988, -89.3813
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County GIS boundary

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County market

Montgomery County, Illinois. Class A row-crop ground; farmland yields anchor pricing.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

5 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
39
Moderate risk
Wetlands21.2% of tract

Partial wetlands. Verify the delineated build envelope.

Average slope3.6%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneA

Inside the 100-year floodplain — insurance and elevation apply.

Legal accessRecorded easement

Access by easement; pull and read the recorded document.

Power12,472 ft away

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

Buildable area217.74 of 290.86 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$1,374,914
$1,165,752$1,584,077 · $4,727/ac on 291 ac
Asking vs estimate
+8.7%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 6 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 $1,495,000
Maximum allowable offer
$785,665
$2,701/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $709,335 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$852,447
Net resale$1,264,921
Projected profit$412,475
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$3,186/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$159,490
-10%
$285,983
0%
$412,475
+10%
$538,967
+20%
$665,459
Comparable sales6 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IL-988518
Landlocked · Off grid
287.1Jul 27, 2026$1,233,8004,2985,4275.3 mi
88
IL-159177
Gravel · Off grid
462.8Jul 27, 2026$2,268,7004,9024,8478.8 mi
77
IL-119689
Gravel · Off grid
670.6Jul 27, 2026$2,265,8003,3793,73910.1 mi
76
IL-408832
Paved · Off grid
360.4Feb 21, 2024$2,297,2006,3745,46213.7 mi
66
IL-557538
Gravel · Full utilities
141.2Feb 13, 2024$1,294,3009,1694,9666.6 mi
60
IL-516824
Gravel · Full utilities
84.2Jul 18, 2025$687,6008,1713,67714.1 mi
56
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Access (Landlocked → Dirt)+26.5%

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.