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Pickens County, AL · Sold

AL-769861

2174 County Road 285

$874,800
$1,382/ac · 633 ac
Acreage633 ac
Price per acre$1,382/ac
ZoningRecreational
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyMixed
ListedOct 9, 2024
Coordinates33.3347, -88.1935
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County market

Pickens 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

4 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
21
Low risk
Wetlands12.3% of tract

Partial wetlands. Verify the delineated build envelope.

Average slope4.5%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneShaded X

Moderate flood hazard on part of the tract.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

2,759 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power10,148 ft away

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

Buildable area527.34 of 632.95 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$898,108
$779,936$1,016,279 · $1,419/ac on 633 ac
Asking vs estimate
-2.6%
In line with 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 $874,800
Maximum allowable offer
$513,204
$811/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $361,596 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$556,826
Net resale$826,259
Projected profit$269,433
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$956/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$104,181
-10%
$186,807
0%
$269,433
+10%
$352,059
+20%
$434,685
Comparable sales6 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
AL-279578
Dirt · Off grid
515.6Jul 27, 2026$700,3001,3581,2794.7 mi
87
AL-919113
Dirt · Full utilities
368.2Jul 27, 2026$853,1002,3171,37410.8 mi
80
AL-808783
Dirt · Off grid
289.9Feb 16, 2025$474,5001,6371,3781.0 mi
71
AL-128889
Dirt · Power at road
313.0Jan 6, 2026$805,6002,5741,8179.2 mi
70
AL-199348
Dirt · Off grid
436.5May 15, 2024$654,9001,5001,46811.3 mi
68
AL-558939
Landlocked · Full utilities
324.6Jan 24, 2025$521,7001,6081,2351.1 mi
67
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (515.62 ac → 632.95 ac)-6.0%

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.