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Pottawattamie County, IA · Sold

IA-817189

3531 County Road 97

$491,800
$4,894/ac · 100 ac
Acreage100 ac
Price per acre$4,894/ac
ZoningUnzoned
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesPower at road
TopographyRolling
ListedOct 3, 2023
Coordinates41.3966, -95.5215
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County market

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

1 item to verify before you offer.

Risk index
16
Low risk
Wetlands7.4% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope5.9%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessRecorded easement

Access by easement; pull and read the recorded document.

Power222 ft away

Power at or near the road.

Buildable area88.40 of 100.49 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$518,243
$373,135$663,351 · $5,157/ac on 100 ac
Asking vs estimate
-5.1%
Priced below 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 $491,800
Maximum allowable offer
$296,139
$2,947/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $195,661 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$321,311
Net resale$476,784
Projected profit$155,473
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$3,475/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$60,116
-10%
$107,795
0%
$155,473
+10%
$203,151
+20%
$250,830
Comparable sales5 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IA-686970
Dirt · Power at road
85.8Jul 27, 2026$319,8003,7293,5976.9 mi
86
IA-947588
Paved · Full utilities
134.2Feb 9, 2026$964,5007,1894,7221.4 mi
80
IA-737018
Dirt · Power at road
88.8Jan 5, 2025$646,5007,2827,5444.1 mi
78
IA-896599
Dirt · Off grid
65.5Aug 10, 2025$205,9003,1413,4878.0 mi
76
IA-665215
Gravel · Power at road
24.1Jan 18, 2025$243,90010,1417,0134.4 mi
59
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (85.75 ac → 100.49 ac)-3.8%

Step 3 · Market it

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