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Pottawattamie County, IA · Sold

IA-873282

1970 County Road 186

$40,000
$6,745/ac · 5.93 ac
Acreage5.93 ac
Price per acre$6,745/ac
ZoningResidential
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographySloped
ListedApr 9, 2026
Coordinates41.3709, -95.5847
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County market

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

4 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
43
Moderate risk
Wetlands6.8% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope25.7%

Steep ground — expect meaningful site work to build.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessRecorded easement

Access by easement; pull and read the recorded document.

Power10,694 ft away

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

Buildable area3.32 of 5.93 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$35,896
$29,410$42,382 · $6,053/ac on 5.93 ac
Asking vs estimate
+11.4%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 10 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 $40,000
Maximum allowable offer
$20,512
$3,459/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $19,488 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$22,256
Net resale$33,024
Projected profit$10,769
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$4,079/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$4,164
-10%
$7,466
0%
$10,769
+10%
$14,071
+20%
$17,373
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IA-802944
Dirt · Off grid
4.6Jul 27, 2026$24,7005,3175,2676.2 mi
86
IA-512642
Dirt · Power at road
3.7May 3, 2026$33,1008,8697,4776.2 mi
77
IA-633367
Landlocked · Off grid
6.3Jun 17, 2025$25,6004,0585,4007.7 mi
77
IA-533923
Landlocked · Off grid
9.4Nov 7, 2025$38,3004,0575,4572.3 mi
76
IA-632945
Gravel · Power at road
4.6Nov 28, 2025$38,0008,1986,1017.6 mi
74
IA-704412
Landlocked · Off grid
13.4Jul 20, 2025$63,9004,7586,6823.0 mi
73
IA-994061
Gravel · Power at road
10.4May 25, 2025$105,70010,1438,0965.7 mi
72
IA-831677
Landlocked · Power at road
1.9Jul 27, 2026$7,2003,9084,0513.1 mi
71
IA-242591
Landlocked · Power at road
3.6Jul 7, 2024$18,6005,1915,9458.1 mi
67
IA-834127
Paved · Power at road
10.9Mar 10, 2025$98,1008,9736,1446.9 mi
65
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (4.64 ac → 5.93 ac)-1.2%

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.