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Preston County, WV · Sold

WV-181239

4538 County Road 254

$5,800
$3,152/ac · 1.84 ac
Acreage1.84 ac
Price per acre$3,152/ac
ZoningMixed Use
Road accessPaved
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyRolling
ListedApr 28, 2024
Coordinates39.5225, -79.6264
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County market

Preston 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

2 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
17
Low risk
Wetlands6.5% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope11.1%

Rolling to steep in places; pad prep likely.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

169 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power5,262 ft away

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

Buildable area1.63 of 1.84 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$5,682
$5,131$6,233 · $3,088/ac on 1.84 ac
Asking vs estimate
+2.1%
In line with 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 $5,800
Maximum allowable offer
$3,247
$1,765/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $2,553 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$3,523
Net resale$5,227
Projected profit$1,704
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$2,081/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$659
-10%
$1,182
0%
$1,704
+10%
$2,227
+20%
$2,750
Comparable sales9 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
WV-960772
Landlocked · Off grid
1.3Jul 27, 2026$2,5001,8863,2625.2 mi
86
WV-130578
Gravel · Full utilities
1.1Jul 27, 2026$4,6004,0253,2935.0 mi
78
WV-311500
Landlocked · Off grid
2.2Sep 13, 2023$3,5001,5773,0844.4 mi
70
WV-701787
Dirt · Off grid
2.7May 15, 2025$6,0002,1783,1747.8 mi
70
WV-102520
Dirt · Power at road
4.7Apr 30, 2026$9,4002,0152,4444.2 mi
70
WV-151927
Gravel · Power at road
3.0Apr 5, 2024$7,3002,4042,6825.0 mi
69
WV-942421
Landlocked · Full utilities
4.3May 10, 2026$11,1002,5623,2089.1 mi
68
WV-380297
Paved · Full utilities
0.9Sep 2, 2024$3,9004,2213,1525.7 mi
65
WV-602561
Dirt · Power at road
4.8Jun 19, 2025$13,2002,7623,4756.8 mi
62
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (1.31 ac → 1.84 ac)-0.5%
  • Access (Landlocked → Paved)+73.5%

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.