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Rutherford County, NC · Sold

NC-379643

5209 County Road 224

$2,696,100
$5,543/ac · 486 ac
Acreage486 ac
Price per acre$5,543/ac
ZoningMixed Use
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyMixed
ListedSep 5, 2025
Coordinates35.3860, -81.8151
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County market

Rutherford County, North Carolina. Piedmont builder demand plus mountain view lots in the west.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

1 item to verify before you offer.

Risk index
16
Low risk
Wetlands5.5% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope9.5%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

3,442 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power6,998 ft away

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

Buildable area436.69 of 486.43 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$1,931,903
$1,528,069$2,335,737 · $3,972/ac on 486 ac
Asking vs estimate
+39.6%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 8 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 $2,696,100
Maximum allowable offer
$1,103,945
$2,269/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $1,592,155 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$1,197,780
Net resale$1,777,351
Projected profit$579,571
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$2,677/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$224,100
-10%
$401,835
0%
$579,571
+10%
$757,306
+20%
$935,041
Comparable sales8 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
NC-629316
Gravel · Full utilities
383.8Sep 6, 2025$2,339,8006,0963,5370.3 mi
78
NC-708778
Dirt · Off grid
259.9May 13, 2026$885,6003,4072,8636.4 mi
77
NC-589215
Gravel · Full utilities
356.8Jan 18, 2026$1,956,5005,4843,0684.1 mi
76
NC-579101
Gravel · Off grid
328.5May 27, 2025$2,195,3006,6835,3765.3 mi
72
NC-369177
Dirt · Off grid
347.1Aug 15, 2024$1,640,1004,7254,6327.4 mi
72
NC-428991
Gravel · Off grid
303.3Jul 1, 2025$1,428,9004,7113,68812.1 mi
68
NC-438459
Gravel · Power at road
206.3Apr 16, 2024$1,575,1007,6344,7715.7 mi
64
NC-708960
Gravel · Off grid
296.6Nov 13, 2023$1,468,5004,9524,1049.1 mi
63
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (383.84 ac → 486.43 ac)-6.8%
  • Access (Gravel → Dirt)-14.0%
  • Utilities (Full utilities → Off grid)-30.3%
  • Market time (11 mo)+4.0%

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.