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Santa Barbara County, CA · Sold

CA-408287

5853 County Road 143

$3,281,400
$10,134/ac · 324 ac
Acreage324 ac
Price per acre$10,134/ac
ZoningRecreational
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesFull utilities
TopographyRolling
ListedSep 28, 2023
Coordinates34.4571, -120.1821
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County market

Santa Barbara County, California. Wide spread between Central Valley ag ground and buildable foothill parcels.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

1 item to verify before you offer.

Risk index
10
Low risk
Wetlands4.3% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope10.8%

Rolling to steep in places; pad prep likely.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

3,383 ft of deeded road frontage.

PowerOn site

Power at or near the road.

Buildable area294.39 of 323.81 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$2,467,570
$2,049,141$2,886,000 · $7,620/ac on 324 ac
Asking vs estimate
+33.0%
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 $3,281,400
Maximum allowable offer
$1,410,040
$4,355/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $1,871,360 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$1,529,893
Net resale$2,270,165
Projected profit$740,271
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$5,136/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$286,238
-10%
$513,255
0%
$740,271
+10%
$967,288
+20%
$1,194,304
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
CA-187547
Gravel · Power at road
189.4Jul 27, 2026$1,418,8007,4896,75910.1 mi
78
CA-767900
Paved · Off grid
244.6Mar 6, 2026$1,658,8006,7816,66314.7 mi
72
CA-687260
Landlocked · Off grid
153.9Jan 30, 2026$892,7005,8018,7344.1 mi
70
CA-208266
Dirt · Power at road
318.9Jul 5, 2024$2,275,9007,1369,43716.9 mi
70
CA-388296
Paved · Off grid
325.9Feb 24, 2024$1,448,1004,4435,14112.1 mi
68
CA-129097
Dirt · Full utilities
582.3Nov 14, 2024$3,442,2005,9127,5649.5 mi
67
CA-979990
Landlocked · Off grid
1111.9Jul 27, 2026$3,696,4003,3248,79913.7 mi
64
CA-136940
Paved · Power at road
122.0Oct 3, 2025$1,146,1009,3916,60512.6 mi
60
CA-177330
Paved · Power at road
161.9Feb 2, 2025$1,837,50011,3518,83219.2 mi
58
CA-519521
Landlocked · Full utilities
791.6Nov 21, 2024$3,563,4004,5017,99719.7 mi
56
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (189.44 ac → 323.81 ac)-14.2%
  • Access (Gravel → Dirt)-14.0%
  • Utilities (Power at road → Full utilities)+22.0%

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.