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Shelby County, IA · Sold

IA-707722

4470 County Road 96

$1,303,500
$8,817/ac · 148 ac
Acreage148 ac
Price per acre$8,817/ac
ZoningMixed Use
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyFlat
ListedMar 9, 2026
Coordinates41.6880, -95.3216
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County market

Shelby County, Iowa. The benchmark corn-belt farmland market; auctions set transparent comps.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

2 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
23
Low risk
Wetlands8.9% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope2.2%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessRecorded easement

Access by easement; pull and read the recorded document.

Power9,644 ft away

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

Buildable area127.95 of 147.84 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$924,386
$817,327$1,031,444 · $6,253/ac on 148 ac
Asking vs estimate
+41.0%
Priced above 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 $1,303,500
Maximum allowable offer
$528,220
$3,573/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $775,280 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$573,119
Net resale$850,435
Projected profit$277,316
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$4,214/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$107,229
-10%
$192,273
0%
$277,316
+10%
$362,360
+20%
$447,403
Comparable sales5 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IA-927918
Dirt · Power at road
170.4Apr 13, 2026$1,382,2008,1117,2662.9 mi
85
IA-476046
Landlocked · Off grid
43.9Jul 27, 2026$244,2005,5635,3242.7 mi
73
IA-857262
Gravel · Full utilities
106.0Mar 22, 2025$1,210,70011,4276,6522.2 mi
72
IA-186443
Gravel · Off grid
58.5Aug 2, 2025$505,0008,6286,1946.0 mi
70
IA-817026
Landlocked · Full utilities
89.3Feb 8, 2024$581,0006,5075,5805.5 mi
63
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (170.4 ac → 147.84 ac)+3.9%
  • Utilities (Power at road → Off grid)-15.0%
  • Market time (4 mo)+1.4%

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.