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St. Mary's County, MD · Sold

MD-492802

2953 County Road 96

$39,000
$17,105/ac · 2.28 ac
Acreage2.28 ac
Price per acre$17,105/ac
ZoningMixed Use
Road accessDirt
UtilitiesPower at road
TopographySloped
ListedJul 25, 2026
Coordinates38.1745, -76.5916
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County market

St. Mary's County, Maryland. Eastern Shore farmland and preservation-easement tracts.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

3 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
36
Moderate risk
Wetlands4.8% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope29.3%

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.

Power249 ft away

Power at or near the road.

Buildable area1.30 of 2.28 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$43,318
$32,023$54,613 · $18,999/ac on 2.28 ac
Asking vs estimate
-10.0%
Priced below 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 $39,000
Maximum allowable offer
$24,753
$10,857/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $14,247 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$26,857
Net resale$39,853
Projected profit$12,996
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.3%
Break-even resale$12,804/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$5,025
-10%
$9,010
0%
$12,996
+10%
$16,981
+20%
$20,966
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
MD-802353
Paved · Off grid
1.6Jul 27, 2026$33,30020,17717,2307.6 mi
78
MD-324488
Dirt · Off grid
7.8Jul 27, 2026$102,90013,27916,4614.5 mi
77
MD-812378
Gravel · Full utilities
1.7Jan 30, 2025$51,90030,89523,0492.9 mi
77
MD-483557
Dirt · Off grid
4.0Jan 10, 2026$48,80012,36315,1517.8 mi
73
MD-334089
Paved · Off grid
5.8Oct 2, 2025$87,40015,07513,8491.7 mi
72
MD-623937
Gravel · Full utilities
5.2Jul 2, 2026$206,60039,73628,9447.7 mi
71
MD-194344
Gravel · Off grid
7.0Jul 27, 2026$120,00017,19918,2153.1 mi
71
MD-872171
Gravel · Full utilities
1.4Oct 16, 2025$52,20036,01726,0576.7 mi
70
MD-174251
Gravel · Power at road
6.5Nov 29, 2025$122,30018,75917,2842.3 mi
69
MD-994457
Dirt · Power at road
7.6Mar 9, 2025$91,80012,12213,4933.4 mi
65
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (1.65 ac → 2.28 ac)-0.6%
  • Access (Paved → Dirt)-27.1%
  • Utilities (Off grid → Power at road)+17.6%

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.