Sell Your Vacant Florida Land The Hassle-Free Way
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We buy vacant Florida land directly, in eleven counties and any condition.
If you own a Florida lot you have never built on, you are in very large company. More Florida land was subdivided into lots in the 1960s than in the rest of the United States combined. Developers platted enormous grids of quarter acre parcels far from any town, sold them on installment to buyers in New York, Ohio, and Michigan, and never built the roads, water, or sewer that would have made them usable.
Most of those lots are still empty. Lee County alone holds more than 337,000 platted lots, and roughly 232,000 of them are still vacant. Charlotte County has 118,250 platted lots with about 88,500 vacant. Two generations later the tax bills land with heirs who have often never seen the property and have no idea what it is worth.
Clever Land Buyers LLC buys those lots with our own funds. No listing, no showings, no waiting on a mortgage, and no commission taken out of what you walk away with. You tell us where the parcel is, we research it, and we send you a written offer. There is no obligation either way.
No commissions. No agent fees. We pay the closing costs.
Why Florida lots sit unsold for decades
These parcels did not fail to sell by accident. The reasons are structural, and they are the same ones that make an agent decline the listing:
- Paper streets. The road exists on the recorded plat and nowhere else. Plenty of lots in Lehigh Acres, Citrus Springs, and the interior of Polk and Highlands have no built access at all.
- No utilities, and no plan to bring any. Outside the service areas there is no water, no sewer, and often no power at the lot line. A buyer who wants to build has to fund a well, a septic system, and a power run before anything else.
- Sinkhole risk. Marion, Citrus, and Hernando sit in the limestone corridor insurers call sinkhole alley. It does not stop a sale to us, but it frightens retail buyers and complicates insurance.
- Flood zone and wetlands. A designation on the flood map, a wetland delineation, or protected habitat can cut what a lot can be used for. This has weighed heavier in Lee and Charlotte since Hurricane Ian.
- HOA or POA dues and special assessments. Some platted communities keep billing whether the lot is built on or not, and utility assessments can attach to the parcel.
- Delinquent taxes and a running clock. Florida moves faster than most states. More on that below.
- Owners who live somewhere else entirely. The land is in Florida, the owner is in Ohio, and nobody has visited in thirty years.
None of this disqualifies a parcel for us. Buying land with these problems is the whole business. If you want to see how selling direct compares against listing with an agent, our options to sell land page lays it out.
The Florida tax deed clock, and why it matters
Florida property taxes are due 1 November and become delinquent 1 April. The county sells a tax certificate on the unpaid debt by 1 June. If the taxes stay unpaid for two years from the delinquency date, the certificate holder can apply for a tax deed and force your lot to public auction. You can redeem at any time before that by paying what is owed. Once it sells at auction, the property is gone and any equity with it.
This is the single most common reason Florida owners contact us in a hurry. If your lot is somewhere inside that two year window, selling almost always leaves you with more than letting the auction take it. Delinquent taxes do not stop a sale either. In nearly every case the county is paid straight out of the closing proceeds, so you do not need to clear the bill first.
What it actually costs to sell Florida land the traditional way
The list price an agent suggests and the amount that reaches your bank are two different numbers. On vacant land the gap is wider than most owners expect.
| Listing With An Agent | SOLD To Clever Land Buyers LLC | |
|---|---|---|
| Agent commission: | Around 6%, if you can find an agent willing to take a vacant lot listing at all | NONE |
| Documentary stamp tax: | 70¢ per $100 of price, traditionally paid by the seller in most Florida counties | We cover it |
| Title work and recording: | Yours to pay | We cover it |
| Survey: | A buyer who wants to build will usually require one, at your cost | Not needed |
| Access, utilities, sinkhole or flood issues: | Usually kills the deal after weeks of back and forth | We price it in and still buy |
| HOA dues and special assessments: | Keep accruing the whole time it sits | Stop at closing |
| Days until sold: | 150+ days is routine, and platted subdivision lots often sit for years | 90 days or less |
| Property tax while you wait: | Yours, every year, with the tax deed clock running | Stops at closing |
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Our offer is a net offer.
One thing Florida gets right for sellers: there is no state income tax, so unlike many states nothing is withheld from a nonresident seller at closing. The number we put in writing is the number you get.
The eleven Florida counties we buy in
We picked these for one reason: they hold Florida’s deepest inventory of platted but never built subdivision lots. That is the property we know how to value and how to move.
- Lee
- Charlotte
- Marion
- Citrus
- Polk
- Putnam
- Flagler
- Highlands
- Volusia
- Hernando
- Duval
That covers Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres, Port Charlotte and Rotonda West, Marion Oaks and Silver Springs Shores, Citrus Springs, Poinciana and Indian Lake Estates, Interlachen, Palm Coast, Sebring and Lake Placid, Deltona, Spring Hill, and the platted infill lots around Jacksonville.
Own a Florida parcel outside these eleven? We are probably not the right buyer, and we would rather say so than waste your time.
How selling your Florida land works
Four steps, and you can stop at any point. The offer costs you nothing and commits you to nothing.
- Send us the parcel details. County plus the parcel ID or tax account number is ideal. If all you have is an old deed or a tax bill, send that. We can usually find the lot from very little.
- We research the property. We pull the county property appraiser record, check the plat, zoning, access, and utility availability, look at recent comparable lot sales, and check the tax status for certificates or a pending tax deed application.
- You get a written offer, usually within 48 hours. In writing, no obligation. If it does not work for you, that is a fine answer and we will not chase you.
- You pick the closing date and get paid. A Florida title company handles the search and settlement. If you live out of state you sign remotely with a notary and never travel. Most closings run 60 to 90 days.
There is a fuller walkthrough on our how it works page, and the questions we hear most are on the FAQ.
Situations we buy in
If your lot is on this list you are in familiar territory. If it is not, ask anyway.
- Inherited lots nobody in the family has ever visited
- Land with delinquent taxes or a tax certificate already sold against it
- Parcels facing a tax deed application or auction date
- Platted lots with no built road access
- Lots with no water, sewer, or power at the line
- Wetlands, flood zone, scrub habitat, and sinkhole prone parcels
- Lots carrying unpaid HOA or POA dues and special assessments
- Property tied up with a lien, a judgment, or a title defect
- Owners who live out of state and are done paying for something they never use
- Lots an agent has already tried and failed to sell
More about what we look for is on our sell your raw land page. We also buy in Maryland.
Florida land questions we get most
Q:Which Florida counties do you buy land in?
A: Eleven: Lee, Charlotte, Marion, Citrus, Polk, Putnam, Flagler, Highlands, Volusia, Hernando, and Duval. These hold Florida’s largest inventory of platted but never built subdivision lots, which is the kind of property we buy and know how to price.
Q:I inherited a Florida lot I have never seen. Can I sell it?
A: Yes, and it is the most common situation we handle here. Hundreds of thousands of lots were sold to out of state buyers in the 1960s and 1970s and never built on. You never need to travel to Florida. Documents are signed remotely with a notary and the title company handles recording. If the estate has not cleared probate, we can often work alongside that rather than wait for it.
Q:How long before unpaid taxes cost me the lot?
A: Taxes are delinquent 1 April, a tax certificate is sold by 1 June, and after two years from delinquency the certificate holder can apply for a tax deed and force your lot to auction. You can redeem before that by paying what is owed. Once it sells, the property and any equity are gone.
Q:What does it cost to sell?
A: Florida charges documentary stamp tax on the deed at 70 cents per 100 dollars, and in most counties the seller traditionally pays it. Add title work, recording, and any unpaid HOA dues or assessments. Selling to us, we cover the closing costs. Florida has no state income tax, so nothing is withheld from a nonresident seller at closing.
Q:My lot has no road, water, or power. Will you still buy it?
A: Yes. A large share of Florida’s platted lots front streets that exist only on the plat and sit well outside any utility service area. That is exactly why they never sold and why an agent will not list them. It does not stop us.
Q:Does sinkhole risk or a flood zone stop the sale?
A: Not with us. Marion, Citrus, and Hernando sit in the limestone corridor insurers call sinkhole alley, and a great deal of land carries a flood designation, more so since Hurricane Ian. Both scare off retail buyers and lenders. We price them in and still buy.
Q:How long does it take to sell my Florida land?
A: We usually send a written offer within 48 hours of getting the parcel details. After you accept, closing typically takes 60 to 90 days, set mostly by how quickly title clears. Listing the same lot with an agent commonly takes months, and platted subdivision lots often sit for years.
Q:Is the offer really no obligation?
A: Yes. Take it, leave it, or sit on it. We will not hassle you and there is no countdown. Plenty of owners get an offer purely to find out what the lot is worth before deciding anything, and that is a perfectly reasonable use of our time.
More general questions are on our FAQ page, or just send us a note or call 240-245-2466.
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Get Started: Get Your Cash Offer Below…
We are direct land buyers. There are no commissions or fees and no obligation whatsoever. Start below by sharing where your property is and where we can send your offer…