<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>AMM Land Sales — Articles</title><description>Research-backed guides on selling vacant land: state law, taxes, title, access and what land is actually worth.</description><link>https://ammlandsales.com/</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>© 2026 AMM Land Sales</copyright><item><title>10 States With the Highest Land Value Per Acre</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/10-states-with-the-highest-vacant-land-value-per-acre-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/10-states-with-the-highest-vacant-land-value-per-acre-in-2026/</guid><description>USDA NASS&apos;s 2026 Land Values Summary shows Rhode Island, New Jersey, and California posting the nation&apos;s highest per-acre farm real estate values.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>9 Things to Know: Selling Heirs&apos; Property</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/9-things-to-know-before-selling-heirs-property-with-co-owners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/9-things-to-know-before-selling-heirs-property-with-co-owners/</guid><description>Selling heirs&apos; property means understanding buyout rights, court-ordered appraisals, and partition sale rules before any co-owner goes to court.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>selling-problem-land</category></item><item><title>9 Rezoning Triggers You Never Applied For</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/9-things-that-can-get-your-land-rezoned-without-you-knowing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/9-things-that-can-get-your-land-rezoned-without-you-knowing/</guid><description>Comprehensive plan updates, annexation, overlay districts, and a neighbor&apos;s rezoning request can all change your land&apos;s zoning without your input.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>owning-land</category></item><item><title>Should You Survey Land Before Buying?</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/should-you-survey-land-before-buying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/should-you-survey-land-before-buying/</guid><description>You should pay for a land survey before buying if boundaries, access, or easements are unclear, or if a lender or title company requires it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>buying-land</category></item><item><title>Can You Sell Landlocked Property?</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/can-you-sell-landlocked-property/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/can-you-sell-landlocked-property/</guid><description>You can legally sell landlocked property without legal access, but title insurance, financing, and value are all affected.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>selling-problem-land</category></item><item><title>How long before unpaid taxes cost you the land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-many-years-before-you-lose-land-for-unpaid-taxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-many-years-before-you-lose-land-for-unpaid-taxes/</guid><description>Counties can foreclose and sell land after 2 to 5 years of unpaid property taxes, depending on your state. Timelines and details vary by county.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>owning-land</category></item><item><title>What Is a Land Entitlement Deal?</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/what-is-a-land-entitlement-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/what-is-a-land-entitlement-deal/</guid><description>A land entitlement deal means a property has formal approval for specific use or development. Learn what this means if you’re selling and how it affects.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>land-types</category></item><item><title>Cropland vs. Pasture: Why the Gap Is Widening</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/cropland-vs-pasture-why-the-per-acre-value-gap-is-widening/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/cropland-vs-pasture-why-the-per-acre-value-gap-is-widening/</guid><description>USDA data show pasture appreciating faster than cropland in percentage terms, yet the per-acre dollar gap between them keeps widening.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>Why Hill Country Land Commands a Premium</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/why-hill-country-land-commands-a-premium-the-region-6-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/why-hill-country-land-commands-a-premium-the-region-6-story/</guid><description>TRERC data show Hill Country land hit $7,911 an acre in late 2025, a roughly 52% premium over the statewide Texas average.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>Why West Texas Land Prices Are Spiking</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/inside-west-texass-land-value-spike-whats-behind-region-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/inside-west-texass-land-value-spike-whats-behind-region-3/</guid><description>TRERC data show West Texas land prices up nearly 16% year-over-year, driven largely by data-center and AI infrastructure demand near Abilene.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>9 States With Raw Land Under $1,500 an Acre</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/9-states-where-raw-land-still-sells-for-under-1-500-an-acre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/9-states-where-raw-land-still-sells-for-under-1-500-an-acre/</guid><description>Nine states still have pastureland averaging under $1,500 an acre in 2025 USDA data, and the numbers show exactly why prices stay low.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>Why Heirs&apos; Property Can&apos;t Get a Bank Loan</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/heirs-property-why-some-rural-land-cant-get-a-loan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/heirs-property-why-some-rural-land-cant-get-a-loan/</guid><description>Heirs&apos; property carries a clouded title split among many co-owners, so Farm Credit and FDIC-insured lenders won&apos;t finance it, however good the land is.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>buying-land</category></item><item><title>Why Your Tax Bill Jumps After Buying Land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/what-a-property-tax-reassessment-after-a-sale-means-for-the-new-owner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/what-a-property-tax-reassessment-after-a-sale-means-for-the-new-owner/</guid><description>In states like California and Michigan, a sale resets a parcel&apos;s taxable value, so a new owner&apos;s first tax bill can far exceed the seller&apos;s last one.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>owning-land</category></item><item><title>Do Water Rights Add to Land Value?</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/do-water-rights-really-add-to-land-value-the-western-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/do-water-rights-really-add-to-land-value-the-western-data/</guid><description>USDA&apos;s 2025 data show irrigated cropland worth 1.3 to nearly 12 times more than dryland in the same western state, and the gap has a clear cause.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>Deed Restrictions vs. Zoning on Your Lot</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/deed-restrictions-vs-zoning-two-different-limits-on-your-lot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/deed-restrictions-vs-zoning-two-different-limits-on-your-lot/</guid><description>Deed restrictions are private contracts enforced by neighbors; zoning is public law enforced by government, and the two can conflict on the same lot.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>land-types</category></item><item><title>Sell Land to a Neighbor or a Buying Company?</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/should-i-sell-my-land-to-a-neighbor-or-a-buying-company/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/should-i-sell-my-land-to-a-neighbor-or-a-buying-company/</guid><description>Selling vacant land to a neighbor and to a land buying company differ mainly in price leverage, paperwork, and who handles closing risk.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comparisons</category></item><item><title>Land Contract vs. Deed of Trust: Which Is Safer?</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/land-contract-vs-deed-of-trust-which-protects-buyers-better/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/land-contract-vs-deed-of-trust-which-protects-buyers-better/</guid><description>A land contract leaves buyers with only equitable title and forfeiture risk; a deed of trust grants legal title immediately and requires foreclosure.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>buying-land</category></item><item><title>Texas Tax Redemption: 180 Days vs. Two Years</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/texas-tax-redemption-180-days-vs-two-years-compared/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/texas-tax-redemption-180-days-vs-two-years-compared/</guid><description>Texas gives most vacant land owners 180 days to redeem after a tax sale, but homestead and agricultural land gets two years instead, per statute.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>owning-land</category></item><item><title>What Severed Mineral Rights Cost Your Land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/severed-mineral-rights-how-much-value-you-lose-without-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/severed-mineral-rights-how-much-value-you-lose-without-them/</guid><description>Severed mineral rights don&apos;t cut land value by a fixed percentage; the discount depends on local mineral activity, appraisal method, and financing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>Florida vs. Texas Tax Deed Sales Compared</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/florida-vs-texas-tax-deed-sales-a-vacant-landowners-comparison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/florida-vs-texas-tax-deed-sales-a-vacant-landowners-comparison/</guid><description>Florida sells your land administratively two years after a certificate issues; Texas must sue you in court first. Here&apos;s how the timelines differ.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>selling-problem-land</category></item><item><title>6 Phase I ESA Red Flags on Industrial Land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/6-red-flags-a-phase-i-assessment-reveals-on-industrial-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/6-red-flags-a-phase-i-assessment-reveals-on-industrial-land/</guid><description>A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment on industrial land can surface former gas stations, leaking tanks, and other red flags before you close.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>land-types</category></item><item><title>Seller Impersonation Fraud on Vacant Land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/seller-impersonation-fraud-how-someone-else-could-sell-your-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/seller-impersonation-fraud-how-someone-else-could-sell-your-land/</guid><description>A criminal can forge a deed and a fake ID to sell your vacant land to a stranger; here&apos;s how the scheme works and how owners stop it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comparisons</category></item><item><title>Farm Credit vs. Community Bank: Land Loan Terms</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/farm-credit-vs-community-bank-why-land-loan-terms-differ/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/farm-credit-vs-community-bank-why-land-loan-terms-differ/</guid><description>Farm Credit associations and community banks price rural land loans very differently because two different federal regulators govern them.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>buying-land</category></item><item><title>Flood Zone AE vs. X: The Cost Difference</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/flood-zone-ae-vs-x-what-the-difference-costs-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/flood-zone-ae-vs-x-what-the-difference-costs-you/</guid><description>FEMA Zone AE requires flood insurance on financed structures and elevated building; Zone X requires neither, and the cost gap is real.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>owning-land</category></item><item><title>What Landlocked Land Is Actually Worth</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/what-legal-access-is-actually-worth-landlocked-vs-road-frontage-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/what-legal-access-is-actually-worth-landlocked-vs-road-frontage-land/</guid><description>Appraisal and assessor practice show a landlocked parcel losing most of its per-acre value against a comparable lot with recorded road access.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>Easement by Necessity for Landlocked Land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/easement-by-necessity-getting-legal-access-to-landlocked-land-before-you-sell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/easement-by-necessity-getting-legal-access-to-landlocked-land-before-you-sell/</guid><description>An easement by necessity gives a landlocked owner legal access across a neighbor&apos;s land, but only if unity of title and severance can be proven.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>selling-problem-land</category></item><item><title>How Access Management Rules Limit Highway Land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-access-management-rules-limit-highway-frontage-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-access-management-rules-limit-highway-frontage-land/</guid><description>State DOT access management rules set minimum driveway spacing on highways, and frontage land that can&apos;t meet it may have no legal driveway option.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>land-types</category></item><item><title>How to Vet a &quot;We Buy Land&quot; Letter in 20 Minutes</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-vet-a-we-buy-land-letter-in-20-minutes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-vet-a-we-buy-land-letter-in-20-minutes/</guid><description>A 20-minute checklist for vetting any unsolicited land offer letter: verify the sender, check comps, confirm the title company, spot pressure.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comparisons</category></item><item><title>Land Loan vs. Home Equity: Which Costs Less?</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/land-loan-vs-home-equity-loan-which-costs-less-to-buy-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/land-loan-vs-home-equity-loan-which-costs-less-to-buy-land/</guid><description>A land loan and a home equity loan price risk differently, so compare typical rates, down payments, and terms before financing a land purchase.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>buying-land</category></item><item><title>ALTA Survey vs. Boundary Survey: Cost &amp; Scope</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/alta-survey-vs-boundary-survey-which-do-you-need/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/alta-survey-vs-boundary-survey-which-do-you-need/</guid><description>A boundary survey marks your property lines for a few hundred dollars; an ALTA/NSPS survey costs far more and covers easements and access too.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>owning-land</category></item><item><title>Assessed Value vs. Market Value, Explained</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/assessed-value-vs-market-value-why-your-tax-bill-isnt-your-lands-worth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/assessed-value-vs-market-value-why-your-tax-bill-isnt-your-lands-worth/</guid><description>A county&apos;s assessed value and a parcel&apos;s market value come from different processes, so a tax bill rarely tracks what land would actually sell for.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>Selling Land With a Clouded Title</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-sell-land-with-a-clouded-title-through-a-quiet-title-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-sell-land-with-a-clouded-title-through-a-quiet-title-action/</guid><description>A quiet title lawsuit clears a defect blocking a land sale. Here is what it costs, how long it takes, and how the filing process works in Florida.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>selling-problem-land</category></item><item><title>Wetland Buffers: What They Cost a Waterfront Lot</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/wetland-buffers-and-setbacks-what-they-cost-a-waterfront-lot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/wetland-buffers-and-setbacks-what-they-cost-a-waterfront-lot/</guid><description>Wetland buffers set after an Army Corps delineation can remove 25 to 300 feet of building area beyond the wetland edge itself.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>land-types</category></item><item><title>Auction vs. FSBO vs. Agent vs. Cash Buyer</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/sell-my-land-auction-vs-fsbo-vs-agent-vs-cash-buyer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/sell-my-land-auction-vs-fsbo-vs-agent-vs-cash-buyer/</guid><description>Auction, FSBO, agent listings, and cash buyers each trade speed, price, and effort differently, compared honestly side by side here.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comparisons</category></item><item><title>Mineral Rights Search Before Buying Land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-run-a-mineral-rights-search-before-buying-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-run-a-mineral-rights-search-before-buying-land/</guid><description>Learn how to trace a parcel&apos;s mineral history through county deed records and a state oil and gas commission database before you close.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>buying-land</category></item><item><title>Washington&apos;s 7-Year Adverse Possession Rule</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/washingtons-7-year-adverse-possession-rule-for-vacant-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/washingtons-7-year-adverse-possession-rule-for-vacant-land/</guid><description>Washington lets a color-of-title holder claim vacant land after seven years of paying its property taxes, with no possession required.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>owning-land</category></item><item><title>How to Find Land Comps With No MLS Data</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-pull-comparable-land-sales-when-theres-no-mls-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-pull-comparable-land-sales-when-theres-no-mls-data/</guid><description>A step-by-step guide to sourcing valid vacant-land comparable sales from recorder deeds, assessor data, and USDA reports when MLS coverage is thin.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>Does Your State Have the Heirs Property Act?</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/does-your-state-have-the-uniform-partition-of-heirs-property-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/does-your-state-have-the-uniform-partition-of-heirs-property-act/</guid><description>Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C. had enacted the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act by October 2024, each adding buyout rights.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>selling-problem-land</category></item><item><title>Texas&apos;s Dual Water-Rights System, Explained</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/texass-dual-water-rights-system-explained-for-waterfront-buyers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/texass-dual-water-rights-system-explained-for-waterfront-buyers/</guid><description>Texas mixes riparian rights with a prior-appropriation permit system, so owning waterfront land doesn&apos;t automatically mean owning the water rights.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>land-types</category></item><item><title>Does a Land Buyer Need a Real Estate License?</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/does-a-land-buyer-need-a-real-estate-license-state-rules-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/does-a-land-buyer-need-a-real-estate-license-state-rules-explained/</guid><description>Most land buyers purchasing for their own account are exempt from licensing, but the exemption&apos;s wording and limits vary by state law.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comparisons</category></item><item><title>Texas&apos;s Water Level Notice Law for Land Buyers</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/texass-water-rights-notice-what-it-means-for-land-buyers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/texass-water-rights-notice-what-it-means-for-land-buyers/</guid><description>Texas Property Code Section 5.019 requires sellers near qualifying reservoirs to disclose water level swings, and silence lets a buyer walk away.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>buying-land</category></item><item><title>Anne Arundel County Perc Test &amp; Septic Steps</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/anne-arundel-county-md-perc-test-and-septic-permit-steps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/anne-arundel-county-md-perc-test-and-septic-permit-steps/</guid><description>Anne Arundel County, Maryland requires wet-season percolation testing between February and April, and a failed test doesn&apos;t always end a build.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>owning-land</category></item><item><title>Why a Cash Offer Can Beat an Appraisal</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/appraisal-vs-cash-offer-why-a-buyers-number-can-beat-the-appraisers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/appraisal-vs-cash-offer-why-a-buyers-number-can-beat-the-appraisers/</guid><description>An appraisal is a documented opinion of a parcel&apos;s value on one date, not a price ceiling, so a specific buyer&apos;s cash offer can legitimately differ.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>what-land-is-worth</category></item><item><title>How to Claim Surplus Funds After a Tax Sale</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-claim-surplus-funds-after-your-land-is-sold-at-tax-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/how-to-claim-surplus-funds-after-your-land-is-sold-at-tax-auction/</guid><description>A practical guide to recovering surplus funds a county owes you after a tax sale, including deadlines, required documents, and how unclaimed funds escheat.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>selling-problem-land</category></item><item><title>7 Factors That Set Hunting Land&apos;s Value</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/7-factors-that-determine-what-hunting-land-is-worth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/7-factors-that-determine-what-hunting-land-is-worth/</guid><description>Game and habitat quality, water, terrain diversity, access, size, location, and amenities all shape what hunting land is actually worth.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>land-types</category></item><item><title>7 Red Flags in a Vacant Land Purchase Agreement</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/7-red-flags-hiding-in-a-vacant-land-purchase-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/7-red-flags-hiding-in-a-vacant-land-purchase-agreement/</guid><description>A vacant land purchase agreement can bury real risk in routine-looking clauses, from acreage mismatches to default terms that only bind the buyer.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comparisons</category></item><item><title>How Maine Taxes Unorganized Territory Land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/why-land-in-maines-unorganized-territory-is-taxed-differently/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ammlandsales.com/blog/why-land-in-maines-unorganized-territory-is-taxed-differently/</guid><description>Maine&apos;s Unorganized Territory has no town government, so a state agency sets land values and tax rates instead of a local assessor.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>buying-land</category></item><item><title>How Maricopa County Values Vacant Desert Land</title><link>https://ammlandsales.com/blog/maricopa-county-az-how-the-assessor-values-vacant-desert-land/</link><guid 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