By the end you’ll have a short list of parcels in one county that are big enough, mostly buildable, on a road and empty, with one saved to a list. The free plan is enough.
The demo above works like the app, on real parcels in Lee County, North Carolina. Try the steps there first if you like.
Type a county in the search box, for example Lee County, NC, and choose it. The map moves there.
Screenshot to comesrc/assets/screens/start-county.pngThe map after choosing Lee County, with the search box openArrows: the search box; the county outline; the parcel count in the left panel
2. Set a simple buy box
A buy box is the rules a parcel has to meet before you’ll look at it. Click Filters and set:
Acres: left handle to 5, right at Any.
Min buildable: 3 ac. Leaves out parcels that are mostly flood zone, wetland or steep.
Has road frontage: on.
Building: None.
Parcels that don’t fit fade out, and the count shows how many are left.
Screenshot to comesrc/assets/screens/start-filters.pngThe Filters panel with the four filters setArrows: the Acres slider; Min buildable; the count of parcels that fit
Parcels a filter can’t check are left out. Include unknown brings them back.
3. Open the best parcel
Sort by Largest and click the first parcel. Its card shows the owner, acres, tax value and last sale, then buildable acres and road frontage under The land, and where the tax bill goes under Owner & mailing.
Screenshot to comesrc/assets/screens/start-card.pngA parcel panel, open on the rightArrows: the Tax value and Last sale boxes; The land grid; the owner and mailing address
4. Decide and save it
At the bottom, click Go, Review later or No-go.
Click + List, type a new list name like Lee County, first pass, and add it.
Done. Next time you open Lee County, it shows with your mark.
