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Land Buyers in Union County, IL — Offer Within 24 Hours
We buy vacant land directly in Union County, Illinois — Jonesboro, Anna, Cobden, Dongola, Alto Pass and Mill Creek. No agents, no commissions, no clean-up, and we pay the closing costs. You get a written cash offer within 24 hours and you are free to walk away from it.
- Direct cash buyer — no listings, no showings
- We pay all closing costs
- Back taxes, heirs and probate are fine
- We know Union County land
- Written offer within 24 hours
- Close in as little as 14 to 30 days
Get a cash offer on your Union County, IL land
Written offer within 24 hours. No fee, no obligation, and we pay the closing costs.
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Union County, Illinois
What selling land in Union County actually involves
Land in Union County changes hands steadily but unevenly — farm ground and wooded acreage around Anna, Cobden and Dongola, building lots on the edges of town, and tracts that have sat in the same family for decades. The parcels that sit unsold are rarely bad land; they are land nobody has done the homework on yet: access, soils, survey lines and what the tax bill really means.
We are not an agency and we are not shopping your parcel to a list of buyers. We are the buyer. That means one number, one decision, and a close that does not depend on somebody else’s loan approval.
People arrive here wanting to sell unwanted land, sell inherited land, or just find out how much their land is worth. Any of those is a fine reason to call.
The local detail that actually changes the number
Illinois property taxes are billed a year in arrears and paid in two installments; the first becomes delinquent after June 1 and the second after September 1 (or the later dates printed on the bill), and outside Cook County unpaid taxes carry interest of 1.5% a month (35 ILCS 200/21-15). Delinquent taxes are offered at the county’s annual tax sale, and the owner then generally has two and a half years to redeem — only one year for vacant non-farm land on certificates issued since 2024 (35 ILCS 200/21-350). On land nobody visits, that clock can run out unnoticed. Deeds and plats for Union County are recorded with the County Recorder (in many Illinois counties the County Clerk serves as recorder) in Jonesboro. Union County covers about 413 square miles, so “the Union market” is really several markets — what a tract is worth near Anna and what it is worth in the far corner of the county are different numbers. On rural parcels septic systems fall under the state Private Sewage Disposal Code and the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act, administered by the Illinois Department of Public Health, and in most counties the local health department reviews and approves the system plan before anything is built; the soil on the site decides what kind of system will work, and that often decides whether a parcel is a homesite or just acreage. Illinois assesses farmland on its agricultural economic value — what the soil can produce — rather than its market value, once it has been used as a farm for the two preceding years (35 ILCS 200/10-110). That is why the tax bill on Illinois crop ground often looks far too small next to what the land would actually sell for. The assessed value is a tax figure, not a price, and we never price a parcel off it. For a sense of the wider market: Land Insights county data from October 2026 shows about 33 vacant-land listings active in Union County and 19 land sales closed over the past 12 months — roughly 5% of the active inventory selling in a typical month. In the 5-to-100-acre range, 12 tracts sold in that year at a median price of about $78,000, or roughly $6,600 an acre. The county is home to about 16,700 people. Those are county-wide figures, not a value for any one parcel — access, soils, road frontage and buildability move an individual tract a long way from the median.
On an Union County parcel we look at
- Merchantable timber, or evidence the tract was recently cut over
- Whether the ground is currently leased to a farmer, and on what terms
- How the parcel is classed and assessed for property tax
- Topography and how much of the acreage is genuinely usable
- Existing structures, wells, or old mobile homes that need dealing with
Where we buy in Union County
Jonesboro and the surrounding communities — Anna, Cobden, Dongola, Alto Pass and Mill Creek — plus the rural addresses in between that do not sit in any town at all. We buy anything from a single-acre lot to tracts of several hundred acres here, and we price every parcel on its own access, soils and comparable sales. We buy in the counties around it as well — Williamson — so if your land straddles a county line, that is not a complication for us.
How selling works
The whole process is three steps, and you are free to walk away at each one.
One call or one form
Tell us the address or APN and the rough size. You do not need a survey, a plat or the tax bill in front of you — we look all of that up.
We value it properly
We do our homework on Union County parcels ourselves, at our cost. We price it off recent sales of similar acreage and adjust for access, soil, flood mapping, timber and shape. No cost to you, no commitment.
Written offer, your decision
You have our number in writing within 24 hours. If you take it, a licensed title company closes it and we cover the standard closing costs — typically 14 to 30 days.
Selling to us vs. listing it
We would rather you choose with clear eyes. Listing sometimes wins on gross price; a cash sale wins on certainty, speed and cost. Compare them properly:
| Selling to Dreamify | Listing with an agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Repairs, survey, clean-up | Not your problem | Often requested by retail buyers |
| Financing risk | None — cash | Land loans fall through often |
| Timeline | As little as 14 to 30 days once title work is back | Land can sit on the market for months |
| Who you are dealing with | A direct cash buyer — we are the ones purchasing | An agent marketing it to someone else |
| Commission | None | Typically 6–10% on land |
| Closing costs | We cover them | Usually split or seller-paid |
We are not the right buyer for every parcel, and when we are not, we say so instead of making a low offer and hoping.
Why owners in Union County call us
Out-of-state owners welcome
Everything is done remotely — documents by email, a notary where you live. You never need to travel to the county.
No showings, no clean-up
You do not need to mow it, clear it, survey it or show it to anybody.
We close through a title company
A licensed title company or closing attorney handles the money and the deed, so you are not trusting us with either.
No commission, no fees
Nothing comes off your side for a listing fee, and we do not charge for the research we do on the parcel.
We pay the closing costs
The standard closing costs are ours, not yours, and the deed tax is built into the number we quote.
Written offer within 24 hours
You get a real number in writing, with the terms spelled out, not a verbal range designed to get you on a second call.
The kind of Union County land we buy
Land we buy in Union County
- Tracts tied up in an estate or probate
- Property you inherited and have never seen
- Vacant, raw and bare land
- Inherited and heir property, including multiple owners
- Land with back taxes or a delinquent tax bill
- Out-of-state and absentee-owned parcels
- Farm, timber and hunting acreage
- Small residential lots and infill parcels
- Mobile home parks and RV parks
- Self-storage facilities — considered case by case
What we don’t buy
- Houses and other residential buildings
- Land you do not have the authority to sell
- Parcels where a co-owner has not agreed to sell
- Property already under contract with someone else
If we are not the right buyer for your parcel we will say so on the first call rather than waste your time.
We buy with our own money — here is what we have closed
We are not a lead broker collecting your details to sell on. When we make an offer on a Union County parcel it is our own capital behind it, and these are real closings.
| Tract | Where we closed it |
|---|---|
| 32.3 acres | Perquimans County, North Carolina |
| 72 acres | Pike County, Mississippi |
| 10.7 acres | Morgan County, Georgia |
| 6.24 acres | Jasper County, Georgia |
| 8.5 acres | Pike County, Mississippi |
| 5.05 acres | Dawson County, Georgia |
A sample of tracts we have bought and closed ourselves. We are a principal buyer, not a broker — every one of these was purchased with our own funds through a licensed closing agent.
What sellers say
Every quote below is a real, verified Google review of Dreamify Properties — 4.9 stars across 13 reviews.
“John and his team are top notch investors who know what they are doing, put a plan of action in place and execute. One of the most honest people I have met… an absolute honor and pleasure working with these folks.”
“John was very communicative & professional. He did what he said he would do!”
Union County land selling questions
Do you buy land with an old mobile home or shed on it?
Usually yes. Structures do not scare us off — we just need to know what is there, because clearing or dealing with it is a cost that has to sit somewhere in the numbers.
How fast can you close on land in Union County?
You get the offer in writing within 24 hours. Once the title work is back we can close in as little as 14 to 30 days. Clean, single-owner parcels move fastest; estates with several heirs take longer because the paperwork genuinely is more involved. We will give you a realistic timeline for your situation rather than a sales number.
What comes out of my side at closing?
Practically nothing. We pay the standard closing costs and there is no commission because there is no agent. Illinois charges a state real estate transfer tax of 50 cents for every $500 of value (35 ILCS 200/31-10), collected by the county recorder through revenue stamps when the deed is recorded (35 ILCS 200/31-15), and a county may add its own 25 cents per $500 (55 ILCS 5/5-1031); some home-rule cities add a local tax on top. By custom the seller usually pays the state and county stamps. When you sell to us, we build it into our numbers so the figure we quote you is the figure you work from.
I owe back taxes on the parcel. Is that a problem?
No — it is one of the most common reasons owners call us. Delinquent taxes are settled out of the sale proceeds at closing, so you do not need to clear them first. Tell us up front and we will account for them in the offer.
I inherited land in Union County and the deed is still in my relative’s name.
That is normal and usually fixable. Depending on how the estate was handled we may need a probate record, an affidavit of heirship, or signatures from the other heirs. We deal with heir property regularly and will tell you honestly what your situation needs before you spend anything.
I don’t live in Illinois. Can I still sell?
Yes. A large share of the land we buy belongs to out-of-state owners. Everything can be handled remotely — documents by email and a notary or remote closing where you live. You do not need to travel to the county.
Can I sell land without a realtor?
Yes, and with vacant land it is often the more sensible route. There is no mortgage market for raw land the way there is for houses, so a listing can sit for a year while the tax bill keeps arriving. Selling direct to a cash buyer means no commission, no showings and a date you can actually plan around.
Are there companies that buy land in Illinois?
Yes — we are one of them, and we buy in Union County specifically. Be careful who you deal with, though: a lot of what looks like a land buyer online is a lead broker who collects your details and sells them on. Ask whoever contacts you whether they are the buyer of record and whether they close through a title company. We are, and we do.
Do you buy raw or unwanted land, not just nice lots?
That is most of what we buy. Raw, wooded, overgrown, no utilities, no driveway, never surveyed, inherited from someone who never visited it — none of that is a problem. You do not need to clear it, mow it or clean it up before we look.
I want to sell my land fast. How fast is realistic?
A written offer inside 24 hours, then closing in as little as 14 to 30 days once the title work comes back. Clean single-owner parcels are the quick ones. If your land is tied up in an estate with several heirs, expect longer — that is the paperwork, not us dragging.
Nearby counties we buy in
Sell land in Williamson CountySell land anywhere in Illinois
If any of these describe your situation
Sell land with back taxesSell inherited land (heirs & probate)
Sell landlocked land with no access
Sell land that failed a perc test
Sell land you own out of state
Sell unbuildable land
Sell land fast for cash
Working out whether to sell
How much is my land worth?How a cash land sale works
Sell land without a realtor
Find out what your Union County land is worth to a cash buyer
You do not need a survey, a plat or a tax bill in hand. Give us the parcel number or the address and we take it from there.
Nearby counties we also buy in
We buy vacant land across Illinois. If your parcel sits in one of these counties, there is a page for it.