Own a 5-acre parcel in San Luis Valley Ranches, Sangre de Cristo Ranches, or Forbes Park and tired of paying taxes on land you'll never use? We buy Costilla County land direct. No listing. No waiting. Cash offer within 24 hours.
Costilla County has more absentee landowners than any other county in Colorado. Tens of thousands of 5-acre lots were subdivided in the 1970s through developments like San Luis Valley Ranches (SLVR), Sangre de Cristo Ranches, Rio Grande Ranchos, and Forbes Park. Most of these parcels have no road access, no water, no electric — and the original buyers have since passed away, moved, or simply forgotten about them.
If you inherited a parcel or bought one decades ago at a tax sale, you already know the reality: property taxes keep coming every year, the land sits there producing nothing, and traditional realtors won't touch a $3,000 lot because the commission is too small. That's exactly the gap we fill.
We pay cash, cover all closing costs, and handle the title work through a Colorado-licensed title company. You don't need a survey. You don't need to clean anything up. You don't need to come to Colorado.
The harsh truth about Costilla County land: the vast majority of the 5-acre SLVR and Sangre de Cristo Ranches lots sell in the $1,500–$6,000 range. Lots with legal recorded access, closer to Highway 159, or bordering BLM land can push into the $8,000–$15,000 range. Parcels inside Forbes Park (which has an HOA, gated access, and power) can sell for $15,000–$40,000 depending on location and whether they have a well permit.
If you've seen a neighbor's "asking price" of $25,000 on Craigslist for a similar lot, understand that's an asking price — not a sold price. Actual sold comps (which we track weekly via Costilla County Recorder filings) tell a very different story. Per § 39-1-104.2 C.R.S., vacant land is assessed at 27.9% of actual value, so your tax bill itself is a rough tell on what the county thinks the land is worth.
Get answers to common questions about selling your land
No. Everything is handled remotely. Documents are e-signed, and per § 24-21-514.5 C.R.S. remote online notarization is legal in Colorado. You can close from anywhere in the U.S.
We can buy land with back taxes owed. We'll deduct the amount from your net proceeds and pay the Costilla County Treasurer directly at closing.
You don't need the original deed. The title company pulls a current ownership report from the Costilla County Clerk and Recorder. As long as you're the legal owner of record, we can close.
Most SLVR lots without road access sell for $1,500–$4,500 cash. Lots with legal access or closer to paved road can go higher. Send us the Schedule Number and we'll give you a real number based on recent recorded sales.
Yes. If you own multiple lots in Costilla County, we prefer to bundle them into one closing — it saves everyone title and closing fees.
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