Sell your Illinois land for cash

Yes. Illinois charges a state transfer tax of 50 cents for each $500 of value, or fraction of $500, which is about 0.1%. A county can add 25 cents per $500, and some home rule cities add their own tax, such as Chicago at $5.25 per $500. The deed must be recorded with a transfer declaration signed by a seller and a buyer, or by their attorneys or agents. Ask your title company which local taxes apply to your parcel. Source: 35 ILCS 200/31-10 and 31-25, 55 ILCS 5/5-1031, 65 ILCS 5/8-3-19, and the City of Chicago Real Property Transfer Tax page.

Your unpaid taxes can be sold at the county's annual tax sale, and you can later lose the land through a court tax deed process. Delinquent taxes bear interest of 1.5% a month, or 0.75% a month in Cook County for tax year 2023 and later. Outside Cook County, the collector usually asks the court for a judgment within 90 days after the second installment due date. At the sale, the buyer pays the taxes and bids a penalty rate of up to 9%. Your cost to redeem adds that penalty again for each 6 months that pass, plus fees and any later taxes the buyer paid. Source: 35 ILCS 200/21-15, 21-150, 21-205, 21-215 and 21-355.

For vacant land that is not farmland, 1 year from the tax sale, which the certificate holder can extend to no more than 3 years. Most other land, including farmland and lots with a house, gets 3 years for certificates issued since July 10, 2026. Certificates issued from 2024 until then give 2.5 years. Payment must reach the county clerk by close of business on the last day, or be postmarked at least 1 day before it. Before asking for a tax deed, the holder must notify you 3 to 6 months before the deadline, so confirm the date with the clerk. Source: 35 ILCS 200/21-350 (as amended by P.A. 103-555 and P.A. 104-553), 21-355, 21-385 and 22-10.

Possibly, under a 2026 law. For certificates issued since July 10, 2026, the land is sold at a public auction, and any bid above the minimum is held for you. You can claim it with the county treasurer or the court within 3 years of the treasurer's notice. For older certificates, you can ask the court for lost equity from a county surplus equity fund within 2 years after the deed is recorded. For deeds recorded in the 2 years before July 10, 2026, the deadline is July 10, 2028. Source: 35 ILCS 200/21-90, 21-302, 22-40 and 22-42 (P.A. 104-553).

Not under Illinois's seller disclosure law, which covers only property with 1 to 4 dwelling units, co-ops and condos. The Residential Real Property Disclosure Act defines its scope that way, so bare land falls outside it. The Act also says it does not limit other duties to disclose that exist to prevent fraud or misrepresentation. Do not hide or misstate a known problem with the land. Ask an Illinois real estate attorney what your sale requires. Source: 765 ILCS 77/5, 77/10 and 77/45.

Yes. Liberty Acres buys land anywhere in the US, so you do not need to live in Illinois to sell to us. We close through a title company and pay back taxes and all closing costs. There are no agents and no commissions.