Sell your Wisconsin land for cash

Yes. Wisconsin charges a real estate transfer fee of 30 cents for each $100 of value, or fraction of $100, which is 0.3%. The county register of deeds collects it when the deed is submitted for recording. An electronic transfer return signed by both the seller and the buyer is also required before recording. Some transfers are exempt, such as a transfer between a parent and child for little or no payment, or of land worth $1,000 or less. Source: Wis. Stat. 77.22 and 77.25.

Interest builds, and the county can take the land starting 2 years after it issues a tax certificate. Delinquent taxes bear interest of 1% a month, and a county can add a penalty of up to 0.5% a month. On September 1, the county issues a tax certificate for taxes still unpaid on August 31, and mails the owner a notice within 90 days. Two years later, the county can take a tax deed or foreclose in court. Court foreclosure can start after 1 year in a county of 750,000 or more people, or where city or village demolition costs are owed. Source: Wis. Stat. 74.47, 74.57, 74.59 and 75.521(3).

You can redeem until the county records its tax deed. You pay the county treasurer the unpaid taxes, interest, any penalty and other charges, and partial payments of $20 or more are allowed. In a court foreclosure, the deadline is the last day for redemption set in the published notice, at least 8 weeks after first publication. If the county later sells the land, it must mail you the net proceeds after taxes, costs and other charges. The county sends its notice to the address on your tax bill, and a payment unclaimed 1 year after mailing becomes unclaimed funds. Source: Wis. Stat. 74.57, 75.01, 75.36 (as amended by 2023 Wis. Act 207) and 75.521.

Yes, unless the buyer waives it in writing. An owner selling land with no buildings must give the buyer a completed vacant land disclosure report within 10 days after accepting the offer. If the report does not arrive in time, the buyer can cancel within the next 2 business days and get the deposit back. Personal representatives, trustees, conservators and court-supervised fiduciaries who never occupied the land are exempt, as are transfers exempt from the transfer fee. The form asks about known defects, such as soil problems, contamination, and old wells or tanks. Source: Wis. Stat. 709.001, 709.01, 709.02, 709.033 and 709.08.

It can stay enrolled if the new owner's transfer form and a $100 fee reach the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) within 30 days. If the form is not filed, or the land no longer meets the eligibility rules, the DNR withdraws it. Withdrawal can bring a withdrawal tax and a $300 fee. For most land, the tax equals the local tax rate times the land's assessed value, times the years enrolled, up to 10. Selling part of a parcel can also force withdrawal of the part you keep, if that part no longer qualifies. Source: Wis. Stat. 77.82(1) and 77.88(2), (5) and (5m).

Yes. Liberty Acres buys land anywhere in the US, so you do not need to live in Wisconsin 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.