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Sell your North Idaho land for cash — offer within 48 hours

Raw parcels, timber, farm, recreational, residential lots. Licensed Idaho brokerage. We close — we're not a wholesaler reselling your parcel.

Back Forty Real Estate is a licensed Idaho real estate brokerage (Idaho License #LC51038) purchasing your property for our own account as a principal. We are not acting as your real estate agent, and you are not represented by a real estate agent in this transaction. We recommend you have your own attorney review any offer before you sign.

  • Half-acre to 100+ acres
  • Kootenai and Bonner counties
  • Back taxes and liens — we handle them at closing
  • Out-of-state owner? Remote notarization works.

Get a cash offer on your land

Back Forty Real Estate and SOS House Partners share common ownership and operate together as the buying entity for cash purchases. To start your offer, you'll complete a short intake form on the SOS House Partners site — then we'll be in touch about your land.

Affiliated business arrangement disclosure

Back Forty Real Estate (Back Forty Real Estate Investments LLC, Idaho License #LC51038) and SOS House Partners are under common ownership — both are owned by Cole Turnbull, the principal broker. Because of this relationship, Back Forty Real Estate may refer your inquiry to SOS House Partners, and information you submit here will be shared with SOS House Partners to prepare your cash offer. There is no cost or fee to you for this referral or for receiving a cash offer; we do not charge you to make you an offer or to purchase your property. You are not required to use SOS House Partners or Back Forty Real Estate, and you are free to seek other buyers or list your property on the open market.

How it works

Selling vacant land is usually simpler than selling a house — fewer disclosures, no showings. We send a written offer within 48 business hours after we have the parcel number and basic context.

  1. 1

    Tell us about it

    Send the address and a rough description. Photos help but aren't required. The form takes about 90 seconds.

  2. 2

    We send a cash offer

    Within 48 business hours we email a written cash offer based on recent local comparables and the condition you described.

  3. 3

    You close — when you're ready

    Title work runs through a local company. Typical close is 7–14 days depending on title and any liens. You pick the closing date.

What we buy

  • Vacant parcels from a half-acre up to 100+ acres.
  • Clear title preferred; we work through liens and back taxes routinely.
  • Kootenai and Bonner counties primarily; we look at adjacent counties case-by-case.
  • Raw, partially improved, or fully improved (well, septic, road).
  • Timber, farm, ranch, recreational, residential lots.

See the full buying criteria →

Find out what your parcel is worth to us

Send the parcel number or address — written cash offer within 48 business hours.

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Where we work

Our office is in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. We buy across 8 towns in Kootenai and Bonner counties — Coeur d'Alene to Sandpoint, Post Falls to Athol, and every back road in between.

Back Forty Real Estate Investments LLC
720 E. Lakeside Ave
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
(208) 660-6079
  • Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co.
  • Post Falls, Kootenai Co.
  • Hayden, Kootenai Co.
  • Rathdrum, Kootenai Co.
  • Sandpoint, Bonner Co.
  • Athol, Kootenai Co.
  • Spirit Lake, Kootenai Co.
  • Bayview, Kootenai Co.

Frequently asked questions

How quickly can you close on land?
Most land deals close in 7–14 days. Timing depends on the title search and any encumbrances — easements, back taxes, unrecorded conveyances. We work through those with a local title company.
Do you really pay cash?
Yes. We're a licensed Idaho brokerage and we buy with funds we already have. There is no financing contingency on our offers.
What does the parcel need to qualify?
Clear title and legal access are the two big ones. Beyond that, we look at zoning, the presence of utilities, topography, and county-recorded acreage. We are not picky on condition.
Do you buy small parcels or only large acreage?
Both. Half-acre infill lots up to 100+ acres. If it has a parcel number and clear ownership, we will look at it.
What if I owe back taxes on the parcel?
We handle it. The title company pulls a payoff amount from the county and pays it from the proceeds at closing. You do not write a check for it.
I inherited land out of state. Can we do this remotely?
Yes. The title company supports remote notarization. You can sign documents from where you live; we wire proceeds to your account.
Am I represented by an agent in this transaction?
No. Back Forty Real Estate is a licensed Idaho brokerage purchasing this property for our own account. You are not represented by a real estate agent in this transaction. We recommend you have your own attorney review any offer.
How is your offer calculated?
Comparable recent land sales in the same county, the parcel's usable acreage and access, any improvements (well, septic, road), and the cost to clear title. We send a written offer within 48 business hours.
What documents do you need from me upfront?
The county parcel number or address, your contact info, and a rough sense of what is on the land. We pull the rest from county records.
Are you a wholesaler or land-investor network?
No. We close in our own name. We do not assign the contract to a third party and do not market the parcel to investors before closing.

Have a parcel you want off your hands?

Send the parcel number or address. We'll send a written cash offer within 48 business hours.

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