Sell vacant land in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee
Vacant lots, wooded acreage, pasture, and inherited ground in and around Strawberry Plains in Knox County. Cash or monthly payments, no survey required, back taxes settled at closing, and no commission taken out of your side.
Parcels we buy around Strawberry Plains
Acreage, shape and road frontage differ parcel by parcel near Strawberry Plains, so we work from your deed description and the Knox County Property Assessor, 400 Main St, Suite 204, Knoxville parcel record instead of a rule of thumb about lot sizes.
We buy vacant lots, wooded tracts, pasture and inherited ground in and around Strawberry Plains. For each parcel we confirm the specifics rather than assume them: how it is reached from Asheville Highway (US-11E/25W) or Strawberry Plains Pike, whether that access is recorded, what the electric and water providers say is available at the parcel, and what Knox County shows for taxes and classification.
We buy along Asheville Highway (US-11E/25W), Strawberry Plains Pike, Interstate 40 exit 398 and through the ground behind Midway and Thorn Grove, in ZIP codes 37871.
Access, road frontage, and utilities
Legal access is the first thing we check, because a parcel you cannot lawfully reach is worth a fraction of an identical parcel with frontage. A shared gravel drive used for decades is not the same as a recorded easement, and we read the deed rather than assuming. Frontage, shape, and depth then set what can be done with the remainder.
Utilities are the second question: whether electric is already at the road, how far the nearest public water line runs, and whether the parcel is inside a utility district's service area at all. We verify each of those with the provider for your specific parcel instead of guessing from a map, and an unfavourable answer does not automatically rule out an offer.
Slope, soils, perc, and clearing
Outside sewer service, a homesite generally needs soil that will accept a septic field, so a failed perc test can put a parcel out of reach for many retail buyers. Slope works the same way from a different direction: ground steep enough to need a switchback driveway can cost more to reach than a builder is willing to pay. Septic suitability is determined by the state and county for your specific parcel, not by a general rule.
Heavy timber, briar, and old fence line mean a clearing bill for anyone who buys to build. None of that is a disqualifier for us. Soil suitability and any environmental overlay are confirmed with the county and the state for your parcel, never assumed from the listing.
Holding costs and Knox County taxes
Vacant ground produces no income and still bills you every year. The Knox County rate is $1.5540 per $100 of assessed value for 2025 in the Tennessee Comptroller's published rate table, with Tennessee assessing at 25% of appraised value — roughly $194 a year on a $50,000 appraisal, before any city levy, mowing, or liability insurance.
Parcel and appraisal records come from the Knox County Property Assessor, 400 Main St, Suite 204, Knoxville; payment status and delinquency payoffs come from the Knox County Trustee, 400 Main St, Suite 245, Knoxville. If the parcel is in greenbelt, a change in classification can trigger rollback taxes; the amount depends on the parcel's history and is calculated by the county and the closing attorney before closing rather than estimated here.
Cash now, or monthly payments
Some owners want the parcel gone and the check cleared. Others would rather turn two decades of tax notices into a monthly deposit — how our payment offers work. We price both, in writing, and you choose.
Strawberry Plains is not listed with its own municipal property tax rate in the Tennessee Comptroller's published 2025 rate table. Whether a parcel here carries a city rate on top of the Knox County rate of $1.5540 per $100 of assessed value depends on whether it sits inside an incorporated city's limits, which the Knox County Trustee, 400 Main St, Suite 245, Knoxville can confirm for your parcel.
Local reference points around the parcels we buy here: French Broad River, Midway Business Park site, Carter Mill Park. Nearby markets we also buy land in: Mascot, East Knoxville, Kodak, New Market.
Where we buy land in Strawberry Plains
- County
- Knox County (seat: Knoxville)
- ZIP codes
- 37871
- Roads and corridors
- Asheville Highway (US-11E/25W), Strawberry Plains Pike, Interstate 40 exit 398, Andrew Johnson Highway
- Areas we buy around
- Midway, Thorn Grove, French Broad corridor, Asheville Highway area
- Landmarks
- French Broad River, Midway Business Park site, Carter Mill Park, Strawberry Plains Pike interchange
Why Strawberry Plains landowners reach out
- Acreage in East TennesseeLarger tracts require a close look at access, boundaries, terrain, utilities, and current tax classification. See how those details inform an acreage offer.
- Out-of-state landownerSelling land from another state requires reliable parcel records and a closing process that can be handled remotely. See what to gather before you begin.
- Farmland or pastureFarm and pasture sales can involve leases, improvements, access, and tax-classification questions. See what information is useful before requesting an offer.
- Vacant land you no longer wantUnused land can continue creating taxes and maintenance costs even when you have no plans for it. See the options available for selling a vacant parcel.
- Inherited landInherited land may involve multiple heirs and unfinished estate or title work. Review the documents and ownership questions that can affect a sale.
Land holding cost calculator
What you have actually paid to own a parcel that produces nothing.
- Annual tax
- $194
- Taxes, 10 yrs
- $1,943
- Upkeep, 10 yrs
- $3,000
- Paid to own nothing
- $4,943
Estimates use Tennessee's 25% assessment ratio for residential and farm property and the county rate shown. Rates change annually and city rates add on top — treat this as a planning estimate, not a tax bill.
An option beyond a lump sum
We also buy on monthly payments
Some land sellers don't want one large check. An installment sale — seller financing — lets you receive payments over months or years instead, with interest, so the gain may be recognized as payments arrive rather than all at once.
Predictable monthly income
A fixed deposit on the same day every month for the length of the term you choose.
Spread the tax year
Taking the full price in one year can push the entire gain into that year. Payments may let gain be recognized as they arrive.
No more bills
No property tax, no mowing, no maintenance. We take those over the day we close.
Secured by the property
The note is secured by a recorded deed of trust against the land itself.
This information is general and educational. We are not attorneys, CPAs, or tax advisors, and nothing on this site is tax or legal advice. Individual results depend on your specific circumstances. Please consult a qualified tax professional before making a decision.
Selling land in Strawberry Plains
This information is general and educational. We are not attorneys, CPAs, or tax advisors, and nothing on this site is tax or legal advice. Individual results depend on your specific circumstances. Please consult a qualified tax professional before making a decision.
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