Minnesota Land Buyers
Looking for land buyers in Minnesota? This directory lists companies that buy vacant land in Minnesota, including raw acreage, residential lots, timberland, farmland, recreational property, and development land.
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63 Land Buying Companies in Minnesota
Brandl Anderson Homes - Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Land Acquisition
Local builder with over 30 years of experience purchasing 5+ acre parcels for residential neighborhood development in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Property Types: Development Land, Raw Land, Residential LotsRobert Thomas Homes - Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Land Development
Tradition Development's residential building arm, focused on acquiring 10+ acre parcels for new neighborhood development within the 13-county Twin Cities metro area.
Property Types: Development Land, Raw Land, Residential LotsLake West Development - Infill Land and Lot Specialists in Minneapolis
Real estate development firm focused on acquiring promising properties for small urban infill developments and redeveloping inherited land in the metro area.
Property Types: Development Land, Infill Lots, Inherited LandCapstone Homes MN - Twin Cities Residential Land & Lot Acquisition
Regional home builder actively purchasing residential lots and developable land tracts with access to city utilities in the Twin Cities metro area and western Wisconsin.
Property Types: Development Land, Raw Land, Residential LotsMolpus Woodlands Group - Institutional Timberland Acquisition Experts
Vertically integrated timber investment management organization acquiring large-scale forest assets for institutional clients.
Property Types: Hardwood Tracts, Managed Forests, TimberlandCentra Homes - Collaborative Minnesota Land & Neighborhood Developer
Locally-owned residential developer that purchases land from families and farmers for the design and construction of vibrant new neighborhoods.
Property Types: Development Land, Raw Land, Residential Lots
Discount Lots - National Vacant Land Buyers
We purchase vacant land properties across the United States, providing a quick cash offer and handling all closing costs for sellers.
Property Types: General Vacant LandWe Buy Land Fast
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Submit Your Property ➜Gaining Ground Assets - Rural Vacant Land Specialist
We are a Wyoming-based investment team specializing in purchasing and reselling raw, vacant land in rural locations for cash.
Property Types: Development Land, Raw Land, Rural AcreageWe Buy Land Fast
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Submit Your Property ➜PotlatchDeltic - Leading Timberland REIT
We are a leading Real Estate Investment Trust that owns and manages nearly 2.2 million acres of timberlands across the United States.
Property Types: Forestry, Recreational Land, TimberlandWestervelt Ecological Services - Ecological & Mitigation Land Buyer
We purchase land with restoration potential to create mitigation banks and permanent conservation solutions.
Property Types: Habitat Land, Mitigation Land, WetlandsSell Land - Veteran-Owned National Land Buyer
Veteran-owned firm purchasing raw and vacant land for cash nationwide with no agent fees or closing costs.
Property Types: General Vacant Land, Infill Lots, Raw LandWe Buy Land Fast
Timberland Investment Resources - Value-Focused Timber Acquisitions
Investment management partnership acquiring forest assets to deliver risk-adjusted returns through active management.
Property Types: Hardwood, Softwood, TimberlandToll Brothers - Luxury Home Community Developer
National luxury homebuilder acquiring prime land in affluent markets for premium residential communities and master plans.
Property Types: Infill Lots, Luxury Home Sites, Master Planned CommunitiesBoos Development Group - Single-Tenant Retail Development Experts
Fully integrated real estate development firm buying land for net lease retail, quick-service restaurants, and grocery clients.
Property Types: Commercial Outparcels, Net Lease Sites, Retail SitesEasy Land Sell - Simple Online Land Selling
Established network of cash buyers purchasing raw, vacant, and undeveloped land nationwide via a simple process.
Property Types: General Vacant Land, Raw Land, Undeveloped LandWe Buy Land Fast
National Land Partners - America's Largest Recreational Land Buyer
Industry-leading acquisition firm purchasing 50 to 5,000+ acre tracts with water features, timber, or views for recreational subdivision.
Property Types: Hunting Tracts, Recreational Land, Timberland, WaterfrontCountry Land Buyers - Veteran Land Buyer with 2,000+ Deals Closed
We are a family-owned real estate investment company that buys raw, vacant, and agricultural land for cash in any condition.
Property Types: General Vacant Land, Raw Land, TimberlandWe Buy Land Fast
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Submit Your Property ➜We Buy Land Online - National Buyer of Raw Land & Acreage
We specialize in purchasing raw land and acreage across the country, offering a simple online process that covers all closing fees and back taxes.
Property Types: Raw Land, Recreational Land, Rural AcreageWe Buy Land Fast
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Submit Your Property ➜Farmland Partners - Strategic Row Crop & Specialty Farm Buyer
Leading institutional buyer focusing on row crop and specialty farmland, providing cash offers and tenant-farmer transitions.
Property Types: Grains, Row Crop Land, Specialty CropsPoint Acquisitions - Direct Commercial Land Buyers
Investment firm offering fast cash closings for commercial land, retail properties, and industrial sites nationwide.
Property Types: Commercial Land, Industrial Land, Retail SitesWe Buy Land Fast
D.R. Horton - America's Largest Homebuilder Land Buyer
Publicly traded homebuilder seeking land and finished lots nationwide for entry-level and move-up housing communities.
Property Types: Development Land, Residential Lots, SubdivisionsThe Lyme Timber Company - Conservation-Oriented Timberland Investors
Private timberland manager focusing on the acquisition and sustainable management of lands with unique conservation values.
Property Types: Conservation Land, Timberland, Working ForestsPrologis - Global Industrial Real Estate Leader
The world's largest industrial real estate company acquiring land and existing facilities for logistics and supply chain optimization.
Property Types: Industrial Land, Infill Parcels, Logistics SitesRyan Companies - Integrated Commercial Design & Development
National builder and developer purchasing land for healthcare, industrial, senior living, and office projects.
Property Types: Commercial Land, Healthcare Sites, Senior Living LandCash On Lands - National Cash Land Buyer For Quick Sales
Buying vacant land across the United States with a focus on simplified cash transactions and fast closings.
Property Types: General Vacant Land, Infill Lots, Raw LandWe Buy Land Fast
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Submit Your Property ➜Trammell Crow Company - National Commercial Development Experts
Leading commercial real estate developer acquiring land for speculative and build-to-suit office, industrial, and mixed-use projects.
Property Types: Commercial Land, Industrial Land, Mixed-Use SitesManulife Investment Management - World's Largest Timberland Manager
Global asset manager acquiring vast timberland tracts for carbon sequestration, sustainability, and long-term yield.
Property Types: Carbon Projects, Managed Forests, TimberlandLand Avion - Remote Land Acquisition Specialists
Acquisition specialists providing managed cash purchase programs for unwanted vacant land and rural acreage.
Property Types: General Vacant Land, Raw Land, Rural AcreageWe Buy Land Fast
Liberty Acres - California-Based, Family-Owned Land Buyer
A nationwide land buyer specializing in development properties.
Property Types: Development Land, Vacant LandWe Buy Land Fast
First Industrial Realty Trust - Industrial Real Estate Investment Experts
Publicly traded REIT actively acquiring industrial properties and developable land in key logistics markets across the US.
Property Types: Developable Land, Distribution Sites, Industrial PropertyDucks Unlimited - Waterfowl Habitat Land Buyer
We purchase and restore critical wetlands and grasslands to preserve North America's waterfowl habitats.
Property Types: Marsh Land, Waterfowl Habitat, WetlandsRegency Centers - Grocery-Anchored Retail Developers
National REIT acquiring land and existing centers for the development of high-quality grocery-anchored retail destinations.
Property Types: Commercial Land, Mixed-Use, Retail SitesResource Environmental Solutions - Ecological Solution & Land Buyer
We acquire land and sites for ecological restoration, wetland mitigation, and stormwater solutions.
Property Types: Mitigation Land, Stormwater Sites, WetlandsAcreTrader - Direct Farm Equity and Acquisitions
Investment firm that buys agricultural land directly from owners using a multi-stage due diligence process.
Property Types: Agricultural Land, Farmland, Row Crop LandCentury Communities - National Residential Land Acquisitions
Top 10 national homebuilder acquiring raw land and finished lots for a diverse range of housing products across 18 states.
Property Types: Development Tracts, Raw Land, Residential LotsNuveen Global Farmland Fund - Institutional Scale Farmland Acquisitions
Global asset manager that acquires vast tracts of U.S. agricultural land for sustainable production and long-term yield.
Property Types: Farmland, Permanent Crops, Row Crop LandPalmetto Property Buyers - Premier Land Buyer
We are a South Carolina-based land acquisition company that simplifies the process to buy residential lots and recreational land of all sizes.
Property Types: Commercial Land, Residential Lots, TimberlandWe Buy Land Fast
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Submit Your Property ➜Rayonier - Global Timberland REIT
We are a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions.
Property Types: Forestry, Recreational Land, TimberlandWalton Global - Pre-Development Land Asset Manager
Land asset management and investment firm acquiring raw land in growth corridors for future residential and industrial development.
Property Types: Development Land, Industrial Land, Pre-Development LandHines - Global Real Estate Investment & Development
International real estate firm acquiring strategic land parcels for large-scale office, retail, and mixed-use developments.
Property Types: Commercial Parcels, Mixed-Use Land, Office SitesLand & Lot Depot - Family-Owned Cash Land Buyer
We are a family-owned land buying business that provides quick cash offers for land and lots, covering all fees for a stress-free transaction.
Property Types: Infill Lots, Residential LotsWe Buy Land Fast
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Submit Your Property ➜Patten Properties - Large-Scale Recreational Land Acquisitions
Third-generation land company acquiring 100 to 10,000+ acre properties near national forests, lakes, or rivers for recreational communities.
Property Types: Recreational Land, Timberland, WaterfrontNVK Land Investors - Direct Rural Land Buyers
We are direct buyers of rural vacant land that specialize in purchasing raw acreage to improve and subdivide into ranchettes or mini-farms.
Property Types: Agricultural Land, Rural AcreageWe Buy Land Fast
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Submit Your Property ➜Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - Elk Country Land Buyer
We acquire and conserve essential habitat for elk and other wildlife, often opening land to public access.
Property Types: Habitat Land, Hunting Land, Ranch LandThe Inland Real Estate Group - Diversified Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
Multi-billion dollar investment group acquiring commercial land and assets including retail, self-storage, and medical office.
Property Types: Commercial Land, Retail Sites, Self-Storage LandNorthPoint Development - Diversified Industrial Land Developer
National real estate firm acquiring land for the development of industrial, self-storage, and multifamily projects.
Property Types: Industrial Land, Logistics Parks, Multimodal SitesDavey Mitigation - Restoration & Mitigation Land Buyer
We partner with landowners to purchase land or easements for stream, wetland, and species habitat restoration.
Property Types: Mitigation Land, Stream Corridors, WetlandsWeyerhaeuser - World's Largest Private Timberland Owner
We own and manage millions of acres of timberlands on a fully sustainable basis and continuously evaluate opportunities to acquire high-quality acreage.
Property Types: Forestry, Recreational Land, TimberlandBecknell Industrial - National Industrial Developer & Owner
Vertically integrated firm acquiring and developing industrial properties for long-term ownership and tenant partnership.
Property Types: Build-to-Suit Sites, Distribution Centers, Industrial LandCeres Partners - Midwest High-Value Vegetable Farm Buyer
Specialist firm acquiring productive farmland and related infrastructure with a primary focus on high-value specialty crops.
Property Types: Farmland, Row Crop Land, Vegetable FarmsLand Boss - Nationwide Cash Land Buyer
Nationwide cash land buyer offering a streamlined process with zero closing costs for vacant land sellers.
Property Types: General Vacant Land, Raw Land, Rural AcreageWe Buy Land Fast
The Conservation Fund - America's Land Conservation Partner
We acquire and protect high-value conservation lands, working forests, and recreational tracts across the nation.
Property Types: Conservation Land, Recreational Land, Working ForestsFarmers National Company - Professional Farm Management & Acquisitions
Large-scale buyer providing valuation and direct acquisition services for mid-sized family farms and institutional tracts.
Property Types: Agricultural Land, Family Farms, Row Crop LandDavid Weekley Homes - Private Homebuilder Land Acquisitions
America's largest privately held homebuilder buying land and homesites for custom and production homes in high-growth markets.
Property Types: Infill Lots, Residential Land, TeardownsGladstone Land Corporation - We Buy High-Value Fruit & Vegetable Farms
Publicly traded REIT acquiring high-quality farms with cash offers or sale-leasebacks nationwide.
Property Types: Farmland, Orchards, VineyardsM/I Homes - Regional Home & Lot Acquisitions
Public homebuilder buying raw land and developed lots in 17 major markets for single-family and townhome communities.
Property Types: Raw Land, Residential Lots, Townhome SitesPanattoni Development Company - International Industrial Developer
One of the largest privately held industrial developers acquiring value-add, core, and redevelopment opportunities.
Property Types: Brownfield Sites, Industrial Land, Logistics ParksFI Properties - Looking for 1+ Acres in Western States
Experienced cash buyer who specializes in larger acre tracts in Washington, Oregon, Montana and other western states.
Property Types: Recreational Land, Rural AcreageWe Buy Land Fast
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Submit Your Property ➜Forestar Group - National Residential Lot Developer
Publicly traded residential lot development company converting raw land into finished homesites for builders nationwide.
Property Types: Development Land, Master Planned Communities, Residential LotsGokce Capital - Major National Land Investor
Prominent land investment firm acquiring vacant land nationwide for cash, specializing in quick, hassle-free transactions.
Property Types: General Vacant Land, Infill Lots, Rural AcreageWe Buy Land Fast
Peoples Company - Full-Service National Farmland Acquisitions
National platform acquiring high-quality agricultural assets through direct purchase for managed investment portfolios.
Property Types: Farmland, Row Crop Land, Tillable AcreageBeazer Homes - Energy Efficient Home Builder
National production builder actively seeking land and future neighborhood sites for single-family and multi-family projects.
Property Types: Development Land, Residential Lots, Townhome SitesEcosystem Investment Partners - Large-Scale Restoration Land Buyer
We acquire and restore ecologically degraded properties to generate environmental offset credits nationwide.
Property Types: Degraded Land, Mitigation Land, Wetlands
About This Directory
This page is a directory of land buyers and land-buying companies with stated acquisition interests in Minnesota.
Listings may include local buyers, regional developers, homebuilders, agricultural and timberland investors, conservation groups, and national companies.
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Minnesota Land Buying and Selling Questions
What are the typical costs of selling vacant land in Minnesota?
Minnesota closings are commonly handled by a licensed title and closing company; an attorney is not required for every sale. The contract determines who pays the owner’s title policy, closing services, deed preparation, and recording.
The state deed tax is 0.33%, or $330 on a $100,000 sale; Hennepin and Ramsey Counties add 0.01%. The uniform deed-recording fee is $46. A 2026 market estimate places a $100,000 owner’s policy near $450, while one published Minnesota seller schedule lists a $425 closing fee and $225 document-preparation fee.
If the seller pays all of those ordinary items, a clean $100,000 cash sale totals about $1,475 outside Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. The calculation excludes commissions, prorations, payoffs, concessions, courier or wire charges, special endorsements, and title-curative work; the negotiated contract can shift title and recording costs.
How do I sell inherited land in Minnesota?
Minnesota’s affidavit for collection applies after 30 days when the probate estate is $75,000 or less, but only when the decedent did not own real estate individually or as a tenant in common. The affidavit collects personal property and cannot create authority to deed land.
Land in the decedent’s name generally requires probate and an appointed personal representative. Unless restricted by the will or a court order, the representative may sell estate real property without heir consent; specific devises and a surviving spouse’s interest in a homestead receive additional statutory protection.
If more than three years have passed with no probate case, Minnesota uses a petition for a decree of descent to determine who receives remaining probate assets. The representative’s letters and deed, or the recorded decree establishing the successors’ ownership, provide the chain of authority for a later sale.
How do Minnesota shoreland rules affect vacant land near water?
Minnesota defines regulated shoreland as land within 1,000 feet of a classified lake, pond, or flowage and within 300 feet of a classified river or stream, or to the landward edge of its designated floodplain when that extends farther. Local governments administer the standards through zoning ordinances.
The waterbody’s DNR classification determines minimum lot area and width, structure and septic setbacks, vegetation limits, and subdivision standards. The regulated shoreland district is much wider than the structure setback, and county, city, or township rules may be stricter than the state minimums.
Minnesota’s public-water thresholds generally include lakes of at least 10 acres within municipalities or 25 acres in unincorporated areas, plus qualifying watercourses draining more than two square miles. The applicable classification, ordinary high-water level, bluff location, floodplain, and septic area together determine the usable portion of a waterfront parcel.
What happens when a Minnesota project fills or drains a wetland?
Minnesota’s Wetland Conservation Act generally requires projects to avoid wetland impacts, minimize unavoidable impacts, and replace lost wetland functions and area unless an exemption applies. Local government units make most WCA decisions, while federal Clean Water Act authorization may apply separately.
A landowner whose proposed impact requires replacement must obtain an approved replacement plan before disturbing the wetland. Replacement may use restored or created wetland on the project site, another approved site, or credits from the state wetland bank, subject to location and replacement-ratio rules.
Project-specific replacement areas are protected through recorded restrictions or covenants. On vacant land, a road crossing, homesite, utility route, or drainage change can therefore create costs and permanent land restrictions beyond the acreage directly filled. A wetland delineation and the local WCA decision establish whether an exemption or replacement obligation applies.