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Montana Land Buyers

Looking for land buyers in Montana? This directory lists companies that buy vacant land in Montana, including raw acreage, residential lots, timberland, farmland, recreational property, and development land.

The companies vary by geography, property type, acreage, and acquisition criteria. Use the filters to compare specific buyer categories, or review all 57 land buying companies in Montana.

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57 Land Buying Companies in Montana

  • Buy Montana Land - Direct Cash Purchases for Montana Landowners

    A local Montana-based acquisition group that purchases land directly from owners, covering all closing, title, and recording fees to ensure a net cash payment.

    Property Types: Raw Land, Recreational Land, Rural Acreage
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

  • Western Rivers Conservancy - Riverland Buyer In The West

    We buy land along the West’s finest rivers and streams to conserve habitat and create public access.

    Property Types: Conservation Land, Fishing Land, Riverfront Land

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Becknell 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 Land

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Land 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 Acreage
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

  • Cash 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 Land
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

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  • Hines - 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 Sites

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Beazer 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 Sites

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Gladstone 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, Vineyards

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Country 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, Timberland
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

    This buyer receives property submissions through this website.

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  • Nuveen 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 Land

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • The 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 Land

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Toll 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 Communities

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Ecosystem 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

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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 Acreage
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

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  • 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 Property

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • FI 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 Acreage
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

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  • 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 Sites

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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 Acreage

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Prologis - 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 Sites

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Panattoni 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 Parks

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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, Waterfront

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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, Timberland

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • The 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 Forests

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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 Lots

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Ryan 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 Land

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Westervelt 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, Wetlands

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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, Waterfront

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Liberty Acres - California-Based, Family-Owned Land Buyer

    A nationwide land buyer specializing in development properties.

    Property Types: Development Land, Vacant Land
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

  • Molpus 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, Timberland

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Weyerhaeuser - 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, Timberland

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • AcreTrader - 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 Land

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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 Crops

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Palmetto 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, Timberland
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

    This buyer receives property submissions through this website.

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  • 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, Subdivisions

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Sell 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 Land
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

  • Green Diamond Resource Company - Working Forest Owners & Managers

    Family-owned forest products company acquiring and managing working timberlands across the West and South.

    Property Types: Conservation Land, Timberland, Working Forests

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Ducks 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, Wetlands

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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, Timberland

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Manulife 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, Timberland

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Resource 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, Wetlands

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Davey 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, Wetlands

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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 Land
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

    This buyer receives property submissions through this website.

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  • Gokce 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 Acreage
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

  • Regency 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 Sites

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Walton 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 Land

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • NVK 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 Acreage
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

    This buyer receives property submissions through this website.

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  • Point 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 Sites
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

  • 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 Land

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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, Timberland

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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 Acreage
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

    This buyer receives property submissions through this website.

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  • NorthPoint 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 Sites

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Land & 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 Lots
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

    This buyer receives property submissions through this website.

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  • Land 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 Acreage
    Lightning bolt

    We Buy Land Fast

  • Boos 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 Sites

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Century 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 Lots

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • Farmers 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 Land

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

  • 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 Forests

    Typical Close: 60+ Days

About This Directory

This page is a directory of land buyers and land-buying companies with stated acquisition interests in Montana. 

Listings may include local buyers, regional developers, homebuilders, agricultural and timberland investors, conservation groups, and national companies.

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Montana Land Buying and Selling Questions

What are the typical costs of selling vacant land in Montana?

Montana closings are customarily handled by a title or escrow company, sometimes with an attorney involved. The state constitution prohibits state and local real-property transfer taxes, but a Realty Transfer Certificate must accompany the deed when it is recorded.

A standard deed currently costs $20 for the first page and $10 for each additional page to record. As a dated local planning example, Montana Title & Escrow’s published schedule effective July 1, 2021 lists a $573 owner’s policy at $100,000 and a $1,000 escrow fee that includes basic escrow services and preparation of up to three additional documents.

Using that schedule and a two-page deed, a clean $100,000 cash sale is about $1,603 if the seller pays the policy, escrow, and recording. This is not a statewide quote and excludes commissions, prorations, payoffs, concessions, special endorsements, and title-curative work.

How do I sell inherited land in Montana?

Montana’s small-estate affidavit can be used 30 days after death when the probate estate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $100,000. The statute authorizes collection of money, tangible personal property, securities, and other personal-property rights; it does not itself transfer title to land.

Land held only in the decedent’s name therefore generally requires a probate appointment or a valid nonprobate transfer, such as survivorship ownership or a recorded transfer-on-death deed. Once appointed, a Montana personal representative may sell estate real property for cash or credit unless the will, the probate code, or a court order restricts that power.

The recorded deed must match the selling authority shown in the probate record. When land passes under a transfer-on-death deed, the beneficiary records the death-related documentation and files the Realty Transfer Certificate required when ownership changes after the owner’s death.

What water-use limits apply to an exempt well on Montana land?

A Montana groundwater development using 35 gallons per minute or less and no more than 10 acre-feet per year may qualify for an exception from the water-permit process. Two or more wells or developed springs drawing from the same source can be treated as a combined appropriation; combined use above 10 acre-feet requires a permit regardless of flow rate.

For covered new groundwater uses beginning January 1, 2026, the appropriator must submit a Notice of Intent to Appropriate Groundwater before putting the water to use. DNRC’s published filing fee is $400, and an authorized notice gives the owner five years to complete the development and submit the completion notice needed for a groundwater certificate.

An exempt well is therefore not the same as unregulated water. Parcel divisions, multiple planned homes, nearby wells, and the source aquifer can determine whether one proposed well remains within the exception or becomes part of a combined appropriation.

When does Montana sanitation review apply to a land division?

Montana’s sanitation-in-subdivisions review generally applies when a division creates one or more parcels containing less than 20 acres, excluding public roadways. DEQ reviews the proposed water supply, sewage disposal, solid-waste disposal, and storm drainage before the new parcels are created.

Approval is documented in a Certificate of Subdivision Approval, or COSA. DEQ states that most lots created after 1961 that are under 20 acres will have either a COSA or recorded sanitary restrictions; the approved lot layout identifies the authorized well and drainfield arrangement.

Well locations commonly carry a 100-foot isolation zone, and a well may have to be drilled at the location or within the drilling area shown on the approved layout. A parcel larger than 20 acres may be outside this state review definition, but local subdivision rules and separate water, wastewater, or building requirements can still apply.