Marion County, Florida
Sell your land in Weirsdale for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant land for cash in Weirsdale, including larger acreage tracts. Hope Boat Ramp was given to Marion County in 1944 for public access to Lake Weir, but a ramp pass is not deeded lake frontage. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, and closings run through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions.
By Parcel Buyers · · Lot figures from the 2026 Florida property tax roll · How we made this page
Quick answers
- Who buys land for cash in Weirsdale?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Weirsdale, Marion County, usually within 24 hours. Sales close through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions to the seller.
- What did vacant lots in Weirsdale sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Weirsdale sold for a median of $117,500 across 14 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $86,000 to $143,800.
- How many vacant lots are in Weirsdale?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 295 vacant residential lots in Weirsdale; 30% are mini-estate (2-3 acres)s, and the median lot is 1.10 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Weirsdale set?
- We start from recent sales of similar lots nearby, like the 2025 prices on this page, then adjust for water and sewer, road access, flood zone, lot size and any title issues, and for the time and cost of reselling. You get one written number, not a range.
- How do I know a land buyer in Weirsdale is legitimate?
- A real buyer closes through an independent, licensed title company and never asks you to pay anything up front. We never charge sellers a fee, deposit or closing-cost advance, and the title company pays you by check or wire at closing.
- Who is buying lots in Weirsdale?
- In 2025, companies bought 14% of the vacant lots that sold in Weirsdale. Individuals bought the rest.
- How much are estimated annual ad valorem taxes on a typical vacant lot in Weirsdale?
- A typical vacant lot in Weirsdale has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $632 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below).
- Are vacant lots in Weirsdale in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 8.1% of vacant lots in Weirsdale have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 28, 2008 to December 18, 2012). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Weirsdale got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 9 vacant lots in Weirsdale changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Weirsdale land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Weirsdale in Marion County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 295 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Mini-estate (2-3 acres) (70,000–140,000 sq ft): 30% of vacant lots; next, quarter-acre lot at 12%. Median lot: 1.10 acre (47,920 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $51,700 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $24,500 and $84,800 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $117,500 median across 14 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Weirsdale (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $86,000–$143,800 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 14% of those purchases; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 15% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often NY, AL, TN) [1] |
| Not listed as a Florida city | The 2024 Census Gazetteer lists Florida cities and census designated places, and Weirsdale is not on it. The older Census place-code file has no line for it either. It is not a city. Marion County Building Safety issues the permits. [2],[3],[7] |
| Hope Boat Ramp, given in 1944 | In 1944 Sam Phillips donated the ramp at 16050 SE 115 Ave to Marion County for public access to Lake Weir, the county's largest lake. A $135,611 state grant helped add floating docks. It reopened May 21, 2011. Park-pass holders only. [4] |
| Neighborhood park with a memorial | Weirsdale Park, at 16286 SE 137th Court, has a basketball court, picnic tables, a playground, and oak shade. A memorial recognizes service members from the Lake Weir area. Hours are sunrise to sunset. [5] |
| Lake Weir covers 5,685 acres | FWC describes Lake Weir as a 5,685-acre lake in Marion County, near Weirsdale, with depths exceeding 20 feet and an uneven bottom that is unusual for a Florida lake. [6] |
| County water is not area-wide | Marion County Utilities serves nearly 35,000 water and wastewater customers and tells owners to ask whether it serves their area. DEP requires a site evaluation of soil, topography, and other conditions before permitting a new onsite system. [10],[9] |
| Flood study dated April 19, 2017 | The county adopted the April 19, 2017 Flood Insurance Study for flood hazard areas in unincorporated Marion County. A shoreline lot and a tract set back from the lake are not the same zone. Use that study and the lot's own map panel. [11] |
| Lake Weir near Weirsdale | FWC locates 5,685-acre Lake Weir near Weirsdale, with an irregular bottom and depths exceeding 20 feet. FWC's low-water launch warning makes water access a distinct check for lakefront acreage. [6] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 9 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Typical annual ad valorem taxes | A typical vacant lot in Weirsdale has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $632 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below). |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Jun) | County-level for Marion County: 922 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $30,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 8.1% of vacant lots in Weirsdale have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 28, 2008 to December 18, 2012). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel. |
| Springs BMAP small-lot screen | About 44.4% of located vacant lots in Weirsdale are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Weirsdale worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Weirsdale sold for a median of $117,500 across 14 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $86,000 to $143,800. [1]
These are open-market sale prices. A direct cash offer is usually lower, because a cash buyer closes in days and takes on the time and cost of reselling the lot.
See what similar lots sold for
What moves the price in Weirsdale
Vacant sales ran far above the tax median
Yes. The median sale was $117,500, against a tax-roll median of $51,700. Those 14 sales were single tracts that were vacant when sold and still vacant on the next January roll, and the middle half of the prices ran $86,000–$143,800. The middle half of tax values is $24,500–$84,800. A buyer's check and the appraiser's midpoint are not the same kind of number, so neither median prices every parcel. Hope Boat Ramp provides public access to Lake Weir for Marion County park-pass holders. The county's page does not say that the ramp gives any nearby parcel private frontage or a deeded access right. We price the tract in front of us after checking its recorded access, utilities, and title. Last year's midpoint is context, not a number copied onto the next offer. [1],[4]
Holding an empty tract gets costly after April 1
The yearly bill is the property tax, and it grows if it is still unpaid on April 1. State law makes taxes due November 1 and late on April 1, or 60 days after the original notice is mailed, whichever comes later. The Marion County tax collector adds a 3 percent charge at delinquency, runs a newspaper notice in May for three straight weeks, and adds the advertising cost. On or before June 1 the office sells a tax certificate. Bids open at 18 percent interest and move down, while state law calculates 18 percent yearly interest from delinquency to the sale. The certificate is a first lien and is valid for seven years. After two years from delinquency, the holder may apply for a tax deed. Marion County Utilities separately tells owners to confirm whether it serves their area. [12],[13],[14],[10],[1]
A ramp pass is not lake frontage
No. A park pass opens Hope Boat Ramp. It does not put the lake on your deed. In 1944 Sam Phillips gave the ramp at 16050 SE 115 Ave to the county so residents could reach Lake Weir, which the county calls its largest lake. Floating docks, helped by a $135,611 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program grant, were added because the water level moves. The county held a grand reopening and dedication on May 21, 2011, and Eleanor Redding, his daughter, attended. Launching is sunrise to sunset and only for Marion County park-pass holders. FWC describes a 5,685-acre lake near this community, with depths past 20 feet and an uneven bottom. That is the draw. A dry acreage tract near the neighborhood park's court, picnic tables, playground, and oaks is different ground, not a private shoreline. [4],[6],[5]
The common lot is bigger than a one-acre homesite
The most common size is a mini-estate (2-3 acres), while the median tract is 1.10 acres (47,920 square feet). About 30% of the vacant residential lots fall in that most common size, so larger tracts form the biggest single group but not a majority. Do not price a compact lot as if it were the wide one. County utilities report nearly 35,000 water and wastewater customers and tell people to ask whether one address is served. Central water is not published as area-wide, and a builder has to confirm the lot. Where a new house would use an onsite sewage system, Florida DEP requires a site evaluation of soil, slope, and other conditions before it permits the system. That study can add time and cost on a tight pad. It does not prove every tract needs a private well, and you do not order it just to sell. [1],[10],[9]
Common situations
Selling land in Weirsdale in these situations
You live out of state and own acreage here
Yes. You can sell without traveling to the tract. Tax mail for 15% of these owners already leaves Florida, and 84% still use a Florida address, so distance is normal on this roll. Signing can happen on a screen or by a packet in the mail, and payment can be a check or a wire. You do not have to visit the ramp or sit in a county lobby. We review how a car reaches the land, whether any utility page actually covers that address, and the recorded title before we offer. Hope Boat Ramp provides public access for park-pass holders; it does not establish that an inland tract has lake frontage or a deeded access right. [1],[4],[10]
Heirs can sell acreage that was never built
Yes. Inherited acreage can be sold with no house, meter or cleared pad. Heirs often hold a mini-estate (2-3 acres) or a median tract of 1.10 acres that nobody ever built on. A memory that the land faces the big lake is not a survey or a deed. Lake frontage, a view through the trees and a lot that only shares a ZIP with the ramp are different facts. Marion County handles any later building permit, and DEP requires a site evaluation if a new house needs an onsite sewage system. Those are construction questions, not proof of lake access. We check access and title before offering. We buy vacant land that still lacks water, sewer or road work, and agreed liens can be paid from sale proceeds at closing. [1],[7],[9],[4]
Unpaid taxes can be cleared from the sale
Yes. With your consent, unpaid taxes can be paid from the sale proceeds at closing. On acreage, that bill is easy to miss when the owner lives elsewhere and never sees the May newspaper notice the collector runs before a certificate is sold. The notice does not wait for you to visit. Once a certificate is out, it is a first lien for seven years, and two years after the taxes went late the holder may apply for a tax deed. That path can take the tract out of the family even when nobody built on it. The closing office orders the payoff for your parcel only. A shoreline lot and an inland tract do not share a bill. Confirmed taxes and other liens you agree to pay come out of the proceeds, and you receive the rest. We cover closing costs. You do not mail a payment to the collector before we will review the land. [14],[13],[12]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Weirsdale?
From your first message to money in hand, with nothing left out. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
See every detail of the process-
Tell us about your land
Fill out the short form (about 60 seconds) or email us. A land specialist reaches out to confirm the details, usually the same business day.
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Get your cash offer within 24 hours
We review the property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. It is a real number, not a range. Take it or leave it, with no pressure either way.
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Sign electronically
If you accept, everyone signs the purchase agreement electronically. There is nothing to print or mail at this stage.
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We inspect, the title company verifies
Our team inspects the land and an independent title company runs a title search for liens or taxes owed. If the land does not pass inspection, you are never charged anything.
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Close and get paid
The title company prepares the closing documents for notarization and issues your funds by standard check, overnight check, or wire transfer. A typical sale closes in 10 days.
Questions
Selling land in Weirsdale: common questions
Can I sell in Weirsdale if the lot has no city water?
Yes. A lot with no city water, sewer, or finished road can still be sold for cash. Marion County Utilities serves nearly 35,000 water and wastewater customers and tells owners to ask whether it serves their area, so we do not infer a connection from the address. We check utilities, access, and title before offering. If a later owner builds and needs an onsite sewage system, DEP requires a site evaluation of soil, topography, and other conditions before issuing that permit.
Who permits a house where there is no city hall?
Marion County does. This community is not a city on the 2024 Census place list, and Florida statute 125.56 lets a county enforce the Florida Building Code outside city limits. Building Safety issues permits, reviews plans, checks contractor licenses, and inspects the work. Civic Access is the county's online system for plan submittals and inspections, and the published standard is the Florida Building Code, 8th edition. A sewage permit, if the house needs an onsite system, is a separate DEP review. A county park pass for the public ramp is not a building permit.
What does an empty tract cost to keep each year?
The documented yearly cost is the property-tax bill. Real estate taxes are due November 1 and become delinquent on April 1, or 60 days after the original notice is mailed if that is later. The collector adds a 3 percent penalty, and a certificate sale can follow on or before June 1 if the bill stays unpaid. Marion County Utilities tells owners to confirm whether it serves their area, so its customer page does not establish a water bill for every address.
Does a park pass or Hope Boat Ramp mean my lot has lake access?
No. Hope Boat Ramp is a public launch at 16050 SE 115 Ave. Sam Phillips gave it to the county in 1944. Only Marion County park-pass holders may use it, from sunrise to sunset. A pass is not a deed right, and it does not move the shoreline onto an inland tract. FWC lists Lake Weir at 5,685 acres with depths over 20 feet, which is why waterfront ground is a different product from a dry acreage parcel. The neighborhood park, with its court, playground, and oak shade, is also public. Living near either place is not the same as owning frontage.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- Can You Sell Land With Back Taxes in Florida?
Yes. Florida land with back property taxes can often be sold if closing can redeem the tax lien before the tax-deed cutoff. With the seller's consent, the title company can use sale proceeds for the approved payoff. Move quickly: taxes generally become delinquent April 1,[1][2] and redemption ends once a tax-deed buyer makes full payment to the clerk.[4][7]
- How to Sell Land During a Divorce
Florida land can be sold during a divorce when the people with authority to convey title sign and the sale follows every applicable agreement and court order. Divorce law may treat land as marital even when only one spouse appears on the deed.[1][2] If ownership, signing authority, or the division of proceeds is unsettled, have a Florida attorney and the closing title company resolve those issues before closing.
- Can You Sell Land With a Lien?
Yes. Land with a lien can often be sold, but signing a deed does not by itself erase a valid claim. The lien may need to be paid, released, discharged, or otherwise resolved under the law that applies. With the seller's consent, an approved payoff can come from sale proceeds at closing. If the balance or lien is wrong, dispute it before closing and require proof of the cure.
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- Marion County
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How we made this page
Parcel Buyers is a land-buying company based in Florida. We buy vacant land directly from owners and publish these local pages so owners can see what land in their area is doing before they sell, to us or anyone else. We count the tax-roll figures ourselves from state data, take local rules and fees from the official sources listed below, and use AI tools to help research and draft the text. Every number links to its source, and we update the page when the data changes.
Method and sources
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Weirsdale. Source [1] is our own count of the Florida Department of Revenue's 2026 preliminary property tax roll: "vacant residential" means land-use code 000; lot sizes use the land square footage on the roll; values are the county property appraiser's just (market) value as of January 1, 2026; sale prices count only arm's-length sales of a single lot that was vacant when it sold and was still vacant on January 1, 2026 (bulk and multi-parcel deeds removed). Page updated October 5, 2026. Holding-cost estimates use 2025 taxable values and 2025 millage for FDOR vacant-residential code 000 parcels. They cover ad valorem taxes only, not a parcel-specific bill or non-ad valorem assessments. The reviewed 2026 recorded-sale window runs from January through June 2026; unreviewed recent sales are excluded. County-level figures are used on this place page. Flood and springs-BMAP figures screen tax-roll parcel center points, not parcel boundaries. They are aggregate map screens, not flood-zone, insurance, buildability, elevation, septic, or permitting determinations.
- [1] Florida Department of Revenue (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), Parcel Buyers analysis of the 2026 preliminary Name-Address-Legal (NAL) property tax roll (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Census Gazetteer of Florida places (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [3] U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Census place codes for Florida (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [4] Marion County, Florida, Hope Boat Ramp at 16050 SE 115 Ave (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [5] Marion County Parks and Recreation, Weirsdale Park at 16286 SE 137th Court (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [6] Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lake Weir freshwater fishing forecast (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [7] Marion County, Florida, Marion County Building Safety (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [8] The Florida Senate, Florida Statutes section 125.56 (2026), county building code (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [9] Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Onsite sewage permitting FAQ (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [10] Marion County Utilities, Marion County Utilities drinking water page (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [11] Marion County, Florida, Land Development Code flood rules, section 5.3.2 (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [12] The Florida Senate, Florida Statutes section 197.333, when taxes are delinquent (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [13] The Florida Senate, Florida Statutes section 197.402, delinquent tax advertisements (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [14] Marion County Tax Collector, Delinquent real estate taxes and tax certificates (accessed 2026-10-05)