Montgomery County, Tennessee
Sell your land in Adams for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and acreage for cash in Adams, including parcels on the Montgomery County side of the line that need a flood or septic review. 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 Tennessee parcel and assessment data · How we made this page
Quick answers
- Who buys land for cash in Adams?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Adams, Montgomery 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.
- How many vacant lots are in Adams?
- The 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data lists 170 vacant residential lots in Adams; 15% are mini-estate (2-3 acres)s, and the median lot is 1.47 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Adams 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 Adams 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.
Local data
Adams land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels on the Montgomery County roll whose property-address city is Adams in Montgomery County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 170 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Mini-estate (2-3 acres) (70,000–140,000 sq ft): 15% of vacant lots; next, 5-acre ranchette at 12%. Median lot: 1.47 acre (64,030 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical appraised value | $100,000 median appraised value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $55,500 and $144,400 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Adams [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 5% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Tennessee (most often GA, KY, CA) [1] |
| Port Royal State Park | Port Royal State Park is a 30-acre day-use park with an Adams, TN 37010 address on the Red River. The park says the townsite and Trail of Tears roadbed can close during floods. [4] |
| City sits in Robertson County | The city of Adams is in Robertson County. This page covers only parcels on the Montgomery County roll with an Adams address, so Montgomery County offices handle their records and permits. [2],[5] |
| Border community nearby | Port Royal is an unincorporated community on the border of Montgomery and Robertson counties, and Adams mailing addresses reach the Montgomery County side of that line. [3],[4] |
| County zoning and permits | The Building Commissioner administers the county zoning resolution, and Montgomery County's codes enforcement division enforces it. To pull a permit, go to Building and Codes at 350 Pageant Lane. [5] |
| Floodplain permit | Anyone building, grading or placing fill in a floodplain needs a Montgomery County permit first, and the paperwork includes a No-Rise Certification. If a flood zone on the map looks wrong, a FEMA Map Amendment is available. [6] |
| Permit costs | Fees start at a $25 minimum permit, run $0.38 per square foot for accessory buildings and additions, and reach $50 for a demolition permit. Every application also pays a $5 archive and records fee. [7] |
| Septic permit costs | A new conventional septic permit up to 1,000 gallons per day is $400 from TDEC, with $100 more for the inspection. Review usually takes 10 days and has to be finished within 45. [9] |
| New-lot school tax | Each new lot owes $250 under the county's Adequate Facilities Tax, and each dwelling unit owes another $250; the amounts climb 6% a year until the combined $1,000 cap. [8] |
Pricing
What is a lot in Adams worth?
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.
What moves the price in Adams
Two counties share one mailing name
Adams the city is in Robertson County. Yet 170 vacant residential parcels on the Montgomery County roll carry an Adams address, and for them it is Montgomery County Building and Codes, the Assessor and the Register of Deeds that count, not the city's. Reading the wrong county's rules sends a seller or buyer down the wrong permit, tax and zoning path, so we confirm the county of record before an offer. [2],[5],[1]
Parcel sizes and appraised values
mini-estate (2-3 acres) is the biggest size band, with 15% of lots, and the median vacant parcel measures 1.47 acres. Appraised value has a median of $100,000 and a middle half of $55,500–$144,400, the assessor's market appraisal and not an offer. A tract of 15 acres or more can qualify for Greenbelt but a parcel near the median size cannot, and that changes the yearly tax carry. [1],[11]
River bottoms and flood permits
On the Red River, Port Royal State Park warns that its townsite and roadbed may close in floods, so a lot in that river valley needs a floodplain check. Before building, grading or placing fill there, the county wants a permit with a no-rise certification form in the package. Development costs more in a mapped zone, and a builder takes that out of what it will pay for the land. [4],[6]
Septic and county fees set the build budget
No public sewer turned up in the sources opened for this page, so plan on septic. A conventional permit up to 1,000 gallons per day is $400 from TDEC, and the inspection is $100. County charges include a $25 minimum building permit, $0.38 per square foot for accessory buildings and a $5 records fee, and the Adequate Facilities Tax puts $250 on a new lot and $250 on a dwelling, capped at $1,000. [9],[7],[8]
Common situations
Selling land in Adams in these situations
Your parcel has an Adams address but may be in another county
Yes, a mismatch between mailing address and county does not stop a sale. The Register of Deeds in Montgomery County records and stores the deeds, plats and liens for land inside the county, and an independent title company checks that record. County of record, access and utilities are confirmed before our written offer goes out. [12],[2]
You owe back property tax on the land
Yes, delinquent tax does not block a sale. Real estate tax in Montgomery County goes delinquent once February ends, and from March 1 interest and penalty run 1.5% a month, or 18% a year. Accounts left unpaid can end in a lawsuit and sale. With the seller's consent, back taxes come out of the sale proceeds at closing. [10]
You inherited land and live out of state
Yes, and a visit is not required. Around 5% of vacant-lot owners in this scope list a mailing address outside Tennessee. Signing is electronic, the title company closes by mail, and payment is by check or wire. For Greenbelt land, we look at the rollback exposure first. [1],[11]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Adams?
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 Adams: common questions
Which county handles my Adams-address land?
Montgomery County, when the parcel is on its roll. Adams the city sits in Robertson County, but the parcels on this page are Montgomery County ones with an Adams address, handled by the county's Building and Codes, Assessor and Register of Deeds.
Do I need a flood permit to build near the Red River?
In a floodplain, yes. A county permit comes before any building, grading or fill, and the application asks for the FEMA zone. Port Royal State Park also notes that areas along the river can close during floods.
How much is a septic permit on a rural lot?
A new conventional system up to 1,000 gallons per day is $400 from TDEC, plus a $100 construction inspection; alternative systems are $500 with a $200 inspection. Where requested, soil maps by a soil scientist are required.
Will I owe rollback tax if I sell greenbelt land?
Only on disqualification, which can happen when a recorded plat covers the land and part of it is developed. Rollback is 3 years for farm and forest land and 5 years for open space land, and it covers just the part converted.
What fees does a new lot trigger in Montgomery County?
Expect the Adequate Facilities Tax: $250 per new lot and $250 per dwelling unit, growing 6% a year toward a $1,000 combined cap. Permits begin at $25 with a $5 archive fee added. TDEC issues septic permits separately.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- Can You Build on a Vacant Lot?
Maybe. A vacant lot is buildable only if the proposed use fits the rules that apply to that parcel and the site can satisfy access, utility, environmental, and permit requirements. Start with the local planning or zoning office, confirm that the parcel is a legal lot, and get a written parcel-specific answer. A zoning label or tax parcel number alone is not approval to build.[1][2]
- 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.
- How Cash Land Buyers Price Offers
A cash-land offer may start with verified sales of land with similar use, then adjust those sales for meaningful differences.[1] Buyers may also account for access, utilities, legal use, size, shape, flood and soil questions, title issues, demand, and costs and risk they will carry. No universal assessed-value percentage applies. Compare each written offer by expected net proceeds, contingencies, seller work, and timing—not one asking price or headline number.
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Get your cash offer
Four short steps, about 60 seconds. We review your property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. You can take it or leave it.
What happens after you send this
- A land specialist reaches out, usually the same business day, to confirm the details.
- You get a written cash offer within 24 hours: a real number, not a range.
- You decide. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
You will never be asked to pay us anything. No deposit, no processing fee, no closing-cost advance.
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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
Parcel and assessment figures cover parcels on the Montgomery County roll whose property-address city is Adams. Source [1] is our own count of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury's county parcel and assessment files (assessment data dated August 28, 2026): a vacant lot is a residential parcel with no buildings, mobile home or improvement value; values are the county assessor's appraised (market) value; sale prices count only 2025 warranty-deed sales of a single lot that was vacant when it sold, at $1,000 or more, with bulk deeds and development-land deals removed. Treat medians as a guide to recent recorded amounts, not as an offer or an appraisal. Page updated November 7, 2026.
- [1] Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Office of Local Government parcel and assessment data (accessed 2026-10-01)
- [2] Wikipedia, Adams, Tennessee (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [3] Wikipedia, Port Royal, Tennessee (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [4] Tennessee State Parks, Port Royal State Park (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [5] Montgomery County Government, Building and Codes (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [6] Montgomery County Building and Codes, Stormwater Flood Information (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [7] Montgomery County Building and Codes, Building Permit Fees (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [8] Montgomery County Building and Codes, Adequate Facilities Tax (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [9] Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Septic System Construction Permit (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [10] Montgomery County Trustee, Delinquent Taxes (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [11] Montgomery County Assessor of Property, Greenbelt Program (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [12] Montgomery County Government, Register of Deeds (accessed 2026-11-07)