We buy land directly · Louisiana · Mississippi · Texas
We buy rural land, as-is, with the paperwork handled.
No listing, no showings, no commission — a researched offer on your acreage from a buyer based in Mandeville, and a closing at a licensed title company.
Driftless Land Co. buys rural land across Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and the Gulf Coast — directly from the owner, in any condition, with no realtor involved.We buy raw and vacant acreage, timber and pasture tracts, recreational parcels, and land tied up in successions, heirs’ property, or back taxes.
Here’s how it works: you tell us where the land is and what you own. We research recent sales in your parish or county and make an offer with the reasoning attached. If you accept, a licensed title company and attorney handle the title work — including succession and heirs’ paperwork — at no cost to you, and you’re paid at closing. No fees, no commission, no obligation at any point.
How our offer works
A researched number, not a formula postcard.
Tell us about the land
Parish or county, rough acreage, your situation — by phone or the short form below.
We research, then offer
Comps from real sales near your parcel. You see the reasoning, not just the number, and you take your time with it.
Close and get paid
Title work — succession, heirs, back taxes — handled with a licensed title company and attorney. Cash to you at closing.
The full step-by-step, including realistic timelines, lives on theprocess page. Timelines depend on title work — we’ll tell you what’s realistic for your county before you commit.
What we buy
Any rural parcel with a story — including the complicated ones.
Raw & vacant acreage
Land you’re done paying taxes on, in any condition — no clearing, surveying, or prep needed before you call.
Timber, pasture & recreational
Pine tracts, old pasture, hunting ground. Cut-over timber doesn’t scare us off.
Inherited & succession land
Louisiana successions, Mississippi chancery and heirs’ property — the paperwork is the part we handle best.
Back taxes, liens & landlocked
Tax-sale tangles, deeded-access questions, parcels a realtor won’t list. Usually solvable — and if yours isn’t one we can buy, we’ll walk you through the options we’d pursue in your shoes.
Where we buy
Parish by parish, county by county.
Every place below is within a couple hours of Mandeville. Where we’ve closed, the ledger says so; where we haven’t yet, it says that too.
Louisiana
- Washington Parish4 bought
- St. Martin Parish2 bought
- Tangipahoa Parish2 bought
- St. Tammany ParishHome base · [n] bought
Plus the Lafayette / Acadiana parishes for inherited & succession property.
Mississippi
- Jackson County3 bought
- Clay County1 bought
- Hancock County1 bought · 17 evaluated
- Oktibbeha County1 bought
- Harrison CountyActively buying
- Pike CountyActively buying
- Wilkinson CountyActively buying
- Yazoo CountyActively buying
And the coast & Golden Triangle cities — Bay St. Louis to Starkville.
We also buy along the Gulf Coast into Texas — if your parish or county isn’t on the ledger yet, ask anyway.
Track record
Twenty-one reviews. All five stars.
[Exact quote from Christopher's Google review — pull verbatim in Phase 5.]
Before you sell to anyone
How to vet a land buyer — including us.
Ask who they are, by name
A real buyer has a name, a place of business, and a phone number a person answers. Postcards signed by a company only are a flag.
Ask how they priced the offer
If they can’t show you comps or reasoning, the number came from a formula built to be low.
Insist on a licensed title company
Money and documents change hands at closing, through a title company or attorney — never directly with the buyer.
Check their record
Google reviews, closed deals they’ll name, how long they’ve worked your area. Silence on any of these tells you something.
Run those four checks on us. You’ll find Harry Asnien in Mandeville, reasoning attached to every offer, closings at a licensed title company, and 21 five-star reviews. The full picture is in our guides — including“Who buys land? How cash land buyers work.”
Straight answers
What sellers ask us first.
Do you charge any fees or commission?
No. There’s no commission, no closing fee, and no cost for the title work — including succession or heirs’ paperwork. The offer we make is the amount you walk away with at closing.
How do you decide what my land is worth?
We pull recent sales of comparable parcels in your parish or county and price from those, adjusted for access, terrain, and title condition. You see the comps and the reasoning with the offer — and our guide “What is my land worth?” walks through the same method.
Do I need a realtor or my own attorney?
You don’t need a realtor — this is a direct sale. You’re always welcome to have your own attorney review the paperwork, and we’ll never rush you out of doing that. The title company handling the closing is licensed and independent.
What if there are back taxes or a lien on the land?
Usually solvable. Back taxes and many liens can be paid out of the sale proceeds at closing — you don’t have to clear them first. Tell us what’s owed and we’ll tell you honestly whether the numbers work.
The land came through an inheritance and the title is a mess. Can you still buy it?
That’s our specialty. Louisiana successions and Mississippi heirs’ property are the paperwork that stalls most land sales, and it’s the part we handle — with a licensed attorney, at no cost to you. Start with the inherited property page or the Louisiana succession guide.
How long does it take?
It depends on the title. A clean title can close in [realistic range — Phase 5, from real deals]. Succession or heirs’ property takes longer — we’ll give you a realistic estimate for your situation before you commit, not a promise built to get a signature.
Start the conversation
Tell us about your land.
Driftless Land Co. is led by Harry Asnien — 12 years in land, based in Mandeville, Louisiana. Straight answers, organized paperwork, and no pressure. If selling isn’t your best move, he’ll tell you — and use his experience to point you toward what is.
★ 5.0 · 21 Google reviews