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Guides and research on buying from land banks — the government-run sellers of the cheapest houses in America. No courses, no gurus: how it actually works, backed by the live inventory we index.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Maryland (2026 Guide)
Maryland's cheap city-owned property runs through Baltimore's Vacants to Value program — 1,000+ properties on open bid. How pricing works and how to buy, step by step.
Buying From the Albany County Land Bank: Priced Homes From $100
The Albany County Land Bank lists ~1,200 properties, most with posted prices and a real share of houses — median around $1,500. How its rehab-focused process works.
Buying From the Chicago Land Bank: City Lots vs Cook County
Chicago has two cheap-property systems: 6,500+ city-owned vacant lots and the Cook County Land Bank's rehab homes. What each sells, how prices differ, and how to buy.
Buying From the Cincinnati Land Bank (The Port), Explained
Cincinnati's land bank — the Hamilton County Landbank, run by The Port — holds ~1,600 tax-foreclosed properties. How its application process and redevelopment focus work.
Buying From the Genesee County Land Bank (Flint): The Playbook
The Genesee County Land Bank in Flint lists ~14,000 properties, 3,500+ with structures — one of America's largest houses-included inventories. How it prices, and how to buy.
Buying From the Kansas City Land Bank (Missouri): Fully Priced Lots
The Land Bank of Kansas City, Missouri lists ~2,600 properties — every one priced, from under $10, median around $5,700. How it works, side lots, and how to buy.
Buying From the Louisville Land Bank: Where the $1 Deals Are Real
The Louisville Land Bank (LBA) posts dozens of properties at $1 — mostly side lots for neighbors, plus as-is houses. How the $1 pricing works and how to actually buy.
Buying From the Philadelphia Land Bank: Side Yards and Applications
The Philadelphia Land Bank sells ~1,600 city properties by application, with a large side-yard program for neighbors. How its pricing and process actually work.
Buying From the Pittsburgh Land Bank: Priced Lots From $100
The Pittsburgh Land Bank lists ~3,000 properties with real posted prices — 500+ priced from $100, median around $4,000. How it works, and how to buy a lot or house.
Buying From the St. Louis LRA: America's Oldest Land Bank, Explained
The St. Louis Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) lists ~9,500 city-owned properties — the country's original land bank. How its application pricing works, and how to buy.
Buying From the Youngstown Land Bank (Mahoning County), Explained
The Mahoning County Land Bank in Youngstown lists ~2,200 tax-foreclosed properties — a Rust Belt cheap-land market. How its application pricing works and how to buy.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Mississippi (2026 Guide)
Mississippi land banks and surplus programs sell tax-forfeited property cheap, led by Jackson. How pricing works, where the inventory is, and the step-by-step buying process.
Buying From the Cleveland Land Bank: America's Biggest Cheap-Lot List
The Cleveland Land Bank lists 15,000+ lots — the largest fully priced land bank inventory in America, median around $3,200. How it works, and how it differs from the county land bank.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Alabama (2026 Guide)
The Birmingham Land Bank Authority lists 1,400+ tax-delinquent properties — one of the South's biggest municipal inventories. How Alabama's application-and-quiet-title process works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Georgia (2026 Guide)
Georgia has 32 land banks — including the Metro Atlanta Land Bank, one of America's oldest (1991). Where the inventory is, and how the proposal-based buying process works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Kentucky (2026 Guide)
Louisville's Landbank Authority — one of America's oldest, founded 1988 — lists 500+ properties, with dozens of lots posted at $1. How Kentucky's process works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Louisiana (2026 Guide)
New Orleans (NORA) and Build Baton Rouge list 330+ properties — and Baton Rouge's posted lots have a median price around $280. How Louisiana's process works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Texas (2026 Guide)
The Houston Land Bank lists 370+ lots, median posted price around $3,000. Texas land banks work differently — builder programs first, retail buyers second. Here's the playbook.
Buying From the Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA)
Auction, Own It Now, Rehabbed & Ready, and side lots — how Detroit's land bank programs differ, what they cost, and the compliance rules that catch buyers.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Illinois (2026 Guide)
Illinois land banks list 8,650+ properties, from Cook County rehab houses (median ~$49,000) to $1-class Peoria city lots. How each program works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Missouri (2026 Guide)
Missouri runs America's oldest land bank. 10,000+ properties are listed between St. Louis and Kansas City right now — here's how each city's process works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Pennsylvania (2026)
Pennsylvania has 38 land banks, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to the Mon Valley. 4,700+ properties are listed now — here's how each program works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Tennessee (2026 Guide)
Memphis anchors Tennessee's land bank market — ~2,060 Shelby County properties, with sub-$10k houses at a median around $3,500. Here's how buying works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Michigan (2026 Guide)
Michigan invented the modern land bank. 20,000+ properties listed across 10 tracked markets — Detroit, Flint/Genesee, and beyond. How the Michigan process works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in New York State (2026 Guide)
30 land banks operate across upstate New York — Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester. ~1,700 listed properties from $100. How the New York process works.
How to Buy Land Bank Property in Ohio (2026 Guide)
Ohio has 71 land banks — more than any state — and 22,000+ properties listed right now, median asking price around $3,200. How the Ohio process works, county by county.
The 100 cheapest land bank houses in America
Generated from tonight's data — real government-owned houses from $1, emailed to you with the weekly Top 10 deals. Not on Zillow.
How land bank buying works where you are — programs, pricing, and which land banks matter in each state.