Cheap houses, real process.
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.
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 2,100+ 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 is home to one of America's largest land bank inventories — 12,000+ Shelby County properties, median asking price around $2,500. 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. 3,600+ listed properties from $1. 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.