Ray County ground and Richmond houses, sold out of the same office. The difference is that they are not the same purchase, and this page does not pretend otherwise.
Half of what we sell is ground and half of it is a house on a street with a sidewalk. A buyer looking at forty acres is asking about water, waste, the flood map and whether a grain truck can turn into the field. A buyer looking at a house on North Camden is asking about the roof, the furnace and the lot line. Those are different questions, so they are answered in different places on this page.
Township 52 North, Range 28 West
Sections holding a tract we have listed. Select one to read its record.
A township is six miles by six miles and it holds thirty‑six sections of one square mile each. Everyone who farms here already thinks in these squares, because that is how the deed reads and that is how the FSA maps it. Nobody selling ground online uses them, which is why a listing that says “beautiful 78 acres” tells a neighbour nothing and a stranger less.
The five tracts below are the ones we have on the market in this township today. The numbering runs the way the survey runs, starting in the northeast corner and turning back at the end of each row.
Every tract record carries the same six fields, in the same order, whether or not the answer is interesting. None is an answer and it is stated rather than left out, because a blank on a listing sheet is how a buyer ends up finding out about a lagoon in week six.
Row crop with a fenced draw along the north line. Farmed by the same tenant for nine years, lease assignable at closing, cash rent paid in March and October.
Roughly half standing hardwood, half in fescue with a two thirds acre pond at the low corner. Perimeter fence is servicable on three sides and down on the west line.
A full quarter section, the largest contiguous piece we have listed this year. Eleven acres along the creek sit inside the mapped floodway and are not row cropped. That is stated here rather than left for the appraisal.
Ranch house of 1,760 square feet built in 1978, insulated shop with a concrete floor and 200 amp service. This is the tract most buyers actually want and the one that raises the most lender questions, because it is a house on acreage with a private well.
Set on a permanent poured foundation in 2019 with the towing gear removed and the title surrendered, which is the difference between a mortgage and a chattel loan. Detached 24 by 30 metal garage.
Richmond houses are older, mostly frame, mostly on a quarter of an acre inside the old grid. The fields that matter here are different ones, so the board is different too. Every house we list is measured off the assessor's record and the year is the year of the original build, not the year of the last remodel.
| Address | Built | Bed / bath | Sq ft | Basement | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412 N Camden | 1921 | 3 / 1 | 1,548 | Unfinished, dry | $164,000 |
| 208 E Royle | 1949 | 2 / 1 | 1,096 | Crawl space | $127,500 |
| 1105 Thornton | 1968 | 3 / 2 | 1,712 | Finished, walkout | $219,000 |
| 305 S College | 1898 | 4 / 2 | 2,240 | Stone, damp | $186,000 |
On ground, six things decide whether a deal closes, and five of them are invisible from the road. We check them at listing rather than at inspection, because finding them in week six costs somebody the deal.
Whether there is a well, when it was drilled, how deep, and whether the rural water district will even set a meter on that road this year.
Tank and lateral, lagoon, or nothing at all. Ray County health permits are on file from the mid seventies forward and we pull the one that exists.
The FEMA panel for the tract, stated by zone and by acreage. Bottom ground near the Missouri and the Crooked River is not all one answer.
Frontage in feet, surface, entrance count, and whether any part of the access is an easement across a neighbour rather than a public road.
Who is farming it, on what terms, and when it ends. A tenant with a crop in the ground has rights that outlast the closing date.
Where the last survey put the corners, and whether anything built since then sits over them. Fences are not boundaries and they are frequently wrong.
Come in without an appointment. The plat books are on the counter and they are the county's, not a printout. If you are calling about ground, say the section number if you know it and we can pull the map while you are still on the telephone.
