In my immediate area, if you can get the dirt for $1300/acre or less, it is a pretty decent deal.
There are site specific variables, or course. But, that is a good general rule.

My dad just purchased 35 acres in Franklin county this week for 17,500 It had recently been clearcut, but for 500$ an acre he couldn't pass it up. Plus its loaded with deer.

That’s a deal. For North Alabama land.

...and a parcel that size. Almost anyone with a job could afford that.

Exactly. That’s why I’m so surprised he coulda find a small particle like that so cheap.

$500/acre around Montgomery. Ain't seen that for any parcel of any kind.

Dr. B

Doesn’t exist there. Too many people and too many deer.

That one word. Blackbelt.

There is a tract of 30 acres that joins some property of mine in Colbert that was clear cut two years ago. The regrow is so thick a dozer can't push it down. An offer of 1250 an acre was turned down a couple months ago on it. He wants 2,000 an acre for it! OUCH!

I just bought a small farm that was set up for cattle here in Colbert. It is 80% pasture, and about 20% woods. Loaded with deer also. Wife is a realtor so we bought this to sell the rest of the sellers properties (13 in all) here in Colbert. I will be listing it on here in a few years. It is going to be costly, but small hobby farms the city folks are looking for have skyrocketed.

We'll buy all we can like that at that price. Better investment than money in the bank.

B