Acreages are different. The agent you use should be too.

I grew up on a hog farm south of Tecumseh. I know what a leach field is. I know what a bad well looks like. I know what a cornfield does to resale value. Most Lincoln agents don't.

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Why acreages need a specialist

Selling a house in town is mostly about staging, photos, and timing.

Selling an acreage is about all of that plus: well water testing, septic inspection, zoning verification, outbuilding valuation, fence condition, propane tanks, easements, access roads, flood plain mapping, and whether the neighbor's hogs are about to tank your showings.

You hire the wrong agent for an acreage and deals fall apart in inspection. I've watched it happen. I've fixed it, usually by re-listing a property another agent botched.

What I actually know

Well systems. Pressure tanks. Water quality testing. What to do when a buyer's lender requires a nitrate test.

Septic systems. When a lateral field is shot. When it's just the baffle. What that's going to cost to fix.

Pole barns, machine sheds, shops. What adds value, what doesn't, what the county will and won't let you do with them.

Pasture, tillable, timber. How to price land that's doing different things in different places.

All the stuff that makes a city agent tap out.

Who I help

Sellers: families with an acreage that's become too much. Estates. Farmers consolidating. Folks moving out of state.

Buyers: young families wanting space for kids and dogs and maybe a horse. Pre-retirees wanting room and quiet. First-time acreage owners who don't know what they don't know (I'll tell you what to look for).

Get real acreage comps

Actual closed rural sales near you, not Zillow guesses. 24-hour turnaround.

Goes straight to Wade. Usually replies same day.

Common questions

What counts as an acreage in Lincoln NE?

Anything on enough land that it's zoned differently than standard city residential, usually 2 acres and up. Some go to 80 acres or more. Each size class has different considerations for pricing, financing, and inspection.

Does Wade Bartels sell small farms and rural property?

Yes. Hobby farms, horse properties, working farms, and bare land. I handle the full range of rural property across Lancaster County and surrounding counties.

What should I know before buying an acreage in Nebraska?

The big five: water (well quality and capacity), waste (septic condition and capacity), power (electric and propane access), access (road condition and easement status), and zoning (what you can legally do with outbuildings and livestock). I walk every buyer through all five before we write an offer.

Can Wade help me sell an acreage I inherited?

Yes. Estate acreage sales are a big part of my practice. I coordinate with estate attorneys, handle tenant situations, manage inspections remotely if you're out of state, and handle the paperwork.

Do you handle acreages across Lancaster County or just near Lincoln?

All of Lancaster County and most of southeast Nebraska. Waverly, Hickman, Bennet, Unadilla, Malcolm, Firth, Eagle, Panama, Hallam, Roca, Cortland, Denton, and beyond.

Thinking about buying or selling an acreage?

Let's talk. I'll give you the real picture of what you're dealing with. No pressure, no pitch.

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That's where I come in.