Sell Your Lee County Land for Cash

The Lee County Land Market

Lee County has some of the largest supplies of vacant residential lots in Florida. Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres alone contain tens of thousands of platted lots, most sold by mail decades ago. Coastal areas like Fort Myers Beach and parts of Fort Myers and Cape Coral were reshaped by Hurricane Ian in 2022, leaving many cleared lots. East of I-75, rural land around Alva and Corkscrew Road is governed by low-density rules that protect the county’s water supply.

Looking Up Your Lee County Land

You can find your parcel’s STRAP number, size and assessed value on the Lee County Property Appraiser website, and your tax bill — including any non-ad valorem assessments or delinquent taxes — on the Lee County Tax Collector website. Or skip the research: send us the address and we’ll pull it all for you.

A Brief History of Lee County Land

Lee County was created in 1887 with Fort Myers as its county seat. For decades it was a quiet region of cattle ranches, citrus groves and fishing villages. That changed in the 1950s, when developers bought huge tracts of land and began selling lots nationwide. Lehigh Acres was founded in 1954, and the Gulf American Corporation started Cape Coral in 1957. Together they created hundreds of thousands of residential lots — far more than could be built on for decades. Many of the vacant lots we buy today trace back to those sales.

Cities and Communities in Lee County

Lee County has six incorporated municipalities: Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel. Everything else, including Lehigh Acres, Alva, Buckingham, Pine Island, Matlacha, San Carlos Park and Fort Myers Shores, is unincorporated and governed by Lee County. Each municipality has its own zoning and building rules, so the same kind of lot can face different requirements depending on where it sits.

How Land Use Works in Lee County

Unincorporated land follows the Lee Plan, the county’s comprehensive plan, along with its land development code. Two features matter a lot for landowners:

• The Density Reduction/Groundwater Resource (DR/GR) area in southeast Lee County, where residential density is kept very low to protect drinking water supplies. Rural land here is valued very differently from land in developed areas.
• Conservation 20/20, a voter-approved program that buys environmentally sensitive land from willing sellers. It has protected thousands of acres, and some landowners sell to it.

Hurricanes and Lee County Land

Lee County has been hit by several major hurricanes, including Charley in 2004, Irma in 2017 and Ian in 2022. Ian made landfall on Cayo Costa in Lee County as a Category 4 storm, pushing record storm surge into Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Pine Island, south Cape Coral and the Caloosahatchee River. Thousands of homes were substantially damaged. In the years since, many owners have demolished and faced the question of whether to rebuild or sell. We buy those lots as-is.

Why Lee County Land Keeps Selling

Lee County has been one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S., supported by Southwest Florida International Airport, Florida Gulf Coast University, healthcare and a steady stream of retirees and families. That growth keeps builders looking for lots, especially in Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres. For landowners, it means there’s real demand — and a cash buyer can often close quickly.