Sell Your Lot in Lick Creek Ranch

Selling Land in Lick Creek Ranch: What to Know

Lick Creek Ranch is a subdivision of acreage home sites in western Travis County, Texas, off State Highway 71 West near Spicewood. Travis Central Appraisal District records place it in Travis County, in two parts: Lick Creek Ranch Phase I and Lick Creek Ranch Subdivision Phase 2, Section 1. Most lots are 1 to 5 acres, and some are still vacant. If you own land here and want to sell, we can help.

EasyLotBuyer buys land in Lick Creek Ranch for cash. We make a cash offer within 24 hours, charge no fees or commissions, pay the closing costs, and can close in as few as 7 days. We also buy land with back taxes, liens, title issues or no road access, and land from heirs and estates.

What Lick Creek Ranch is

The appraisal district lists about 126 real property accounts in the two Lick Creek Ranch phases. The middle parcel size is about 2.3 acres. A few lots have been split into smaller pieces, and a few tracts are 15 acres or more. About 35 accounts show no building value, which usually means the land is vacant. Most parcels have a Spicewood (78669) address, and a few use 78620.

Streets in the subdivision include Pedernales Canyon, Little Creek, Three Creek, Cypress Canyon, Fossil, Outback, Deer and Spur. Look up your lot by owner name or address on the Travis Central Appraisal District site to see its acreage and legal description.

Owners' association and deed restrictions

Appraisal district records show a 4.3-acre subdivision park owned by Lick Creek Ranch Assoc Inc, the owners' association. Ask the association about any dues and rules that apply to your lot.

Deed restrictions are recorded in the county's real property records, which the Travis County Clerk keeps. Restrictions can limit things like the number of homes, home size or mobile homes, so buyers read them before they buy. Check yours before you list.

Building, septic and permits

Outside city limits, Travis County Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) handles permits for homes, driveways and septic systems, called on-site sewage facilities (OSSF). Ask TNR whether your lot is outside city limits and what you need to build. The Development Services permit desk is at 700 Lavaca, Suite 540, in Austin, phone (512) 854-4215, and you can request a pre-development meeting.

A buyer who wants to build will ask about water, septic and the driveway first. Lots that can fit a septic system and a home site on gentle ground are worth more than steep or rocky lots, or lots in a creek's flood area.

Endangered species habitat

Western Travis County has habitat for the golden-cheeked warbler and six cave-dwelling species covered by the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan (BCCP). This habitat is found west of Interstate 35, which includes Lick Creek Ranch. Federal law makes it illegal to clear endangered species habitat without a permit, at any time of year.

Travis County offers a BCCP permit as a faster option than a federal permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no application fee, and the county charges a mitigation fee based on the acres of habitat affected. Check your lot on the county's BCCP habitat map before you clear land or plan a home.

Flood risk

A lot near a creek can carry flood risk. Check your lot on the Travis County flood risk viewer and the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. A development permit is needed for new structures and for repairs to flood-damaged structures in unincorporated Travis County.

Property taxes and back taxes in Texas

Texas taxing units mail bills around October 1, and taxes not paid before February 1 are delinquent. A 6 percent penalty and 1 percent interest apply in February, and both grow each month. By July 1 the penalty reaches 12 percent, and a collection attorney's fee of up to 20 percent can be added. You can check or pay your bill at the Travis County Tax Office.

A taxing unit can sue to foreclose its tax lien, and the court can order the land sold at auction. For most vacant land, the former owner has 180 days after the buyer's deed is recorded to redeem, by paying the amount bid, the buyer's costs and a premium of up to 25 percent. See our Texas back taxes guide for details. This is general information, not legal or tax advice. If your lot has back taxes, we can pay them from the sale at closing.

What land is listed for in Travis County

Texas does not make land sale prices public, so these are asking prices from recent market data, not what buyers paid. In Travis County, the median listing asks about $430,000 across about 738 listings, and land that sold spent about 199 days on the market. Parcels of 1 to 2 acres ask a median of $285,000, and parcels of 2 to 5 acres ask a median of $472,500.

In the Spicewood ZIP code 78669, about 213 parcels were listed, only about 17 sold in 12 months, and land that sold took about 210 days. With that much land for sale, many listings sit for months. For more on the county, see our Travis County guide.