Compass Land USA

The About page says co-founders Felicia and Andrew started Compass Land USA in 2017 after investing in real estate personally, and that the company is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. It describes the work as sourcing off-market parcels, researching them and bringing them to market with information on access, utilities, zoning, flood risk and GPS coordinates, and says financing terms are set by the company itself with no bank involved. The FAQ carries a line reading "Reviewed by Andrew Cristofaro and Felicia Cristofaro, Co-Founders" and is marked "Last updated May 2026," while the About page names the co-founders as Felicia Cristofaro and Andrew Gaasenbeek; the site is inconsistent on the surnames, so use first names only.

Credentials

the FAQ states the company is not a real estate brokerage - "No, we're land investors" - and the site publishes no real estate licence number, broker registration, state registration or company registration number anywhere. It should never be described as licensed or as agents. Where the word licensed appears on the site it refers to the third-party title companies used at closing, not to Compass Land USA.

Areas served

the site states Compass Land USA sells land in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and North Carolina. The FAQ says "We currently operate in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina. If your state isn't on the list, get on the buyer email list anyway - we expand a few times a year and send announcements to subscribers first." On the Sell Land page, describing land it has bought rather than land it sells, the site says "We have acquired land in 10+ states." No list of those states is published.

Location and address

the company is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. The address published in the footer and on the contact page is 6659 Schaefer Rd, Suite 1004, Dearborn, MI 48126, described on the contact page as the mailing address. The properties themselves are in the states listed above, not in Michigan, so the Dearborn address is an office address and not a place to view land.

Compass Land USA does not publish a single price list, rates card or fee schedule. Prices are per parcel: each land listing page shows that parcel's cash price and, for owner financing, the down payment and monthly payment. The FAQ explains the difference this way: "Cash is one payment at the listed cash price. Financing is a down payment plus a fixed monthly until the loan is paid off. Each listing shows both options side by side... The financing total is higher than the cash total because it spreads the cost across years and includes interest."

On the interest rate the FAQ says "The rate depends on your down payment. The bigger the down payment, the lower the rate," and that each listing's calculator shows the rate, monthly payment and term for the down payment selected. The site links a financing calculator page for estimating a down payment and monthly budget. No specific rate, price or estimate should ever be quoted from general material - the current figures live on the individual listing, and change.

For buyers, the site describes two ways to buy: cash or owner financing, both starting the same way. The published steps are: find a property and submit a deposit, which the site says "applies against the purchase price - it's not an extra fee"; sign a sale agreement sent for digital signature through SignNow; then a local title company takes over paperwork, escrow and title verification. Cash buyers send the remaining balance per the title company's instructions and the title company records the deed with the county. Financed buyers make automatic monthly payments, which the FAQ says run through GeekPay and are set up at closing.

On owner financing the site states there is no credit check, no proof of income and no bank application, that loan terms run at least five years, that there is no prepayment penalty, and that one monthly payment can be deferred over the life of the loan. The FAQ describes two contract structures: with a down payment of $4,000 or more the buyer receives a warranty deed at closing and a deed of trust secures the loan; below that the site says it uses a Contract for Deed and full title transfers when the loan is paid in full. The site says which structure applies is disclosed upfront. Which one applies to a specific purchase must be confirmed with the company.

This is the material for land owners who want to sell a parcel, not for buyers. The Sell Land page is addressed to "Land Owners" and opens "Tired of paying taxes on land you never use?" The site says Compass Land USA actively buys vacant land, and the FAQ confirms "Yes! We actively buy vacant land."

The published route in is an online form the site says takes about three minutes, or a phone call to acquisitions manager Sam at (313) 307-6737. The form asks for owner and contact details, whether the caller is on title and whether anyone else is, how long they have owned it, approximate acreage, the APN or property tax ID, county and state, HOA or POA status, improvements such as fencing, septic, well, shed, cabin or RV hookup, the type of road access, whether there is power, and any known property issues. The site notes only some fields are required but that a fuller form helps. It also says "We buy land with issues all the time and it won't necessarily affect our interest."

These are things people ask Compass Land USA that its published information does not yet cover.

• prices
• availability
• offer amounts or property valuations
• interest rates, down payments, loan terms
• zoning, buildability or permitted uses
• utility, road access or flood zone status
• title, lien, mineral rights or deed status
• closing timelines, fees or contract terms