Buy Land Together.
Build Real Assets.
We pool micro-contributions from neighbors to acquire undervalued land at tax auctions and turn it into food gardens and community assets. Start with just $20.
Fiscal sponsor: Fortis Proles Inc. — you receive an official receipt automatically. Powered by Zeffy · 0% platform fees.
Simple process
How Pooling Works
Four steps from $20 to community land ownership.
Pool with the community
Reserve your spot starting at $20. Members pool micro-contributions toward a shared land target. No credit check, no real estate license.
We acquire undervalued land
We bid at county tax-deed and tax-lien auctions — the same edge that won us our first two lots for under $2,000 each.
We develop it together
Vacant lots become food gardens, gathering spaces, and community assets. Members help shape the development plan.
You get a voice + real updates
Real photos, real progress, real before-and-afters. You see exactly where every dollar goes and help vote on next steps.
No credit check. No real estate license. Donate directly via Zeffy →
Real properties
Live Deals
Real lots, real numbers, real progress. Two parcels won at auction — plus the next deal we're tracking.
Property #001 — 246 Eagle St, Albany
Convert to a community food garden with raised beds, a tool shed, and a shared harvest program for neighbors.
Property #002 — 181 Third Ave, Albany
Second auction-won lot. Planned use to be decided with member input — options include companion food garden or a small community gathering space.
Contributions are tax-deductible via Zeffy · Fiscal sponsor: Fortis Proles Inc. (501(c)(3))
The transformation
From Vacant Lot to Food Garden
246 Eagle St — bought at county auction. Here's the before, and what we're building toward.
246 Eagle St · Albany County, NY
Community food garden · The vision
Today — won at auction
A vacant parcel acquired through a county tax-deed sale for $1,075. Currently overgrown, waiting to be transformed.
The plan — community food garden
Raised beds, a tool shed, composting stations, and a shared harvest program open to the whole neighborhood.
Learn the Basics
Free guides on how land auctions, tax liens, and tax deeds actually work — written from real bidding experience, not theory.
When property owners go years without paying their taxes, the county takes title and sells the deed at auction. This guide walks through the difference between liens and deeds, how the redemption period works, and what you actually walk away with after the gavel drops.
Read the guideReal walkthrough of the auctions where parcels still go for triple-digits. Where to find them, how to read a parcel list, and the due-diligence checklist that separates a $0 lot from a $5K lot.
Read the guideA practical guide to state and federal programs designed to put first-time buyers into a home with very little down — and how to stack them with other strategies.
Read the guideAssignment-of-contract setup, disclosures, and sample language to structure a flip with no money down.
Read the guideFrequently Asked Questions
246 Eagle St · Albany County, NY
Acquired at tax auction for $1,075
Our story
We Started by Showing Up at the Auction.
I got into land almost by accident — clicking through county auction listings and noticing how cheap some parcels were going for. So I showed up. And won two of them.
Now those vacant lots are becoming food gardens. CommunityAcre is how I scale that with neighbors who want a piece of it without needing credit, a real estate license, or a six-figure check.
“Most people just talk. We have real deals. $1,075 for a parcel — and a community growing food on it.”
Get involved
Join the Pool
Tell us how you'd like to participate. We'll send deal updates and notify you of upcoming auctions.
What you get
- Tax-deductible donation receipt via Fortis Proles Inc. (501(c)(3))
- Deal updates — real parcels, real prices, before anyone else
- Member vote on how land is developed and used
- Real photos from the lots: before, during, and after
- Start at just $20 — no credit check, no real estate license required
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