Compare the price first
Call the cemetery office and ask what a comparable new plot costs today. If the cemetery charges $6,800 for a plot in the same section, a resale listing at $4,200 is in the normal range. A listing priced above the cemetery's own retail price needs a reason.
Verify ownership with the cemetery
Ask the seller for the section, lot, and space numbers, then call the cemetery office. Confirm two things: the seller is the recorded owner, and the cemetery will transfer the plot to you. Write down who you spoke to and when.
Pay through a traceable method
Pay in a way that creates a record - never cash, never a wire to a personal account you cannot verify. If anything about the payment feels rushed or unusual, stop and call the cemetery office again.
Finish at the cemetery office
The cemetery prepares the transfer paperwork and charges a transfer fee, typically $100 to $600. The listing should say who pays it. You own the plot when the cemetery's records show your name - ask for written confirmation.
If your plot has an endowment care fund attached, read what endowment care is - it stays with the plot and does not add to what you owe.