A married couple should be in agreement to sell a double plot designed to hold the remains of two people. Code of Laws - Title 27 - Chapter 43 - Cemeteries Active . Register, Buying a burial plot and reserving it in advance, years before you need it, can be cheaper for you and your family than purchasing a burial plot at the last minute. The cemetery said they would only purchase my plot at the original purchase price. Address. Keep Track of What Buyers, Need and Where, Sellers Some states require that an individual selling his burial plot must first offer to sell the plot back to the cemetery before a private sale or brokerage can take place. More than one million cemetery plots were believed to be no longer needed as of 2014. He's now re-selling them on Craigslist. Need. North Carolina Board Office. It is a sensitive topic for everyone, and you want to give them human elements in your offering.