Beautiful land can hide expensive problems
Before You Buy That Beautiful Piece of Land, Know What You're Getting Into.
YNOT Read This Before You Buy That Land
12 mistakes that can turn your dream homesite into an expensive piece of dirt · by Jack A. Ross
The perfect-looking homesite can come with problems you cannot see from the road. Legal access, setbacks, septic requirements, drainage, and utility costs can change what you can build, and what it will cost. In YNOT Read This Before You Buy That Land, Jack A. Ross explains 12 mistakes to investigate before buying your dream property.
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What to check before you write the check
The book walks you through the questions to ask before you buy, in plain English, including:
- ZoningWhat the land is zoned for, and whether your plans are even allowed there.
- AccessWhether you have legal access to the property, not just a dirt road that looks like one.
- Soils and septicWhy the ground itself can decide whether a septic system, and a house, will work.
- UtilitiesWhat it can really cost to bring power, water and other services to the site.
- BuildingHow setbacks, drainage and site conditions shape where and what you can build.
- Your plansHow to line up the land with the home and life you actually want before you commit.
This book shares general information from the author's experience. It is not legal, engineering, or site-specific advice. Rules vary by county and state, so always confirm with your local planning, zoning, and health departments and qualified professionals.
About the author
Jack A. "Tony" Ross has spent more than forty years in construction, building inspection and zoning. He has built homes, inspected them, and stood on both sides of the building counter, so he knows the questions buyers wish they had asked before they bought. He wrote this book so the next family doesn't learn those lessons the expensive way.
Take it with you
YNOT Land-Buying Field Checklist: 12 checklists for zoning, surveys, septic, utilities, easements, flood risk and more, made to carry when you walk a property.
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