A few more critical points: 1) Access to the property, is it on a county road/state road or private road. With rural land this si not uncommon. Even if the access right of way is included as part of your deed the other owner can sell and the new owner may make life difficult for you. 2) Utilities, what is or isn't there. Out west you often find things listed like Water - Haul. Meaning no well permitted or possible and all water has to be hauled to the property. How much, and how many haulers are there. 3) What land use agreements are in place formally or informally. If kids are ripping across the place on ATVs or hunters poaching or hunting with permission, you have to know that before you buy otherwise you risk a confrontation that is possibly going to require legal action or law enforcement action. There are many issues but the 3 three the 'geek' provides are essential as the first moves, along with follow-up on the 3 I mentioned. Post purchase surprises can be both disappointing and expensive.
Spend some money and use a title company in that county, all of these issues are solved by obtaining title insurance. Let the professionals do this, I see people get screwed all the time by trying to research these things themselves. If issues come up regarding the title, your title insurance covers you.
Thanks AzErik! As a independent filmmaker I want to use rural land for back drop for movies I plan to make like westerns etc. Also I know since I live in Nevada that I must work through the Nevada Film Commission.
You never even mentioned "Title and Escrow" companies that will do all of that and more, for a buyer, and offer the buyer title insurance. Strange video. No one should ever buy "any" real estate without running a title search. It's money well spent!
The biggest mistake I made was thinking it was possible to own land. Stop paying those yearly rent payments called 'property taxes' and you will see which private bank owns "your" land.
property taxes are like any other tax, they go to the infrastructure and things of the city, county, or state. you wouldn't say that about employee state taxes, would you? no bc you know it's going to the infrastructure (and other things)
Not the bank,,, the county. Assuming you've paid the lender back in full. But yes,, as long as you are required to pay taxes or lose the land... You don't really own it. The county does.
1. Make sure sellers actually owns the property. 2. Call planning and zoning to make sure what you have in mind for the property can actually be done. 3. Make sure there are no back taxes on the property.
@k johnson 1) There are IRS deductions you can get based on the property taxes you pay. You'll need a good tax person for that. 2) As far as not paying property tax at all, it varies greatly by county in the state in which the property is located. More rural counties with low income neighborhoods, may offer an exemption but there's regular paperwork and it can be hard to keep up. Many counties offer a short-term reduction based on certain criteria. You can be disabled for example, but if your income is above the poverty level you may not qualify. Contact the county agency you pay taxes to - usually the assessor. Keep in mind that if property values rise, they may retract the discount or exemption. Set money aside for that.
You are God sent to buyers. Thanks for the effort. I caught a lady lying as she posted her picture as owner of a property advertised on Zillow. I checked the county appraiser and made a search and found out she is lying.
Why call so many places? All this info is freely available online on the county website, the APN gives you the address, owners names, all recorded transfers and images of documents, all building permits applied and issued, all the tax information, property tax payments, and tax bills, and you pay property taxes online on their website too. You can find out everything about the property online. Now, how is it even possible to buy a property that's not the owner's? This is the title company job is to ensure the seller is legit, there are not liens and encumbrances, and if they are any, they get satisfied from the escrow before the seller gets paid from escrow, and you get a title insurance, so I am not sure how someone can get scammed.
While you are at the county office, ask to see the plotted wetlands map. These maps are different then the platt maps. You can not buils anything on wetlands. I checked a piece of land that was 10 acres and 8 acres were wetlands!! You can not build or even change the topography (shape) of the land by filling in or dredging. Also, have the county come out while you do a septic leak down test, to be sure that you can build a septic field on the land. If the land is in a city, call the water and sewer dept, gas company and electric company to find what it will cost for all the utilities hookups. Water and sewer can can cost 10 to 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS, to be paid to the city! Be sure and get it all in writing.
Very informative! Thanks. I am a single mom I have little savings and I want to buy land to eventually build a modular home or mobile home. I don't want to lose the little money I have. I need to keep learning before investing my money.
Kind of stupid that in USA, you buy land, then you pay taxes every year, and you have to abide by the laws of the county. I mean of course regulations are needed in terms of pollution to water, etc... But it seems there are too many regulations. How many animals can you keep, can I dig for minerals etc....?
LOL Realize your 'can I dig for minerals' is the next guy's 'dig 30 feet pit covering every square inch of my property'. Most of these things can cause problems for others in ways that may not be obvious at first.
Most large tracts of land that have been subdivided into parcels for sale most likely does not include the mineral rights. You own the land but not the mineral rights. The mineral rights are owned by the person who divided the large tract of land unless they sold the mineral rights to someone. So before buying land ask if the mineral rights are included in the sale or not. Sometimes including the mineral rights means a higher selling price even though there really might not be any mineral wealth on the land.
If the land is government owned then the government controls it. If its private property some individual or group owns it. Most mineral right owners lease the mineral rights in return for royalties. Read this for more information - bwab.com/blog/surface-rights-vs-mineral-rights-whats-the-difference/
Before the Act of 1871 The land was yours you paid 0 tax...When the Zionist /freemason secret societs got done incorporating the United States...They confiscated all the land in America, if you dont pay tax that they lease the land to you ...they steal it back...There is so much hidden info that was never revealed to the People that its sickening...
yes but real estate agents usually do all of this work when you hire one. they already know some of the answers by going to the county building as well as they help the buying and selling of houses in the area you are trying to buy in, so they know what you can and cannot put on that lot.
If you have restrictions on what you can do on YOUR property is IS NOT YOURS. The land is part of a legal trust, and you have a right to use it in accordance with the trust agreement. If you break the agreement, the rules you agreed to can carry the force of law. This is contract/trust law. Law is not the same as legal. Legal is contract law/commercial law. Law is nature, common law. Do no harm.
It's a shame that you have to call some dictators and ask them if you're allowed to do something or build something on your own property, that you and you alone payed for. Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't have to deal with this slavery known as statism?
Because it's not all about you. It's about neighbors and the community. I appreciate the fact that if my neighbor sells their property, the new owner can't use that land for something that impacts my quality of life or the value of my own property. I'm thinking noise, waste and runoff for starters. Why buy a particular piece of property if you don't like what you can or cannot do with it? You aren't the center of the universe. You actually share this planet with other people and your actions impact them. Especially your neighbors.
In Ohio there is this long list of forbidden activities on your property. It is total hog wash. No government agency is enforcing anything out there. People are way to out of control, I beg for a dictator to bring these peo0le.crying under control
Much of what you described is just tough luck for you. It's his property. Neighbor nuisances are one of many inconveniences we must often endure to retain our rights and freedoms. Obviously he shouldn't be blowing stuff from his land onto yours because he is directly and deliberately _physically_ affecting **your** property and violating **your** rights. You should be able to seek legal assistance with that particular problem. Murdering and inhumane farming/breeding are something else entirely. Those are acts of violence against others and we have in place (and continue to put in place) laws against that sort of thing regardless of where you are in the country. Those are needed universal societal laws, not land use laws.
No one owns land in most cases .Taxes preclude that.The money lenders with digital money not worth the paper is isn't printed on , own it all. Nobody owns anything except for sure the one percent.
davros123ify it's your land But your activities have effect on others ...so if you buy land you you want to build a quit resort on it ,and I buy land right next to you and I hold Rave Parties ...it effects you.
Never let a seller rush the sale because its "just land" and there's no inspections. Christmas realty in camden ny sold me land using a survey map that the knew to be inaccurate. The shared road was marked wrong and it's really more of an easement. Very shady company.
You could get land at a very discounted price if the owner cannot afford to pay those taxes. Especially if they inherited it and they live in another state.
Thanks a million my brother and I call you a brother with great respect because only a brother would do what you did i.e showing that you care for others like myself who were not aware and who could be victimized. You appreciate justice. You going in the right direction. GOD bless and thanks again.
something a buyer also need to be ware of..ex special in rural areas... make sure you understand the water and minerals rights and know if they come with the property... yes there is land out there where the mineral rights have been sold off 100 yr ago or there restricts on catching rain water in states like CO. the mineral right can be a major headache if a company wish to take there minerals where your dream house is...believe me..i living it right now....
Makes sense to me, I don't want someone buying land next to my home and putting a smelly water treatment plant there, so I want to buy a home that's in a residential zoned area.
THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. I'm about to purchase my first parcel, but I will certainly do my research and make phone calls. Your AWESOME! Again Thank you!
Hm. Nobody talking about alodial titles hear? If you buy PROPERTY it is essentially a lease. Hence they can ding you for taxes and services. Buy LAND with an alodial title and it is yours and you do what you want with it. Look it up.
What kind of corrupt world is this when I can be liable for back taxes accrued before I owned the land? If someone was murdered on that land am I a retroactive murderer, too? Thanks for the warning!
I think the gov's argument there is that people would just swap the land around to close family or friends and never pay taxes, so they tie the taxes to the land itself, not the owner.
@@pn3940 yea, thats actually a much shittier analogy than the one he made. Its actually more like someone having a car about to get reposessed by the bank and selling and and then the person who bought the car unknowingly owes the bank instead of the person who defaulted on their loan.
So we went to go look at property today and its 4 acres for 650k in the city right next to a Walmart, there's 2 houses on the property that come with it but one of them dosent have papers because they were lost at the county due to a flood. The property's around it cost almost double. Should I buy the property?
what you say makes a lot of sense. the problem is, once you have taken the time to do all those things and have waited and waited for the gov't response to your querries, someone else will have purchased the property.
Please River Rat - never travel to Brooklyn, as you may hear: "Oh man, I have a bridge to sell you, and you'd better hurry, because others want it too". This video is all about how to buy with LESS RISK, anyone with money and/or credit can buy quickly, but there are trade spaces in any negotiation, and buying quickly always incurs greater risk.
All good advice. It would wise to become familiar with running title at the county clerk and recorders office if you serious about purchasing properties. If you can trace the property from present to inception (usually when the federal government deeded it to a private owner {depends on location though, think 13 colonies}) then you will know exactly what you are buying. Most landowners don't even know exactly what they own; i.e. if they have mineral rights or if there are encumbrances on the land. Becoming familiar with running title, while it is a lot of work, can save a lot of headache down the road.
Check with the planning/zoning department (planner) not the commission. As the commission's only role is to vote on discretionary projects that planner's bring forth. It will be planners who know the zoning ordinance and let you know what is permitted, what requires a conditional use permit or what is prohibited.
great advice. I've caught glimpses of these things while browsing listings. some do say it's clear of taxes gauranteed but the county has all the answers you're looking for. the county I live in you can look at every single parcel of land online and see the owners name and taxes owed and even their purchase price
What about buying property and finding out you are not able to put a septic in because even after you passed the septic hole test the rest of the ground has too many huge boulders in it to get a 75 100 foot 3 or 4 line leach field bigger then the stinking house I want to build. This happened in Oregon.
Depending on the county you a located in Oregon you can put it an above ground system... very expensive or start digging rock. it can be done. Good luck from an Ex Oregon contractor.
on #1 advise - this is the reason why we use a title company. Don't need to see deed, don't need to see a copy of the option agreement. Most investors will not even give it to you if its an option contract. Title company will do title search, will insure it and will handle all escrow money. #3 property taxes will be paid as well, title company insures that. Now, if there where any exemptions, like an ag exemption and you don't keep it after closing county will charge you the difference of exemption for all previous years called "roll back taxes". - you need to make sure you look in to this when you buy ag land.
Some of this may be confirmed without calls but looking online, starting with your property appraiser site. What they have varies from county to county, but they're often useful for zoning, tax information.
I would have made #2 a 2 parter and recomend contacting the building dept. as well. I made that mistake when I bought my property and found out after escrow closed that the price of building permits in the county was insane. Live and Learn.
Besides dealing with the con artist or a fake seller I would say the number one thing to learn from this video is to make sure what the zoning laws and code enforcement allows I bought agricultural property but most property sellers will not mention what your rights are and they could be wrong regardless and you will find out that you may be a part of a homeowner's association where you have to pay hundreds of dollars a month every year and maintenance you might find out that you have to get building permits and start building you may find out that you are not allowed to spend one night on your property without living in a legal residence which means maybe years of building permits and building a legal residence you may find out that your legal residence has to have a minimum of a two car garage you may find out that it cost many thousands of dollars a year to have water delivered and tens of thousands or more dollars to get a permit and have a well dug, there are extreme hardships involving zoning and code enforcement so consider what it is that you want to do with the property and then do the research on that, if you want to hunt and go camping then do research on buying land specifically for that because you will find out the hard way that most land for sale you are not allowed to hunt on you are not allowed to camp on and you have an extreme regiment zoning regulations and code enforcement that you have to follow it will cost you maybe $100,000 or hundreds of thousands of dollars before you will be able to spend one night on your land not including building a driveway off of whatever legal road to your land, the point of my comment is you will find the biggest con artist will be your local government zoning and code enforcement and they are the ones that are going to run you off of your property and make your American Dream unreachable or unrealistic and that is why people abandon their properties because of the local code enforcement
Another important one is finding out from health department if the property has been perked for septic if public utils aren't available. If not perked and = Pass, it will fall to buyer. If perk fails can't put a septic system in....and then can't build what you wanted to build or live there unless maybe putting an alternative system in like a holding tank. Nobody wants a holding tank...! Also, find out flood risk.
Very nice video! Pleasant smile and personality. Easy to watch and understand. Thank you for the critical pointers. A wealth of info at YT, and I appreciate it.
This is so very good information to know. I want to buy land in rural Wyoming to build off the grid and I appreciate the knowledge thank you so very much!!!
Thanks! good advise and very calm and peaceful speech. My wife (who doesn't speak english) told me if I was doing guided relaxation 'cause of your peaceful voice...jejeje
exactly the info i was looking for. i want my bases covered so that the county doesn't catch me with my pants down. honestly, in this day and age, this should be streamlined, and the info/basic education should be more readily available. i look at this whole process in the same way i do insurance, a huge SCAM. create subtle barriers that allow honest people in, then expose the expenses when the time is right in order to claim all of their property and put them on the street to thier benefit.
Hi Mr. Mark P: Thank you so much for offering these valuable information on TH-cam. However, can you please kindly spell out the name of the website for checking owners name and other land data. You announced the website on the uploaded video but without the spelling and I'm having trouble finding it. Thank you !!!
Call the county? In maryland its on line to see who owns that property. Just input the address. Land use? Its listed on the online system. Any local builder will tell you what you can do there. Taxes? Again they are online in maryland to see if they are paid up. Seller should show you he paid as well.
My county zoning and planning office cannot tell me what restrictions are on my property. How they can issue permits for building without knowing these restrictions is beyond me. They told me i need to hire an attorney to research the restrictions.
If you have a parcel #, just call the a Title company and request a profile. You'll get all the info that's on record, including zoning, any loans and liens.
Great tips on buying a building lot for a new home, Thanks, Mark....this information will be very helpful once I decide on what parcel of land I will be placing a bid on...thanks again.
What about other liabilities, such as pending lawsuits for personal injury or whatever, or if the land has been polluted (there used to be a gas station there and the underground storage tanks leaked, I've seen this twice) and the new owner has to pay for the cleanup? Also, I remember some wealthy landowners who had huge water pipes (five feet) under their property that fed the city and they broke, and by law, they had to pay for the repairs to the pipes. There are so many ridiculous ordinances and laws, is a title search company liable to make all these things known to prospective buyers?
You don't Own Anything.... If you have Property you have to Pay Taxes for that Property & the more property you own the more you pay. . Why do you have to Pay Taxes on something you already Own ? A car, the more expensive the car the more you have to pay for a Tag for that car.
I bought property from this guy and his partner I own 21 acres in what could be considered the Wilderness mountains very off grid is beautiful I love it and it is very reassuring to see that they have TH-cam channels teaching people how to not get scammed makes me feel pretty secure that they are legitimate company
@@TheLandGeek yes seriously I bought 21 acres in Lassen County at the top of a mountain extremely rural and basically impossible to get to unless you hike in but I couldn't be happier, I have not paid you in a couple months and as far as I know you have not defaulted on the contract yet in the past few years you guys have been very amicable in allowing me to pay late times are very tough right now, but I do enjoy hiking out to my property every once in awhile and enjoying the nature
Great video but it raised many questions...I thought that a 'title and escrow' search/report would take care of ALL this BS...??? After all, why pay for all their fees if they don't do and GUARANTEE what they get paid for? Comments? Thanks for this excellent video and hopefully, it will confirm my thoughts on purchasing property in the future!
If you find significant back taxes owned I would also pay for a Title Search, to ensure there isn't any other liens or encumbrances. It actually helps to have a lawyer involved as well. Common sense doesn't Trump the law, sadly.
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After watching half a dozen buying land advice videos, this one has 3 completely new points and each one incredibly important. Thank you.
A few more critical points: 1) Access to the property, is it on a county road/state road or private road. With rural land this si not uncommon. Even if the access right of way is included as part of your deed the other owner can sell and the new owner may make life difficult for you. 2) Utilities, what is or isn't there. Out west you often find things listed like Water - Haul. Meaning no well permitted or possible and all water has to be hauled to the property. How much, and how many haulers are there. 3) What land use agreements are in place formally or informally. If kids are ripping across the place on ATVs or hunters poaching or hunting with permission, you have to know that before you buy otherwise you risk a confrontation that is possibly going to require legal action or law enforcement action.
There are many issues but the 3 three the 'geek' provides are essential as the first moves, along with follow-up on the 3 I mentioned. Post purchase surprises can be both disappointing and expensive.
Spend some money and use a title company in that county, all of these issues are solved by obtaining title insurance. Let the professionals do this, I see people get screwed all the time by trying to research these things themselves. If issues come up regarding the title, your title insurance covers you.
AzErik72 Yeeup.
Thanks AzErik! As a independent filmmaker I want to use rural land for back drop for movies I plan to make like westerns etc. Also I know since I live in Nevada that I must work through the Nevada Film Commission.
@@writtenbyrharrison What a great idea! I wish for you success!
You never even mentioned "Title and Escrow" companies that will do all of that and more, for a buyer, and offer the buyer title insurance. Strange video. No one should ever buy "any" real estate without running a title search. It's money well spent!
KMAC Radio I agree. that's the Title Company's responsibility.
Absolutely should use a Title & Escrow company and get title insurance as well. Unless one's money means very little to them.
Yep their doing that on my land now and its taken as of today 36 days and i still aint got paid ...pissing me off im ready for my hooker and cocain
U.S. regulations on buying and selling property is intentionally convoluted.
Duh...like most laws in many places. That makes work and money for lawyers.
But that's not what this video is about.
The biggest mistake I made was thinking it was possible to own land. Stop paying those yearly rent payments called 'property taxes' and you will see which private bank owns "your" land.
property taxes are like any other tax, they go to the infrastructure and things of the city, county, or state.
you wouldn't say that about employee state taxes, would you? no bc you know it's going to the infrastructure (and other things)
Not the bank,,, the county. Assuming you've paid the lender back in full. But yes,, as long as you are required to pay taxes or lose the land... You don't really own it. The county does.
@green rushrelief was it really about that
Motorcitymadman nothing changed for blm. U paint blm on a few streets but racism is still alive everywhere... great comparison
Scott smith don’t you always have to pay taxes on land. even vacant land lollol
i watch, i learned, i liked..
+djdeskontrol - I started watching, then noticed the transcripts. Much faster. I like even more. :D
and did you buy?
I watched, I learned, I done
1. Make sure sellers actually owns the property.
2. Call planning and zoning to make sure what you have in mind for the property can actually be done.
3. Make sure there are no back taxes on the property.
if you are required to pay a reoccurring tax on something or you loose it, you don't truly own it.
Tackleberry Eugene are there states where you can buy property and not pay tax???
Some states offer exemptions from the tax if you meet certain criteria, like over 65, disabled military, widowers etc.
@k johnson 1) There are IRS deductions you can get based on the property taxes you pay. You'll need a good tax person for that. 2) As far as not paying property tax at all, it varies greatly by county in the state in which the property is located. More rural counties with low income neighborhoods, may offer an exemption but there's regular paperwork and it can be hard to keep up.
Many counties offer a short-term reduction based on certain criteria. You can be disabled for example, but if your income is above the poverty level you may not qualify. Contact the county agency you pay taxes to - usually the assessor. Keep in mind that if property values rise, they may retract the discount or exemption. Set money aside for that.
Or someone else stole it!
How stupid
You are God sent to buyers. Thanks for the effort. I caught a lady lying as she posted her picture as owner of a property advertised on Zillow. I checked the county appraiser and made a search and found out she is lying.
Exactly what I was looking for.
1. Who to ask.
2. What to ask.
Now I know. Thank you for sharing.
Why call so many places? All this info is freely available online on the county website, the APN gives you the address, owners names, all recorded transfers and images of documents, all building permits applied and issued, all the tax information, property tax payments, and tax bills, and you pay property taxes online on their website too. You can find out everything about the property online. Now, how is it even possible to buy a property that's not the owner's? This is the title company job is to ensure the seller is legit, there are not liens and encumbrances, and if they are any, they get satisfied from the escrow before the seller gets paid from escrow, and you get a title insurance, so I am not sure how someone can get scammed.
APN - assessor parcel number
I'm not sure how people get scammed from a prince in Africa emailing them for help but people are pretty dumb and gullible.
knew someone sending money every month. love is blind
You have added to my knowledge Elaine J, thanks
It was scary seeing my name on those sites.
Came here expecting 3 tips like 'don't buy land inside an active volcano' and 'don't buy land on top of a toxic dump'..
While you are at the county office, ask to see the plotted wetlands map. These maps are different then the platt maps. You can not buils anything on wetlands. I checked a piece of land that was 10 acres and 8 acres were wetlands!! You can not build or even change the topography (shape) of the land by filling in or dredging. Also, have the county come out while you do a septic leak down test, to be sure that you can build a septic field on the land.
If the land is in a city, call the water and sewer dept, gas company and electric company to find what it will cost for all the utilities hookups. Water and sewer can can cost 10 to 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS, to be paid to the city! Be sure and get it all in writing.
Thank You!
This guy is straight to the point and really insightful
Very informative! Thanks. I am a single mom I have little savings and I want to buy land to eventually build a modular home or mobile home. I don't want to lose the little money I have. I need to keep learning before investing my money.
Kind of stupid that in USA, you buy land, then you pay taxes every year, and you have to abide by the laws of the county. I mean of course regulations are needed in terms of pollution to water, etc... But it seems there are too many regulations. How many animals can you keep, can I dig for minerals etc....?
LOL Realize your 'can I dig for minerals' is the next guy's 'dig 30 feet pit covering every square inch of my property'. Most of these things can cause problems for others in ways that may not be obvious at first.
Most large tracts of land that have been subdivided into parcels for sale most likely does not include the mineral rights. You own the land but not the mineral rights. The mineral rights are owned by the person who divided the large tract of land unless they sold the mineral rights to someone. So before buying land ask if the mineral rights are included in the sale or not. Sometimes including the mineral rights means a higher selling price even though there really might not be any mineral wealth on the land.
A&B so basically gov't controls it. Or those well connected to gov't
If the land is government owned then the government controls it. If its private property some individual or group owns it. Most mineral right owners lease the mineral rights in return for royalties. Read this for more information - bwab.com/blog/surface-rights-vs-mineral-rights-whats-the-difference/
Before the Act of 1871 The land was yours you paid 0 tax...When the Zionist /freemason secret societs got done incorporating the United States...They confiscated all the land in America, if you dont pay tax that they lease the land to you ...they steal it back...There is so much hidden info that was never revealed to the People that its sickening...
This is GOLD ADVICE!
yes but real estate agents usually do all of this work when you hire one. they already know some of the answers by going to the county building as well as they help the buying and selling of houses in the area you are trying to buy in, so they know what you can and cannot put on that lot.
@@monie948 Real estate agents don't bother with small plots of vacant land.
Thank you for that important information. Property tax is simply governmental based stealing from residents.
Or its a way to take care of infrastructure, police and fire as well as all the other things to make a community worth living in.
But the police waste the money. They buy SUVs and stuff they don't need.
To a point yes, but theres plenty of fraud and abuse. You cant live in a community if taxed out of your home
Thank you for taking the time to post this great information.
If you have restrictions on what you can do on YOUR property is IS NOT YOURS. The land is part of a legal trust, and you have a right to use it in accordance with the trust agreement. If you break the agreement, the rules you agreed to can carry the force of law. This is contract/trust law. Law is not the same as legal. Legal is contract law/commercial law. Law is nature, common law. Do no harm.
I bought six acres got my own water pump, soon gonna get solar panels, and i got a tesla! I dont have to pay for water,gas,and electricity!
WOW!
What is a tesla
@@suzieparis6821 electric car
@@locobrady929 where do you get one..how much
@@suzieparis6821 Got a model s in Tampa Bay Fl for around 60k
It's a shame that you have to call some dictators and ask them if you're allowed to do something or build something on your own property, that you and you alone payed for. Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't have to deal with this slavery known as statism?
Unfortunately if this system wasn't in place all woodland would be cut down and there'd be car parks everywhere
how do you know that? I dont enjoy car parks. If your going to tell me what to do on my own property at least pay half my utility or taxes.
Because it's not all about you. It's about neighbors and the community. I appreciate the fact that if my neighbor sells their property, the new owner can't use that land for something that impacts my quality of life or the value of my own property. I'm thinking noise, waste and runoff for starters. Why buy a particular piece of property if you don't like what you can or cannot do with it? You aren't the center of the universe. You actually share this planet with other people and your actions impact them. Especially your neighbors.
it is ridiculoysly strict though. most places way out in the country wont even allow someone to live in a $200,000 rv
In Ohio there is this long list of forbidden activities on your property. It is total hog wash. No government agency is enforcing anything out there.
People are way to out of control, I beg for a dictator to bring these peo0le.crying under control
If you buy land you should be able to do what you want on it. ITS YOUR LAND!!!!!
Much of what you described is just tough luck for you. It's his property.
Neighbor nuisances are one of many inconveniences we must often endure to retain our rights and freedoms. Obviously he shouldn't be blowing stuff from his land onto yours because he is directly and deliberately _physically_ affecting **your** property and violating **your** rights. You should be able to seek legal assistance with that particular problem.
Murdering and inhumane farming/breeding are something else entirely. Those are acts of violence against others and we have in place (and continue to put in place) laws against that sort of thing regardless of where you are in the country.
Those are needed universal societal laws, not land use laws.
In the UK, it's not your land. All land belongs to the Crown.
StepBackAndThink It's the same in the USA, they just call it "Taxes" and you pay rent each year.
No one owns land in most cases .Taxes preclude that.The money lenders with digital money not worth the paper is isn't printed on , own it all. Nobody owns anything except for sure the one percent.
davros123ify it's your land But your activities have effect on others ...so if you buy land you you want to build a quit resort on it ,and I buy land right next to you and I hold Rave Parties ...it effects you.
I hardly write comments, your informationbwas veryhelpful. Thank You.
Never let a seller rush the sale because its "just land" and there's no inspections. Christmas realty in camden ny sold me land using a survey map that the knew to be inaccurate. The shared road was marked wrong and it's really more of an easement. Very shady company.
I was looking to buy a piece of land and this video really helped alot ! thanks for sharing man!
I'd never buy ANYTHING in which back taxes are owed as my view is..."Why should I pay tax for a time in which I didn't own it?"
You could get land at a very discounted price if the owner cannot afford to pay those taxes. Especially if they inherited it and they live in another state.
@@talfrei such a valid point
Thanks a million my brother and I call you a brother with great respect because only a brother would do what you did i.e showing that you care for others like myself who were not aware and who could be victimized. You appreciate justice. You going in the right direction. GOD bless and thanks again.
Good presentation. No silly music in the back ground steady voice and no talking down to people like a know it all.
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something a buyer also need to be ware of..ex special in rural areas... make sure you understand the water and minerals rights and know if they come with the property... yes there is land out there where the mineral rights have been sold off 100 yr ago or there restricts on catching rain water in states like CO. the mineral right can be a major headache if a company wish to take there minerals where your dream house is...believe me..i living it right now....
Begging government for their blessing to do what you want on your own property. What a joke.
Which is why I dont.
amen
Makes sense to me, I don't want someone buying land next to my home and putting a smelly water treatment plant there, so I want to buy a home that's in a residential zoned area.
The government is the ultimate owner of the property. Stop paying property taxes and you'll see who the real owner is.
@@joshleon8408 lol
THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. I'm about to purchase my first parcel, but I will certainly do my research and make phone calls. Your AWESOME! Again Thank you!
Hm. Nobody talking about alodial titles hear? If you buy PROPERTY it is essentially a lease. Hence they can ding you for taxes and services. Buy LAND with an alodial title and it is yours and you do what you want with it. Look it up.
Thank you? What are the consequences of such a title tho?
also known as Land Patents. look it up
wow! never think in that. I'll share this with my sons. thank you.
Good basic buyer information. Would never even bother with a property I haven't verified all information with the county first.
What kind of corrupt world is this when I can be liable for back taxes accrued before I owned the land? If someone was murdered on that land am I a retroactive murderer, too? Thanks for the warning!
I think the gov's argument there is that people would just swap the land around to close family or friends and never pay taxes, so they tie the taxes to the land itself, not the owner.
not the same comparison. what if you bought a car without checking and ending up it doesn't run. Can you return it without a warranty?
@@pn3940 yea, thats actually a much shittier analogy than the one he made. Its actually more like someone having a car about to get reposessed by the bank and selling and and then the person who bought the car unknowingly owes the bank instead of the person who defaulted on their loan.
@@pn3940 regardless of if the car runs, which would be closer to if you bought a house that is infested with mold or structurally unsound
So we went to go look at property today and its 4 acres for 650k in the city right next to a Walmart, there's 2 houses on the property that come with it but one of them dosent have papers because they were lost at the county due to a flood. The property's around it cost almost double. Should I buy the property?
what you say makes a lot of sense. the problem is, once you have taken the time to do all those things and have waited and waited for the gov't response to your querries, someone else will have purchased the property.
Please River Rat - never travel to Brooklyn, as you may hear: "Oh man, I have a bridge to sell you, and you'd better hurry, because others want it too". This video is all about how to buy with LESS RISK, anyone with money and/or credit can buy quickly, but there are trade spaces in any negotiation, and buying quickly always incurs greater risk.
lastdaysguitar Getting an "Option to Buy" reduces the need to "buy it fast".
Thank you.Very insightful.
Great advice Greg. What pointers could you give in today's market to search for undervalued properties? Please! Thanks. This us open to everyone.
You are very knowledgeable. Thanks for sharing!
Some things to always watch out for!!
All good advice. It would wise to become familiar with running title at the county clerk and recorders office if you serious about purchasing properties. If you can trace the property from present to inception (usually when the federal government deeded it to a private owner {depends on location though, think 13 colonies}) then you will know exactly what you are buying. Most landowners don't even know exactly what they own; i.e. if they have mineral rights or if there are encumbrances on the land. Becoming familiar with running title, while it is a lot of work, can save a lot of headache down the road.
Check with the planning/zoning department (planner) not the commission. As the commission's only role is to vote on discretionary projects that planner's bring forth. It will be planners who know the zoning ordinance and let you know what is permitted, what requires a conditional use permit or what is prohibited.
great advice. I've caught glimpses of these things while browsing listings. some do say it's clear of taxes gauranteed but the county has all the answers you're looking for. the county I live in you can look at every single parcel of land online and see the owners name and taxes owed and even their purchase price
What about buying property and finding out you are not able to put a septic in because even after you passed the septic hole test the rest of the ground has too many huge boulders in it to get a 75 100 foot 3 or 4 line leach field bigger then the stinking house I want to build. This happened in Oregon.
Depending on the county you a located in Oregon you can put it an above ground system... very expensive or start digging rock. it can be done. Good luck from an Ex Oregon contractor.
+Erika P. YOU are more informative than the maker of this video! It's like they've disappeared!
You can try composting toilet
on #1 advise - this is the reason why we use a title company. Don't need to see deed, don't need to see a copy of the option agreement. Most investors will not even give it to you if its an option contract. Title company will do title search, will insure it and will handle all escrow money. #3 property taxes will be paid as well, title company insures that. Now, if there where any exemptions, like an ag exemption and you don't keep it after closing county will charge you the difference of exemption for all previous years called "roll back taxes". - you need to make sure you look in to this when you buy ag land.
THIS IS THE MOST INFORMATIVE VIIDEO I HAVE SEEN BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL TO GET ALL THAT INFO SO THEY JUST DONT DO ANYTHING
Some of this may be confirmed without calls but looking online, starting with your property appraiser site. What they have varies from county to county, but they're often useful for zoning, tax information.
Awesome tips, I took notes and will be following all three points when I buy my first plot of land.
Roads To Liberty hello did you ever buy your plot of land
Wow! Talk about a clear & concise Delivery... I'm In!
As a foreigner planning to escape to a free country, this was something new and very useful to me.
Thank you!
You can go on internet and pull up the Platte book for the county, it shows who owns what. What it's valued at etc.
Thanks for the heads you. The wife and I have been looking into buying some land in the future too.
Thank you. This helps me a lot . Im looking for land right now and would have never thought of these things.
Where did you go to law school? I just finished my 1st year and learned all about this in property class!
Good for you go out and get um you!😃🤩
I would have made #2 a 2 parter and recomend contacting the building dept. as well. I made that mistake when I bought my property and found out after escrow closed that the price of building permits in the county was insane. Live and Learn.
Besides dealing with the con artist or a fake seller I would say the number one thing to learn from this video is to make sure what the zoning laws and code enforcement allows I bought agricultural property but most property sellers will not mention what your rights are and they could be wrong regardless and you will find out that you may be a part of a homeowner's association where you have to pay hundreds of dollars a month every year and maintenance you might find out that you have to get building permits and start building you may find out that you are not allowed to spend one night on your property without living in a legal residence which means maybe years of building permits and building a legal residence you may find out that your legal residence has to have a minimum of a two car garage you may find out that it cost many thousands of dollars a year to have water delivered and tens of thousands or more dollars to get a permit and have a well dug, there are extreme hardships involving zoning and code enforcement so consider what it is that you want to do with the property and then do the research on that, if you want to hunt and go camping then do research on buying land specifically for that because you will find out the hard way that most land for sale you are not allowed to hunt on you are not allowed to camp on and you have an extreme regiment zoning regulations and code enforcement that you have to follow it will cost you maybe $100,000 or hundreds of thousands of dollars before you will be able to spend one night on your land not including building a driveway off of whatever legal road to your land, the point of my comment is you will find the biggest con artist will be your local government zoning and code enforcement and they are the ones that are going to run you off of your property and make your American Dream unreachable or unrealistic and that is why people abandon their properties because of the local code enforcement
Great Job Mark!! The only problem I had was no county recorder at all on the NACO website.
Another important one is finding out from health department if the property has been perked for septic if public utils aren't available. If not perked and = Pass, it will fall to buyer. If perk fails can't put a septic system in....and then can't build what you wanted to build or live there unless maybe putting an alternative system in like a holding tank. Nobody wants a holding tank...! Also, find out flood risk.
Fantastic video Mark. Thank you for all the information. Looking to buy land soon so everything you said was great.
Thank you so much. I thinking of buying land and I didnt know these things.
!Awesome Mark, yeah , I would like to know the 7 more mistakes, people make when buying property. Thank You.
Awesome video man. I never would have though to check on the land tax status
It's an info that I can't far get in my life, it'll remind me while purchaseing property.
THANK U SSSSSO MUCH
Very nice video! Pleasant smile and personality. Easy to watch and understand. Thank you for the critical pointers. A wealth of info at YT, and I appreciate it.
Thanks for the information on the 3 things to look for before buying property.
This is so very good information to know. I want to buy land in rural Wyoming to build off the grid and I appreciate the knowledge thank you so very much!!!
Thanks! good advise and very calm and peaceful speech. My wife (who doesn't speak english) told me if I was doing guided relaxation 'cause of your peaceful voice...jejeje
exactly the info i was looking for. i want my bases covered so that the county doesn't catch me with my pants down. honestly, in this day and age, this should be streamlined, and the info/basic education should be more readily available. i look at this whole process in the same way i do insurance, a huge SCAM. create subtle barriers that allow honest people in, then expose the expenses when the time is right in order to claim all of their property and put them on the street to thier benefit.
I’m looking to buy property and this video was very helpful and informative. Thank you for making this video.
you are awesome! So helpful you have no idea
Hi Mr. Mark P: Thank you so much for offering these valuable information on TH-cam. However, can you please kindly spell out the name of the website for checking owners name and other land data. You announced the website on the uploaded video but without the spelling and I'm having trouble finding it. Thank you !!!
Thank you for this information, you got a new fan today.
Call the county? In maryland its on line to see who owns that property. Just input the address.
Land use? Its listed on the online system. Any local builder will tell you what you can do there.
Taxes? Again they are online in maryland to see if they are paid up. Seller should show you he paid as well.
Thanks for making this video!!
Thank you so much and Blessings to you and yours!
My county zoning and planning office cannot tell me what restrictions are on my property. How they can issue permits for building without knowing these restrictions is beyond me. They told me i need to hire an attorney to research the restrictions.
If you have a parcel #, just call the a Title company and request a profile. You'll get all the info that's on record, including zoning, any loans and liens.
I'm just a tree guy but this applies to contracts with people I just met! great information! thanks Mark!!!
As a new investor, thanks for this great video
Great info. Well said. Thank you.
Great tips on buying a building lot for a new home, Thanks, Mark....this information will be very helpful once I decide on what parcel of land I will be placing a bid on...thanks again.
What about other liabilities, such as pending lawsuits for personal injury or whatever, or if the land has been polluted (there used to be a gas station there and the underground storage tanks leaked, I've seen this twice) and the new owner has to pay for the cleanup? Also, I remember some wealthy landowners who had huge water pipes (five feet) under their property that fed the city and they broke, and by law, they had to pay for the repairs to the pipes. There are so many ridiculous ordinances and laws, is a title search company liable to make all these things known to prospective buyers?
You don't Own Anything.... If you have Property you have to Pay Taxes for that Property & the more property you own the more you pay. . Why do you have to Pay Taxes on something you already Own ? A car, the more expensive the car the more you have to pay for a Tag for that car.
John Sides Because you do not truly own it. You need to get a Land Patent to truly own the land
@@elexustilmon is it possible to get a land patent?
Kathleen Fuller Yes, it is possible to get one. Just takes a lot trouble to get it unless you get lucky
@@elexustilmon Thank you.
True!
Great video, Mark! Thanks for sharing your experience, knowledge, and insight with us.
I bought property from this guy and his partner I own 21 acres in what could be considered the Wilderness mountains very off grid is beautiful I love it and it is very reassuring to see that they have TH-cam channels teaching people how to not get scammed makes me feel pretty secure that they are legitimate company
@@TheLandGeek yes seriously I bought 21 acres in Lassen County at the top of a mountain extremely rural and basically impossible to get to unless you hike in but I couldn't be happier, I have not paid you in a couple months and as far as I know you have not defaulted on the contract yet in the past few years you guys have been very amicable in allowing me to pay late times are very tough right now, but I do enjoy hiking out to my property every once in awhile and enjoying the nature
@@mrhumboldthippy what are you paying him for?
Thanks geek, it is fun to nerd out on property rights, if only I could acquire a nice piece to call my own.
OMG YOU ARE VERY USEFUL - THANKS FOR PASSING THIS INFORMATION
Great video but it raised many questions...I thought that a 'title and escrow' search/report would take care of ALL this BS...??? After all, why pay for all their fees if they don't do and GUARANTEE what they get paid for? Comments? Thanks for this excellent video and hopefully, it will confirm my thoughts on purchasing property in the future!
Great video, wow. I shared it with our real estate agent. Thanks.
If you find significant back taxes owned I would also pay for a Title Search, to ensure there isn't any other liens or encumbrances.
It actually helps to have a lawyer involved as well. Common sense doesn't Trump the law, sadly.
wow! very informative! i had no idea about these things to look out for. thanks so much!
awesome vid thanks so much for the heads up! I'm sure you have saved us thousands already!
very helpful and relaxed presentation!
oh my gosh, how many fatalities have there been?
County web sites allow you to search this information online....
Thank you for getting straight to the point!!! Appreciate this info
Thanks brother for the info. that makes me smarter and more safe to buy a property.
Thanks for sharing these pointers. Great job!