@@OneFootOfftheGrid I like to watch her facial expressions while he is talking, not because she is gorgeous (which she is), but because her expressions are so genuine. Its like watching a truth meter about what he is saying by watching her face.
They are so tickled to be in each other's company. It has to be great to be adults and be as smitten in love as teenagers would be. The way these 2 look at each other, as if nothing else in the world exists, made me silly with happiness for them. I trust every word they say because nobody who is a liar could be that happy or thay much in love. BTW, great information too.
We bought a bunch of land in the White Mountain Region of New Hampshire. At the time there were a ton of realtors who banded together to form realtor groups who were buying up land, cutting them up, and making them associations with HOA fees. Extremely thankful I was able to find land from a private seller.
@@MsLiberty101 Red Tool House recommended looking at tax property searches where the address of the property and the owner were far apart. His example was someone who owned land but the tax mailing address was in California or Florida. His point was it might be inherited land and they might be open to parting with it if you hand wrote a letter explaining how you want to homestead it / improve it, he was adamant you not type any part of it.
For me, it depends on the HOA. I've been in HOAs that are very lax amd laid back. I e also been around HOA that will fine if you leave your garbage can two inches on the grass. All HOAs are not created equally.
We found our land on the way back from looking at another piece 2 hours North. We noticed the area was really quaint and scenic when we first drove by and thought it would be a good place to camp. We stayed at a resort by that lake and asked the host if there was properties for sale and she told us, just one and pointed across the lake. We looked it up online and went to see it the next day and we fell for it. The owner was in Columbia on a mission during Covid quarantines so there was a lot of back and forth, but when you want something don't give up. It will be our second Summer this year up there developing it.
right on. My wife and I build over a few years and paid for as much as possible with cash to keep as much off the principle and possible. It's easy to get carried away and over spend when building your dream house.
@Crushing Housing Losses Not if you own your house. When the real estate crashes (Which it will) I can care less. We own most of our home and have low payments. I'm hoping to have to paid off soon.
Property taxes. Had the previous owner kept up on them? How much are your "improvements" going to raise the value of the land: hence the tax bill? Land use assesments. Are you planning to make money from your garden at the farmer's markets? Flooding. 100yr., 50 yr., 20 yr., and yes even 10 yr. flood planes. That pretty creek or "dry" creek, are they subject to flash flooding? One place is the Agricultural Extension Service.
@@OneFootOfftheGrid The tax problem is one we will all have to face in the coming years because taxes in the various states al differ (income tax in this one, different sales tax rates in all, the definition of "property taxes', etc.), so much for escaping all that. Watch out for "fire insurance' and "flood insurance", which , with "replcement costs", will effect prices for building residences and other improvements. I hate being negative, but even "the country life" is hardly an escape any more.
Also, can you get fire insurance on structures? If you buy 50 acres, can you subdivide and sell off half. Remember... realtors work of the seller. Always check any statement. In writing is best.
These are really great tips! We had to clear a lot of blackberry bushes. Maintenance is key to keeping things functional on your property. Wow, that is a deep well, also gallons of minute return on your well is really important. Great video and very helpful for those purchasing land.
Oh Blackberries! I always feel like I'm suiting up for a war when I decide to tackle the blackberries. We try to keep a small patch that we regulate so we can have a small patch to eat from each year.
Wow, such a valuable information . I was thinking only about zoning restrictions. I am looking for a vacant land. It says unrestricted zone. Does that mean that I can set up school bus and live in it while growing grains and vegetables for personal consumption. Thank you for the video.
I would check with the county building permit office in the county that you are looking at. That's what we did before setting up our yurt. We wanted to be sure that a yurt would be counted as a non-permanent structure that did not require permitting.
Hello Couple! This is well presented and informative. Could you please make a video on govt rules and regulation to look for before buying a piece of land...?
I know this is about a year down the road from this video, but as we look into buying a property, we're finding that realtors don't have much incentive to put much time into helping out because there is little profit for them except in a really quick sale. Any advice?
Good question! Your agent or realtor works for you, so use them as a resource to do research, pull comps, and check zoning. Ultimately though don't rely on them to give you unbiased guidance on which property to buy and don't be forced into a decision. If it doesn't feel right, then keep looking.
@@Elizabeth-yg2mg As a realtor I can tell you that some properties are offering $300-$500 commission. The amount of work is the same as selling a $300K home and we are making $9K in commission for those. Unfortunately, it's really not worth the time and gas.
Great channel. Hey let me ask you this, who would you call if you had river property and were worried that the bank is spongy, maybe from when the area flooded back in the fall of last year. Worried about erosion and stability issues.
Sometimes you have to question ur realtor who isn't going to tell you what land near you sold for in order to give u the best deal bc they work on commission...
You are very lucky the seller did not foreclose and keep your money, never ever have a balloon payment in 3 years (which is most common for scammers). Always check with a lender about what is required to refinance a property before doing seller financing that is not fully amortized. Always use a third party to collect your payments, never send them directly to a seller, especially if that seller is in the business of selling land with seller financing. Always get an attorney to represent you with seller financing, not just a Realtor, financing is NOT real estate!
Long story; A person bought 90 acres on a cove at the other end of our lake, site unseen, it abuts our property. Google earth shows 2000' of water front. His end of the lake is 1-2' deep for 300 yards out and lots of rocks, half his property is lowlands with marsh, he thought the old logging road was on his property, nope its 50 yards in on my property. Needless to say he is mad as hell, no ones fault but his own...I may buy 30 acres from him just so he won't cut down all the old growth trees. His plan was to log the area and then resell it, he really only has access to 1/2 of it as the rest is all marsh. I'm happy he can't log all of it, so many eagles, osprey, barred owls and ducks in and around that area.
Once caught a listing for 57 acres in New Hampshire for a really good price. Wife and I went to see it. While you probably could have logged it, the land was almost unusable without major excavation work and we were looking for a cabin site, hunting & fishing, hiking area.
Sounds like your his neighbor and not too happy with him 😂 I think anyone who is buying land should spend many many hours reading and learning before they go out and do it
@@beachchick7688 He's a nice young guy, I hoping to purchase the property from him as he has no use for it and he's putting it up for sale. But the value to me isn't the land but the wildlife that abounds there and all my properties will be in trust to the Audubon Society or Ducks unlimited and preserved as a bird sanctuary.
This video is great. You guys are very informative, with real issues to deal with. I really want to buy land, more than a house, but I know there is so much more to it, and you guys really put a lot into perspective, thank you. Do you have or could you make a video with a lot of estimates on some of the cost? Well, septic, electric, fencing, how did you handle those things? And any other general cost that may come with getting land and different necessities... Thanks Again.
Hopefully, I didnt miss this: as I was multi-tasking as your awesome video was airing & ty for sharing your insights. Also; always ask about mineral rights and tree harvesting regulations. Many people are able to responsibly harvest & replant trees with a good regrowth life plan & the harvested trees sold; actually paid for their monthly land loan pymt.
I Really enjoy this so much! I have my notes ready. I cant wait. So many do's and do not's. Ive been looking for land for a few months now and really had no general idea besides location what to look for. This really navigated me and helped me ask my self tough questions. I was ready to buy and figure out later. Now i will take my time and make a checklist to save myself some time and money. Thank you!
NEVER EVER EVER buy a piece of property with any kind of county or city government restrictions UNLESS you don't mind paying a lot of FEES AND TAXES and you don't mind being told what you can't do on YOUR own land. Run away from HOA's and subdivisions.
Yeah well if your fine with broken down trailers and garbage all around your area sure don’t worry about an Hoa but finding a property with light hoa restrictions is a must if you care about your properties value
I'd trust a politician before I'd trust a real estate agent. Liars. Those pictures aren't even close to that piece of land lol. LIARS, every last one of them.
@@OneFootOfftheGrid We shall! We're breaking Sunny's prime directive and starting another TH-cam channel to document the journey. It'll be full time RV living for 6-8 months very soon while the house is being built!
@@TrevorJonescreator That's awesome!! That's our plan this summer, but we're putting up a yurt first (so hopefully we can spread into that and out fo the trailer a little bit). We get our Yurt on June 1st!! Our cabin kit is getting to us a little later than we had hoped because production has slowed down due to COVID-19.
As a professional land surveyor I can tell you that buying land without a RECENT land survey in hand is very risky. And almost always the buyer is going to be paying for the land survey. That land purchase might be the single largest amount of money you will ever spend. Why would you not want to be more assured it is without major issues??!! Many times a title company will offer you an old land survey: or have you sign a land survey waiver (freeing them from responsibility for unknown issues and problems). Some might try to convince you a land survey is not worth the costs. DO NOT SIGN THAT WAIVER! EVER!!! An old land survey may be viable for some land purchases but you still run risks that new issues won’t be shown on an older land survey. Such as a newly created easement or other vital title exceptions. Not to mention larger tracts may have an ancient cemetery on them. Those can cause HUGE problems for any plans you might have for your new property. A good professional land surveyor will almost certainly find it and show it on their survey drawings. Sometimes they are ancient and might be hidden in dense woods and can easily be missed. Family cemeteries are seldom registered and most often no public records will be found by your title company. Fence lines are also possible issues. On rural land tracts at one time the land was much bigger and the original tract was chopped up over the years. Old fence lines that were set inside the old larger tract won’t always be on the new smaller tracts property lines. They could be a long way from the true property lines. Old railroad beds, old roads no longer used but still in the public records, unimproved human made trails and Walkways that have been in use for decades (these can create unrecorded easements by prescriptive use), Water lines, storm water systems, drainage structures, Water Wells, electric power lines, public sewer, private septic systems, other visible public utility evidence. Rivers, creeks, (ponds and lakes too if requested or if crossing property lines) are also located and shown on the land survey drawings. Get a new land survey! And like many things: you get what you pay for. If you call every survey company in the area and go with the guy who wants half what most all the others want.... please keep the following in mind: just like a car mechanic, electrician, or a pluming company; that guy knows what his work is worth.
Thank you for this! My husband and I are hoping to buy land in Costa Rica and I am glad I came across this video because there are helpful tips I wouldn’t have known about (there’s a river in the wet season for example!) thank you!!
This is very informative. My family is thinking of buying land. However, we are struggling between selling our house and buying land with the money from that or buying land while still in our current home. Would you suggest to sell your home prior to buying the land?
I wish I would've seen this video before my credit union introduce the words "Land Loans" to me yesterday.😪 I wasn't prepared to pay off within 5 years or face a balloon payment. GREAT VIDEO
Great video, I’m in the process of buying a piece of land and although I was able to check off all of these things you mentioned after I learned it all on my own, it would’ve made the process so much easier if I had seen this video beforehand! All the good info in one place!
Glad it was helpful to you. We are probably due to film a followup on this since we recorded this one quite a long time ago. Have you already started building on your property?
Joly Tematio - Achieve Financial Freedom the details might be slightly different when it comes to code requirements, but the cereal ideas should all still apply.
Don't buy without an understanding of the soil. It might be expensive, but not as expensive as having the foundation fail after you are in the house. Or finding out during construction that you'll need to excavate ten feet extra and backfill with engineered fill. Many expensive truckloads of engineered fill, each carefully tamped in many, many layers by people you are paying $30/hour.
There was so many great tips! I think the best one that I hear with house renovating as well is : you can have an estimate but expect your budget to be higher. Will always keep this tip in mind. Great content thank you so much!
We had to drill down over 250' to get to water so it was pretty expensive and most of the cost is dependent on the depth you have to drill. I think our total was just over $21k and then I wired and built the pump house.
Rain harvesting is cheaper than well boring. Pigs would easily clear your black berries. You omitted whether you are allowed animals. Have you put any erosion prevention features such as swales? Otherwise you’re begging for a world of grief. Your road is a main source of unwanted runoff onto your property.
Good questions. We can have animals but I'm not sure we will end up with goats or pigs right away. We do have culverts in place for the runoff from our road and for the rest of the mountain. We plan to do some rain water capture for our outhouse and outdoor shower, but we will be connected to our pressure pump for water. Knowing what I know now, I may have considered rain water capture instead though.
Great!! You'll enjoy our channel for sure as you're figuring out how you want go about purchasing your own land. It is such an awesome experience. Always feel free to hit us up with questions in the comments of our videos. You can also connect with us on IG @onefoot.offthegrid and FB facebook.com/onefootoffthegrid
This is so disappointing. Even if you 'own' your land, everyone is still a renter, with multiple horrible landlords at the HOA, city, county, state and federal levels. And now I know why so many are homeless. The entire United States is one giant oppressive HOA run by corrupt governments at every level. The American Dream, "because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin
Super valuable. Buying property is a huge mystery for the average person. Lots of expensive potholes to avoid. With regard to animals, even if you're zoned for them if your neighbors are not accommodating things can go downhill in a hurry. Try to meet and get a feel for the neighbors if they're close. We ran into a situation where there's a lot of bad blood between a few making for some tricky times. Also find out where underground pipes/wires are located.
I love how you guys get straight to the point and so much useful information. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the comment. Glad you found it useful. Let us know if you have any questions.
@@OneFootOfftheGrid I like to watch her facial expressions while he is talking, not because she is gorgeous (which she is), but because her expressions are so genuine. Its like watching a truth meter about what he is saying by watching her face.
Liked and subscribed to your channel, I can give no higher compliment than that.
They are so tickled to be in each other's company. It has to be great to be adults and be as smitten in love as teenagers would be.
The way these 2 look at each other, as if nothing else in the world exists, made me silly with happiness for them. I trust every word they say because nobody who is a liar could be that happy or thay much in love.
BTW, great information too.
Awwww! Thank you!!
They are a cute pair!
@@Elizabeth-yg2mg thank you. :)
You two are actually precious. I would hope to be with somebody as the two of you are.
Very nice of you guys to take the time to educate first time land buyers. May you both succeed in your plans!
You guys make such a great couple! I love how you give each other time to speak.
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I will pass on HOA fees thank you.
We bought a bunch of land in the White Mountain Region of New Hampshire. At the time there were a ton of realtors who banded together to form realtor groups who were buying up land, cutting them up, and making them associations with HOA fees. Extremely thankful I was able to find land from a private seller.
@@giantthoughts7885 where do you typically find a private seller?
@@MsLiberty101 Red Tool House recommended looking at tax property searches where the address of the property and the owner were far apart. His example was someone who owned land but the tax mailing address was in California or Florida. His point was it might be inherited land and they might be open to parting with it if you hand wrote a letter explaining how you want to homestead it / improve it, he was adamant you not type any part of it.
For me, it depends on the HOA. I've been in HOAs that are very lax amd laid back.
I e also been around HOA that will fine if you leave your garbage can two inches on the grass. All HOAs are not created equally.
My parents did this too! They bought the land first and then built our home. Really enjoyed this video. :)
Were you able to help with the build? Did they do a log cabin as well?
I love how she looks at him for reassurance lol
I like these people
I like her
Thank you! And just realized you are my child’s music teacher!
Oh my gosh!! What a crazy coincidence. That's so fun. Tell your student that Mrs. K-B says, "Hi!!!"
We found our land on the way back from looking at another piece 2 hours North. We noticed the area was really quaint and scenic when we first drove by and thought it would be a good place to camp. We stayed at a resort by that lake and asked the host if there was properties for sale and she told us, just one and pointed across the lake. We looked it up online and went to see it the next day and we fell for it. The owner was in Columbia on a mission during Covid quarantines so there was a lot of back and forth, but when you want something don't give up. It will be our second Summer this year up there developing it.
That is a great story. What are you guys building?
right on. My wife and I build over a few years and paid for as much as possible with cash to keep as much off the principle and possible. It's easy to get carried away and over spend when building your dream house.
@Crushing Housing Losses Not if you own your house. When the real estate crashes (Which it will) I can care less. We own most of our home and have low payments. I'm hoping to have to paid off soon.
@Crushing Housing Losses Credit is a way of life. You just have to use it to your advantage and pay things off. It's all how you use it.
Property taxes. Had the previous owner kept up on them? How much are your "improvements" going to raise the value of the land: hence the tax bill? Land use assesments. Are you planning to make money from your garden at the farmer's markets? Flooding. 100yr., 50 yr., 20 yr., and yes even 10 yr. flood planes. That pretty creek or "dry" creek, are they subject to flash flooding? One place is the Agricultural Extension Service.
Good points. We might have to make another video on these points.
@@OneFootOfftheGrid The tax problem is one we will all have to face in the coming years because taxes in the various states al differ (income tax in this one, different sales tax rates in all, the definition of "property taxes', etc.), so much for escaping all that. Watch out for "fire insurance' and "flood insurance", which , with "replcement costs", will effect prices for building residences and other improvements. I hate being negative, but even "the country life" is hardly an escape any more.
Also, can you get fire insurance on structures? If you buy 50 acres, can you subdivide and sell off half. Remember... realtors work of the seller. Always check any statement. In writing is best.
These are really great tips! We had to clear a lot of blackberry bushes. Maintenance is key to keeping things functional on your property. Wow, that is a deep well, also gallons of minute return on your well is really important. Great video and very helpful for those purchasing land.
Oh Blackberries! I always feel like I'm suiting up for a war when I decide to tackle the blackberries. We try to keep a small patch that we regulate so we can have a small patch to eat from each year.
Thanks so much. Lots of great thoughts. I’d be too afraid to buy land on my own. I choose a house, ready to move in.
It's certainly not for everyone. Ask us in a year if we made the right decision. 😂
@@OneFootOfftheGrid hello. So, did you make the right decision?
So helpful--took notes and subscribed. Just beginning to look for land soon. Thanks!
Awesome! I'm so glad it was helpful.
Thanks for the info and thanks again for the music in the background...
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this wonderful information!
Glad it was helpful!
I always check the area for the nearest fire department, EMS, hospital, pharmacy and etc.
Thank You So Much for all the helpful Tips
This was really helpful! I look forward to watching again and taking lots of notes! Thank you for taking the time to share this :)
Really appreciate the info here; thanks for spreading your knowledge to those who choose to listen!
Thank you so very much. This is amazing. I am just starting out, this was very helpful.
Wow, such a valuable information . I was thinking only about zoning restrictions. I am looking for a vacant land. It says unrestricted zone. Does that mean that I can set up school bus and live in it while growing grains and vegetables for personal consumption. Thank you for the video.
I would check with the county building permit office in the county that you are looking at. That's what we did before setting up our yurt. We wanted to be sure that a yurt would be counted as a non-permanent structure that did not require permitting.
Thank you for the guidance. It’s really great of you doing this.
Glad it was helpful!
Great job on this video! By the way, a great couple, too!
Tony Rivera thanks! We had a lot of fun making it. Have you checked out any of our yurt videos?
Thanks for allowing us to learn from your mistakes
thank you for your time, so helpful!
Glad you found the info useful.
Hello Couple! This is well presented and informative. Could you please make a video on govt rules and regulation to look for before buying a piece of land...?
Great Idea. I'll add that to my list of video ideas we are producing.
the balloon payment sounds exactly like the buyout @ the end of a car lease or thats a great comparison
Ohhhhh, this is fantastic! Great tips!
Glad you found them helpful KM.
This was AMAZING! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
sweet video! Thanks for sharing this helpful information. :)
I'm so glad it was helpful to you. :)
Thank you. very helpful
Thank you for this info! I legit want to buy land soon this is helpful 🙏💜
We love our land. We just feel so much happier and in touch with nature than we do in the city. More to come soon.
I know this is about a year down the road from this video, but as we look into buying a property, we're finding that realtors don't have much incentive to put much time into helping out because there is little profit for them except in a really quick sale. Any advice?
Good question! Your agent or realtor works for you, so use them as a resource to do research, pull comps, and check zoning. Ultimately though don't rely on them to give you unbiased guidance on which property to buy and don't be forced into a decision. If it doesn't feel right, then keep looking.
I've noticed the same thing-you tell them you're looking for property and they have no interest and don't call back when they say they will.
@@Elizabeth-yg2mg As a realtor I can tell you that some properties are offering $300-$500 commission. The amount of work is the same as selling a $300K home and we are making $9K in commission for those. Unfortunately, it's really not worth the time and gas.
@@analidishmey3566 Thanks--I figured it was something like that.
Thanks for all your golden nuggets
My pleasure! Glad they could be helpful.
Thank you.
Thanks, Great Tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks a lot! Very useful info.
Thank you for this!!
You're so welcome!
This is great, love your videos! Something that my partner and I would love to do some day!
Glad you found it helpful April. Do you think you would look at a log cabin or a more traditionally built house?
This is very helpful, thanks!
I'm so glad it was helpful.
great info!
Thanks for sharing!
Definitely! We know that buying land can be a little overwhelming so we hoped this would help.
really cool tips!
Thank you! Thanks for watching. :)
Great channel. Hey let me ask you this, who would you call if you had river property and were worried that the bank is spongy, maybe from when the area flooded back in the fall of last year. Worried about erosion and stability issues.
Sounds like a structural engineer but that is just a guess. Sounds like you need some sort of a retain wall?
very important video..
Great tips thanks
Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
A very informative video
Thanks so much can you guys do another one of these
We were hoping to do one this month. What topic would you like more info on?
Great information. Makes me wonder what real estate agents do to help? Sheesh.
Grateful💕💞
Tank you
What state are you folks in ? looks like my home to me, but with talks to beach access lake beach or coast?
We live near sandy, OR but our property is up near HOODSPORT, WA in the hood canal. So access to lakes and beaches.
i want to a land to build home in nj or ny. what is the right ways to look for it?
Sometimes you have to question ur realtor who isn't going to tell you what land near you sold for in order to give u the best deal bc they work on commission...
Where is this land you bought? What state, or region of a state?
We bought land in Washington State on the Olympic Peninsula.
I love this video. Me andy wife looking for a property to buy.
You can do it! Where are you looking to buy? How much property are you looking for?
@@OneFootOfftheGrid Thank you for the encouraging words. We looking into NC, VA,NC or SC. We looking for land/property between 4 and 50 acres.
You are very lucky the seller did not foreclose and keep your money, never ever have a balloon payment in 3 years (which is most common for scammers). Always check with a lender about what is required to refinance a property before doing seller financing that is not fully amortized. Always use a third party to collect your payments, never send them directly to a seller, especially if that seller is in the business of selling land with seller financing. Always get an attorney to represent you with seller financing, not just a Realtor, financing is NOT real estate!
Good points. We used a third party escrow service that held title and we sent payment directly to them. Good tips for others though.
Anyone who thinks America has freedom need only watch a video on how to purchase land to homestead on. We are not free.
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Boy were you 🍏 GREEN....
We were! We learned a lot though.
somebody count up how many times "piece of property" was said lol
Black
Berries lol
Ouch, drilling is so expensive a shovel is much cheaper
I'm thinking buy me a piece of land so I can build a strip club there
Not a bad idea. Its always in demand.
Thumbs down for the immediate ad for biden. 👎🏽
M May you know we don’t control the ads that are shown to you. Hopefully you found some of the content useful.
Long story; A person bought 90 acres on a cove at the other end of our lake, site unseen, it abuts our property. Google earth shows 2000' of water front. His end of the lake is 1-2' deep for 300 yards out and lots of rocks, half his property is lowlands with marsh, he thought the old logging road was on his property, nope its 50 yards in on my property. Needless to say he is mad as hell, no ones fault but his own...I may buy 30 acres from him just so he won't cut down all the old growth trees. His plan was to log the area and then resell it, he really only has access to 1/2 of it as the rest is all marsh. I'm happy he can't log all of it, so many eagles, osprey, barred owls and ducks in and around that area.
Once caught a listing for 57 acres in New Hampshire for a really good price. Wife and I went to see it. While you probably could have logged it, the land was almost unusable without major excavation work and we were looking for a cabin site, hunting & fishing, hiking area.
Sounds like your his neighbor and not too happy with him 😂
I think anyone who is buying land should spend many many hours reading and learning before they go out and do it
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@@beachchick7688 He's a nice young guy, I hoping to purchase the property from him as he has no use for it and he's putting it up for sale. But the value to me isn't the land but the wildlife that abounds there and all my properties will be in trust to the Audubon Society or Ducks unlimited and preserved as a bird sanctuary.
This video is great. You guys are very informative, with real issues to deal with. I really want to buy land, more than a house, but I know there is so much more to it, and you guys really put a lot into perspective, thank you. Do you have or could you make a video with a lot of estimates on some of the cost? Well, septic, electric, fencing, how did you handle those things? And any other general cost that may come with getting land and different necessities... Thanks Again.
Hopefully, I didnt miss this: as I was multi-tasking as your awesome video was airing & ty for sharing your insights. Also; always ask about mineral rights and tree harvesting regulations. Many people are able to responsibly harvest & replant trees with a good regrowth life plan & the harvested trees sold; actually paid for their monthly land loan pymt.
Was going to suggest mineral rights. A home owner might get a shock when a mining company decides to extract minerals under their home!
Buying land can be such a scary minefield. (Nice play on the word, huh?!?) :-) Thanks for shedding light on this venture.
I Really enjoy this so much! I have my notes ready. I cant wait. So many do's and do not's. Ive been looking for land for a few months now and really had no general idea besides location what to look for. This really navigated me and helped me ask my self tough questions. I was ready to buy and figure out later. Now i will take my time and make a checklist to save myself some time and money. Thank you!
A slanted area can be used for a stair garden that is super easy to keep watered. I love my step garden I had at my Uncle's when I stayed there.
What!? The Realtor didn’t run comps? Unbelievable!
She gave us some general comps, but she missed the MOST important one, which was the one RIGHT below us that was also raw land.
NEVER EVER EVER buy a piece of property with any kind of county or city government restrictions UNLESS you don't mind paying a lot of FEES AND TAXES and you don't mind being told what you can't do on YOUR own land. Run away from HOA's and subdivisions.
I was shocked to learn that some counties are banning gravity-fed septic systems. Properly engineered, it's a proven technology.
Yeah well if your fine with broken down trailers and garbage all around your area sure don’t worry about an Hoa but finding a property with light hoa restrictions is a must if you care about your properties value
Unfortunately many people learn of this a little to late and your neighbor decides to open up a used tire and monster truck shop next door lol
Finding an honest and knowledgeable real estate person is very hard to meet cause they don't exist.
When you find one they are worth their weight.
I'd trust a politician before I'd trust a real estate agent. Liars. Those pictures aren't even close to that piece of land lol. LIARS, every last one of them.
Thanks for the tips.... Nowadays Starlink internet is fast and fairly cheap for anyone, anywhere which totally opens me up to the country now.
Lots of things I would have never thought of. Definitely a lot to think about! Thanks for the tips :)
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Haven't thought about buying land yet. I will keep these tips in mind though for when the time comes
I'm glad it was helpful to you.
We're closing on land next week! First time ever! Love your Channel name!
How exciting!! We have loved the process so much. Keep us updated on your process. Thank you!
@@OneFootOfftheGrid We shall! We're breaking Sunny's prime directive and starting another TH-cam channel to document the journey. It'll be full time RV living for 6-8 months very soon while the house is being built!
@@TrevorJonescreator That's awesome!! That's our plan this summer, but we're putting up a yurt first (so hopefully we can spread into that and out fo the trailer a little bit). We get our Yurt on June 1st!! Our cabin kit is getting to us a little later than we had hoped because production has slowed down due to COVID-19.
As a professional land surveyor I can tell you that buying land without a RECENT land survey in hand is very risky. And almost always the buyer is going to be paying for the land survey.
That land purchase might be the single largest amount of money you will ever spend. Why would you not want to be more assured it is without major issues??!!
Many times a title company will offer you an old land survey: or have you sign a land survey waiver (freeing them from responsibility for unknown issues and problems). Some might try to convince you a land survey is not worth the costs.
DO NOT SIGN THAT WAIVER! EVER!!!
An old land survey may be viable for some land purchases but you still run risks that new issues won’t be shown on an older land survey. Such as a newly created easement or other vital title exceptions.
Not to mention larger tracts may have an ancient cemetery on them. Those can cause HUGE problems for any plans you might have for your new property.
A good professional land surveyor will almost certainly find it and show it on their survey drawings. Sometimes they are ancient and might be hidden in dense woods and can easily be missed. Family cemeteries are seldom registered and most often no public records will be found by your title company.
Fence lines are also possible issues. On rural land tracts at one time the land was much bigger and the original tract was chopped up over the years. Old fence lines that were set inside the old larger tract won’t always be on the new smaller tracts property lines. They could be a long way from the true property lines.
Old railroad beds, old roads no longer used but still in the public records, unimproved human made trails and Walkways that have been in use for decades (these can create unrecorded easements by prescriptive use), Water lines, storm water systems, drainage structures, Water Wells, electric power lines, public sewer, private septic systems, other visible public utility evidence.
Rivers, creeks, (ponds and lakes too if requested or if crossing property lines) are also located and shown on the land survey drawings.
Get a new land survey! And like many things: you get what you pay for. If you call every survey company in the area and go with the guy who wants half what most all the others want.... please keep the following in mind: just like a car mechanic, electrician, or a pluming company; that guy knows what his work is worth.
Thank you for sharing!! Very insightful.
Thank you for this! My husband and I are hoping to buy land in Costa Rica and I am glad I came across this video because there are helpful tips I wouldn’t have known about (there’s a river in the wet season for example!) thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
Hey my neighbor is going to live in Costa Rica must be nice
This is very informative. My family is thinking of buying land. However, we are struggling between selling our house and buying land with the money from that or buying land while still in our current home.
Would you suggest to sell your home prior to buying the land?
OMG! Wish I had seen this before I bought my land! It was such a daunting process!!!! Great video!
Thank you! It is an overwhelming process. I hope you are enjoying your land. :)
I wish I would've seen this video before my credit union introduce the words "Land Loans" to me yesterday.😪 I wasn't prepared to pay off within 5 years or face a balloon payment. GREAT VIDEO
Great video, I’m in the process of buying a piece of land and although I was able to check off all of these things you mentioned after I learned it all on my own, it would’ve made the process so much easier if I had seen this video beforehand! All the good info in one place!
So glad it was helpful!
thanks! found this useful even AFTER buying a piece of land. cheers,
Glad it was helpful to you. We are probably due to film a followup on this since we recorded this one quite a long time ago. Have you already started building on your property?
choosing building company, lots of options in the market, ideally pret-a-porter @@OneFootOfftheGrid
Make sure it is a "Buildable Lot" with electricity pole and water!
Or know how much it costs to have them installed. Or be prepared to live off grid. There are a lot of options.
Thank you for these great tips! Do you think they'll apply for someone living in Africa?
Joly Tematio - Achieve Financial Freedom the details might be slightly different when it comes to code requirements, but the cereal ideas should all still apply.
Don't buy without an understanding of the soil. It might be expensive, but not as expensive as having the foundation fail after you are in the house. Or finding out during construction that you'll need to excavate ten feet extra and backfill with engineered fill. Many expensive truckloads of engineered fill, each carefully tamped in many, many layers by people you are paying $30/hour.
Good advice. We are going to do an update soon and I’ll include that.
There was so many great tips! I think the best one that I hear with house renovating as well is : you can have an estimate but expect your budget to be higher. Will always keep this tip in mind. Great content thank you so much!
I'm glad you enjoyed the tips. :)
Thanks for this video, really helped me out when purchasing my piece of land
Glad it was helpful. What did you end up purchasing?
How much did it cost to drill the well.
We had to drill down over 250' to get to water so it was pretty expensive and most of the cost is dependent on the depth you have to drill. I think our total was just over $21k and then I wired and built the pump house.
Rain harvesting is cheaper than well boring. Pigs would easily clear your black berries. You omitted whether you are allowed animals. Have you put any erosion prevention features such as swales? Otherwise you’re begging for a world of grief. Your road is a main source of unwanted runoff onto your property.
Good questions. We can have animals but I'm not sure we will end up with goats or pigs right away. We do have culverts in place for the runoff from our road and for the rest of the mountain.
We plan to do some rain water capture for our outhouse and outdoor shower, but we will be connected to our pressure pump for water. Knowing what I know now, I may have considered rain water capture instead though.
Thanks for the Info❤
I am so glad I just found you! I am just south of Portland in PNW, I'm just starting off looking for land to build! Thank you!
Great!! You'll enjoy our channel for sure as you're figuring out how you want go about purchasing your own land. It is such an awesome experience. Always feel free to hit us up with questions in the comments of our videos. You can also connect with us on IG @onefoot.offthegrid and FB facebook.com/onefootoffthegrid
This is so disappointing. Even if you 'own' your land, everyone is still a renter, with multiple horrible landlords at the HOA, city, county, state and federal levels. And now I know why so many are homeless. The entire United States is one giant oppressive HOA run by corrupt governments at every level. The American Dream, "because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin
Very well thought out presentation.
Thanks Cross. Glad you found it helpful.
helpful . forgot proximity to rivers streams creeks and building codes. set backs conservation districts and restrictions.
Super valuable. Buying property is a huge mystery for the average person. Lots of expensive potholes to avoid. With regard to animals, even if you're zoned for them if your neighbors are not accommodating things can go downhill in a hurry. Try to meet and get a feel for the neighbors if they're close. We ran into a situation where there's a lot of bad blood between a few making for some tricky times. Also find out where underground pipes/wires are located.
Great tips. Yes! you definitely have to try and create good relationships with your neighbors for sure.
Holy Tony Hawk's haircut !!!! .... smh....
LOL. Easy maintenance.