I understand that developers want to pack the highest concentration of sellable sq.ft per acre, but why do these towns go along with it? Why not tell the developer they must have at least .25 acres per lot? These neighborhoods are miserable. Everyone has huge houses but it is practically like living in an apartment complex. And across the street...the tumbleweed is blowing across thousand of square miles of nothing.
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Are you sure that these towns are that bad?  People often pay pretty high prices to buy these houses.  I do agree that they often do not match the rural character of the farms nearby, but people need somewhere to live.\n\nThere is a balance between providing housing and preserving farmland.  The economics of farming these days mean that you need huge amount of acreage and low property taxes to be able to stay in business.  If development is allowed on the land, a lot of times it will not make sense to keep farming and a farm community will turn into another exburb.
288048
I don't know the NY Real Estate market but in sales (in my state)it takes months to close your first deal. Rentals may be different. But I think to make "killer dollars" you have in some "killer time".
9354
obviously the government has zoning laws for a reason this is to allow for town planning which is essential in this ever growing population otherwise it may inconvenience people in the future so mainly you are hurting just about everybody either directly or inderectly as the case may be
561927
Where are you and what are the other homes in your area doing on  there property.  You don't wanat to be the first to overdevelope the neighborhood.  Do you have a pool?  A guest/poolhouse might be a consideration.  Are you planning to live there for many years or flipping the property?\nSometimes you can answer the question by playing devil's advocate.\nDo you want your "guests" IN your house ALL day?
581017
impossible to do.  There are too many factors to deal with.  First problem what is the cost of housing compared to the suroundings because families with school age kids can't afford high cost housing and will move to cheaper neighborhoods while you will get a few you will get more with lower home cost.  How is the neighborhood in terms of zoning new developments to poor schools will get less families than those zoned to better schools.  Take Reno, NV huge construction boom almost a zero student growth because the median home price is up to $330,000 most families can't afford that it is usually upgrades and transplanted retires from other states.  Of course the year before huge student growth.  There is no magic formula you can predict there will be growth but it comes down to cost of homes and jobs for the parents and that is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Just heard a blurb on the news the other day stateing that Fla. is at the top of the list for home repo`s. Oh and by the way, have`nt heard of any UFO sitings recently, but the aliens HAVE landed!!!! And "Mopar", they`re not palmetto bugs. They`re COCKROACHES!!!!!!!!! All silliness aside, although I reside in Fla. You could`nt pay me to live in most of the hubbles they`re throwing together down here. I`m still scratching my head wondering why anyone would construct a domicile of wood in a region infested with insects that have this material as their only food source. These are the same people that are building multimillion dollar houses on "marshes". Ya`ll know what marshes are. Most of the rest of the country call them swamps!!!!  The idiots building on the ocean are`nt any better. A small contingent of ocean front owners in Ponte Vedra want the state to pay to rejuvinate their erroded beach. I say, why should I pay for it. Sorry but you built on "SAND"!!!! Mother`s gonna take what`s hers. Sometimes with a vengence. Regarding the people coming in droves!! Be prepared for road rage, the traffic already SUCKS!!!! And there aint no relief in site!!!  RED HOT? Yeah all tempers!!
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There seems to be close to a monopoly on this kind of information. It's held by Realtors in the MLS system. I would call a local realtor and ask for the stats. If it's for a project, say that you'll give them credit for the info. If it's for your own needs, they'll give you comparable sales in the area for up to 10 years (1-2 is more practical) if you are trying to sell your house. And if you are lookking to buy, they'll give you whatever stats you want. If the first agent won't help you, call another.\nGood luck!!
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I think most of the no money down, subject to, and lease option stuff is crap.  Perhaps after you have gained experience you can get deals no money down.  I lived in a college town also and saw the same thing happening in my town.  Rentals were everywhere.  I got started in real estate as a birddog.  I made $500 finding leads for an investor.  $10/ per lead he didn't have to close for me to be compensated.  There are only so many investment opportunities in one market though, so now after much debate I am becoming a realtor. Then I plan on being a commercial broker and THEN an investor. It is gonna take a while. I really think that you need the money/ experience/ connections/knowledge before getting into such a heavy endeavor with such thick legal implications and even scarier liabilities/consequences. If you don't know what you are doing you can get hauled off to jail for 3rd degree felonies with that no money down garbage.  Besides that most single family homes make next to no cashflow, especially with the way interest rates are going up. HARD WORK HARD WORK HARD WORK!
232448
Tract land is a piece of land. Say there is a "lot" for sale down the street from you, that is a tract of land. So a neighborhood has many tracts of land. A tract is not necesaily an acre, it can be .56 of an acre or 1.25 acres. Tract is used for legal description purposes. I hope this helps. \nFYI... there are 43,560 ft in a acre.
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When my husband and I moved in together we rented a town house in a town that has 20,000 people, double that with college students. We moved into a town house that doesn't allow college students, the water and garbage was included. It was a 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, not sure of the size, but it was decent. It cost us $550 a month. Then after that we moved to a house about 15 miles away in a town of 800, it was a 3 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms, 1 car garage and a really nice fenced in yard, it was about twice the size, but none of the utilites were included and we only paid $310 a month...It just shows how much cheaper a place is in a smaller town. By the way we live in west central illinois, about 1 1/2 from the Mississippi river...
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Lease the land if you want an immediate begin to profits. Otherwise, depending on the economic development of the area, it may be best to just keep the land cleared and wait. It's value may increase greatly and you can then sell. The best thing would be to talk to a real estate developer.
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You mean the place people live, but claim they live in Rancho Cucamonga? I've been there many a time.\n\nAnd your point?\n\nYou still haven't made a point to prove that this change has anything to do with your point of illegals paying taxes. Everytime you buy something you do pay taxes. But unless you are using fake documents, you are not paying income taxes, and if you have children, you are using a HUGE amount of tax dollars...more than your 8.25% (Sales tax in Los Angeles County, CA) or whatever the sales tax in your area is - could possibly pay for. If you own property, you are paying property taxes - THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PAYING THAT, but don't you realize your presence does cause problems for others here legally? Don't you realize that there is a housing shortage and that is why there has been this URBAN SPRAWL that has spilled out into the few rural places we have left? This is not a good thing! Your presence here has driven wages down and prices up. Thanks for nothing.\n\nQUESTION: DO YOU PAY INCOME TAXES?\n\nIF YES, HOW? IF YOU ARE ILLEGAL AS YOU CLAIM, WHAT SSN ARE YOU USING? WHO DID YOU STEAL IT FROM?
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My family is selling a house in Detroit right now and I asked the realtor how accurate those kinds of sites are.  He said it's really hit or miss.  Those sites dont take into account the condition of the economy of the area where you live along with a few other variables that can skew your results.
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First thing is MAKE IT DIFFERENT. There are far too many subdivisions that all look the same. Secondly, since it is small you must target a niche section of the market and design and sell it on that basis.  Planning permission and various government regulations pertaining to your plans can easily be obtained from the City Hall in whatever area you choose to put the subdivision....but that's the easy part. The hard part is to come up with something unique or you'll lose your pants!
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different areas have different meanings behind zoning designations, where i am at R5 is residential, 5 dwelling units per lot. you need to go to your planning department or look at the county codes to find out exactly what is allowed in that zone.
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If your property is built on a 600 sq yard plot, and there are 20 flats/owners, then each flat owner owns 30 sq yds of land.\n\nIf you look at your sale agreement, it will mention the "land" you own.  This land is deemed indivisible - which means you cannot sell it as an individual piece.\n\nHope that helps.
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The south is expensive, no way around it.  For example--an 800 square foot mid-terrace property (that's what a townhouse is in American speak)  in Surrey, about an hour south of London goes for about £175 000.\n800 square feet.  Wrap your head around how TINY that really is. Your house is ELEVEN feet wide. And you have neighbours attached to you.  On both sides.  And no driveway.  \nAre you crying yet?