where can i find land to build a house on?
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The question really is:  What town, city, region, state or area are you looking to purchase your land from?\n\nFirst -- when you get to the area (where you are interested in purchasing) -- go to the local restaurant, get comfy, get a good meal -- and usually close by their entry door -- they have a Magazine listing the local real estate agents, homes for sale, land offerings, and just pick up this free offering.\n\nThen ... go to your room (hotel) and spend the night going over the listings - tag the ones that look like good possibilities, and list them down separately -- these are the listings where you will start your search for property.\n\nAfter that -- the local phone directory will have listings for Real Estate Agents in the Business Directories -- and match them up to the properties you found.\n\nDO you know your approximate value of mortgage of pre-approval?  If not, it is worth your time to go to several local banks, and check out their mortgage programs, you know, interest rates, what they require for down payments, if there are any special programs that you may qualify for (like VA Home Loan Guarantees or FHA or FannieMae), and APPLY -- do that BEFORE going to the realtors.  \n\nWith this Pre-Approval, it is a good thing ... you can now comfortably work with all the Real Estate Agents that you choose, and ... most importantly, look at properties within your budget, and since you ARE pre-approved, everyone knows you can give an offer (if you find something that you like) and that offer can be different than the listed price.\n\nAlso -- look at what similar properties in the area are going for -- and if there is a big difference in the cost of the land -- find out why.
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You can try online database such as realtor.com  or craigslist.org\n\nOR..  Try going to county recorder's office and getting the information of land owners in your area.  If it is an empty land, and you offer to rent it, I don't see why owner's will say no.
195515
Things to consider. Sometimes the land maybe behind other land(owned by someone else)you need to make sure you also get access to your land. How close is power lines to your land (the power company might charge you the cost if the main is far away and they have to do extra. What about water, do you need to drill a well? sometimes water back East can be real rusty,orhave a bad sulphur smell Or if you are Out West does water rights come with the land or do you have buy them. Does the land have good drainage? Are the taxes paid up (if you buy it you become responsable for any back taxes).
289315
Check with your city's housing department or city hall.  You should be able to get a copy of your house's layout or plans.  Something of that nature.
585345
An easier way to look for a place is www.Realtor.com\n\nYou should be able to find a place according to your budget, location, and needs.\n\nWhat area are you looking around?
1072246
Assuming you're paying cash, figure out where you'd like to buy the land, then find a real estate agent in that area.  When you find the right piece of land, put a contract on it with your buyer's agent.  You can be a landowner in less than a month!
1187216
I was in a simialir situatio to this a few years ago, except I didnt have any land.  I wasnt able to get a construction loan without putting up my half of my current shared house as collateral.  It was kind of a sensative area legally I was told.  It ended by my ex having to buy me out and paying off the remainder of the loan so she could own the house outright.  It can be done, you just need to investigate.
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Go to www.switchboard.com and find your nearest 5 real estate agencies.  Call them up and ask them who in that office deals with the most real estate LAND purchases.  tell them what you have (how much land, is it buildable, etc) and ask them to send you "comps" on land just like yours in your area.  Comps (it stands for comparables) will tell you how much land SOLD FOR in the past "x" amount of time and "y" distance from your land.\nNow - take as many SOLD pieces of land that has sold in the past 6 months (longer if you have to) in a close vicinity of yours (I like to use less than a half mile)...  Land is more difficult than houses, but it is still entirely possible.  take as many honest comps (you'll have to sort out the ones the realtor gives you) as you can and eliminate the highest sold amount and lowest sold amount.  Average the rest...  This should give you the best-guess at market value...\n\nBe careful - Don't use the realtor's current listings that are still on the market.  these "asking prices" mean nothing to you.  Only concentrate on how much similar land SOLD for in your area...  you'll get a real good idea of what you can get for your land!!\n\nGood Luck!\n\nA coupl
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There is no way of knowing the answer to this question because we have no idea what the lot is like or its size.  There are lots of restrictions on filling in wet lands because you are destroying a habitat so it might not even be legal.
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In many communities the local MLS does upload land listing to realtor.com.\n\nIn addition when you do go to realtor.com, there are search options that allow one to look at land only.\n\nAs I recall there is a franchise called American Farm?  This is an excellent resource for farms and ranches.\n\nGood Luck
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You can go to your county offices, there should be and entire room of deeds and land maps, and that sort of thing. Its open to the public by law. Try calling the county clerk to find out where the office is located and the hours and so on. Its a fairly simple process, most of the time there is a person on hand to help answer any questions. \n\nIts set up like a library, according to lots and addresses. It also will help if you have the tax number, or deed number. If not the address will usually do. the current or previous own will also help.
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go to the website:  www.realtor.com\nput in the city and state, hit enter, put a check mark next to "Land" and you'll get a list of vacant lots for sale in the area with prices and lot size.  Good luck
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It doesn't matter where you reside, look at the areas surrounding your immediate cities and other surrounding areas.  \n\nI find that purchasing raw land 10-15 miles outside a city normally works really well and is the land is cheap in most instances.  \n\nDepending on how much you have to invest and the cost of land near where you live. Try and buy the minimum of 4-5 acres. A good size property to purchase if you are a small time investor as I am would be 10-20 acres, developers will purchase those type all the time for single family homes.  Make sure that you get from the county the zoning of the property. That should not really concern you as you are planning to sell it anyway.\n\nDon't be concerned if utilities are not built to your property as of yet, eventually the city will build the utilities out to where you are. You must continue to pay property taxes on the property and any improvement tax assessed by the city. If they build the utilities out and past your property, you could be accessed a utility tax, sometimes this is a one time tax, other times it is done over a few years depending on how the local govenrment vote on the payment.\n\nI find this to be an excellent way to build a trust for my grandchildren's education.\n\nYou will find that being a land speculator is a good business and not only that but profitable. As you gain more experience you can and would want to go out further, bank the land. I try and sell about 10-20 acres per year or more. I try to purchase about 50-60 acres per year.\n\nI don't know if there are any land properties in your area but try this site they sell land and the sign up is free. they also have a booklet you can receive in the mail.\n\nYou should always look at a piece of land before buying it.\n\nwww.landauction.com\n\n \nI hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.\n\n"FIGHT ON"
108990
I would check with a modular home company.  I'm sure they get asked that question all the time since their customers would be buying land to place the house on it.
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You simply need industrial property; which is in abundance in many many places in the US.  Most cities and counties will bend over backwards to help you because it means jobs in their communities.  \n\nIf you are looking for an existing building there are some listed on ebay.com; but there are far more listings online.  Simply search industrial property for sale.
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Ok, first off, if it were me...\n\nI would select the part of the Country that I would like to live in... Desert, Forest, Mountain, Plains...\n\nI would get a topographical map of the area...\n\nI would also download  "Google Earth"  It gives you a map where you can see rivers, streams and houses in 3D!  Roads and all kinds of features, in order to find out what the place will look like.\n\nNow, I would also contact the nearest Government office near the place I would select.  First to find out more about the place, its amenities, and populations and regulations about everything there is to know about the area...(some are pretty indept about everything, if they know you want to relocate in thier area!).\n\nI would contact the Better Business Bureau to find a "reputable Real Estate Agent", and after that, I would also find out if they have the "listings online" for your perusal...\n\nPark Services would only let you know "where you cant build", or what the Fire Regulations and all other sort of ecological "no-nos" that you are not allowed to do, around thier lands.\n\nIn some Parks, you can "rent the land" but not own them, so you can put up a house, and if they say you gotta go, THEN, you gotta go, no ifs ans or buts, and you DONT get the price of your home back either!!  Because they may want to use the land for something else, and you are basically renting off them, and the house is there at "thier convinience" and they can tell you to skedaddle in a few days or weeks notice.\n\nSo, I would not want Government land, but private lots of sections with forest on them.\n\nAfter I have done all that, I would want to know of the lumber yards, (to build the house), and other things like stores, Groceries, and supplies, and if your going to grow vegetables a good greenerie... (gerneral store if they still have them :).\n\nI would want to know about law enforcement and the criteria on what your going to have to know about local codes and regulations, and also cellular service in the area, as you will probably be too far away for landline service, and too remote for cable, so a Dish would be a necessity if you want to keep up with news and programming.   \n\nIf there is a good running stream, you might think about investing in a good water Generator, to keep some electricity flowing to your home...(yep, they still make those things!).\n\nYou would have to find all the information about those things, and if you need a Doctor, or emergency room, find out how long it would take you to get to there.. or if they have helicopter service, for a true emergency...(depends on how far back into them thar hills ya want to go).\n\nGet enough acrage to farm, as you will be growing your own vegatables and crops to survive on, if you dont have a lot of money...(this REALLY takes a good amount for an undertaking like this!)...\n\nOther than that, if anyone else has anything I might have missed, then see what they have that I have forgotten...\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
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My parents had 2 lots in the same general area.  We always got postcards from land prospectors wanting to buy the land.  Also, building companies are looking to buy lots in Cape Coral.  Contact Holiday Builders.  They don't offer as much as most people would, but it is a quick sell.\n\nBy the way, land there is skyrocketing.  It's a good investement if you can hang onto it.