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Welcome

• Welcome1

Key Tools

• Assessor's Parcel Number

• Assessor's Legal Description

• County/City GIS Map

• GPS Coordinates

• Questions to Ask When Buying Land4

• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Top Things You Need to Know2

• MapRight Land Due Diligence Software2

Ownership

• Ownership

• Deed vs. Title: Top Things to Know4

• What is Allodial Title? Top Things You Must Know

Undivided Interest

• Undivided Interest

• Undivided Interest (Real Estate): Top Things You Should Know

Probate

• Probate

• Ancillary Probate

• Letters Testamentary

• What Is Probate?

• Muniment of Title: Top Things You Must Know

• Life Tenant Rights: Top Things You Should Know

• Life Tenancy

Community Property

• Community Property

• Sole and Separate Agreement

Trusts

• Trusts

• How Does A Land Trust Work?

Power of Attorney

• Power of Attorney

Mineral Rights

• Mineral Rights

• Royalty Rights

• Buying Land Without Mineral Rights

• What Are Surface Rights

• Mineral Rights Taxes: Top Things You Ought To Know

Investing in Timber

• Timber Rights

• Forester

• Site Index

• How To Value Timber Land

• Site Index In Forestry

• What is Silviculture? Top Things You Must Know

Buying Agricultural Land

• Crop Rights

• Agricultural Land Lease

• Crop Insurance

• Grazing Rights

• Agricultural Land Lease: Top Things You Should Know

• Ranch Vs. Farm Vs. Homestead

• What Is A Hobby Farm?

• What Is Discing A Field?

• What is Crop Insurance? Top Things You Must Know

• What Is Hydroponic Farming?

• Estoppel Certificate

Wind Rights

• Wind Rights

• What Is a Wind Farm? Top Things You Should Know

Air Rights

• Air Rights

Recreational Land

• BLM

• Wildlife Refuge

• Benefits of Buying Recreational Land

• Buying Hunting Land? Top Things You Need to KNow

• Deer Management: Top Things You Ought To Know

• How Do Trail Cameras Work? Top Things You Must Know

Property Taxes

• Back Taxes

• Tax Auctions

• State Tax List

• Reassessments

• Special Assessments

• Rollback Taxes

• What Is A Special Assessment Tax?

• Property Tax Millage Rate: Top Things to Know

Foreclosure

• Pre-foreclosure

Wetlands

• Wetlands

• Wetlands Delineation

• Wetlands Mitigation

• Can You Build On Wetlands?

• Wetland Mitigation: Top Things You Ought to Know

• What is Hydric Soil? Top Things You Should Know

• What Is Hydrophytic Vegetation: Top Things You Ought To Know

• What Is Wetland Delineation? Top Things You Should Know

Special Hazard Flood Areas

• Flood Zones

• Base Flood Elevation

• Elevation Certificate

• Floodplain Development Permit

• Building in a Flood Zone

• Waterfront Property: Top Things You Should Know Before Buying

Site Issues

• Terrain Issues

• Land Grading

• Site Preparation

• Property Size

• Shape

• Land Grading: Top Things You Must Know

• Site Preparation for Construction

• How You Can Measure Land Area In Google Maps In A Few Seconds!

• What is Compaction of Soil? Top Things You Must Know

• Soil Resistivity: Top Things to Know

• Cut and Fill (Construction): Top Things You Should Know

• Vegetation

Access

• Physical Access

• Gates

• Legal Access

• Road Easements: Top Things You Need to Know

• Buying Landlocked Property: Top Things You Need to Know

Easements

• Easements

• View Easements

• Section Line Easements

• Conservation Easement

• Conservation Reserve Program2

• Wetlands Reserve Program

• Agricultural Easements

• Conservation Reserve Program Pros and Cons

• Conservation Easement Pros and Cons

• Wetlands Reserve Program: Top Things You Should Know

• Drainage Easements

Zoning and Land Use

• Land Use

• Comprehensive Plan

• Comprehensive Plan Amendment

• Zoning

• Rezoning

• Zoning Variance

• Conditional Use Permit

• Minimum Setbacks

• Maximum Setback

• Road Frontage

• Illegal Subdivisions

• What Is A Comprehensive Plan?

• Zoning Requirements: Top Things You Need To Know

• Common Land Use Definitions

• How to Rezone Land: Top Things You Should Know

• Tract of Land vs. Lot vs. Plat

• How to Subdivide Land? Top Things You Should Know

• Zero Lot Line: Top Things You Need To Know

• Lot Coverage: 14 Things You Should Know

• Open Space Requirements

• Maximum Height

• Building Codes

Utilities and Infrastructure

• Public Utilities

• Electricity2

• Sewer

• Septic Systems

• Perc Test2

• Water

• Aquifers

• Well Testing

• Standby Fees

• Before You Dig

• Bringing Utilities to Vacant Land

• How to Start a Solar Farm? Top Things You Should Know

• What Is A Perc Test?

• What is a Leach Field? Top Things You Need To Know

• Ways To Get Water Without A Well

• Well Testing: Top Things You Need To Know

• How Do You Drill A Well By Hand?

• How to Build a Road: Top Things to Know

• What Are Dry Utilities? Top Things You Need To Know

• How Does a Septic System Work? Top Things You Need to Know

• How Do You Build An Off Grid Solar System?

• Nitrogen-Containing Septic Systems

• Aerobic Treatment Unit: Top Things You Should Know

Water Rights

• Prior Appropriation Water Rights

• Riparian Rights

• Littoral Rights

• Correlative Rights

• Water Rights in Texas

• What Are Riparian Rights?

• Prior Appropriation Water Rights: 10 Things (2021) You Need To Know

• Riparian Rights In Florida: Top Things You Have To Know

Homeowner's Associations

• HOAs

• HOA Dues

• Time To Build Limit

• What Is An HOA?

• Unrestricted Land: Top Things You Should Know

• What Is HOA Estoppel? Top Things You Should Know

Environmental Issues

• Existing Junk

• Previous Uses

• Underground Oil Tanks

• Phae 1 Environmental Site Assessment

• Phase II Environmental Site Assessment

• Phase III Environmental Site Assessment

• Radon

• Endangered Species

• Tree Cutting Restrictions

• Erionite

• Superfund Status

• Historical and Cultural Artifacts

• Cemeteries

• Environmental Resource Permits

• Phase I Environmental Site Assessment: Everything You Need to Know

• What Is A Hoarder House?

• What is Endangered Species Act? Top Things You Need To Know

• Environmental Impact Statement: Top Things You Should Know

• What is a Brownfield Site? Top Things You Must Know

• Asbestos Surveys: Top Things You Should Know

• What Is Lead Abatement? Top Things You Must Know

• What Is A Superfund Site? Top Things You Should Know

Historic and Cultural Resources

• Historic Districts

Land Development

• Feasibility Study

• Pro Forma

• Tentative Map Approval

• Opportunity Zones

• Land Annexation

• Land Assemblage

• Stormwater Ponds

• Land Use Attorney

• Traffic Study

• Land Development: Top Things You Should Know

• Feasibility Study: Top Things You Should Know

• What Is A Pro Forma in Real Estate: Top Things You Should Know

• Land Annexation: Top Things You Should Know

• Land Entitlement: Top Things You Should Know

• Stormwater Pond: Top Things to Know

• What Is a Planned Unit Development? Top Things You Should Know

• Infill Lots: Top Things You Should Know

• What are Impact Fees? Top Things You Need to Know

• Capital Improvement Plan: Top Things You Need to Know

• What Is a Site Plan? Top Things to Know

• Site Plan

• Hard and Soft Costs

• NPDES Permit

Surrounding Area

• Surroundings

• Fire Department Registry

• School District Rating

• Proximity to Amenities

• Adjacent Property Uses

Deeds

• Recorded Deeds2

• Deed Types

• Deed of Trust

• Deed of Reconveyence

• How to Read a Legal Description

• What Is a Land Patent? Top Things to Know

• Deed of Trust vs. Mortgage

Title

• Title Report

• Abstract of Title

• Title Insurance

• Title Exceptions

• Merchantable Title

• Title Report: Top Things You Must Know

• Abstract Of Title: Top Things You Need To Know

• Title Exceptions: Top Things You Need To Know

• What Does Quiet Title Mean? Top Things You Should Know

• Uninsured Deed Affidavit: Top Things You Need To Know

Encroachments

• Encroachments

• Lot Line Adjustment

• Encroachment in Real Estate: Top Things to Know

• Lot Line Adjustment: Top Things to Know

• Adverse Possession: Top Things You Should Know

Market Research

• Comps

• Absorption Rate

• Residual Land Value Analysis

• Absorption Rate in Real Estate: Top Things to Know

• Commercial Site Selection: Top Things You Should Know

• Comparative Market Analysis (Real Estate): Top Things You Need To Know

• Internal Rate Of Return: Top Things You Should Know

• Cap Rate Vs. ROI

Appraisals

• Highest and Best Use

• Appraisal

• Land Appraisals: Top Things You Should Know

• Excess vs. Surplus Land: 9 Things (2021) You Should Know

• Hypothetical Condition: Top Things You Should Know

• Broker's Opinion Of Value: Top Things You Should Know

Surveys

• Boundary Survey

• Survey Follow-up

• Topographic Survey

• Historic Topographic Maps

• What Is Land Surveying: Top Things to Know

• How To Read A Topographic Map? Top Things You Should Know

Soil and Soil Analysis

• Online Soil Report

• Land Degradation

• Geotechnical Study

• Corrosive Soils

• Soil Drainage

• Land Erosion

• Nondestructive Testing

• What Is Land Degradation? Top Things You Must Know

• Geotechnical Survey: Top Things You Have to Know

• How to Improve Soil Drainage

• Steps to Build a Private Lake

• Soil Sample Testing: Top Things You Need To Know

• Bedrock

• Imported Fill

Natural Hazards

• Landslide Hazards

• Natural Disasters

• Dust Storms In Texas: Top Things You Should Know

• Sinkholes

• Fault Lines In America: Top Things You Need To Know

• How to Prevent Landslides: Top Things You Should Know

Liens and Open Permits

• Demolition Lien

• Demolition Permit

• Voluntary Liens

• Involuntary Liens

• Municipal Lien Search

• Property Lien Search: Top Things You Must Know

• Demolition Permit: Top Things to Know

Trespassers

• Trespassers

• Top Ways to Keep Trespassers Off Your Land

• Ejectment Action vs. Eviction

Purchase and Sale Agreement

• Purchase and Sale Agreement

• Earmest Money

• Disclosure Statement

• Memorandum of Contract2

• Who Pays Closing Costs in a Land Sale?

• Addendum vs. Amendment: Top Things You Should Know

• What is an Escrow Agent? Top Things You Must Know

• Purchase Agreement Contingencies: Top Things You Should Know

• Letter Of Intent (Real Estate): Top Things You Must Know

• Option Contract (Real Estate): Top Things You Need To Know

1031 Exchange

• 1031 Exchange

• 1031 Exchange: Top Things to Know

IRS 1099-S Form

• 1099-s Form

• IRS Form 1099-S: Top Things You Should Know

Wire Fraud

• Scams

• Wire Fraud in Real Estate: Top Things You Must Know

Eminent Domain

• Eminent Domain

• Condemnation vs Eminent Domain: Top Things You Must Know

Buying with Financing

• Owner Financed Land: Top Things You Need to Know Before Buying2

• Land Contracts: Top Things You Should Know

• How to Get a Land Loan: Top Things You Should Know

• Equitable Interest: Top Things You Should Know

• How Do Home Construction Loans Work?

• Acquisition and Development Loan

• Loan Seasoning: Top Things You Must Know

Building a House

• How Much Land Do You Need to Build a House?

• How Much Does It Cost to Build a House Yourself?

• What Is a Prefab Home? Top Things You Need to Know

• What Is a Container Home: Top Things You Must Know

• Land for Tiny Homes: Top Things You Should Know

Not the End!

• Not the End