{"id":1407,"date":"2017-06-29T13:10:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T13:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2024-10-08T13:01:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T13:01:37","slug":"building-a-new-house-due-diligence-and-closing-on-the-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/building-a-new-house-due-diligence-and-closing-on-the-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a New House \u2013 Due Diligence and Closing on the Land"},"content":{"rendered":"

Between when the man we were buying the land from agreed to sell it to us and when we actually paid for the land, we had a due diligence period. (Building a New House \u2013 Buying Land<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Due Diligence<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Due Diligence period gives time for a title search, to make sure the man selling the land actually completely owns it. It also gives time to be very sure you haven\u2019t made a mistake and you really do want this piece of land.<\/p>\n

\"Building<\/a>
Land Survey – Building a New House – Buying Land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First thing, we confirmed that we were zoned okay to put up a house. Zoning told us with the zoning we had there, we could put in six houses. And pointed out most of the land is in flood plain. (Everybody points this out.)<\/p>\n

\"Trail<\/a>
Trail to our new land through the woods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We walked to the land at every time of the day, to be sure there was not some time of day when it might be noisy. Or there might be psycho neighbors. Mostly I walked the dogs there and wandered around. You can walk to the land through the neighborhood, but there is also a back way that follows Meadow Brook through the woods. I had walked that way so many times. It comes out right opposite this piece of land that I had never noticed.<\/p>\n

\"Unripe<\/a>
Unripe blackberries on our new land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ripening<\/a>
Ripening Blackberries on our new land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ripening<\/a>
Ripening Blackberries on our new land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Due diligence included eating a lot of berries.<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/a>
Black Walnut on our new land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Harlequin<\/a>
Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendron trichotomum)
It smells like peanut butter when you crush the leaves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We ate berries and explored around.<\/p>\n

\"Geordie<\/a>
Geordie found a little turtle near the brook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Things I found you are to check for in due diligence include:<\/p>\n

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  • Grade<\/li>\n
  • Drainage<\/li>\n
  • Surroundings<\/li>\n
  • Noise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The grade is nearly level. \u00a0There is a brook bordering one edge of the land and another area that is a creek when it rains. Nothing was soggy. The view was pretty. They are building duplexes near the land, but they have put up a privacy hedge. The other bordering land is all in wedges, so they could never build too close to us, since the point would all be too close to their property lines. You can hear a few dogs barking, but my dogs bark, too sometimes. With good windows, they won\u2019t keep us awake.<\/p>\n