Land Due Diligence
Look beyond the property lines
A practical guide to the access, boundary, utility, site, use, and documentation questions that can shape a land purchase.
Access and boundaries
Confirm legal access, practical access, acreage, corners, easements, and available surveys.
Explore this path →Utilities and site conditions
Review water, septic, power, drainage, flood information, soil, clearing, and site-preparation needs.
Explore this path →Use and documentation
Compare the intended use with zoning, restrictions, permits, improvements, and available records.
Explore this path →Access and boundaries
Confirm that access is both legally documented and practical for the intended use. Review available surveys, easements, recorded access, acreage, boundary evidence, and any questions that require a surveyor or title professional.
Utilities and site conditions
Identify the availability and location of electric service, water, septic options, wells, drainage, flood information, soil considerations, clearing, grading, and other site-preparation needs. Estimates should come from qualified local providers.
Use, zoning, and restrictions
Discuss the plan for the land early. A residence, manufactured home, animals, agriculture, recreation, outbuildings, or future division may create different zoning, permitting, deed-restriction, and infrastructure questions.
Documents worth organizing
- Survey, legal description, and title information
- Access or easement documents
- Permits and records for existing improvements
- Utility, well, and septic information
- Flood, zoning, and land-use information
Jamie can help organize the real-estate process and identify open questions, while property-specific legal, surveying, engineering, environmental, and construction matters should be confirmed by the appropriate professionals.