Land Buying Tips and Tricks
By Land Guru: Max Mosko

Buying land can be a very confusing ordeal. There are many reasons to buy land. Some people buy for investment, some buy to live on the property. No matter why you buy land, we all want to make money with the property in the long run. Here are a list of tips and tricks to help you in the process. These tips are from Max Mosko. Max Mosko has been buying and selling land for over 40 years.

• Make sure you have electricity in front of the property, or at a minimum 1/2 mile from the property. It could cost over $2000/pole to bring power to your site.  Your land could cost 15K, but it could cost $1,000,000 to bring power.  Be careful.
   
• In most cases, you can only build one home per lot. Don't think that if you buy a 100 acre parcel, you can build a whole community. Check with your local zoning office on land use.
   
• Try to avoid buying swamp land. Also try to avoid buying low land.  Its very costly to build on low lands.
   
• One acre home sites can cost 90k. 100 acre home sites could cost 100k. Your better off buying the larger parcel. One day it may be of great value.
   
• If you need to get zoning help, see a local lawyer in town. They may have have extra pull in their township.
   
• If you live in a cold climate, don't expect to sell you raw land in the harsh winter, when its covered with snow.
   
• Make sure you can build at least one home on your property, otherwise it may not be of any value.