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Buyer's Guide

A Step-by-Step First Time Buyer's Guide

Buying a property is one of the most exciting milestones of your life. To prepare yourself for this moment, you need to know what to expect during the process. This step-by-step first time buyer’s guide created by our team will help reduce the stress of buying a property and help you enjoy the journey as much as possible.

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Step 1: Research & Define Your Goals

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  • Identify what type of land you’re interested in — is it raw, undeveloped acreage, recreational land, farmable property, or land for development?

  • Determine your purpose: investment, build later, hold for appreciation, or immediate development.

  • Research local land trends, zoning regulations, and future growth in the area — knowing what’s allowed (or likely to be allowed) can dramatically impact value.

  • Investigate accessibility — check if the parcel has legal road access, or if easements are required. Also consider how close utilities may be, or if there is existing infrastructure.
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Step 2: Set a Realistic Budget

  • Beyond the purchase price, include holding costs in your budget: property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and any improvements (like clearing, survey, or site prep).

  • Explore your financing options. For land, traditional financing may be harder to secure: you might need a land loan, a construction loan, or even owner (seller) financing. Investopedia

  • Consider the costs of making the land build-ready (if building is your goal): do a soil/percolation test, verify topography, and understand potential grading or utility costs.
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Step 3: Due Diligence & Inspections

  • Always order a survey to confirm property boundaries. Sell Land Quickly+1

  • Check title and liens: make sure there are no encumbrances, and that access rights (easements) are identified and legal.

  • Investigate environmental issues: are there restrictions, contaminated soil, flood risk, or other hazards? Homebuilding

  • If building is a plan, verify zoning, permits, and whether the land has the required zoning for your intended use.

  • Consider ground testing: perc tests (if septic), soil quality, and geological stability all matter. Homebuilding+1

  • For remote or hard-to-access parcels, check access legality — a road may physically exist, but legal access via easements or rights-of-way is critical. Homebuilding
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Step 4: Work with the Right Professionals

  • Use a land-specialist real estate agent, not just a typical residential agent. They understand the nuances of property transactions for raw land. LandApp

  • Engage a knowledgeable surveyor and possibly a civil engineer, depending on terrain.

  • Hire an attorney experienced in land deals, especially if there are complex easements or title questions.

  • Use an appraiser familiar with land to help establish a fair market value. Sell Home Today

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Step 5: Make an Informed Offer

  • Structure your offer with appropriate contingencies, such as on the survey, title report, and environmental tests.

  • Be ready to negotiate terms that reflect the risk: buyer may ask for more investigation time, or you might propose owner financing if cash isn’t available. SellofLand

  • For remote or undeveloped land, consider flexible payment plans — this can make your offer more attractive. SellofLand
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Step 6: Close & Follow-Through

  • Once contingencies are cleared, work with a title company that understands land deals to facilitate closing.

  • Confirm how you’ll handle deed, easements, and any access rights.

  • After the sale, immediately consider what steps you need to take if you plan to develop — clearing, permits, utilities, and access.

 

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Step 7: Plan for the Future

  • If you're holding for investment: monitor local development trends, zoning changes, and growth.

  • If you're building: make a site development plan (graded parcel, utilities, road) and apply for all necessary permits.

  • If you're flipping or reselling: keep your parcel market-ready, with boundary markers, survey maps, and visual materials (drone photos, etc.) to showcase potential. Superland Buyer+1

Congratulations!

After signing the final paperwork to complete the purchase, you are now the owner of a new house. It may take a few days for your loan to be funded once the paperwork has been returned to the lender, but once that check is delivered to the seller, you’ll be all set to move into the property of your dreams. 

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