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Having land with too many trees is usually not a problem. You can sell a portion of your trees to a lumber company. They’ll come clear out the trees, stumps, twigs, leaves, and even the sawdust. After it is all said and done, depending on how much material they got vs labor and fuel cost you could walk away with a decent check and a clear building site.

As soon as you buy your land put up fences and signs if someone puts a goat pen on your land and it stays for 20 years and you don't own that land anymore. Adverse possession is real.

Rivers, Pond become a liability if you are going to have a camping area.

I was wanting to put a fence around my property so I could get a bunch of goats to take care of the lawn.

Wow! I didn’t know that even remote land can have HOA. Learned something new 🤔

Make sure you put wildlife signs up.

Hey man, this video was posted a year ago and you're talking about not having 1000 subscribers yet. Still a very quality and informative video! A year later you have 13x that goal. Good for you!!!

Rainfall totals don't tell you much. If you're buying a property near water you want to know the FEMA floodzone classification. That tells you a) how frequently it's going to be under water, and b) whether they will insure it. If they won't, you'll have a hard time getting financing on the land in the first place. You also need to be aware of state/local wetland classification and permitted usage.

I agree, i want to be the sole owner of everything on my land, like water rights from rain, snow melt and well, tree/log rights, but you not gonna be left with a lot of choices if you are not flexible on mineral/oil/ natural gas rights or the air space rights above your land! lol

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Your philosophies are admirable. You also cover points that many might not have considered. The trees issue is something I’m having to seriously consider in the land I’m looking at (NW Washington). As for the water and mineral rights - I completely agree. I remember hearing a story about someone who did find oil on their land and the courts said they only owned the surface land, not what was underneath it.

Hello & thank you for your tips and info I have five acres in desert heights California outside of city limits so that means I have to deal with the county for permits the property currently does not have an address just the APN# & city water is available however the water meter is very expensive to purchase and have installed, So I was thinking of just trying to do a off-grid living thing out there. Ps. Drilling a well is allowed.

Mineral rights are so important!

You can actually build your own pond and put a solar pump on it as well as having fish bottom feeders trout and tilapia... By doing that it's an ecosystem. Especially by putting water plants that are also edible like watercress and water lettuce... They help keep the pond clean they help as the filter brings the water through them keeping them watered and you'll always have a supply a fish. But it's important that you know how to take care of it. I agree with you I would not buy property with a river on it but I'm glad that I'm near one but on top of the mountain so I don't have to worry about flooding :) Thank you for another great video

Great tips! I would also add avoid buying land that is miles out from a county/city maintained road. The county might require you to have a paved road in order to get permits and if your area gets heavy rainfall/snow, it can become really hard to drive on it.

Great tips! You're right, tons of land near us are in HOA's and you wouldn't expect it at all (think hundreds or thousands of 40 acre parcels that are basically all raw land) and they are very restrictive! Loved the HOA devil impression! 😆

H.O.A. means you don't own the land after you bought it. The Lawyer running the HOA owns your land

All good points. I like land that gently slopes away from the building sites. Good time to check out land is right after or during a heavy rain.

I thought I wanted to buy land with water on it but now I'm not sure. I'm still leaning towards land with water on it though. I need to think about this a bit more.

You are on point my brother. I’m also the son of immigrants from Puerto Rico and currently live in Colorado and bought 2 acres. Planning on building a rental and retreat cabin.

Well, not all easements are bad. For my land the easement was a selling feature. I am part of a Land trust. And I am happy about that.

THANK YOU for making this!!! So glad I found your channel. I've heard the mineral rights point up brought up from a lot of different folks, but when I've been asking about it during my. showings, I almost get eye-rolls... Like "yeah right mama, not gonna happen." I'm in Texas so it kind of makes sense that the mineral rights are so prized, but not sure how I should approach? I'm looking to buy land for personal homesteading, not really for building a glamping business upon. Thoughts / recommendations here?

You are amazing! You truly could have been a movie star. I love your energy, but most of all I love your tips. My dream is to own my own glamping village with different aesthetics. I would love to work on a project with you!

This is GREAT info. I moved from a big city to a smaller town in a wooded area with a run off stream, and OMG!! The amount of work, exterminators, landscapers are overwhelming. I see it as preparation for me building a glamp site in the woods!

"HOAs are the devil" You earned instant credibility with this comment lol. I actually gave you some slight criticism in another video but have been enjoying your videos overall. Thanks for the knowledge shared and happy to see you're well above 1000 subscribers now. Peace

We been looking now for a year and i have to say your spot on with your tips . Especially with where are HOAs we've been looking in Pennsylvania West Virginia p upstate New York and upstate main and you have to read and watch and when you check your are a lot of these Big lots 10 acres 12 acres in a HOA development.. and you're right about the mineral and water rights. So we've been looking at recreational land for the most part and a lot of it does says that water and mineral rights do not come with the land

I had to add a comment with regards to trees. I bought land in Southern Oregon Klamath county. Our property is perfect it is on a dirt road that is already covered with snow removal... On the left side is a big field where we can have our farm and on the right side is a forest. There are owners on each side of our property but it's about 5.33 acres... 5.22 considering we have an electric pull on the front of our property. There are a bunch of trees but that's a good thing because we are going to thin out the forest by cutting down the dead trees... thinning it out so the smaller trees can grow and We will be using that wood with a portable sawmi'll mill in order to use it to build our cabin. Comes in handy not having to buy all that wood at a store… it is free. Sure it takes work but it's worth it in the end because you will save yourself at least 10 grand on a 2 bedroom house. Especially considering this economy. However since we want to have crawl space under the cabin, We're going to get pressure treated lumber to go into the ground as the support instead of pouring concrete which is what the city prefers. Or town. What are your thoughts on this? And the nice thing is that the land has only a 5% grade at the most. So for the most part it is flat and the only changes we have to deal with is how deep we sync the Poles into the ground in order to lift our house 2' off of the ground. A chalk line a level and some common sense should help there :) at least I'm praying One last thing our property is zoned for residential and farming. We are going up there and living in a bell tent as we build. I believe we have to get a temporary use permit after 3 weeks of camping... I'm not sure how all that works but we will figure it out. Maybe you can come up with some ideas for a video on the things I've brought up here? That would be awesome thank you And I plan on setting up my camera to film some of the stuff that we're doing so that we could teach other people as we go the mistakes that we make and the right choices we make. Hopefully it can be as good as your channel :) are you in Oregon? It be cool to have you as a neighbor! Blessings

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Great information on these videos bro. I was actually over pricing myself before watching your videos. Thank you so much, saved me $10,000 already

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Great tips. The last tip is super helpful but I thought it would be great to mention environmental and endangered animal preservation protections. Most states have protections listed for rare animal and plant life. With those protections comes the fact that one is unable or limited to building anything in them. Check with the region/county to ensure the land being purchased has not been identified as a preservation region. So please, keep this in mind when buying land.

So how do you research if a property is a flood risk? What website or tool do you use?

Yes Some may not know this but it's very true River's Walk? Mind you sediment builds up over time & a river bank will either build & push the river further away or erosion will eat at the bank & take it away so yes the river will either walk towards you or it will walk away

Extremely beneficial content

Thanks!

thanks Bro! This was good info.

Thanks for revisiting this topic. Good stuff as always!

This information is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Thank you for these videos. It’s even more inspiring that you’re Haitian! 🇭🇹

Great content as always. Keep it coming and you will be over 1,000 subscribers in no time!

thanks for the tips, we live in black bear country and the bears help draw our tourism to the smokies, so we are not going to shy away from them lol

Thank you for all those great advices. 👍

Love your honesty!

Thanks you are very informative.

Unrestricted no Zoning, unrestricted access, must have timber and mineral rights

Keep it coming!

Really awesome tips!! There’s a lot here that I didn’t think of but will now keep in mind whenever I go see a piece of land. Thanks for the amazing advice. Big fan of your channel - keep this type of content coming!

This popped up while was searching for waterfronts on zillow. Thank you for sharing these tips!

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Great Video !

Land with mineral rights are limited where I’m looking. I feel the same way you do but it’s getting harder and farther. Don’t forget timber rights

Thanks for getting straight to the point!

I truly appreciate you for sharing important information that could save a lot of money that people normally charge to give this information I truly thank you

Thank you I'm a beginner glamping business owner. Purchased 14 acres not.too many trees !! Loved this ❤

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Thanks for the awesome advice. So glad I found you on KZfaq. Learning so much from you.

Hi, good to hear your perspectives. What do you think about land with covenants?

Very helpful! You mentioned HOAs but what's your opinion on POAs?

Wow, so many things I've never thought to consider when thinking about land. Thanks for sharing!!

So i bought 2 houses on a river in an HOA.... and yeah,... HOA's suck and i won't do it again. I have to pay $40 extra per group to the HOA and also turn in every persons name to the HOA for each group. I also have flood insurance and possible flooding to deal with. I was limited to only building a 10' x 10' deck near the river and i had to pay permitting fees to BOTH the county AND also to the hoa. Projects had to also be approved by both of them. The things you learn too late..... On the good side, the first house i finished has 98% occupancy so far (at 2 months open) which is awesome.

Thanks for the video

I agree with the trees. It’s very likely that we’re buying 10 acres with basically no trees but even before seeing this video I had a line item for tree planting-it’s the long game for me lol. I’ll wait my 10-15 years. Also, I’m watching this on the 1st of January and also Haitian so I hope you have a good new year and had a good time celebrating Haiti’s independence!

Great stuff

Excellent!!! Advice easements, HOA etc😮nooooo.

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Excellent info and excellent presentation. You really have a great disposition! Keep it up!

Good videos!

Regarding your reason number 1: A pond ups your land's value a good amount and how much you can charge per night. You can also get maps of the flood plain and building 100 ft or so away from your pond is just fine. Plus mosquitos congregate there so you wouldn't want to be right next to it. If I don't have land with a pond, I look at the watershed map and build one that flows with the land.

Awesome tips man !! I plan on starting a glamping business I Florida but I am starting the have doubts and everything is so expensive

great advice about the wasements/water/mineral rights! keep up the good work!

Expanding your vocabulary, there's Fee Simple...= unencumbered land. Fee Simple is no covenants, no easements, no sharing, no debt. Your property conveyance and title report describes: Schedule A. Description of property. Schedule B. Objections to title. Title terms are what drive land ownership. HOA's are a specific type of C's and R's. Covenants and Restrictions. I always mirror a title company when I shop for land.

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💯 Very good, practical information!! I have been a farm/landowner for years and have 22 acres of clear land (used as a hayfield) I'm considering for a glamping site. Everything you have listed is spot on - also consider the cost of drilling a well and running utilities. I'm sure you've covered that already in another post, but contact the utility company in the area and they'll tell you where they will bring power, how much it will cost and then get bids to run the power where you need. Water - check with neighbors to see how deep they had to drill their wells, and there's no guarantee of the quality of the water once drilled. The lical well drilling contractor should also have information - It could have high sulpher/iron content that make it distasteful and hard water kills equipment and appliances. All good - I am really enjoying your programs especially your prioritizing our impact on the environment and our wildlife... always my first consideration!!

no one else on YT is talking about land legalities and it was stressing me tf out trying to find any info. lol. thanks.

Awesome video!! Thanks for all the helpful tips!!

Awesome video with great tips! Your best yet. I agree you will be at 1000 subs in no time. I will for sure share this with the Facebook Glamping Business Group I run. Looking forward to your next videos. Keep it up.

That last reason was worth staying for the entire video - good stuff!

Good stuff, very informative. But regarding the part about property lots full of trees… Those happen to be some of the least expensive lots that I’ve been seeing listed within acceptable driving range of where I work. I hear that the average cost to clear the land of trees, shrubs, and other things is around $2500. If that is accurate, then I don’t think that is all that much. But I am currently looking at a .9 acre piece of land that is FULL of trees. So I am wondering if there would be some kind major cost adjusting just for that. Also, I noticed that you didn’t mention anything about power lines or narrow roads. Some of the lots that I’ve been looking at (which happen to be relatively cheap) tend to have power lines in the front of the yard or are situated alongside pretty narrow streets. I would imagine that things like power lines or narrow streets would cause major problems for the trucks and their constructors to do their work setting up your modular home. Wouldn’t you agree?

Water somewhere on the land is good if you are in a dry area and need a well. Basically it is a good sign that there should be some ground water available. Buying land with no well water is a problem.

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Look out for POA (property owner association). HOA and POA means you are renting and not really owning

Thx for the information.

Really glad I found your channel lots and lots of great information

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Great content! What are the dwelling options? Have been researching and looking to do something unique beyond the typical tiny home on a trailer.

This is helpful as I am planning to buy land

You’ve got wisdom dude

Great video! Keep it up.

Thanks for the tips! What should we look for in terms of piped water already installed in the land? Like, if I buy a piece of land in the middle of the forest, how am I going to build the waterflow system for the bathrooms, for example?

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Great video

Great video !! Exactly the type of info that I was looking for. Keep the good work !! Thanks

I know this is a bit late but you should aslo mention the endangered animals on your land that you wont be able to get rid of

Very informative video. Thinking about owning land soon. I’m confused about the water and mineral rights: how do I find out who owns them? Can I own my water and mineral rights?

Good video thanks

Great tips! Much appreciated. Will keep on the look out for these things :)

Thanks! what websites do you reccomend we use if we wanted to learn about local permit laws etc.?

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