I'm completely green at this. Never done it before and never discussed with my dad before he passed away.
I'm toying with the idea of purchasing about 5-10 acres somewhere in the triangle of Austin/San Antonio/Columbus. Preferably undeveloped with plenty of trees.
The purpose would be to have a spot to take the family campouts, and to partially sit on it with the possibility of building in the future or selling for profit.
I really don't know what questions to begin with when discussing with an agent. I'd be concerned with restrictions, existing utilities if any, and proximity to hunting leases and future commercial/residential development. Also if it is in a flood plain or history of country fires (Bastrop for example).
Is information like that readily available to agents or does it take quite a bit of digging? What other questions could you suggest for a rookie?
Thanks.
I'm toying with the idea of purchasing about 5-10 acres somewhere in the triangle of Austin/San Antonio/Columbus. Preferably undeveloped with plenty of trees.
The purpose would be to have a spot to take the family campouts, and to partially sit on it with the possibility of building in the future or selling for profit.
I really don't know what questions to begin with when discussing with an agent. I'd be concerned with restrictions, existing utilities if any, and proximity to hunting leases and future commercial/residential development. Also if it is in a flood plain or history of country fires (Bastrop for example).
Is information like that readily available to agents or does it take quite a bit of digging? What other questions could you suggest for a rookie?
Thanks.