Long term planning of selling your home?

[Sigarms]

You sure you can rezone?

My county put minimum acreage requirements and a slew of other requirements that would impede if not outright discourage zoning/development changes.

I don't see why not. Didn't seem to be a problem when I was looking at adding a modular home on the 6 acres as an option for the MIL.

That said, I should have said to resurvey the land and create a different parcels of land. That said, will look at the rezoning option for a house as well when that point comes.

Most likely the second year in this "plan".

 

[Sigarms]

Spending the money now for a resurvey and rezoning would be best. Rarely do buyers have the funds or desire to buy more land when they first buy a new property, or they want it for a song.

Divide and sell, or divide and hold is up to your personal needs financially. They don.t make any more land and its likely only going to become more valuable in the coming years.

At the end of the day, financially at this point in time, I think we're solid as we won't need to sell any land to look for another place.

 

[plowhog]

I don't see why not. Didn't seem to be a problem when ...

Oh my!

I realize CA is a whole different animal. But when I tried to split about 100 acres into 25ac ea, the County started adding up fees, regulations, road improvements, etc. When it got to two years of bureaucracy, inspections and other work, plus about $200k in permit fees, road work, etc. I said .... "bye!"

If you even think there is a remote chance to want to split your property, it would be wise to visit the local County office that handles that. Again, I don't know RE laws in your State, but there is at least one other question to ask.

You might inquire if lot line adjustments are permitted, and to what extent? That might give some flexibility to enlarge one parcel and shrink the other without needing to do a split. It's too complicated to explain related circumstances here, but I would inquire if the County if there is anything similar to this. Might give you another option.

 

[Sigarms]

Oh my!

I realize CA is a whole different animal. But when I tried to split about 100 acres into 25ac ea, the County started adding up fees, regulations, road improvements, etc. When it got to two years of bureaucracy, inspections and other work, plus about $200k in permit fees, road work, etc. I said .... "bye!"

If you even think there is a remote chance to want to split your property, it would be wise to visit the local County office that handles that. Again, I don't know RE laws in your State, but there is at least one other question to ask.

You might inquire if lot line adjustments are permitted, and to what extent? That might give some flexibility to enlarge one parcel and shrink the other without needing to do a split. It's too complicated to explain related circumstances here, but I would inquire if the County if there is anything similar to this. Might give you another option.

When I talked to a surveyor who came recommended, he gave me the impression that dividing the land shouldn't be an issue with the county, as that was part of the worked I inquired about.

Needless to say, will stop at the county court house and ask before actually doing anything.

As it sits now, it's a house with like 6.57 acres and the additional land around 32 acres.

 

[riptides]

Oh my!

I realize CA is a whole different animal. But when I tried to split about 100 acres into 25ac ea, the County started adding up fees, regulations, road improvements, etc. When it got to two years of bureaucracy, inspections and other work, plus about $200k in permit fees, road work, etc. I said .... "bye!"
.....

Yep.

Sounds about what we went through. I think they purposely create this process just to weed out potential development.

 

[plowhog]

Sounds about what we went through. I think they purposely create this process just to weed out potential development.

In CA it's also a money thing.

The State finally had to step in and pass a statewide law to reign in abusive permitting practices by the County. My permit cost to build a small "ADU" (up to 1,200 ft.) went from about $200k in "highway robbery" fees to be capped at $16k with no added demands. Only when a state law was enacted did the upward spiral of fees stop.

The prior "base" fee was $40k, then added demands pushed it close to $200k. Our experience was a little unusual since we have a road through our property the County wanted to sink their teeth into-- but, even still, geez-- $200k for a permit?

 

[paulsharvey]

Holy crap, $200k in permitting for that? I 100% understand building departments, and planning are self funded, as in cost of permit should cover cost of review and inspection. Something like that should be under 2 hrs review time max, and about 15 total inspections (3 MEP roughs, foundation, 3 MEP stack outs, framing, insulation, roof dry in and roof final, 3 mep finals, and a building final). If we budget 1 hour per inspection, at $150/hr; we should be no higher than maybe $3600 max. Truth is, it might be about 18 inspections, but its really probably 5 site visits, maybe 9 max, as in, all 3 MEP slab roughs are gonna be same inspector sch3duled on same day.

Edit: I did forget a wall sheathing and roof sheathing inspection, but we are still talking less than 30 inspections, and less than 15 visits. Even the $16k is crazy, does that include impact fees, or soemthing?

 

[paulsharvey]

OK, I reread, and I'm guessing the $200k included some capital fund for the improvement of the road at a future date? Still crazy.

 

[paulsharvey]

Also, I should say if anyone misunderstood, inspectors aren't making $150/hour; but that's a pretty realistic loaded labor rate.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

It used to be so simple, and cheap. Now everything is a money grab.