Vacant Lots & Perk Test
Does anyone know of a ways to obtain soil evaluation/perk tests for lots which are owned by out of town people which can be done simply? I’m getting ready to buy some lots in a growing area and it is often more difficult to deal with the satisfactory perk test contingency than the offer itself. many owners are willing to sell, but they weird out about contingencies which is foolish. Someone suggested doing a “stealth” test since the lots are vacant and no one is around. To me that seems slightly shady even if no harm is done. It’s still trespassing. I’m considering possibly mailing out bulk letters to owners with a request to do a perk and buy their lot for $XXXX and see what kind of replies I get.
Bump.
Possibly a financial incentive????
ANYONE?
What do you need to know. I know that most of that area is not accessible as there are no roads and so not buildable.
Let me know what you need. I will help if I can.
Im a local developer, and know the land area like the back of my hand.
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Hi,
i live in Jupiter near the Martin County line. Email me & I will take a look for you.
Marilyn
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Flyboy,
I have some ocean front property in Arizona i might be willing to sell for cheap. Let me know if you are interested???
Sorry to hear it is wetlands.
[ Edited by woodsong on Date 02/20/2006 ][ Edited by woodsong on Date 02/20/2006 ]
woodsong, are you selling in az?
Not sure of your costs up there, but down here you can figure $10 per linear foot for curb and gutter, $18 per square yard for pavement. You may want to figure $20/ sq. yd. for the pavement in case you have poor soils.
Good enough for ballpark figures thanks woodsong.. do you have any numbers for utilities also .. elec gas sewer ... cable etc.. we can always just add the % increase for our areas.
any intestest in mentoring long distance.. see my other post. i have a meeting with a major investor in a few days that loves us. but still want to be ligit.
Golly Woodsong?
...I have an excel breakdown I could share with anyone who would like it.[ Edited by woodsong on Date 02/22/2006 ]
I was quoted $202/linear foot for the road, sidewalks and curbs here in NY. And this was from a friend of mine
Thanks everyone. Great information!
Any ideas on what costs to add for slopes? The road would go up at 10-15% for about 1000 feet, top out, then come down at 10-25% for 1000 feet then sort of level off for the final 1000 feet.
Woodsong...
I would have preferred "DANG" thank you very much.
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On 2006-02-22 00:02, woodsong wrote:
Actually, a turn key price, for soft and hard costs, amenity package, etc. is going to cost you more than $200 a linear foot of road. However, the original poster just asked about roads in general. I probably should have included grading costs (will vary depending on site conditions).
In my area (PA), builders use $200-250/LF of roadway + either the public W & S permit fees or the cost of well and septic. As woodsong said, this would give you a rough estimate for the horizontal hard costs as well as soft costs.
Nancy
Did you ever get a reply about finding out the value of your land in Volusia County, Florida? I have recently gotten the same type of offer from Subtown for 10 acres in Volusia county.