Buying and Selling Land

Cost-effective improvements you can make to sell your land faster and for more money

by Tammy Tengs

Sellers sometimes ask me what they can do to improve their land for sale?  Land owners want suggestions that will yield a positive return on their investment.  They want to spend $1 on an improvement and get back $2 on the price, that kind of thing.  … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Improvements, Pricing

How to write good driving directions

by Tammy Tengs

Woman Asking For Directions

Finding land for sale is not like finding a house.  Houses have addresses posted right on them.  You can Google the address, get in your car, and easily drive to a house.  Locating land is more difficult.  Typically, vacant land parcels will not have … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Driving Directions, Maps, Selling

Selling land? Write to the neighbors!

by Tammy Tengs

Dear Neighbor

People who already own real estate in your neighborhood don’t need as much convincing about the fabulosity of the area.  After all, they already bought real estate in the same area, right? When selling land, your neighbors may be your best … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Marketing, Neighbors

The imperfect relationship between selling prices and tax-assessed value for vacant land

by Tammy Tengs

The imperfect relationship between selling prices and tax-assessed value for vacant land

Sellers frequently ask me to assist them with pricing their land for sale.  After I spend 30-45 minutes on my research, thoughtfully considering price from every angle, the seller will sometimes say: “But my tax-assessed value is a different … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Pricing, Taxes

Can the seller counter over the asking price?

by Tammy Tengs

Counter over the asking price

Recently, I received a full price offer from a Realtor who was representing a buyer.  I was representing the seller. Surprisingly, my client declined the full price offer.  He gave the buyer a written counteroffer that was higher than his asking … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Negotiation, Pricing, Rant

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Tammy Tengs

Land Broker; systematic; doctorate from Harvard; likes vegetarian food, documentaries, swimming, and all things real estate.

California license #01436288

Land22 Real Estate

http://land22.com

Pay closing costs

Isn’t the other guy supposed to pay those closing costs?

Find money to buy land

Where do land buyers find the money?

Seller Financing, Genius

How to buy land with (almost) no money

Principal Broker Misspelled

Dear principal brokers, it’s spelled “principal” not “principle”

Counteroffer on price

Why do sellers have to sign so many pages just to counteroffer on price?

Base price on competition

Why it may not be wise to base your listing price on what similar parcels are selling for

Counter over the asking price

Can the seller counter over the asking price?

The imperfect relationship between selling prices and tax-assessed value for vacant land

The imperfect relationship between selling prices and tax-assessed value for vacant land

Dear Neighbor

Selling land? Write to the neighbors!

Woman Asking For Directions

How to write good driving directions

Cost-effective improvements you can make to sell your land faster and for more money

Reading the “days on market” tea leaves

10 reasons land sellers sometimes have so little knowledge about what they’re selling

Effect of wildfire on land prices

City or County?

Where to go to learn about building restrictions

No Money Down

No, the seller will not accept $0 down

How to ask if seller financing is available

Due diligence when buying California land: Answers to frequently asked questions

How to tell if a parcel is landlocked

10 reasons why land sellers should not accept offers from real estate wholesalers

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