{{contact.first_name}}, the county roll shows {{vacant_lot_count}} vacant residential lots in {{target_area}}, and only a small share of them are listed for sale on any given week.

That gap is the first thing to understand about buying land. Montgomery County's appraisal roll holds 60,328 vacant residential lots. A listing site shows you the ones whose owners have hired an agent. The rest are owned by people who have not decided to sell, and some of them will, if the right buyer asks.

Why the roll matters more than the listings

An owner who lives in another city or state and has held the lot for years is a different seller from one who just listed. They may not be watching the market. Builder Connect pulls the county record on every lot, so we can see who owns it, how big it is and how long it has been vacant before you spend a weekend driving there.

What to do this week

• Write down the two or three acreage sizes you would accept. A half acre and a five acre lot are different purchases with different utility bills.
• Decide whether you are shopping a neighborhood or an acreage. Neighborhood lots usually come with water and sewer nearby. Acreage often does not.
• Reply with your target area and a rough price ceiling for the lot alone. We will send back the lots that fit.

Your build budget and your lot budget come from the same pool, so the lot number you pick decides what you can build on it. We will cover that in a later note.

Or reply to this email. It comes straight to me.

Jacob Dow
Builder Connect Group | CB&A, Realtors
(346) 273-1143 · jacob@builderconnect.net