{{contact.first_name}}, the county record for a lot in {{target_area}} shows its subdivision, its block and lot number and {{nearest_permits_1mi}} new home permits within a mile, and none of that is in the listing photos.

Photos show a field. The record shows what you are allowed to do on it.

Reading a county legal description

Here is the format on a real county record (owner and address left out):

• S903600 is the subdivision code. Same code means same deed restrictions.
• Block 2, Lot 13 places the lot on the recorded plat. Ask for the plat.
• A description that says TRACT or ACRES instead of a lot number is usually unplatted land. Utilities and road access are not guaranteed.

Four things to check on any listing

• Deed restrictions. Minimum square footage, setbacks, whether a manufactured home or barn is allowed.
• Usable acres. Ten acres with three in a floodplain is seven acres you can build on.
• Road access. County road, private easement, or an unmaintained road.
• What is being built nearby. Permits within a mile tell you whether the area is filling in.

Zero permits can mean a quiet road you want, or an area with no utilities that builders skip. The number alone does not say which. We will tell you what we see.

Send a listing link or an address and we will come back with the record. The builder pays Builder Connect's fee, and going direct to the builder does not lower your price.

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