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A Layman’s Guide to Recreational Property
- By Martin Webbster
- Published 10/16/2008
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Martin Webbster
Martin Webbster is a writer for Horse Clicks - horse property classifieds of land for sale, farms for sale, ranches for sale and other horse real estate. Martin is also a featured author at www.ArticleKing.com
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Many families are now considering buying recreational properties to which they will retire with the kids during the holidays. These families will want to have a break from the routine leisure activities and try something new. The decision to buy this kind of land may have its own implications the majority of which are reviewed here.
The first thing you may want to bear in mind when acquiring this type of land is the accessibility. Unlike urban dwellings where almost everywhere is paved and easily accessible, rural areas have their own challenges. Many state services such as road construction are limited in these areas due to many factors such as lack of the right population density to warrant the provision of these capital intensive services. For this reason you will have to provide your own roads or get used to bad ones that you will find there. One major issue you will have to content with is the incidence of private roads. These roads are owned by your neighbors and they are solely for their private use. If you want to drive on them so as to reach your property, you may have to seek their permission. The get around to this is to construct your own road or get property with accessible public roads.
The road conditions may be very bad during winter. Not so many snow ploughs can be found in the rural areas. Heavy snow can block access roads and make them unmotorable. You will want to locate your property in an area with snow plough services or at least some way to deal with the problem when it arises.
Waterfront properties pose special problems. You will have to consult with the authorities to know the type of structure you can build along waterfronts and the boundary of your land. You will particularly be interested in the incidence of flood in the area and tide levels. You will not want to be surprised with a disaster.
You will also be interested in knowing about the water situation in the area. Before you agree to buy the land, check out if the area has potable water. If it hasn’t, the cost of providing a borehole or well should be part of the price negotiation as these will have to be constructed at a cost.
Some waterfront properties may be too far from urban dwelling to have electric supply. In that case, provision of electric heating system will be unavailable. You will have to arrange for alternate heating systems in these instances. You will have to be careful with the kind of option you choose as insurer will only want to insure your property if the systems fall within the legal requirements.
How long you intend to stay in the property is also a matter of concern. Each area has a fixed rule on residency period. You will have to confer with the local authorities to know if the area has seasonal residency or permanent residency. If you are going to use an area earmarked for temporary residency into one of permanent residency, you will need to do extra paperwork and perhaps incur a little cost to be able to do so.
Before committing yourself to the purchase of a recreational property, you will do well to ensure that all the appropriate legal and state procedures have been followed. This observance will spare you time and effort later. Get a licensed surveyor to demarcate your land property and always stay within the prescribed limits so that you do not expose yourself or your property to disaster.
Lastly, you will need to employ the service of a real estate agent to oversee your acquisition and eventual transfer so that you get a property devoid of litigation and encumbrances.
The first thing you may want to bear in mind when acquiring this type of land is the accessibility. Unlike urban dwellings where almost everywhere is paved and easily accessible, rural areas have their own challenges. Many state services such as road construction are limited in these areas due to many factors such as lack of the right population density to warrant the provision of these capital intensive services. For this reason you will have to provide your own roads or get used to bad ones that you will find there. One major issue you will have to content with is the incidence of private roads. These roads are owned by your neighbors and they are solely for their private use. If you want to drive on them so as to reach your property, you may have to seek their permission. The get around to this is to construct your own road or get property with accessible public roads.
The road conditions may be very bad during winter. Not so many snow ploughs can be found in the rural areas. Heavy snow can block access roads and make them unmotorable. You will want to locate your property in an area with snow plough services or at least some way to deal with the problem when it arises.
Waterfront properties pose special problems. You will have to consult with the authorities to know the type of structure you can build along waterfronts and the boundary of your land. You will particularly be interested in the incidence of flood in the area and tide levels. You will not want to be surprised with a disaster.
You will also be interested in knowing about the water situation in the area. Before you agree to buy the land, check out if the area has potable water. If it hasn’t, the cost of providing a borehole or well should be part of the price negotiation as these will have to be constructed at a cost.
Some waterfront properties may be too far from urban dwelling to have electric supply. In that case, provision of electric heating system will be unavailable. You will have to arrange for alternate heating systems in these instances. You will have to be careful with the kind of option you choose as insurer will only want to insure your property if the systems fall within the legal requirements.
How long you intend to stay in the property is also a matter of concern. Each area has a fixed rule on residency period. You will have to confer with the local authorities to know if the area has seasonal residency or permanent residency. If you are going to use an area earmarked for temporary residency into one of permanent residency, you will need to do extra paperwork and perhaps incur a little cost to be able to do so.
Before committing yourself to the purchase of a recreational property, you will do well to ensure that all the appropriate legal and state procedures have been followed. This observance will spare you time and effort later. Get a licensed surveyor to demarcate your land property and always stay within the prescribed limits so that you do not expose yourself or your property to disaster.
Lastly, you will need to employ the service of a real estate agent to oversee your acquisition and eventual transfer so that you get a property devoid of litigation and encumbrances.
