{"id":882,"date":"2026-07-21T18:39:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/?page_id=882"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:41:58","slug":"module-5-building-lot-purchase-considerations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/module-5-building-lot-purchase-considerations\/","title":{"rendered":"Module 5 \u2014 Building Lot Purchase Considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Module 5 \u2014 Building Lot Purchase Considerations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Once you\u2019ve decided to build a new home, selecting and purchasing the property is the next step. Evaluating your property and home needs before you buy involves three interrelated groups of considerations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1. Location - and Habitability<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Town or neighborhood preferences<\/li>
  • Proximity to roadways, highways, transit, shopping, schools, parks and recreation, work, or family<\/li>
  • Distinctive content: privacy or closeness of neighbors, family area or private community, water or mountain views, lake rights, or recreational amenities<\/li>
  • Any habitability factor that motivates you to build in a given location<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    2. Property Physicality and Zoning<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Land topography \u2014 sloping or level, wooded or pasture<\/li>
    • Zoning rules for home placement on the site<\/li>
    • Zoning for residential, multi-family, or commercial use<\/li>
    • Deed restrictions governing home architecture, size, or content<\/li>
    • Home-site orientation for passive or active solar, if desired<\/li>
    • Access to town water and\/or sewer; well-water availability<\/li>
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      3. Purchase Economics and Site Development<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • The purchase price and its impact on your building budget<\/li>
      • Potential appreciation or depreciation of the completed land-and-home package<\/li>
      • Building components or system installations that add to or reduce project cost<\/li>
      • Financing costs and the type of financing required<\/li>
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        Defining these underlying considerations \u2014 location, then physical, zoning, economic, and site-development conditions \u2014 sharpens your decision-making before you commit to a property.<\/p>

        Next steps: <\/b><\/strong>See the Property Evaluation Tool<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0and the Property Evaluation Form Instruction Booklet<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to score and compare the properties you\u2019re considering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Module 5 \u2014 Building Lot Purchase Considerations Once you\u2019ve decided to build a new home, selecting and purchasing the property is the next step. Evaluating your property and home needs before you buy involves three interrelated groups of considerations. 1. Location – and Habitability Town or neighborhood preferences Proximity to roadways, highways, transit, shopping, schools, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-882","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=882"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":919,"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/882\/revisions\/919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/neil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}