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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Hey, Bill.  ALWAYS get your own realtor OR an attorney that specialises in 
real estate law in the county you are looking to buy in.

You need to head down to the county assessor's office and pull up the plot 
map and ask what the zoning is.  Then head (usually in the same building) 
over to the planning and building department as ask those questions.

Next stop would be the county attorney to ask about animal regulations. 
They'll usually have a little handout to give you and parts of it will be 
dependant on the zoning and part will be dependant on the city or if you are 
in an unincorporated area of the county.

You might also want to call the ag extension office.

And, yes, some of those questions the seller's realtor is required to give 
you answers to.  Make it really clear that when you say FULL disclosure that 
you MEAN full disclosure!

Good luck!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Jones" <billj AT harborside.com>
To: "Homestead mailing list digest" <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 3:05 PM
Subject: [Homestead] Real Estate Question


> I'm trying to buy a 2-5 acre parcel in Oregon's banana belt where we can
> take the sheep for the winter when we're retired.  I guess I'm naive
> about "the way things are".  I wish someone could explain these
> paradoxes to me.  Thanks in advance.  I feel really stupid asking these
> things of a realtor.  Should I find a realtor other than the seller's?
> At what point do I become obligated to follow through with a particular
> realtor?
>
> 1.  "You can't build on the land if it doesn't have water."  I see how
> this fits in with the world of home loans.  But I'm paying cash.  And
> enough rain falls there that we can easily manage with a small cistern,
> just for the winter months.
>
> 2.  "You can't stay on the land unless it has a government-approved home
> on it."  I'm not sure about this one.  But I'm pretty sure they've found
> a way to keep the riff-raff away.  What if my RV is really nice?
>
> 3.  "You can't keep animals there unless you stay there with them."
> Once again, don't know.  Either way, it would AYOR to leave them alone.
>
> 4.  "You have to 'develop' the water source before you know if there is
> any, because you can't use the creek water."  Should I expect the
> seller's realtor to disclose details about water, the geological report,
> and access?  If I have to dig, even though I don't want to, then do I
> only find out after I'm screwed whether I can build?
>
> I'm happy to build a 12' x 10' solarium with a cook stove, but I'm not
> sure if this would buy me the privilege of staying on my own land.
>
> So what I don't appreciate overall is, I started out with only the
> simplest demands, since I already own a summer farm, yet I end up having
> to build a McMansion whether I want to or not?  Should we just ignore it
> all and go park the RV there and enjoy a balmy winter?
>
> Bill
> S. Oregon coast
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