COLLECTION 02 · FIELD NOTE 19 · 1:20
What should I look for during a site visit?
Use the visit to test the plan on the ground: access, boundaries, water, neighbors, utilities, and the proposed improvement area.
Walk the Edges, Not Just the View
WORKED PARCEL EXAMPLE
THE PURPOSEFUL PROPERTY WALK
- ENTRANCE + ROUTE
- CORNERS + OCCUPATION
- WATER + SOILS
- ADJOINING USES
THE VERIFICATION ROUTINE
PREPARE · WALK · RECORD
- 01PREPARE
Bring the map, questions, and a rough plan for the intended use.
- 02WALK
Visit the entrance, likely project area, edges, and visible constraints.
- 03RECORD
Photograph, locate, and assign every question that remains.
WHAT THIS MAY MEAN FOR THE PROPERTY
A GOOD SHOWING CREATES A BETTER VERIFICATION LIST.
Ask your land professional to organize the visit around the decisions the property must support.
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SUGGESTED FOLLOW-UP QUESTION
“After watching, which part of “What should I look for during a site visit?” would be most useful for us to verify together on this property?”
VERIFIED LESSON NARRATION
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1. Relevance and short answer
A land showing should do more than create a feeling. It should help you test the intended plan on the ground and leave you with a sharper list of questions for the people who can verify them.
2. Assumption correction
The prettiest clearing is only one part of the parcel. The entrance, likely driveway, corners, fences, drainage paths, neighboring uses, utility routes, and proposed project area often carry the most useful information.
3. Worked parcel example
Picture a buyer who spends the whole visit at the overlook. A purposeful walk later finds a steep entrance, a neighbor’s shed near the line, and a wet crossing on the only easy route. The view did not change; the understanding did.
4. Verification routine
Use this three-part check. First, prepare with the map, your questions, and a rough use plan. Second, walk the entrance, project area, edges, and visible constraints. Third, record each clue and assign every unanswered question.
5. Transfer and next move
The lesson is simple: a good showing creates a better verification list. Ask your land professional to organize the property visit around the decisions the land must support, not only the places that photograph well.
IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL NOTE
General information, applied with local judgment.
These resources provide general educational information. Property conditions, regulations, financing requirements, and due-diligence needs vary by location and transaction. Buyers should consult the appropriate licensed, legal, financial, environmental, surveying, engineering, and technical professionals when needed.
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