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What should I do in the first 90 days?

Secure the records, walk the property, confirm contacts and responsibilities, address urgent risks, and build a realistic first-year plan.

Start With a Baseline

LAND BUYER ANSWERS1:26

WORKED PARCEL EXAMPLE

THE NEW-OWNER BASELINE

PERMANENT FILE
BOUNDARIES + ACCESS
SAFETY + SECURITY
MAINTENANCE CALENDAR

THE VERIFICATION ROUTINE

FILE · WALK · PLAN

01
FILE
Organize the deed, title policy, survey, agreements, permits, and contacts.
02
WALK
Document boundaries, access, drainage, structures, utilities, and urgent issues.
03
PLAN
Build a first-year calendar and budget before starting optional work.

WHAT THIS MAY MEAN FOR THE PROPERTY

THE FIRST IMPROVEMENT IS A CLEAR BASELINE.

Ask your land professional for a closing handoff that identifies the records, contacts, and unresolved items to carry forward.

SEND THIS TO YOUR CLIENT

Send the lesson. Then ask the next useful question.

Send this when a buyer asks “What should I do in the first 90 days?” or when the issue becomes important during a property review.

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RECOMMENDED CLIENT MESSAGE

“Hi — you asked, “What should I do in the first 90 days?” I’m sending you a short lesson that gives you a clear starting point and explains what should be verified for the specific property. After you watch it, let me know which part of your plan you would like us to look at first.”

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1. Relevance and short answer

The first ninety days of land ownership are a chance to build a reliable baseline before optional projects begin. The goal is to know what you own, what responsibilities transfer, what needs attention, and which records must be protected.

2. Assumption correction

New owners can rush into clearing, building, fencing, or road work while agreements, survey details, drainage conditions, maintenance obligations, or permit questions are still scattered across the closing file.

3. Worked parcel example

Picture a new owner who first walks the land with the survey, photographs the road and corners, confirms utility and emergency contacts, and records a washed culvert. A small early repair prevents a larger first-year surprise.

4. Verification routine

Use this three-part check. First, file the deed, title policy, survey, agreements, permits, and contacts. Second, walk and document the boundaries, access, drainage, structures, utilities, and urgent issues. Third, build a first-year calendar and budget.

5. Transfer and next move

The lesson is simple: the first improvement is a clear baseline. Ask your land professional for a closing handoff that identifies the records, contacts, responsibilities, and unresolved items to carry forward.

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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