INTRODUCING MY NEXT BOOK PROJECT My next book is tentatively titled, No More Nightmares: The DIRT-SMART Buyer’s Collection of Scary Stories and Their Solutions. These will be stories from the frontlines of buying country property. I want to use your first-hand accounts of unexpected surprises, dishonesty, failure to disclose defects and quagmires of all lengths, breadths and depths. To do this, I need your help. Send me a one- or two-page story of what happened when you bought country property. Try to be fair-minded and analytical in telling the story. You can be ironic and funny, even though you really want to pound the table with frustration. The point here is to help others avoid the trap that got you. Wind up your story with lessons learned: what could you have done differently in the scoping and buying of the property that would have kept you out of the mess you’re recounting. Here’s a first-draft outline of No More Nightmares:
Examples of the Seller/Agent Failing to Disclose a Defect in the Property Issues
Easements:
Encroachments Environmental problems:
Exceptions to title Farms Fees, unreasonable charges Fences Financing Flawed or erroneous information provided to buyer Flooding Insurance Lawsuits Lenders Minerals Neighbors Ownership, seller’s lack of complete ownership Regulations:
Seller behavior Seller financing Septic systems/permits Soils Surveys Timber:
Theft or disappearance of property included in your purchase contract Title Unrecorded documents Water Zoning Other I will not quote you by name, and I will change details to avoid identification of the parties involved. Remember to end with advice to other buyers that would have saved you from this awful experience. E-mail to: |