How would you "butter someone up" about purchasing some of their land

[chickened]

Take them some eggs maybe, break the ice, people are by nature untrusting and if they are older folks they probably would be more interested in meeting you and your family as new neighbors. If I was this person I would want to know that at the very least if some weirdo was moving in or something about who I am dealing with. Remember this is rural and city people are different in the eyes of country folk. They will most likely recognize a buttering up so be honest and tell them what you would do with the place. If they suspect anything awry they will most likely not sell you the easement.
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[violetsky]

I would go to the courthouse and dig up all the records about that property. I would also ask the zoning department for help. It
seems unlikely the county/state would allow a property to get landlocked, perhaps an easement exists that the surround property owners
either don't know about or have no reason to tell you. If you are trying to get a real good deal and know more than the sellers it might be a good
idea to spend a couple hundred on a real estate attorney and know for sure what is going on.

 

[SarahFair]

I think I have found one of the owners on facebook (super stalkerish... I know)
Should I send a message to ask if it is them?

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Why not ask the person that owns the current easement an see if you can buy one from the top corner to the current easement. Less to cut.

 

[SarahFair]

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People have already asked him and he gives them a price WAY above market value.
and Id doubt hed give an easement... they make a house/land of less value from my understanding.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Were they asking for a whole new easement or to skirt the back to the old one?

Easements are worth way more than the market value of the land they take up.

 

[Stevenson]

I am a licensed land surveyor and an elected county surveyor so I deal with situations like this quite frequently. In the state of Indiana, you cannot legally create a land locked parcel...that being said, if it was foreclosed on different rules may apply. Also your state may have different rules than Indiana.

I would be interested in reading the deed to see if it mentions anything about access. Are you considering buying this from a bank or does an individual own it now?

It is my experience that you would want to certainly clear this up as part of your purchase rather than deal with it after you have purchased the property (unless you just get an unreal deal and are willing to fight for it). If the neighbor wants the property, there is a good chance it doesn't matter how nice you are...they will not be a good neighbor because they believe you would have taken something that they should have had (yes, I know I am generalizing...but again...I see this stuff all the time).

If it does go to court, it can take years to clean up. Ultimately, I would assume a judge would grant some kind of access to the property...but you'll have to ask yourself it is worth the headache of fighting for it.

Feel free to PM me.

 

[chickendude]

Personally I would walk away and not look back. It seems the land owner will not budge on price or yield to an easement. Sorry to sound cold but like other posters have mentioned, it will take years of an un-guaranteed outcome and an exhausting fight. Best wishes to you, which ever way you choose.

 

[GYPSYFARM2]

I got my previous land owner drunk!(about seven times b4 he finally broke down and sold it to me on a drunkin' handshakeSeriously..I was actually friends with his son growing up and always knew about the land because we used to ride our motor cycles out there (well,'here'). He's an old russian guy and people had been trying to buy his 10+ acres Forever..So when I finally saved up the money, I just kept stopping by (with a bottle of vodka in hand) and just kept bringing up the fact that I only wanted half and would pay to have it sub divided..after about seven or eight visits, I guess I wore him down enough and he slured out a price..I agreed (went strait to the bank the next morning b4 he had time to sober up and the rest is history

 

[Sir Birdaholic]