DH and I are totally frustrated with the house/property hunting. We did make an appointment to go see one this Saturday, though. We learned that each, and every listing HAS to be checked on the County Appraisers website. Example: 10 acres $149,000.00. Not a bad price for our locale. Upon further checking, 2 acres are dry, 8 acres are wetlands (swamp). That's a lot of money for 2 acres. One of the best ones I read was 28 acres for $400,000.00 - 13 acres high, and dry. Upon investigating further, the rest of the property was a lake. Assuming this is a lake they've dug on the property (NEVER ASSUME, right?) a 15 acre lake seems a bit much, but ok you will own a lake. NOT. It's not a man made lake, and you don't own it. Instead of saying lakefront property, or lake access, this idiot is charging for land at the bottom of the lake. Moving along, new home on about 4.5 acres for $190,000, Nice looking home, good amount of property, decent price. They had not put in the flooring, so you could choose color, and material. Upon further investigation, they built the home in a flood zone. It was dry when they started building, so they didn't bother hauling in dirt, or building a stilt home. When it rained, the home flooded. They removed the damaged flooring. They had to. The next listing was the home next door to that one, was the same price, and in the same condition. Yes, they still sell swamp land in Florida, and you can own it for the right price.
