Berries & Barnacles

So you bought vacant land for a cottage, now what?

So you bought vacant land for a cottage, what should you do first — Glad we already have a driveway, even if it is muddy.

It’s really hard to know how to approach a piece of vacant land. While you may know the size of your property, how it fronts the road and what the basic land features are, it’s really hard to have an actual understanding of what that means.

Here is how we approached our piece of property.

Start with the facts

The thing about buying vacant land for a cottage is that not only is rural, it usually requires some travel to get there. So it’s hard to figure out exactly what the land looks like from the comfort of your urban living room. Regardless, you should have some understanding of the property on the real estate package and local planning offices.

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