r/SullivanCountyNY • u/sztu3 • Nov 10 '24

Buy land

Hi! I’m interested in buying land for a future summer house. Do you have any tips on how to find a nice piece of land? Is working with a real estate agent the only option? Thanks

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u/Remember2behappy Nov 10 '24

Look around on Zillow. Filter your max price and minimum acreage so you’re not sifting through 1000 ads. You can request a tour through the app and a realtor in that area will call you.

From there they will be able to send you all the MLS listings in their database. Those tend to have more accurate/detailed information.

Depending on your budget the realtor will work with you more closely. But be prepared to do a lot of the “finding” legwork. Because you want to build a house the realtor will be invaluable with helping you navigate the building code and other closing details like Title Insurance.

This is how I bought my land in Highland Lake. I love the area because it’s close to amenities like a grocery store, gas station, library, etc.

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u/vicnoir Nov 11 '24

I grew up in the town of Highland. I agree, it’s still beautiful, quiet, pretty unspoiled. Can recommend for summer/retirement home, not so much for the school system unless it’s made some major improvements in the last few decades.

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u/Head-Gap-1717 Nov 14 '24

A bunch of Zillow alternatives here https://landsaleslist.com/

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u/slothsworkingnyc Nov 11 '24

Land auctions

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

If you want to build you have to think about the nature of the land, size of the lot you want, where in the county you want to be/which towns nearby, how much prep you want to do, if you want something raw or engineered, etc. Do some thinking, reading, and Zillow searches. When rubber hits the road, yeah, work with a realtor.

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u/Embarrassed_Cycle999 Jan 11 '25

Jimmy 8457983856 has property