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Buffalo Roam or Home – Pick One

Buffalo Roam or Home – Pick One

Home On the Range*, though originally penned around 1870, is a song that still finds popularity. Why? As described by the writer Gary Giddins, it is "transforming...a nostalgic lament...an ode to pioneering, a dream of shared history, a vaguely reli Read more
Noise Impacts Homesite Selection PREMIUM

Noise Impacts Homesite Selection

It’s a noisy world. A summer night, the first in a new home in the country in the woods by a glass-calm pond. At last a chance to decompress, to rest, to feel the joy of isolation, to recline with eyes closed and mind focused on simply listeni Read more
Old Regulations Persist

Old Regulations Persist

Regulations regarding Land Law and the usefulness of affected land can block expensive plans, and shatter dreams. Many an unwitting land-buyer has found out the hard way that conservation efforts on behalf of a plant or animal will almost always outw Read more
Flood Law and Congress

Flood Law and Congress

The United States Congress maintains a law which requires all properties within the 100-year floodplain that are purchased with a federally backed mortgage to carry flood insurance. Such federally backed loans include: FHA VA FmHA (Rural Dev Read more
Not Built Will Not Burn

Not Built Will Not Burn

In a setting where wildfires are a common occurrence, the structure most resistant to burning is the one that's not built there in the first place. So, the first alert is, "Don't build in a wildfire zone." Wildfire zones are not hidden as if secre Read more
Zoning PREMIUM

Zoning

Zoning is a process that helps a city or town or region put its land assets to best use for the primary interest and safety of its citizens, as well as uphold the overall value of the city and its attractiveness to future development and growth. Read more
Flood PREMIUM

Flood

Flood Hazard THE FLOODPLAIN First of all, DON'T BUILD IN A FLOODPLAIN!!! But, if you choose to ignore this very good advice, at least familiarize yourself with the following. Floods happen in all 50 states. They will occur along the coa Read more
LEAD PAINT LAW FOR COMMERCIAL AND  RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY PREMIUM

LEAD PAINT LAW FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY

New, strict lead paint laws are coming to your state, soon. This story is about Maryland's new law for landlords. This is important to know, because 1. the law effects the costs of lead paint abatement and related legal documentation, and 2. pr Read more
Eagle : “Flyable Is Edible”

Eagle : “Flyable Is Edible”

.....I remember a family picnic. It was at my mother’s sister’s farm. Joining the outing were my parents and sister, me (myself for haughty readers), my aunt and uncle, their son, T.C., his wife, Lyssa, and for a few minutes Lyssa’s pet Chi Read more
L-11 / PROPERTY – Choosing A Home Site : Boundaries, Building Lines, Conditions, Easements, Hazards, Ownership Privileges and Responsibilities PREMIUM

L-11 / PROPERTY – Choosing A Home Site : Boundaries, Building Lines, Conditions, Easements, Hazards, Ownership Privileges and Responsibilities

tSelect the Building Site Even more important than the home you are planning to build is the place where you plan to build it. Whether you intend to build on a lot in the middle of a subdivision, or the center of a vast country estate, if the sit Read more