I'm in the beginning stages of looking to buy land. My goal is 40-50 acres within 1.5 hr of DFW. Key to me is access to power, ponds/surface water, mix of trees and prairie and an ag exemption in place. Hunting or fishing isn't important.

My goal is to establish a long term family plot with bardominium down the road.

For those of you who have gone through the land buying process in the past, what surprises, lessons learned or tips would you share that are valuable?

Thanks!

Spaceship said:

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I'm in the beginning stages of looking to buy land. My goal is 40-50 acres within 1.5 hr of DFW. Key to me is access to power, ponds/surface water, mix of trees and prairie and an ag exemption in place. Hunting or fishing isn't important.

My goal is to establish a long term family plot with bardominium down the road.

For those of you who have gone through the land buying process in the past, what surprises, lessons learned or tips would you share that are valuable?

Thanks!

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if you're married / have a family, then make sure everyone is on same page on costs. Get ag exemption. Everything is way more expensive and time consuming than you initially plan.

Surface water is a good thing, but make sure you have a reliable well or community system if housing is in the plan.

Infrastructure is a big deal. Is power to the property, and if not, how much will it cost to run it there? If it does not have rural water, how much is a well and is there good water there? Will it pass a perc test for septic? Is it in an etj, and if it is, what is shown on a future land use map? If you want to run some cattle, what shape are the fences in?