The Lot

In addition to the general location and neighborhood, you should make sure you are going to be satisfied with the size and shape of your lot, and with the existing or proposed lawn, shrubbery, walks, driveway, garage. etc. If any additional work on the lot is to be done, make sure that the purchase agreement lists all such improvements which the builder or seller will make as part of the purchase price. If you want to have play space for the children, or a garden, make sure that sufficient space is available.

Will the land be properly graded to provide diversion of water away from the building and from the lot, to prevent standing water and soil saturation harmful to the structure and to lot use, and also provide appropriate finished grades for safe and convenient access to and use of the lot area? If it is an existing house, take careful notice of the slope of the ground around the house. It should slope away from the house so that water will be carried away from the foundation; otherwise, the water may cause trouble. If possible, check the lot after a heavy rain to see whether it drains properly.

If you are building a house or placing a manufactured home on land you are purchasing separately or already own, consider how far away the utilities are and the cost of hookup. If service from a public or community water or sewage system is not available, find out if the ground water and subsoil conditions are satisfactory for an individual well and/or sewage disposal system.

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