What should I know about buying land in California?

I am thinking about buying land in CA or somewhere nice without a lot of snow and stuff and around nature where I can build a house and hopefully near a freeway or something. Do you have any tips, info or wisdom on this subject to help me out?

You will want to make sure the land is zoned for what you want to do (zoned for residential use). You'll need to look into how you are going to get utilities to your land/home. Will you need to install a sewer line to the city's system? What about electric, gas, etc? Some vacant land may have that already there, but if not, you will have to pay for those connections yourself. What about access to the property? Will the city require a paved road? Will you have to tap a water source? Will will probably have to survey the land to make sure you can build where you want to (you don't want to build on a flood zone). A real estate agent can help you with most of these questions...or at least point you in the right direction!

I want to buy land in CA sometime in my life. I plan to move there to live my life too. I haven't the slightest clue on what you would need to do but I do know this....Take the time to really know what your plan is and then before rushing into it, understand all the pros and cons and see if this is what you really want. The moral being don't just rush into things. There's some wisdom....patience is a virtue! :)

It's expensive!!!!!

People in Crazfornia are nuts. Arizona is better.

Mark is right on about zoning. Also make sure the county will let you build what you want. There are more regulations here then most states. As the regulations vary not only by county but exact location it is really hard to give you a general guideline.

Highly desireable residential land goes between 1-8 million an acre. I have seen 1.10th an acre at almost 3 million.

Besides what mark stated above you will also need to have a good timeline of when you are going to build on the property. Many lenders do not want lend on land if its not going to be developed in a timely manner. You will look to have least 20-50% down. Hope this little tid bit helps. Good luck.

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