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usonian

(18,190 posts)
5. Seems like you have two choices.
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 07:52 PM
Jul 2024

Have it cleaned up a bit or wait for a buyer willing to take on the cleanup for a lower price.

It might be hard to find a realtor with the resources. In fact some might cut corners, or rely on some pal with a kickback.

When I moved to the Sierra foothills, I didn't care about the 6 out of 7 acres of brush, the 8 foot high kind. Yerba Santa, buckbrush, etc. I had my area of clear and level ground and lots to do moving in

The day after I moved in, luck says it was CalFire inspection day. They asked me to clear one slope near the house of the low stuff. I started, and too much of it was poison oak, so I got a crew to finish the job. Family operation.


Having said that, even if there's no home there (you don't mention one) it might be mighty good to have much of it cleared for fire reasons, even if anyone building there would have to later on. ???

There is a ton of clearing going on in the forests here. If you can find a crew, good. My neighbor has one come almost every year to trim or clear.

Over 10 years I cleared much of my property because the first was a trail, and then more trails, and then I saw manzanitas hidden that needed to be seen and so on, but that task is basically done now. It transformed my jungle into an arboretum and rock climbing park on either side. Your needs are simpler. There are real estate people who specialize in land. How to find a trustworthy one with the right skill set?

The 6% (3 and 3) rule was settled to be void, so things are up in the air now, though land alone had a different fee structure.

A crew with heavy equipment can work real fast. A nearby land was cleared in a month, not my 10 years.

All that I mentioned are from my experience here.

Not sure if Craigslist is any help. Take a look?

I once did a FSBO and paid the buyer's agent 3% in a tough market at the time. Hard to imagine now!


That's all I can think of for now. Maybe more later.

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