Room tolive.
What you are actually buying
Land ispermission.
Acreage is the only asset where the deed and the possibility are different documents. Whether you can keep four horses, add the second barn, run the business, split the back forty or host an event is decided by the township's zoning text and its future land-use map — not by the listing photos. We read those before you write the offer.
- Ask the township
- Current zoning, permitted and special uses, animal counts, outbuilding rules.
- Ask the county
- Soil and septic suitability, wetlands, drains, easements, split history.
What you can look for
6 searches · Lifestyle
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Acreage
Three, five, twenty acres and up
- 02
Equestrian
Barns, paddocks and horse facilities
- 03
Golf properties
Course-side and club communities
- 04
Country estates
Privacy with a workshop and a view
- 05
Recreational land
Hunting and trail properties
- 06
Agritourism potential
Farms, venues and home business
Diligence
Asked before
you commit.
The purchase is the easy part. These are the questions Rennie works through with every lifestyle buyer — before the offer, not after the surprise.
- 01
What does current zoning actually permit — and what does the township's future land-use map say?
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Can you board horses, build a second barn, or run a business from the property?
- 03
Will the soil support a septic system sized for the house you want?
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Are there wetlands, drains or easements crossing the land?
- 05
Can the parcel ever be split — or is that restricted?