LandCentral.com is excited to announce that we have partnered with Sigmaprop.com and AuctionParcels.com.  With this partnership we are now able to offer you property in more counties and more states.  With over 400 properties to choose from, LandCentral.com is the largest online provider of raw land.

At LandCentral.com our goal is to give you the highest level of customer service and the largest selection of land.  We make the entire process easy for you, so everyone can own land!

What will be new on LandCentral.com?

*This partnership will add over 150 new properties to LandCentral.com.

*More states to select from!
New States:  Minnesota, Maryland, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wyoming and more!

*Currently buying properties in Oregon, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington and California.

ABOUT LandCentral.com

*  LandCentral.com is the largest on-line retailer of raw land in the country.

*  LandCentral.com owns all the parcels on the website, so you work directly with the owner.

*  Easy Financing! Everyone is approved, we won’t even check your credit.

*  No hassle, no banks, no realtors.

*  Low down payments and low document fees!

*  Popular Foreclosure page – take over the payments on a property, earn instant equity.

*  Sold over 1500 properties in 2008.

*  Maps, driving directions, pictures available.

Go to LandCentral.com now to view our vast inventory and select the land of your dreams!  Many of these properties are sure to sell within the first 24 hours, so act fast.  You don’t want to miss out on a great opportunity.

This week LandCentral.com is spotlighting the foreclosures.  We have a great list of options for you including Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Arizona and more!

Foreclosures are a fantastic way to build your investment portfolio.  The way it works is that you pay a small cost to bring current and then simply take over the payments.  The properties are all free and clear of any liens, like all of the properties on LandCentral.com.  You get to enjoy the benefits of the built in equity that these properties come with.

Check out what many LandCentral.com customers have already been taking advantage of and visit the Foreclosure Spotlight.

The primary purpose of a legal description is to describe a particular parcel of land in a way that uniquely describes only that property, without ambiguity (being vague). It is also important that the legal description survives through time, or be composed in such a way that the legal description is not dependent on elements that may not be available in the future. In the United States, the most common methods used to describe land are by reference to a lot and/or block within an existing subdivision, by aliquot description, by metes and bounds, or by a combination of these.

SUBDIVISION PLAT

A Subdivision Plat is exactly what it sounds like; a plat that subdivides. For either large or small subdivisions, the goals are the same, to meet the requirements of current land use ordinances and to provide a method of creating smaller parcels of land. Because the subdivision plat creates several parcels of land simultaneously, it provides for a much simpler legal description when referring to any particular parcel of land within the subdivision.

ALIQUOT DESCRIPTION

Aliquot descriptions are legal descriptions using the nomenclature of the U.S. Public Land Survey System. This would include references to portions of Sections, Townships, and Ranges. Land within rural or undeveloped land is often described this way. A typical legal description of this nature would read something like “The northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 30, Township 1 North, Range 70 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian”. Each occurrence of the word “quarter” indicates the division of the section (roughly one mile square) into quadrants (quarters), with each quarter being progressively divided into further quarters.

METES AND BOUNDS

Some land cannot be described briefly. In these cases, a “metes and bounds” description is required. “Metes,” meaning measurements, and “bounds,” meaning boundaries, are designated for so many units of measurement along a specified boundary line and describe the geometry of the perimeter of a parcel of land. A metes and bounds description is often lengthy, as it may contain bearings and distances for each line, descriptive geometry of each curve, and references to other adjacent or nearby parcels of land.

References

Flatirons Surveying, Inc. http://www.flatsurv.com/(July 14, 2004)
Michigan Dept of Natural Resources. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/IC4008_47977_7.pdf

Should I visit the property before buying? Only you can make that decision. Physically inspecting a piece of property is not a hard process; however, it can be time consuming. Therefore, because of our strong guarantees, our buyers are comfortable making a buying decision without inspecting the property first. In addition, we have already viewed the property, inspected the land, and have already taken photos of the actual property. Remember, all of the photos on our site are actual photos of the land you are buying, not just a photo of the general area.

If you should decide to visit the property before buying, let us offer you a few suggestions:

• NEVER INSPECT THE LAND ALONE! Inspecting land alone can be fun and exciting, however, take someone along to share in the adventure. A cell phone is necessary, just in case you get lost.

• WEAR THE RIGHT CLOTHES! Always wear long sleeve clothing for protection against any plants or tall grass with thorns or thistles.

• GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME. It usually takes about one hour to inspect an acre of land and larger parcels can take a full day or more.

• LOOK AT THE FOLIAGE. You can tell almost everything about your land from the plants and trees that grow (or don’t grow!) on the property. Learn the most common plants and trees in the area and look for them when you do your inspections.

• CONTACT US WHEN YOU ARE DONE!

Building green or retrofitting a home to be more green is at the top of many home owner’s priority lists. In one informal poll 64% of the people questioned said the main reason they were considering green was the need to reduce energy costs. Another 55% wanted to go green for the health benefits, and almost half felt it was just the right thing to do.

You could consider building green, or retrofitting your home, as a method of future-proofing your home, especially when it comes to rising energy costs. There are some very simple steps you can take to make sure your home is green.

Stop the drafts

One of the biggest energy drains for any home is the draft. These are the air leaks that let warm air out and cold air in. You feel this especially when the wind start to blow. The higher the wind speed, the faster your house cools.

Stopping the drafts is one of the simpler green strategies to put in place. Make sure all your moving windows and doors are properly weatherstripped. Watch for weather stripping that is brittle or torn. Check all the pipes that enter the house. Are they caulked? Check for cracks in the caulking. Shrinkage isn’t uncommon, so a touch-up may be needed. And be sure to make sure there are no gaps where the walls meet the foundation.

Beef up the attic insulation.

Building green and retrofitting for a greener home involves making sure the roof isn’t letting all your heat out. While heat radiates in all directions, hot air circulates toward the ceiling. If your roof isn’t insulated adequately, it will add significantly to your energy bill each month. A foot deep is the recommendation for maximum effect.

Install double or triple pane windows.

If you are building a new home, install double pane windows with low-E glass. Some people claim that triple pane windows are overkill, but if you live in a very cold climate or very hot climate, they may well be worth the extra expense. Avoid windows made of metal as these conduct cold and heat into your home. Wood and vinyl are better choices. Make sure that wood frames have quality seals.

It is relatively easy to retrofit older homes with energy efficient windows. If your budget won’t allow it, installing the plastic storm window kits inside your home is a good alternative. Plastic is resists the flow of heat and will help keep your warm air in and the cold air out.

Install your water heater in the house.

How many times have you seen the hot water heater sitting in the cold garage or basement? This is a real energy waster. You can cut energy costs considerably by just installing the water heater in the house. If it’s too late for that, make sure you wrap the heater in a water heater jacket. Much like putting on a down coat to ward off the cold, a fiberglass jacket helps slow the penetration of cold into the tank. If you stay in the cold long enough, though, you know how the cold eventually gets to you. The same thing happens to the hot water heater.

Insulate pipes and air ducts.

Make sure that hot water pipes are wrapped with pipe insulation. Insulate the first six feet of water pipe going into your hot water heater, as well. This helps prevent cycling which can cool your house down.

Make sure that any metal air ducts don’t leak. You want all your hot air to reach its destination. And then make sure they are properly insulated. Metal is one of the best conductors for hot and cold. Exposure to the cold air in the basement will waste valuable energy.

Use compact fluorescent bulbs.

The price has come down so much on these bulbs, there just isn’t any excuse to not use them for most applications. The only place they don’t work is in unvented light fixtures. Considering how much you save in electricity usage with one CF bulb, replacing obsolete fixtures makes a lot of sense.

If you build all these green tips into your new home, you will future-proof your home from escalating energy costs. It doesn’t cost that much to retrofit an older home with these green ideas either. Building green and rebuilding green offer financial as well as ecological rewards.