A friend of mine and I are buying Manufactured Homes. We would like to buy an acre of land and have it split up into 2 1/2 acre lots. What I would like to know is this. Would a seller who is selling an acre lot be willing to divide the lot if he has a buyer for both lots? Or is this to much trouble for the seller to bother with? Is this a common thing or are we asking to much.

Thanks..

Don

You'll need to check with your local planning and zoning office for the answer. Some areas view it as a regular subdivision if it's not a family subdivision (family dividing & living on the property). You may have to submit an engineered subdivision plan to accomplish it and that has all sorts of headaches and expense!

We did one just like you are planning and the city wanted curb & gutter put in. This was on a DIRT road & unfortunately was under the cities planning jurisdiction. The county maintained the dirt road and the city provided police protection.

Sellers may do this for you if the cost to do so is paid by you. There's really no benefit for them as it's your desire to subdivide.

Best advice is ask your local authority & get it in writing.

Good luck!

What Gulf said.

Zoning is the first big test. Depending on what the zoning is currently, you may not be permitted to have lots smaller than 1 acre. If that is the case, you have to get a variance.

No matter how you slice it tho, unless there are other things going on that I don't know about, I would say that asking the seller to jump through these hoops is a bit much. However, you can make your offer contingent on getting the lot subdivided and then do your work to make it happen in escrow. This of course will make for a really long escrow. I would have my doubts that the sellers would sign such an offer, but it would be worth the try.

R