Author: ghsuccess

You inherited a vacant lot in Sun City. Your father bought it in 1972 to retire on. He never built. You live in Cleveland. Arizona’s vacant-land inventory is not limited to the remote off-grid acreage of Cochise and Mohave Counties. The state also contains a substantial inventory of platted vacant lots in master-planned subdivision communities … Continued

Florida has the most aggressive tax-collection calendar in the country. The window is shorter than most owners realise. If you have fallen behind on property taxes on a Florida vacant lot, the situation is not catastrophic, but it is on a clock — and the clock is set by Florida Statutes Chapter 197. This guide … Continued

Your grandfather bought a lot in Cape Coral in 1965 for $20 down. You still own it. It is one of 2.1 million. That sentence captures the entire pre-1970 Florida land-development story. Between 1957 and 1969, a handful of Florida companies platted and sold more vacant subdivision lots than every other state in the country … Continued

Texas law allows your neighbour to claim part of your land if you have not been paying attention for ten years. That is not a metaphor. Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.026 — the ten-year statute of limitations on adverse possession claims — establishes that a person who uses someone else’s real property … Continued

You inherited Texas land. You live somewhere else. The annual property tax bill arrives at your address now.Most Texas land that changes hands by inheritance changes hands across state lines. The parent or grandparent who owned it lived in Texas. The heir lives in Atlanta, or Brooklyn, or Phoenix, or somewhere that is not a … Continued