hi everyone it's Paula Roper Bacchas your real estate pro here in Jamaica where I
can help you to buy sell rent lease
residential or commercial properties
island wide in Jamaica and it would be
my pleasure
to assist you today in today's episode
we will be discussing tips for buying land
in Jamaica so before we start I would
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one check the terrain of the land so you
might say to me Paula what do you mean
by the terrain of the land? terrain of
the land simply means the physical
features of the land you must try to
figure out the vertical and horizontal
features of the land otherwise referred
to as the lay of the land you must look
at the elevation the slope and the
orientation of the land before starting
the purchasing process you need to put
your eyes on and your feet on that land
this is my pro tip and anyone who knows
me knows that I sell a lot of land so I
always tell my purchasers make sure that
you visit the property before purchasing
it is imperative for you in the long run
to know the terrain of the land in which
you are purchasing I also suggest
bring along a land surveyor with you
they are very very versed in the lay of
land and they may be better
able to point out things about the land
that you might not realize and they
might also be able to tell you which
might be a good buy or a bad buy
so I
always say bring along a land surveyor with you if it is if it is possible number
two I always say to my purchasers always
ask or take the responsibility to clear
the land before purchasing it is very
difficult for you to know the physical
features of the land if it is bushy or
if there's a lot of trees or vegetation
on the land it is very difficult for you
to know the lay of the land the terrain
of the land so I always say try to get
the land cleared so that you know if it
is if it is a good or a bad buy her
three check to see if the land is
located in a flood prone area or
otherwise called a flood zone it is
horrible it would be horrible if you
were to purchase a property in a flood
zone area and then build your nice
beautiful house only to have it flooded
so I always say check to make sure that
this property is not located in a flood
zone number four does this land have
road access very important to know if
the property in which you are planning
to purchase has access to roads because
if you have to hike to get to the
property it might not be good for you in
the future because you will have the
added expense of having to build the
roads to get to the property and I know
that can be very very expensive so
making sure that this property has road
access should be one of your top
priorities when purchasing land here in
Jamaica
number five does this land have access
to the basic amenities basic amenities
light water cell phone service Internet
access
in 2020 we all need these features we
all need access to electricity
we all need access to running water I
know that I would want to have internet
access and cell service so I can only
imagine you also would like that feature
as well so these are the things that you
need to check before purchasing to see
if this is the right land for you number
six you should also figure out or try to
do some research to find out what the
community is like what the neighborhood
is like do you have close neighbors
will you be far away from your neighbors
these are all things you should take
into consideration you should also try
to take into consideration will you be
close to a bauxite mining will you be
close to a sewage plant will you be
close to a landfill you know these are
all things that you need to take into
consideration to make sure that this is
the right property for you number 7 you
should look into the zoning of the
property is the property zoned as
residential is it zoned as agricultural
or farming is it zone as development
land is it zone as residential land
these are all very important and should
be taken into consideration when making
your decision to purchase this property
yes you can change the zoning of a
property however this takes a lot of
time and it might also be expensive so
these are all things that you should
consider when purchasing land in Jamaica
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