Short, sourced notes on buying undeveloped land in Alabama, written for people who do not yet know what they do not know.
AE, A, or X printed across part of a tract is a FEMA hazard rating, not a verdict on the deal. How to pull the map yourself and what each letter costs you.
The sign says Broker, the card says REALTOR, and everybody says agent. What each one means under Alabama license law, and who the person across the table works for.
A water main on the county road does not put water at the house. Where the utility's pipe ends, who pays for the rest, and what to ask before you buy.
A failed perc test means no septic system, and usually no house. What the test measures, how Alabama permits septic, and how to screen a tract for free first.
In Alabama the school line is the city limit as it stands today. How school zoning is set, why annexation is the city council's call, and how to verify before you buy.
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