Investigation

The extremely low price on this land is like the flowers I buy my wife after an argument... it would be much nicer if there wasn't a reason for it.

The problem is that the lot slopes up steeper than the town allows a driveway to be built. The seller had started to remedy this situation by digging and removing dirt to lower the grade, but this obviously resulted in a driveway that is channeled much lower than the natural surrounding grade. I find the new contours interesting and appealing, but they will require some serious engineered retaining walls and drainage systems for the town to approve the lot. Right now I am talking to engineers to get an idea of roughly how much all of this work will cost, as how it works into the total price of buying and developing the land.

satellite image with overlayed contours

photo looks down the driveway toward the road