Why Most Landowners Overestimate Their Property’s Development Value
Understanding the Gap Between Perceived Value and Market Reality One of the most difficult conversations in land brokerage is explaining why a property with clear…
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When Should You Sell Land As-Is vs. Take It Through Approvals?
A Northern Virginia Landowner’s Guide to Balancing Risk, Time, and Value Whether to sell property in its current condition or invest time and money into…
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How to Tell Whether a Land Buyer Is Actually a Buyer
Why Sellers Should Understand Who They’re Dealing With Before Signing a Contract When someone calls expressing interest in buying your land, most owners assume a…
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How Many Lots Should You Actually Create?
Why Maximizing Yield Doesn’t Always Maximize Value When landowners begin thinking about subdivision, one of the first questions is: “How many lots can I get?”…
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Why Approved Subdivisions Still Don’t Sell
When Technical Approval Doesn’t Translate Into Market Demand One of the most frustrating outcomes for landowners is spending years and significant money to obtain subdivision…
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When One Soils Report Almost Cost $100,000
A couple of years ago, I was representing the seller of a 55-acre parcel in Fauquier County. We negotiated terms, went under contract, and everything…
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Two Ways to Value Land (And Why They Often Don’t Agree)
A landowner recently asked me to prepare a comparable sales analysis to accompany a valuation based on a potential 10-lot subdivision. Her expectation wasn’t just…
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When Rezoning Looks Attractive…But Isn’t
Why Many Landowners Overestimate Rezoning Potential Misconceptions around rezoning often lead landowners to price property based on what is theoretically possible, rather than what is…
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Most Landowners Don’t Have a Listing Problem
Why Complex Properties Require a Pre-Listing Advisory Most landowners do not have a listing problem. They have a clarity problem. Before a complex parcel ever…
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Subdivision Bonding Explained: What Landowners Need to Know Before Selling
The Bonding Problem: What Landowners Can (and Can’t) Do About It In a previous post, I explained how subdivision value increases as certainty increases and…