Buying a plot of land

[NH Native]

I've been thinking of buying a plot of land, probably to build a house on.

I was wondering if anybody could give me a walk through on how to do this.

Is it just a matter of finding a patch of dirt for sale and cutting a check?

Do I need a lawyer?

How does the deed transfer work?

What is the difference between a deed and a title? ???

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

[Jared]

where are you thinking of buying? just curious

[AntonLee]

I've asked the same question and it was quite lengthy.  I'm sure at one time it was like "here's some gold, would you like it for this land here?"  "Sure, here's the deed, thanks for the gold"

[NH Native]

Where did you ask it?

where are you thinking of buying? just curious

I'm thinking Grafton.  There is a plot in Rumney for sale that I might like too, but I'd prefer being around 'Free Towners'.

[Lloyd Danforth]

Some things vary by the size of your land and where you build. There is some rule about septic that changes above 5 acres, but, I don't remember the details.
In Grafton it probably would entail a septic system they like and a driveway position that they like.  Then you need a well.  A lot of wells in Grafton are dug wells which are cheaper than drilled wells.  You can build any kind of building you want.

[NH Native]

Cool.  Thanks for the help.  I was actually kind of concerned out about how much a well would cost in the mountains.

I think I'm getting the deed/title thing.  The title is what is being transfered and the deed is the contract that transfers the title.  Do I have this right?

[doobie]

Call Mark Warden or another real estate agent.  They can answer all your questions and help you find your plot of land.  Best of all is they usually work for 'free' by taking commissions from the seller based on what you pay.

[Raineyrocks]

Some things vary by the size of your land and where you build. There is some rule about septic that changes above 5 acres, but, I don't remember the details.
In Grafton it probably would entail a septic system they like and a driveway position that they like.  Then you need a well.  A lot of wells in Grafton are dug wells which are cheaper than drilled wells.  You can build any kind of building you want.

I was wondering about the differences between dug and drilled wells other than the obvious.  Which one is better?   When plumbers, (I guess), put wells in how do they get the water to work inside of a house, with pipes? 

[margomaps]

I was wondering about the differences between dug and drilled wells other than the obvious.  Which one is better?   When plumbers, (I guess), put wells in how do they get the water to work inside of a house, with pipes? 

A dug well may be more likely to run out of water, is more susceptible to contamination from the surface, and certainly the water pumped from it isn't quite as "naturally filtered" as a deep drilled well.  Pesticides, or other chemicals or hazardous materials might be more likely to found in dug well water, and in higher concentrations than drilled well water.  On the other hand, it probably takes a lot more energy/cost to pump water hundreds of feet (drilled well) versus a few feet (dug).  And although I don't know a "typical" cost to create a dug well, it is not uncommon for drilled wells to cost $10,000 or more.

[Raineyrocks]

I was wondering about the differences between dug and drilled wells other than the obvious.  Which one is better?   When plumbers, (I guess), put wells in how do they get the water to work inside of a house, with pipes? 

A dug well may be more likely to run out of water, is more susceptible to contamination from the surface, and certainly the water pumped from it isn't quite as "naturally filtered" as a deep drilled well.  Pesticides, or other chemicals or hazardous materials might be more likely to found in dug well water, and in higher concentrations than drilled well water.  On the other hand, it probably takes a lot more energy/cost to pump water hundreds of feet (drilled well) versus a few feet (dug).  And although I don't know a "typical" cost to create a dug well, it is not uncommon for drilled wells to cost $10,000 or more.

Oh, okay, thanks!    I'll have to check our mortgage papers and see if we have a drilled well.  I know we had our water tested and it had radon in it, is that dangerous?   I just found an article, (I'll try to find the link), and it said that radon causes a lot of lung cancer.

Here it is but it isn't really an article it's some kind of air filter they're trying to sell.  http://www.healthresources.net/landing/airwise/index.asp?sc=HEZ4208A   (the radon part of the article is below)

Not only that, the EPA estimates one out of every 15 homes in the U.S. has radon levels above the EPA recommended action level. Radon, by the way, is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas. You can't see it, smell it or taste it—but it's a silent killer that may be lurking in your home.

"Dust mites in the air cause
allergic reactions in an
estimated 15 to 20 percent
of the population, and have
been linked to the development
of childhood asthma."

—Professor Yogi Goswami, Director
University of Florida Solar Energy
& Energy Conversion Laboratory

That's why the National Research Council estimates radon is responsible for between 15,000 to 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States.

So it's no wonder that the EPA now ranks indoor air pollution #4 for cancer risk!

Each and every day you're breathing indoor air pollutants from:

[Lloyd Danforth]

I've been living with a dug well for a year now that serves up to 7 or 8 people at a time and we have not run out of water.   There is a dug well at Hoyt Farm.  A pipe runs into the basement from below the frost line and above the bottom of the well to a small pump that pumps water into a holding tank under pressure.
I guess it would be a good idea to have the water tested regularly or learn how to test it yourself for important stuff.

[MaineShark]

On the other hand, it probably takes a lot more energy/cost to pump water hundreds of feet (drilled well) versus a few feet (dug).

The pump is located 100-1000 feet down, but it only actually pumps from the surface of the water column, which is often within a few feet of the ground level due to pressure.

Joe