Finding & Buying Your Place in the Country [Paperback]

When this book ( LJ 10/15/74) was first published, it became a definitive guide for the back-to-the-land movement. While most of the text of this new edition is substantially the same, there are also significant changes. Legal information has been brought up to date. There is also deeper coverage of alternate energy sources and technologies and of manufactured homes. Information about Canada has been expanded into a full chapter. The exhaustive lists of government agencies and information/publication sources have been expanded and updated. Numerous sample legal forms are still included. An eight-page reproducible property checklist summarizes the content for an actual search. Geared to the lay reader, this book covers every possible concern about land, buildings, and legal details in a complete and understandable way, including cooperative ownership agreements. While the hippies are gone, the electronic office that allows people to work from home and the growing number of retirees moving to the country make this a useful and relevant selection for both neophyte and experienced real estate buyers. This is highly recommended.
- Cheryl Childress, Collegiate Sch . , Richmond, Va.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

With 200,000 copies in print since its original 1974 edition, Finding and Buying Your Place in the Country was instrumental in addressing the needs of the original "back to the land" movement. Over five updated editions and nearly 30 years, it has continued to serve those seeking a new start in a country or vacation home.

Since the publication of the first edition, dramatic technological changes have made rural living a viable option for many people seeking to leave behind urban stress. Even those committed to city living are creating a boom in the market for second homes, often rural homes, farms or ranches. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Praise for previous editions:

"This book tells you everything." --The New York Times

"We've never seen such a comprehensive book on the subject…it may just as well have been called the 'bible' on finding and buying your place in the country." --Backwoods Home magazine

Although the “back to the land” movement has been going on for years, recent technological advances have made rural living a viable option for people who never before believed that they could realize the dream of leaving behind urban stress. And even those committed to city living are contributing to the boom in the market for second homes, often rural homes, farms, or ranches.

The most comprehensive information source available, this consummate guide to country real estate offers detailed, step-by-step action plans and a complete country property evaluation checklist. The authors leave no stone unturned, pointing to the potential risks and rewards of purchasing rural properties. They discuss in detail how to:

* Start the search, look for land, and find trustworthy rural real estate experts * Evaluate water, climate, topography, soil, and local amenities * Deal with complex laws relating to such rural issues as water, minerals, easements, and zoning * Negotiate the best price and finance the purchase --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Les and Carol Scher bought their country property in 1969, and have been adding to their acreage for more than 30 years.

 

Les Scher is an attorney specializing in rural real estate and property issues. He speaks at homebuying conferences nationwide.

 

Carol Scher is a writer and consumer advocate. Together they have helped hundreds of thousands of people buy the country property of their dreams.