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How to Tour Land: What to Look For When You Walk a Property
If you’ve toured lots in a subdivision, you know how it goes. Someone points to a rectangle of grass between two houses, hands you…
Moving From City Sewer to Septic: What New Land Owners Should Know
If you’ve always lived in a subdivision or in town, you’ve probably never thought about where the water goes after it leaves your sink.…
What Happens After You Tour a Millwood Property?
Walking a property gives you an opportunity to experience the land in a way that photographs, maps and property descriptions cannot fully capture. You…
What Should You Ask During Your First Land Tour?
Walking a piece of land for the first time can make the future feel surprisingly close. You begin to picture where the house could…
Nicholson, Georgia: Living in Eastern Jackson County
Nicholson gives you something that can be difficult to find in a growing part of North Georgia: room to live beyond the walls of…
Deed Restrictions Are Not an HOA. Here Is the Difference
A property description says there is no HOA. Then you begin reviewing the property documents and see a reference to restrictions. Does that mean…
Buying Land in Fall to Break Ground in Spring: What Has to Happen First
If you hope to begin building in spring, the work may need to start months before the first piece of equipment reaches the homesite.…
What “Driveway Installed” Actually Means on a Build Ready Lot
When you first visit a piece of raw land, you may have to park beside the road and figure out how to enter the…
What Does Build Ready Land Mean at Millwood?
At Millwood Land Company, Build Ready land means seven groundwork items have been completed before the property hits the market: driveway installed, homesite partially…
What a Recorded Plat Tells You About a Piece of Land
A recorded plat can tell you a remarkable amount about a piece of land before you ever set foot on it. It is a…