Theres a small strip of land in front of my business, its never been touched in at least 60yrs - its ugly & overgrown. The same man has owned it for years. I've heard he may have paid $1000 for something that now could be $50,000 - but he wont even sell for that! He can see how benificial the land could be for me - but meets with me a few times a year - to give firm me "NO" each time! It's country land not city - its surrounded by cows & barns pretty much. I know my question is dumb, but I was hoping 1 person might now a brilliant, unknown something that could help me some how ?!?!?
2007-11-14 23:33:24 · 8 answers · asked by Redrum 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Force him to sell?
Well you can if you can prove that you will bring revenue into your county and that the public needs that revenue.
Some A holes stole some beach front land on the east coast a few years back. Forced the homeowners out for tax money from a mall they put in. I though it was despicable, but we had a very liberal Supreme Court (even more then now!) at the time and they deemed it OK to steal land if it meant more tax money.
2007-11-14 23:41:40 · answer #1 · answered by Landlord 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The answer is very simple. Increase your offer. Everyone has a price. He knows the land is valuable to you, and isn't going to sell until you offer him what he wants. If you need the land that badly, you need to up the price. If you're not willing to do that, then you won't get it.
The fact that he meets with you indicates he would sell if offered the right price. Have you asked him what he wants for it? Ask him what price he would sell the land for, and try and work him down from that price.
2007-11-15 00:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by Monstblitz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. If he won't sell it to you, will he consider leasing it?
2. Make sure that the parcel of land is actually owned by the guy.
3. Either make nice to him and develop a friendship or make his life hell by having him cited for not maintaining his property.
4. Get with any government friends you might have to see if the property can be taken from him via Eminent Domain and later leased by you.
2007-11-15 01:59:17 · answer #3 · answered by linkus86 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are able to refuse to sell to all and sundry. no you are able to tension you to sell settle for a possibility the government with the aid of using eminent area. locate out how undesirable the developer needs the land. You stand to make particularly a extensive quantity of money in the event that they want it undesirable sufficient. possibly 2 to 3 situations the fee.
2016-12-16 09:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by hokenson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how big a piece of land is it? is it worth more than $50k? - find out if he has a price he will let it go at or wht his reason is for keeping it - maybe he has gas rights on the land and he's hoping the energy company will drill on it, find gas and make him rich or something like that
2007-11-15 00:36:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The land is worth what he is willing to take for it. Increase your offer.
2007-11-15 01:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since he is meeting with you, he must have some interest in selling. If he wasn't interested, he wouldn't take the meeting.
Ask him what he WILL sell it for.
2007-11-15 03:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by godged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way for you to force the owner to sell. Would you be pleased if he could force YOU to sell for some silly reason ? I think not.
2007-11-15 01:38:07 · answer #8 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋