1 - Is there a house on the property?

2 - How much acreage?

3 - What is the nearest city or town? What is population of this town?

4 - How far to this town?

5 - What is the nearest large city (100,000+)? How far to this city?

6 - What is population density of county?

7 - What is average annual precipitation of county?

8 - What is average annual snowfall of county?

9 - What is average high and low temperature in January? (*F)

10 - What is average high and low temperature in July? (*F)

11 - What is average length of growing season? (in days)

12 - What is plant hardiness zone? (number designation)

13 - How near is property to a county maintained (plowed) road?

14 - If no to #13, Is there a legal easement or right of way to land?

15 - If yes to #14, are there legal documents to back this claim?

16 - Is there power present on the property? (If no, how far away?)

17 - Is telephone service present on property? (If no, how far away?)

18 - Can cell phone pick up adequate signal to operate on property?

19 - Is 911 in operation in your area? (If yes, what info is required?)

20 - Are there any laws regarding subdividing that apply to land?

21 - Are there any covenants that apply to property?

22 - Are there any zoning laws that apply in county?

23 - Does county or state require building permits?

24 - Are county/state inspections required?

25 - Who owns the water, timber, and mineral rights?

26 - Has the title to the land been searched and cleared?

27 - Is/are there any creek(s), or spring(s) on property? (describe)

28 - If yes to #27, where is it in relation to potential building site?

29 - If creek is present, give Gal./Min. & total fall on property (in feet)

30 - Has property passed a percolation test near building site?

31 - Has property been logged? When?(clearcut, selective, etc)

32 - How much of property is timbered or clear?

33 - Does fruit grow in that area? (What kind?)

34 - Mature orchard on property? (what kind & how many trees?)

35 - How close is the nearest neighbor?

36 - What is terrain of property? (flat, rolling hills, steep, etc)

37 - If hilly or steep, what side of hill/mountain?(north, southwest, etc)

38 - Good southern exposure? (do hills/mtns. to south block sun?)

39 - Phone number for county extension office?

40 - Phone number for county clerk’s office?