Rural property guides
The questions that actually decide whether an acreage purchase works.
What a Colorado well permit actually allows
On most parcels under 35 acres the standard exempt well permit allows household use inside one home and no outdoor use. How to check before you offer.
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Selling a home on septic in Elbert County
Elbert County requires a septic inspection and a Use Permit before a sale closes. The inspection must be under twelve months old; issuing takes up to two weeks.
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How many horses can you keep in Elbert County?
Elbert County allows one horse per half acre in most residential zoning districts. But zoning is one of three permissions, and the well permit usually bites.
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How you actually reach the property
Access is decided by recorded documents, not by a road people drive on. What to establish before you are committed, and why lenders ask.
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Selling acreage you have owned for decades
Long tenure changes the order of a sale. The paperwork predates current rules, the outbuildings are full, and two inspections have lead times that set closing.
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Metro districts and what they add to your tax bill
Many south metro subdivisions sit in a metro district that levies its own property tax. How to find which one, and what it charges, before you offer.
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Which school district is this address actually in?
District boundaries do not follow city limits, and a listing’s school field is not authoritative. How to confirm the assignment for a specific address.
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Buying a 1970s house in the south metro
Older south metro houses carry era-specific issues: aluminum branch wiring, certain panels, clay sewer laterals, asbestos. What to check and who checks it.
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Radon on the Front Range, and what a test actually tells you
Radon testing is routine in Colorado. What the test measures, why results move between tests, what mitigation involves, and how it fits a contract deadline.
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Selling in the metro to buy acreage
The sale is predictable and the purchase is not. Rural inspections have lead times a metro timeline ignores, and lenders treat land differently. How to plan it.
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Buying acreage in El Paso County: water, growth and records
What decides El Paso County acreage outside the city: Denver Basin wells, the 300-year rule, designated basins in the east, and which office holds which record.
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