# Due Diligence **URL:** https://forum.retipster.com/c/due-diligence/10.md [Latest](https://forum.retipster.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.retipster.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Due Diligence category](https://forum.retipster.com/t/about-the-due-diligence-category/12)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://forum.retipster.com/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/about-the-due-diligence-category/12 "2024-03-23T19:32:02Z")
Deal Evaluation & Analysis, Title Research, Property Inspections, Appraisals and Environmental Reports, Deal Killers and Contract Renegotiation. --- ## [Best Skip Tracing Sites With No Subscription](https://forum.retipster.com/t/best-skip-tracing-sites-with-no-subscription/11370)
**Author:** [@SteveF](https://forum.retipster.com/u/SteveF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/best-skip-tracing-sites-with-no-subscription/11370 "2026-07-22T23:02:54Z")
I have searched this forum for skip tracing information and found plenty here, much of it older info. I am looking to do very few skip traces. Right now I am only doing them for rental property purposes for tenants. Most… --- ## [Any recommendations for a soil scientist in NE North Carolina?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/any-recommendations-for-a-soil-scientist-in-ne-north-carolina/11031)
**Author:** [@Eran\_Gindin](https://forum.retipster.com/u/Eran_Gindin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/any-recommendations-for-a-soil-scientist-in-ne-north-carolina/11031 "2026-03-04T15:35:11Z")
Any recommendations for a soil scientist in NE North Carolina? --- ## [Why Land Portal Comps Differ From Zillow](https://forum.retipster.com/t/why-land-portal-comps-differ-from-zillow/11034)
**Author:** [@johnm](https://forum.retipster.com/u/johnm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/why-land-portal-comps-differ-from-zillow/11034 "2026-02-13T17:14:57Z")
Question for those who use Landportal for comping. I have a subject property that I’ve comped out in LP comes it at about $86k. When I do my own comping in Zillow, I come up with a number around $50k. It seems like there… --- ## [What's one due diligence mistake that you now screen for religiously?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/whats-one-due-diligence-mistake-that-you-now-screen-for-religiously/10539)
**Author:** [@seanjean](https://forum.retipster.com/u/seanjean)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/whats-one-due-diligence-mistake-that-you-now-screen-for-religiously/10539 "2025-09-23T14:29:24Z")
I’ll go first since I just got burned on this one pretty badly… I bought what I thought was a great 40-acre parcel in rural Texas last year. Decent price, seemed like a solid hold. Did all the usual checks: title search… --- ## [Power Poles On Property: Are These a Problem?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/power-poles-on-property-are-these-a-problem/9442)
**Author:** [@mmehring96](https://forum.retipster.com/u/mmehring96)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/power-poles-on-property-are-these-a-problem/9442 "2025-04-25T14:03:13Z")
Has anyone encountered a situation like this where the utility decided to cut through the subject property to put regular power poles on it? Just spoke with the land owner and she said that the power company told her if … --- ## [Perc Tests and Soil Analysis - Common Practice or Optional?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/perc-tests-and-soil-analysis-common-practice-or-optional/90)
**Author:** [@CarolinaJay](https://forum.retipster.com/u/CarolinaJay)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/perc-tests-and-soil-analysis-common-practice-or-optional/90 "2025-02-26T18:42:37Z")
Hey everybody. Do any of you get a soil analysis when you buy? I have a land realtor that says all his land investors get them. I just got a bad one with the suggestions being to use a shallow or ultra-shallow system. Th… --- ## [HELP! Soil scientist needed in Hamilton County TN](https://forum.retipster.com/t/help-soil-scientist-needed-in-hamilton-county-tn/9075)
**Author:** [@dmlew24](https://forum.retipster.com/u/dmlew24)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/help-soil-scientist-needed-in-hamilton-county-tn/9075 "2025-02-13T21:21:03Z")
Does anyone have a soil scientist or company they can recommend in Hamilton County, TN? It’s been a challenge to find anyone to conduct a perc test on a property in Ootlewah. We need this to close escrow and we’re right … --- ## [Do better due diligence on mentors](https://forum.retipster.com/t/do-better-due-diligence-on-mentors/9028)
**Author:** [@dirtdeeds](https://forum.retipster.com/u/dirtdeeds)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/do-better-due-diligence-on-mentors/9028 "2025-02-02T19:46:12Z")
So many real estate investors say Robert Kiyosaki was such a great influence. Think again: --- ## [Comp report service](https://forum.retipster.com/t/comp-report-service/419)
**Author:** [@randi](https://forum.retipster.com/u/randi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/comp-report-service/419 "2025-01-09T07:05:18Z")
I could not find the rules for this forum so if this is not allowed please let me know. It has come to my attention recently most investors want a second opinion about a property, but it can be challenging to find an ag… --- ## [Where to Research Right-of-Way and Access for Landlocked Property?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/where-to-research-right-of-way-and-access-for-landlocked-property/8322)
**Author:** [@syasturi](https://forum.retipster.com/u/syasturi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/where-to-research-right-of-way-and-access-for-landlocked-property/8322 "2024-11-28T01:37:48Z")
I would like to know which government office I should go to get certain information related to the image I am including. This is a tax-delinquent property I am interested in buying (outlined in blue), but the county say… --- ## [Should You Show the Seller Your Assignment Contract?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/should-you-show-the-seller-your-assignment-contract/8438)
**Author:** [@alfjomoc](https://forum.retipster.com/u/alfjomoc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/should-you-show-the-seller-your-assignment-contract/8438 "2024-11-21T13:28:53Z")
How’s it everyone?! I have property under contract ready for assignment and my seller wants a copy of the purchase agreement or assignment contract between me and the end buyer. Now, I want to be as transparent as much… --- ## [Alternatives to a Quiet Title Action After a Tax Sale](https://forum.retipster.com/t/alternatives-to-a-quiet-title-action-after-a-tax-sale/8167)
**Author:** [@syasturi](https://forum.retipster.com/u/syasturi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/alternatives-to-a-quiet-title-action-after-a-tax-sale/8167 "2024-11-20T13:00:03Z")
For those of us who buy properties at tax sales, we know these are going to come with a quitclaim deed. Alternatives we hear about to the lengthy and expensive quiet title action are Tax Title Services and US Tax Deeds … --- ## [Title search to establish if a road has easements?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/title-search-to-establish-if-a-road-has-easements/8294)
**Author:** [@syasturi](https://forum.retipster.com/u/syasturi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/title-search-to-establish-if-a-road-has-easements/8294 "2024-11-05T21:25:39Z")
There is a land bank property I am interested in that has a road leading to it from the north and one from the south. They looked to me like perfectly ordinary roads, but it turns out they are private roads. The Land Ba… --- ## [Should I Walk Away from a Great Property That Needs a Well and Septic?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/should-i-walk-away-from-a-great-property-that-needs-a-well-and-septic/8273)
**Author:** [@Rob\_G](https://forum.retipster.com/u/Rob_G)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/should-i-walk-away-from-a-great-property-that-needs-a-well-and-septic/8273 "2024-11-05T02:52:40Z")
Hey guys I was looking at a beautiful property with nice view great surroundings basically, a very desirable place to be but the owner mentioned that it will need a well and a septic tank installed should I walk away fr… --- ## [Excluding Land locked properties](https://forum.retipster.com/t/excluding-land-locked-properties/8226)
**Author:** [@tmiski](https://forum.retipster.com/u/tmiski)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/excluding-land-locked-properties/8226 "2024-11-01T20:12:20Z")
Does anyone know if Pyrcd has filter for removing land locked properties? Or is there any other service that can do that? Thanks Ted --- ## [How to Find/Locate People's Info?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/how-to-find-locate-peoples-info/7644)
**Author:** [@AFlanagan](https://forum.retipster.com/u/AFlanagan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/how-to-find-locate-peoples-info/7644 "2024-06-11T18:36:04Z")
Often times I find myself looking for peoples phone numbers or contact info (neighbors, other Sellers on title, etc.) and curious what free or low-cost service/website everyone is using to track people down? I use FastPe… --- ## [How to Find Land Agents / Realtors When They Aren't Responsive?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/how-to-find-land-agents-realtors-when-they-arent-responsive/159)
**Author:** [@Niclas.Hk](https://forum.retipster.com/u/Niclas.Hk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/how-to-find-land-agents-realtors-when-they-arent-responsive/159 "2024-06-04T13:51:43Z")
We currently have an issue with contacting realtors / land agents in Colorado. We usually try to reach at least one local agent after we receive a signed PA, and before we finally buy the property to get a quick and dirt… --- ## [What data service will help me do due diligence?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/what-data-service-will-help-me-do-due-diligence/7538)
**Author:** [@syasturi](https://forum.retipster.com/u/syasturi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/what-data-service-will-help-me-do-due-diligence/7538 "2024-05-31T18:09:46Z")
I am wondering if there is a data service that addresses my needs. Tutorials on how to buy vacant lands at tax deed sales emphasize the need to do due diligence on all the following: –check for taxes and liens against t… --- ## [Feasibility Studies for Land Deals](https://forum.retipster.com/t/feasibility-studies-for-land-deals/7409)
**Author:** [@retipsterseth](https://forum.retipster.com/u/retipsterseth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/feasibility-studies-for-land-deals/7409 "2024-04-11T12:26:25Z")
Is there such a thing as a ‘feasibility study’ for land deals? In the self-storage space, people will pay several thousand dollars for these without blinking (I paid over $6K for mine a couple of years ago). It answers … --- ## [Navigating Comping and Due Diligence for Land Deals](https://forum.retipster.com/t/navigating-comping-and-due-diligence-for-land-deals/47)
**Author:** [@Rcoronado](https://forum.retipster.com/u/Rcoronado)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/navigating-comping-and-due-diligence-for-land-deals/47 "2024-03-18T13:43:55Z")
I was practicing comping yesterday using the landscaper.com methodology: Take the avg sale price per acre of lots in my target county over the last 365, then multiply target property acerage by that number to get a comp… --- ## [Referrals/recommendations for land comping service?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/referrals-recommendations-for-land-comping-service/84)
**Author:** [@Land\_Scout](https://forum.retipster.com/u/Land_Scout)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/referrals-recommendations-for-land-comping-service/84 "2023-12-31T00:26:01Z")
Any recommendations/referrals on using a land comping service as a 2nd Opinion. --- ## [Due Diligence on Landlocked Properties](https://forum.retipster.com/t/due-diligence-on-landlocked-properties/178)
**Author:** [@shanebpp](https://forum.retipster.com/u/shanebpp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/due-diligence-on-landlocked-properties/178 "2023-07-13T20:18:03Z")
A seller called and showed interest in my offer. She wants to talk to a title company before she moves forward. In the meantime, I took a look at her property, and I don’t see easy road access. There was a clear trail th… --- ## [Adverse Possession Insurance when buying](https://forum.retipster.com/t/adverse-possession-insurance-when-buying/288)
**Author:** [@Robere](https://forum.retipster.com/u/Robere)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/adverse-possession-insurance-when-buying/288 "2023-01-01T19:33:27Z")
I’m in the process of buying 15 acres from some out of absentee owners. They have given verbal permission to the adjacent landowner to let his cattle, about 25 head, wander and graze on his land (the land I’ll be buying… --- ## [No HOA but ARC?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/no-hoa-but-arc/356)
**Author:** [@RamRodd](https://forum.retipster.com/u/RamRodd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/no-hoa-but-arc/356 "2022-10-22T15:01:53Z")
What is the difference? Currently in a limbo, I purchased a property fairly quick, I offered fast cash and a quick close. I asked if the property had HOA and the seller said no which is true. I later found out once i cl… --- ## [Landlocked Property](https://forum.retipster.com/t/landlocked-property/379)
**Author:** [@bgarinther](https://forum.retipster.com/u/bgarinther)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/landlocked-property/379 "2022-10-11T17:39:11Z")
Hi All - I’m pretty new to flipping land but I’ve been listening to podcasts and following the forums for the past 6 months. Just sent out my first few mailers and am getting some interesting deals coming my way. One I’… --- ## [WWYD Lot too small?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/wwyd-lot-too-small/417)
**Author:** [@RamRodd](https://forum.retipster.com/u/RamRodd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/wwyd-lot-too-small/417 "2022-08-29T11:50:22Z")
Im wondering what to do with a parcel that I am looking at acquiring. I reached out to the city over some building restrictions during my due diligence and they got back to me saying that. my lot was zones Single family … --- ## [Low Utility Lines around Property Perimeter](https://forum.retipster.com/t/low-utility-lines-around-property-perimeter/447)
**Author:** [@SemperVirens](https://forum.retipster.com/u/SemperVirens)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/low-utility-lines-around-property-perimeter/447 "2022-07-13T14:31:22Z")
Has anyone seen or bought and sold properties like this? We have gotten a couple of signed offers back in one county for properties that have low hanging data lines all around the perimeter where you would access it from… --- ## [Mapright and Data Tree](https://forum.retipster.com/t/mapright-and-data-tree/493)
**Author:** [@johnsonsteven77](https://forum.retipster.com/u/johnsonsteven77)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/mapright-and-data-tree/493 "2022-05-14T10:12:30Z")
I see the value in both of these services but wondered if there was any reason to have both. Does anyone else have and use both? Thanks. --- ## [Would you pass on FL land with undivided interest in gas and minerals?](https://forum.retipster.com/t/would-you-pass-on-fl-land-with-undivided-interest-in-gas-and-minerals/497)
**Author:** [@KevinK](https://forum.retipster.com/u/KevinK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.retipster.com/t/would-you-pass-on-fl-land-with-undivided-interest-in-gas-and-minerals/497 "2022-05-04T22:46:31Z")
Just pulled my first list in a FL county and there are loads of records that have some undivided interest in gas and minerals within their legal description. For example, one legal description includes the following: “Le… [Next page](https://forum.retipster.com/c/due-diligence/10.md?page=1)