Lotable field guide
Land Due Diligence Checklist: What to Verify Before Buying
Good land due diligence answers the questions that could stop the deal, change the design, or add major cost—before you are committed.
Confirm the parcel and jurisdiction
Use the parcel number—not only an address—to identify the correct land, governing authority, official records, and rules.
Clear the major decision gates
Confirm intended use, zoning, parcel-wide flood and environmental constraints, legal access, driveway approval, and a workable utility or onsite-service path.
Save official answers
Keep agency responses, maps, title and survey evidence, sources, dates, confidence, remaining unknowns, and next steps in one decision file.
Protect the decision
Keep contingencies open until major unknowns become written answers with realistic cost and schedule impacts.