Welcome to Goldendale Washington land For Sale. My name is Janeece Smith, and I am a professional real estate agent. I do not take the title lightly, nor should anyone to whom service and dedication is important. I pride myself in having a strong work ethic, and I realize that nothing worthwhile comes without effort. I will work for you. Buying or selling real estate requires more then just advertising the property. I will walk the property lines and be familiar with the property itself. I will do my best to stay on top of the closing process to complete the transfer as soon and efficiently as possible.
I am proud to be affiliated with this area's prominent real estate company. For over 30 years, Klickitat Valley Realty, Inc. has provided professional real estate services to this community and has established a tradition of excellence. In keeping with this tradition, personal service and dedication are our hallmarks. Whether you are buying or selling real estate, we have the resources and the expertise to provide you with excellent service.
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Here you will find infomation on buying land, you can also search for Real Estate and view property listings! As Klickitat County's No. 1 Land Sales Broker since Jan 2007 to current in Volume and Units via RMLS stats, I have completed 107 units and $ 6.3 mil in Volume on Land Sales alone. The next closest has completed 66 units with $ 4.4 mil. Last year I sold over 700 acres in Klickitat County. My office has been the No #1 Selling Office for Goldendale, Centerville, and Bickleton Washington since 2006.
Here are a few things to know when buying Bare land.
What size of property do you need? Typically in our area 5 plus acres is common, we only have a few areas where you can get less acerage but it's typically in the city limits or close too. Some buyers need more acreage for recreation purposes, Farming, Ranching or just for space so it is good to ask if the property has state land near by or surrounding it if you need that extra space. You can go to this Public lands website to view Public lands and campgrounds. Remote and secluded properties are ideal for privacy, hunting and they may not be accessible year around by ordinary vehicle. Some may require 4-wheeler or snowmobile, snowshoe, cross country ski’s to get there during high snow pack years. If you are interested in Hunting Property in Klickitat County CLICK HERE to go to my website catered to Hunting properties sorted by Game Management units in Klickitat County.
How far are the utilities? Typically on town lots you will have a meter or power line running throught the property but the farther out from town you get the more of a chance this is not the case. For remote and secluded properties solar and wind energy works great for the weekender, vacation cabin in the woods. For you star gazers, do you like the view of the sky from this property? Many remote properties are good for star gazing due to lack of city and street lights. Power is commonly over a mile away. The last time I got a quote on running power a mile, they said give or take $ 25,000.00 per mile over head poles. Go to the Klickitat PUD website for further details. Power approximate above ground $ 5.00 a ft and $ 9.00 a ft below to site. Plus cost of poles quoted $ 13.00 per pole for above ground. Plus cost of power box on ground for both. If you fall under the developer rate it is $ 11.00 per ft for both but than when you get your building permit you get the difference back. If you can also get money back if someone taps into the line for service to their property within the first 5 yrs.
Well Depth’s and Septic: Well depth… that can be a deep conversation. I get asked everyday “how deep are the wells?” I can show you the closest well log reports from the Washington Dept of Ecology website or you can search yourself. This does not mean you won’t have a 900 foot well! It does reduce the probability but it is no guarantee. I was last quoted about $ 35.00 per ft drilled for wells. Septic system’s; what kind of septic will this property need? Standard can run approx $ 5000.00 and pressurized or mound system $9000.00 and up. This depends on the type of soil on the property. Generally you will need a 5 ft hole with lots of soil to get a standard system.
How is the access to the property and will it fit your needs? Do you need Pavement for those special cars? Or maybe you need dirt for that special 4 X 4 that requires remote and secluded properties that many roads are base rock and just plain dirt trail and I have heard some referred to as Goat trails. I thought that was funny but I have been on those roads…. You will need to speak with a road builder for these costs, they range from width to length and rock types in the desired road.
What is the Zoning? Know the zoning and what you can do on the different zoning types. Have a meeting with the county and get first hand information for sub-dividing or use a local surveyor who knows the steps and can help you through this process. Research county guidelines for commercial use properties before you buy. How many business options does it have? Does it have a good location for either future development or will it always be recreational? Review in detail Klickitat County Zoning information here. Here in Goldendale we have some properties that are zone 5 acre residential but because when they broke them off years ago to comply with county rules you would have to buy 20 acres join it and subdivided into 5 acre parcels to get to right to put a structure on the property that attaches to the ground, so in other words it has to be mobile in some fashion. I have seen skids on cabins and trailers. You can still drill a well and put a septic in so for some of you this might work great. I have a nice one that fronts the Little Klickitat River.
Survey/Property Lines and Corners: You want to know where the property corners and lines are. These can be identified in many ways but when in doubted get a survey before you do anything! Some will already have been surveyed and the corners are easy to find with Aerial and topographical maps. Click here to use the Klickitat Interactive Mapping program.
Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities (NOVA) Program
The Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Activities program provides funding to develop and manage recreation opportunities for such activities as cross-country skiing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain bicycling, hunting, fishing, sightseeing, motorcycling, and riding all-terrain and four-wheel drive vehicles.
Except for off-road vehicle facilities, activities supported by this program must be accessed via a non-highway road, which is a public road that was not built or maintained with gasoline tax funding. Non-highway roads are found in national forests and national parks and include such popular routes as those leading to Paradise and Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park, Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, and Windy Ridge in the Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument. Across the state, non-highway roads are used by recreationists to access rivers and forests.
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
The Land and Water Conservation Fund provides funding to preserve and develop outdoor recreation resources, including parks, trails, and wildlife lands.
Congress established the fund in 1965 with the passage of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act that authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the states for the acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation areas.
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