Check for access... it may have some sort of easement in the deed.

 

This is one of the parcels sold by the state, I'm not sure if it used to be state land or if it was seized by the state but it does say in the listing no known road access... I'd just hate to invest that kind of money and not be able to drive to it in bad weather..

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If access would be across private land you might offer the landowner a chunk of change right up front when you inquire about an easement. Money talks.

If access is across state land, I wish you luck. There is a parcel exactly as you describe located on DI where various owners have been trying to get road access for decades and it hasn't happened yet. FM

 

"no known road access" sounds pretty in-accessible to me.

 

This is one of the parcels sold by the state, I'm not sure if it used to be state land or if it was seized by the state...........

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I'm guessing that it does not border any state land or the state would keep it. If 1 person owns all of the land surrounding it, they certainly sit in the driver's seat.
You have only looked at it from Google maps ?

L & O

 

This is one of the parcels sold by the state, I'm not sure if it used to be state land or if it was seized by the state but it does say in the listing no known road access... I'd just hate to invest that kind of money and not be able to drive to it in bad weather..

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If it doesn't have an easement, you can't drive to it in good weather :lol:

Register of Deeds office is the place to find out if there is an easement/access to the property.
If there isn't one, it'll most likely be more ha$$le than it's worth.

 

If it has no legal access it should be cheap because getting legal access could cost you a bunch of money. Consult with a real estate attorney before spending money.

 

Have you considered a zip line?

 

Not legal

While the Supreme Court hasn't explicitly accepted that as the upper limit of property ownership, it's a useful guideline in trespass cases. Therefore, unless you own some very tall buildings, your private airspace probably ends somewhere between 80 and 500 feet above the ground.Jul 11, 2013

 

Worth nothing unless you have a helicopter.
Get the access to it first.
A call to the owner or realtor will tell you if it includes a permanent easement ,in a legal document!
Is it worth the hassle of demanding an easement as a concession of the sale if that is even possible? Sure ,if the land value is worth it.
No permanent personally owned vehicle access =no sale to me.
Looked at one parcel I had to drive through some ones front yard. Even if legal ,I did not really care for that. But...The land value did not make me reconsider either.

 

In Michigan you have a legal right by law to obtain access to your property. You also can't create land locked property any more. You may have to take a neighbor to court to sue for an easement, and pay them for that encroachment, but you can't be denied according to the law. That easement you get in court may not be what you want either as it may have restrictions on it. I've dealt with land locked properties and easements before and unless I could get a substantial profit form a quick flip on the land, I wouldn't bother. I wouldn't want a situation like that for my own hunting land since any neighbor that is forced to grant an easement will hate you.

 

Went thru that situation, only we were the land owners whose property surrounded the landlocked property. Our property surrounds on three sides, river, and wetlands surround the fourth side. For years we tried to purchase the section in question, family wouldn't sell. Wasn't much of a legal problem as there was access thru the river, wetlands. Finally a family member threatened legal action, we offered a right of way, at our price. that ended that. Looks like we may finally get it.

 

Avoid it all costs. Been down that road before. Not worth the time and effort.

 

I say buy it. We are getting close to human drones. In a few short years you will be able to own yourself a drone that could drop you on it. Buy the land locked land while it is still cheap. UP property values might soar once I am able to take off from lower michigan in my drone to get wherever I want to go.
https://bgr.com/2017/09/28/passenger-drone-passengerdrone-flying-car-video/


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