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Old 09-03-2017, 09:28 AM   #46
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Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
My curiosity piqued again, I took a second look. It is a nice spot on the lake, but it is only 0.28 acre. Septic capacity is determined in part based on total acreage. My guess--based only on memory of hearing calculations of other properties--is that the septic capacity of the lot is 2 bedrooms. So a new buyer would not be able to build as much as most would like after dropping $500K on just the land.
Maybe, but it's listed as 3 bedroom and, even though people sometimes add more bedrooms than their septic "allows," realtors usually won't list any more bedrooms than septic capacity. Besides, 1/3 of an acre isn't all that small for the average waterfront, right?

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