At Land22 Real Estate, we sell every kind of California land.  For example we sell land that is zoned residential, multi-family, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and recreational.  We sell small city lots and large rural acreage.  We sell lots on paved streets, parcels on dirt roads, and inaccessible land-locked acreage.  We sell land with limited utility and land that is extremely valuable.  We sell all kinds of land.

Yes.  Since we specialize in selling dirt, that means that we do not sell land with structures on it such as houses, trailers, barns or locked outbuildings.  As one example, we do not sell ranches with animals, homes and other farm buildings.  Also, we do not sell land in gated communities or behind private locked gates.  Since Broker Tammy is licensed in California (and Oregon), we do not sell land in other states or countries.  Finally, we do not sell land with serious hazardous waste problems. 

No.  We sell land.

No.  We sell land, not buildings.  However, we do sell land that is zoned for commercial or industrial use.

Broker Tammy refers to herself as a “land broker”. 

Our Callifornia offices are in Los Angeles and Sacramento.  However, Broker Tammy works a widespread geographic area selling land in every county of California. 

Doctor of Science, similar to a Ph.D.

Yes.  Broker Tammy is a member of the National Association of Realtors.

Yes

Broker Tammy only sells her own client’s listings, those posted here on this Land22 website.  Due to time limitations, she cannot help you search generally for land that meets your needs listed by other Realtors.  If you would like to purchase a piece of land listed by Land22, then Broker Tammy will be pleased to represent you by preparing an offer to the seller. 

Yes.  Or Broker Tammy can represent you, either way.

Yes

Approximately 12 years

I wanted my company name to be the same as the name of my website and I wanted a short URL.  My goal was to find something easy to say on the phone and simple for buyers and sellers to remember.  My first choice for a URL was www.land.com but that was already taken.  So then I tried www.land1.com, land2.com, land3.com etc. and all were taken.  Roaming around the Internet, I stumbled upon the website www.orange22.com.  I thought that land22 would be an easy URL for clients to remember so I settled on Land22 Real Estate as the company name and www.land22.com as the URL.

It varies, but here are the four steps that most sellers follow:

1) Contact Land22.  The fastest and most reliable way to reach us is by e-mail.  Or you can call (310) 893-7557 Monday-Friday 9-5.  Give us the assessors parcel number (also called the APN or tax identification number) and county where the land is located.  Tell us anything you may know about the parcel.  Also tell us about offers you have received in the past, if any.

2) We will do some research on your parcel.  Within the next two business days, we will get back to you to share our research and advice on price.

3) If you agree to list at the price that we suggest, we will send you the listing agreement for signature in DocuSign.  If you do not have access to e-mail, we can fax or mail the agreement to you for signature.  We also need the signatures of any co-owners. 

4) We will prepare marketing materials and begin marketing your property.  When we receive an offer we will contact you and present the offer to you.

No.  We are expert at locating land (using longitude/latitude, aerial maps, etc.) and can find it without assistance.

No.  You can sign electronically with DocuSign.  DocuSign is easy to use and anyone can do it.  You will sign by clicking.  All you need is an e-mail address.  If you don’t use e-mail, we can fax or mail the listing agreement to you. 

Six months

No

Statistically, if you list with Land22 Real Estate at the price we give you then the probability that your land will sell during our 6-month listing period is just over 50%.  Conversely, also based on statistics, if you list with another broker the probability that your land will sell is around 18%.

Yes.  If all co-owners use e-mail, Land22 will send the same listing agreement to each co-owner in DocuSign.  Each person can sign by clicking.  If any co-owner does not use e-mail we can fax or mail it to them.  Alternatively, we can send the listing agreement to one “head” co-owner who agrees to obtain the signatures of all co-owners and return the signed agreement to us.

Yes

No, not unless you have legal power of attorney

No, because we do not have legal power of attorney to sign for you.  Your verbal or written permission is not sufficient.

DocuSign is the best thing since peanut butter!  DocuSign is an electronic signature technology that makes signing real estate listing agreements, offers and counteroffers much easier and faster for buyers and sellers.  You can watch this video to see how it works or this video to see how to sign with DocuSign.

Here are the nine steps that most buyers take:

1) Contact Land22 to discuss the offer you’re considering.  The fastest and most reliable way to reach us is by e-mail.  Or you can call (310) 893-7557 Monday-Friday 9-5.  Tell us the price you’re thinking about, whether or not you are offering all cash, and the length of escrow you’re contemplating (e.g., 21 days?).  If your offer is reasonable, and we feel the seller may respond to your offer with an acceptance or counteroffer, we will prepare your written offer for you. 

2) To help us prepare your offer, we will request that you send us some information.  These items include: The name(s) of everyone who will be on title, your mailing address, and your phone number.  To minimize error, please e-mail this information to us.

3) We will prepare your offer and e-mail it to you in DocuSign.  You will sign the offer electronically by clicking.  It’s easy to use DocuSign and anyone can do it with no experience or special software.  If you do not have access to e-mail, we will fax or mail your offer to you for signature.  All buyers who plan to be on title must sign the offer.

4) We will present your offer to the seller.  When the seller replies with a decision we will contact you and let you know.

5) If the seller accepts your offer, we will open escrow and give you the mailing address for escrow.

6) You will mail a small earnest money deposit directly to escrow, payable to escrow. This initial deposit can be in the form of a personal check. 

7) The escrow officer will mail you documents to sign and mail back to escrow.  Or you can arrange directly with escrow to go sign in person if you wish.

8) A few days before closing, escrow will ask you for the additional funds.  At closing, funds must be in the form of a cashier’s check or bank wire (no personal checks at closing).

9) Escrow will close, your ownership will be recorded with the county, and you will own the parcel.  Land22 will inform you when escrow officially closes.

At Land22 Real Estate, our advertising is extensive.  We will advertise your land on all of these Internet sites and many more.

We will send personal letters and brochures to 10+ neighbors inviting them to purchase your parcel. 

Our commission varies depending on the listing price of the parcel and other factors.  For low priced parcels, our commission is a fixed fee, not a percent of the selling price.  This fixed amount is paid at escrow closing and only if your land sells  It is not paid upfront.  For medium to high priced parcels our commission is a percent of the selling price.  We invite you to contact Broker Tammy and she will be pleased to tell you what the Land22 commission would be for your parcel. 

The seller pays the commission.

The seller pays the full commission to Land22 Real Estate.  Land22 then gives half of their commission to the buyer’s broker.

Buyers and sellers also pay “closing costs”.  Closing costs include the escrow fee and title insurance. 

No.  Only the commission is paid to Land22.  Closing costs are paid to escrow.

No.  The commission and closing costs are paid at the close of escrow, through escrow.

Land22 pays for it.

Maybe.  Conventional financing is widely available for houses and condos but not for land.  Over the last decade, most of our land listings were purchased by buyers who paid all cash.  Approximately one-third were purchased with seller-financing.  In that period, only a couple of our buyers bought land with a bank mortgage.  However, the economy keeps changing and buyers interested in a mortgage may wish to check directly with their bank to see if they will finance their land purchase.   Also, I keep getting e-mails from US Bank saying they have lot/land loans.

Seller financing is when the buyer makes a down payment and pays off the loan to the seller over time.  Title is transferred to the buyer at closing and the seller becomes the lender just like a bank.  The seller has a trust deed on the property, i.e., a lien, and can foreclose if the buyer doesn’t pay.  The loan is recorded with the county.  

Yes.  We are experienced at writing seller-financing offers on vacant land and have been writing them for over a decade.  We will be pleased to assist buyers in submitting offers requesting seller financing.  In addition, we assist our seller clients in responding to these offers to make sure all the details are in order.  The escrow officer then handles the final paperwork and recording.

Maybe.  Here is a list of parcels where the sellers have already said they may carry the loan.  Click on a parcel that interests you and you will see that the seller's terms are specified.  If you see another parcel on this Land22 site where the terms are "cash" you can e-mail us and we can ask the seller if they will carry the loan.  However, before we can ask the seller if they will carry the loan, you must first specify the down payment, interest rate and term that you, as buyer, are proposing.  For example, 20% down, 5% interest, 5 years, or whatever.  Put this in your e-mail, then we can ask the seller.

On seller-financed land, down payments generally range from 20-50%.  Interest rates tend to range from 4-10%.  Terms range from 2-15 years.

No

No.  Land22 Real Estate is a real estate brokerage, not a lender, and does not offer financing.

No

Yes, somewhat

We use a variety of methods.  We start by searching the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for parcels similar in size in the same geographic area that sold in the last 1-3 years.  We note the average selling price of these parcels.  We might also look at the prices of similar parcels that expired in the MLS without selling and those that are currently available for sale but have not yet sold.  For select parcels we might also research price on other websites such as Zillow, Loopnet, etc.

We need the parcel number (also called the tax identification number) and county.  This is the only information we need to locate the parcel.  In addition, it would help if you told us everything you know about the land such as the availability of utilities, zoning, terrain, access, etc.  Finally, please tell us if you have had any offers, whether they were written or verbal, and the amount and year of the offer.

We would be pleased to tell you the price that we would list your land for today.  Contact us and Broker Tammy will reply within 2 business days with a listing price.

Maybe.  However, if there are liens or back taxes owed, the seller will pay them and the buyer will not pay them.  Escrow will automatically deduct these items from the seller's proceeds at closing.  The parcel will be delivered to the buyer “free and clear” and the buyer will receive title insurance. 

No.  Land22 Real Estate is in the business of selling land so we do not perform pricing research for property tax disputes.  However, we can still help you:  many sellers find that it is far easier to sell their land through Land22 than fuss with all the paperwork necessary to try to get their property taxes lowered.  By selling your land you eliminate property taxes entirely.