By Right
Buying and entitling land under the new state housing laws.
- What Texas, California, Florida, and Montana now allow by right, and where the fine print still bites.
- How to read a parcel, underwrite entitlement risk, and put a real price on the time an approval takes.
- How to write a land contract that lets you prove the site before your money is fully at risk.
PDF, 19 pages, no sign in required.
Eight Chapters, and a Closing
Entitlement Is Where the Value Is Made
Why the gap between raw and entitled land is the biggest lever a landowner controls.
The New By Right Map
What the new state laws allow, where they apply, and the limits that come with them.
Reading a Parcel
A step by step due diligence checklist, from statute eligibility to utilities and covenants.
Underwriting Entitlement Risk and Time
A worked residual land value example, a stress test, and the cost of each month in process.
Structuring the Land Contract
Feasibility, entitlement contingencies, extensions, and statute change protection.
Working the Approval Process
How to move a by right application through staff review, and what to do when it is still discretionary.
Where By Right Meets Workforce Housing
Mountain and gateway towns, employer demand, and matching the product to the rule.
Keep Learning, and Where to Get Help
Free tools and resources to keep up as these laws change.
The Rule Is the Asset
Why preparation now beats persuasion, and where the opportunity sits today.
Have a Parcel in Mind?
A Site and Feasibility Review applies the method in this book to your land: statute eligibility, zoning and yield, residual land value, entitlement path, and a written report with findings.
Also free: LandBriefing market research and The Kaufman Report.
This e-book is for general education only. It is not legal, tax, or investment advice, and it is not an offer or solicitation of any kind. Confirm current law and consult your own attorney and advisors before acting on any parcel or contract.