RE: Private roads was RE: right to drive cars

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Feb 19 2003 - 18:24:17 MST

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    --- Rafal Smigrodzki <rafal@smigrodzki.org> wrote:
    > Randall Randall wrote:
    > > Set up a public board (perhaps on the web), with a map divided into
    > > small plots, or using the actual property lines, and announce
    > > planning to build a road from point A to point B. Anyone on the
    > > map can post the price for their property, even if not on a direct
    > > line between A and B. If participation is low,
    > > you can offer incentives to visit the site. When enough people have
    > > made offers that the map is fairly well covered with land which has
    > > a price, you can pick the few routes with the least apparent cost,
    > > and try to negotiate them down. Each person you're negotiating with
    > > understands that you're looking for the lowest cost, and trying to
    > > hold out for more money makes it more likely that you'll just go
    > > around.
    >
    > ### This is a very juicy piece of stuff to think about.
    >
    > The placement of a road involves a number of trade-offs, between
    > keeping it
    > short (increasing the long-term efficiency), simple to build from an
    > engineering standpoint (for a short-term gain but at a long-term
    > efficiency
    > loss), and cheap to build depending on land price (short-term gain
    > vs. long
    > term loss if a longer but cheaper route is built).

    Actually, there is a more optimum way if you have enough capital
    available. Buy ALL the land at the sellers price, but the seller cannot
    disclose to any of their neighbors that they are even negotiating,
    never mind selling.

    Once you have all the land in your posession, lay the roads out as you
    want, adding other improvements like utility lines: power, sewer,
    water, communications, etc.

    Once you are done improving the whole property, sell it off parcel by
    parcel at the new, improved, higher price.

    =====
    Mike Lorrey
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