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APN Verification Confirms the parcel number matches the land description — catches title fraud before it costs you.
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Flood Zone Status FEMA floodplain classification, flood history, insurance cost estimates, and building restrictions.
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Zoning Classification What you can and cannot build. Permitted uses, setbacks, deed restrictions, and variance history.
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Owner Verification Confirms the seller actually owns what they're selling — catches clouded titles and undisclosed liens.
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Access Rights Deeded road access, easement types, and whether the land is legally landlocked.
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Well & Septic Feasibility Well permit availability, perc test history, and whether the land can support an off-grid system.
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Mineral Rights Whether mineral rights are severed — and what that means for drilling, noise, and surface access.
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Survey Recommendations What type of survey you actually need, estimated cost, and whether one is required for financing.
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Environmental Flags Wetlands, Superfund proximity, agricultural chemical history, and EPA registry checks.
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Cost Estimates Estimated costs to remediate any issues found — so you can negotiate or walk away with full info.

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40.2 acres in Gillespie County, TX — flagged in 24 hours. Keep reading to see exactly what we surface.

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Overall Verdict
Proceed With Conditions
Good road access and clean title, but two meaningful risks: no adjudicated water rights (well drilling required — $8K–$18K, not guaranteed), and a utility easement along the north boundary that restricts a fence line and ~25 ft of buildable depth. Everything else is low risk.
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ZoningLow Risk — A-R
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Water RightsHigh Risk — no rights
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SepticModerate — Type III soil
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EasementsModerate — utility corridor
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Flood ZoneLow Risk — Zone X
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Soil & TerrainModerate — rocky, sloped
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Road AccessLow Risk — paved county
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EnvironmentLow Risk — no flags
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Tax & LiensLow Risk — ag exempt OK
UtilitiesModerate — electric 0.4 mi
💧 Water Rights — High Risk (the biggest flag on this parcel) High Risk

No guaranteed water supply. A domestic well is the only practical source — requires HCUWCD permit, costs $8,000–$18,000, and has a ~78% first-attempt success rate in this zone. We recommended the buyer negotiate at least $12,000 off the price to cover drilling risk before closing.

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Bear Creek Ranch Lot 7 · Gillespie County, TX · 40.2 acres · April 2026

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Primary Data Sources

  • County assessor parcel databases (APN, ownership, tax records)
  • Gillespie County deed records and title chain
  • FEMA Flood Map Service Center (effective FIRM panels)
  • USGS 7.5-minute topographic quads
  • USDA Web Soil Survey (soil series, depth to bedrock)
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) registry
  • Hill Country UWCD well completion reports
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What Our Analysts Do

  • Cross-reference multiple county sources for each parcel
  • Verify deed chain and flag clouded title or liens
  • Identify unrecorded easements from plat documents
  • Confirm zoning with the actual county ordinance, not generalized rules
  • Calculate realistic cost estimates from regional contractor data
  • Flag discrepancies between listing details and recorded documents
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What This Report Is NOT

  • Not a legal opinion — consult a real estate attorney for legal conclusions
  • Not title insurance — get a title search and title policy at closing
  • Not a Phase I ESA — a full environmental site assessment requires a licensed inspector
  • Not a licensed survey — we recommend a survey before finalizing a build site

This report surfaces risks. What you do with that information is up to you — we don't advise on transactions.

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We almost paid $280,000 for 40 acres in East Texas. The ParcelScout report flagged that there was no deeded road access — the only way in was across a neighbor's land with no easement on record. We renegotiated $40,000 off the price and required the seller to fix the easement before closing.

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The listing said "buildable land with utilities." The report showed the parcel was zoned agricultural-exclusive — no residential dwellings permitted without a variance that the county rarely grants. We walked away before spending $8,000 on inspections and a survey.

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