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You may be driving in on a right of way. Utilities almost always require an easement.
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I did a little reading up on easements today before I responded earlier today. I was surprised to learn they can be written up to have many stipulations and restrictions. The example you used with your Grandfather is an excellent one. That easement only allowed foot traffic. Now that one sounds pretty extreme.I also like the little Honda inverter generators, I have a little Honda EU1000, however in this case I think you would likely be better off with diesel since it stores so much better than modern gasoline. As to access easements, there are all sorts out there. Several decades ago my grandfather bought 40 acres of wooded land that had been foreclosed on which only had a 1/4 mile long foot traffic access easement along a creek (he bought it to use for hunting)
There's always a trade off. Diesel is supposed to be good for 5 years, but Gas, doesn't last 6 months. Diesel would be much cheaper than propane to operate.Propane is expensive as a generator fuel. But it doesn't go bad. A potential plus.
The honda eu generators are great for their low noise and good efficiency. Be sure to avoid gas containing alcohol. Straight gas has a much longer shelf life.
The property is just off a state paved road, it sits 1100ft off the road and about half of that is the easement through the neighbor's driveway. FHA nor conventional will approve the home due to not have electric service from the power company.I've been told that you can't get an FHA loan if the road to the property isn't paved all the way! Sorry you're having trouble. Any chance the seller knows about this and might be willing to work out an agreement with you directly?
This is truly the best advice ! I bought my land over 30 years ago and if I hadn't read all the Counties documents I wouldn't have found out that there was THREE right-aways on my land ! I was able to negotiate a better contract with the seller because of it.This advice applies to any person who purchases any real property, regardless of weather it is a condominium, house, vacant land, or a cabin. Get a copy of all of the documents that are part of the title package, the procedure will vary buy jurisdiction, and read all of the documents (if you are not in the business of reading these documents get a land surveyor to do it for you).
You may be very surprised what your legal rights are.
If the neighbor will not let you use a legal easement, by preventing the cutting of trees, he is violating the easement. At that point I would look at what the additional cost is to underground the utilities and make him pay the difference, he probably will back down fast unless he is a lawyer.
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