LandThink

Owning country property often raises unsettling questions about personal environmental morality, an idea that did not start with Jimmy Carter’s cardigan sweater and now wants you to squeeze your carbon foot into Greenerella’s glass slipper. The specter of environmental catastrophe — ice caps melting, polar bears stalking dice-rollers in Atlantic City casinos…

Both sellers and buyers need to understand what is being sold. When a seller lists property with a broker or advertises as a FSBO, he should establish both the nature of his ownership and its extent.