On May 14, 8:44 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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Sorry if the subject line wasn't too detailed, but here's what I want
to do. My neighbor will be selling his house soon. I want to ask him
if I can purchase 10' from the current propery line onto his yard. All
total it's about 100 square feet. We are in a typical subdivision. If
he agrees to that, I will build a new fence on the new line. But I
have some questions.

First, how do I find out what the value of the land is worth some
thing like this?
Second, how do I get it recorded at the local government level
(county)?

Some of these questions will be answered by a lawyer, which you WILL hire to
assist with this. It'll be a lawyer who knows the rules in YOUR town.

Before you spend a bunch of money, go talk to the town/city/county
planner and ask him.

In the end, if it's not easy to subdivide (and it might not be in a
subdivision), you might find it easier to pay your neighbor to give
you a fence easement or to just pay him for the right to construct the
fence without transfering real estate.