Present Land Use %

[Salty]

In my area the regional planning commission provides this data for each town/borough for PA. For DE its a wild guess. I posed this question in the Delaware forum a long time ago, not a single response. So, for DE in areas outside of Wilmington I just estimate and explain there is no readily available data. The subject and comps are all impacted in a similar manner by current land use percentages blah, blah, blah. I don't sweat this section too much. I used to, but then realized I need to move on and get the report done.

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

Wherever you get those figures from, I have never ever ever had a question about it.

So, I imply it is not important.

Umm, I search Realist for # of SFR in an APN book.
Then for condos, apts, 2-4's, and total # of properties in that book.
Have not found a way to search for all commercial or industrial.
Also look at aerials, zoning and land use maps, then estimate!
Just don't call it a guess.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

I imply it is not important.

Among the "required fields" that have absolutely no real meaning. The reviewer isn't going to question it because they don't want to go through the process of it either.

 

[Ariba]

Among the "required fields" that have absolutely no real meaning. The reviewer isn't going to question it because they don't want to go through the process of it either.

It might have no meaning between some areas, however, it sure means something when to comes the vacant land, retail, commercial, industrial, etc.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

It might have no meaning between some areas, however, it sure means something when to comes the vacant land, retail, commercial, industrial, etc.

I refer to the accuracy of these percentages. If you wave arm and say 25% residential is that meaningful if you plotted it on aerial and came up with 32%? And if you guess, how good are you? I was trained and tested with random flash cards to estimate the % of black on white and got pretty good at estimating mineral grains is a thin section. But today? Just a fairly random guess. Use it or lose it. An accurate estimate would take an hour with planimeter and aerial photo and every report would require it. Rural property... do you count the house and yard? Or the entire parcel even if 40 acres? Again, it tells you next to nothing. When has anyone changed comps due to neighborhood composition and land use?

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

90% SFR
5% Multifamily.
5% Commercial.

 

[Howard Klahr]

"90% mental the other half is physical"

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

"90% mental the other half is physical"

140% correct.

 

[Stone]

60% of the time, it works every time.

 

[Tom D]

90% SFR5% Multifamily.5% Commercial./QUOTE]

hmmm, no parks, playgrounds, schools, or cemetery. sounds like 'soylent green'. what are they paying?