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Resources for Sellers
Explore LandApp's news, tips, and expert insights for land and real estate sellers in our resource center.


How to Rezone Your Property: A Step-by-Step Guide
To rezone your property, you apply to your city or county planning department for a zoning map amendment. The request goes through staff review, public notice, a planning commission hearing, and a final vote by the city council or county board. Most rezonings take several months, and approval depends heavily on whether the new zoning fits the community’s comprehensive plan.
Makayla Bishop
14 hours ago5 min read


Should I Hire a Land Broker or Sell Land Myself?
The best choice depends on your property itself, your timeline, your experience with real estate transactions, and how much of the work you want to take on. This guide compares both options side by side, explains when each one makes sense, and shows how to find a qualified land broker if you decide to hire one.

Craig Kaiser
Sep 295 min read


The Data Center Land Rush: What Realtors Need to Know in 2026
If you are a land broker or real estate agent with land listings or rural land clients, you might be sitting on a goldmine without realizing it. Here is how you can position your real estate business to tap into the nationwide data center boom in 2026.

Craig Kaiser
Sep 216 min read


Can You Sell Farmland That Is Currently Being Leased?
Yes, you can sell farmland that is currently being leased. Depending on who’s buying the property, it can be a powerful selling point.

Craig Kaiser
Sep 115 min read


How Much Do Data Centers Pay For Land?
The valuation of land for data centers has decoupled from traditional real estate metrics. We are currently witnessing a "perfect storm" of demand that is driving premium prices.

Craig Kaiser
Aug 217 min read


How to Measure Areas and Distances with LandApp
andApp's built-in measurement tools let you measure areas and distances directly on a live map, using real parcel boundaries and aerial imagery, completely free.
Makayla Bishop
Aug 114 min read


How to Sell Land to Developers: A Landowner's Complete Guide
This guide walks you through everything you need to know: how the process works, how to understand your land's value, what the paperwork actually means, and how to find the right developer to approach.

Craig Kaiser
Jul 158 min read


El Niño 2026: Why Flood and Wildfire Risks are Increasing
El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a recurring climate pattern driven by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific.

Craig Kaiser
Jul 25 min read


What are the Best Ways to Sell Farmland Online?
Learn the best ways to sell farmland online, how to boost its value before listing, and the legal steps every seller should follow.

Craig Kaiser
Jul 16 min read


Land Measurement: How to Read Legal Descriptions, Township & Range, and Survey Coordinates
A legal description is the official written description used to identify a specific parcel of real property in deeds, titles, mortgages, and other legal documents.

Craig Kaiser
Jun 165 min read


What Is a Land Deed Restriction and How Does It Affect Your Property?
For landowners, understanding what deed restrictions are, how they work, and how they can affect your property's value and future use isn't just legal trivia.

Craig Kaiser
Jun 105 min read


The Complete Guide to Land Site Assessment
Whether you're purchasing raw acreage, developing a parcel, or simply trying to understand what your land is worth and why, a thorough land site assessment is the foundation of every smart real estate decision.

Craig Kaiser
Jun 36 min read


How to Get an Easement and Access Landlocked Land
Landlocked property is a common challenge for rural landowners and buyers. It occurs when a parcel is surrounded entirely by private land owned by others, with no direct access to a public road.

Craig Kaiser
May 116 min read


What is Highest and Best Use in Real Estate?
Highest and best use refers to the most valuable and profitable way a property can be used based on its physical characteristics, zoning regulations, market demand, and financial potential.

Craig Kaiser
May 75 min read


What is an Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN)?
An Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) is the unique identification code assigned to every individual plot of land by the local county assessor's office. APN’s are also called parcel numbers, parcel IDs, or tax IDs.

Craig Kaiser
May 54 min read


Wetlands vs. Floodplains: What’s the Difference?
Floodplains and wetlands often overlap, but they are not the same. Understanding the difference can affect everything from how you use a property to whether you need flood insurance.

Craig Kaiser
May 14 min read


Why Should Realtors Import their Listings to LandApp’s Marketplace?
A growing wave of energy development, infrastructure expansion, and capital investment has created an entirely new class of land buyer- one that most traditional listing platforms weren't built to serve.

Craig Kaiser
Apr 296 min read


How Does Seller Financing Work?
In a traditional real estate transaction, the buyer gets a loan from a bank, the bank pays the seller in full, and the buyer pays the bank back over time. With seller financing, you cut out the middleman.

Craig Kaiser
Apr 238 min read


How to Market Land for Data Centers
The AI revolution has created an insatiable hunger for data center land. Here’s how landowners can position their property and get top-dollar offers from one of real estate’s fastest-growing buyer segments.

Craig Kaiser
Mar 95 min read


1031 Exchanges for Real Estate, Explained
A 1031 exchange, or a like-kind exchange, is a provision in the Internal Revenue Code (Section 1031) that allows real estate investors to defer paying capital gains taxes on the sale of an investment property, provided they reinvest the proceeds into another investment property of like kind.

Craig Kaiser
Mar 45 min read
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