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Zachary Blakeman

Zachary Blakeman is the founder of RawLand AI, an AI-powered marketplace helping landowners buy and sell raw land directly. His mission is to make land transactions simpler, smarter, and commission-free through innovative technology.

Do You Need Title Insurance on Vacant Land? An Honest Answer

October 26, 2026October 24, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Protected rural land with wetlands, open meadow, and a conservation marker, representing land preserved under a conservation easement that may qualify for a tax deduction.

Usually yes. What the premium mainly buys is the title search, not the payout, and a cash purchase forces no search.

Categories Buying Land

Conservation Easement Tax Deduction: How It Works and Who Qualifies

October 23, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Protected rural land with wetlands, open meadow, and a conservation marker, representing land preserved under a conservation easement that may qualify for a tax deduction.

A conservation easement deduction is a charitable deduction for permanently restricting your land’s use. Perpetuity is a condition, not an option.

Categories Land Valuation and Pricing

Land Flipping: How the Model Works and What the Margins Really Are

October 26, 2026October 22, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Vacant land being cleared and prepared for resale with grading equipment and survey stakes, representing the land flipping model and how property improvements can affect profit margins.

Land flipping is buying parcels below market and reselling them. The margin is operating income, and scale can cost you the capital gains rate.

Categories Selling Land

What Is an Easement on Property? The Types That Affect Land Buyers

October 21, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Rural property showing a shared access road, utility lines, pipeline corridor, and drainage crossing, representing common easement types that can affect land buyers.

An easement is a right to use land you do not own. State statutes enumerate them, and the lists do not match, so the count varies by state.

Categories Buying Land

Landlocked Property: How Access Gets Granted, Bought, or Refused

October 20, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Landlocked rural parcel separated from a public road by neighboring property and boundary fencing, illustrating how legal access may need to be granted, purchased, or negotiated.

A neighbor can refuse to let you cross. Access to landlocked property comes from an easement, a purchase, an implied way of necessity, or a statute.

Categories Buying Land

Right of Way Easements: Who Can Cross Your Land and Who Pays

October 20, 2026October 19, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Rural right-of-way crossing private wooded land with a gated access track and utility corridor, illustrating how easements allow access across a property.

A right of way easement is a legal right to cross someone’s land. Who pays to maintain it depends on the document first, then your state.

Categories Buying Land

Can You Put a Tiny House on Raw Land? Zoning and Permits

October 17, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Tiny house on raw land with electrical, water, and septic utility connections, representing zoning, utility, and permit requirements for placing a tiny home on vacant land.

Sometimes. It is legal only if the structure’s classification, the local building code and the zoning minimum dwelling size all permit it.

Categories Buying Land

What Is a Plat Map and How Do You Read One, Line by Line

October 16, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Detailed plat map showing property boundaries, lot dimensions, bearings, easements, and road layout beside survey tools on vacant land.

A plat map is the recorded survey drawing that divides land into numbered lots and legally creates each one as a described parcel.

Categories Buying Land

How to Subdivide Land: The Process, Cost, and When It Pays

October 15, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Rural land being surveyed and divided into multiple marked lots with site plans, grading equipment, and new access roads, representing the subdivision process, costs, and development potential.

Submit a plat, get it approved, record it. You cannot legally sell a new lot until the plat is both approved and recorded.

Categories Selling Land

Best Sites to Buy Land in 2026: Fees, Inventory, and Who Each One Suits

October 14, 2026 by Zachary Blakeman
Seven printed property photos showing different types of vacant land, representing the range of inventory buyers can compare across the best land-buying sites in 2026.

No site is best for everyone. Pick by how it sources inventory and earns fees, because that decides listing quality far more than catalog size.

Categories Land Valuation and Pricing
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