Land Due Diligence · New Hampshire & New England

Know what you're
buying before
you buy it.

KCS Development turns deed books, tax maps, NHDES permit records, and a real site visit into one clear evaluation — so a vacant lot's history stops being a guessing game.

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Lot 9 · Granite Ridge Road

Middleton, NH · Strafford County (illustrative)
Tax Map / Lot7 / 09
Acreage6.10± AC
Road Frontage240.00 FT
Water / SepticWELL / ISDS
Zoning DistrictRURAL – RES
Discrepancy Noted Right-of-way referenced in a 1998 deed doesn't match the current tax-map parcel lines — flagged for survey confirmation.
The Problem

Vacant land doesn't come with a home inspection.

  • 01The records exist — they're just scattered. Deed chains, assessor cards, NHDES septic approvals, and old survey files sit in different offices and systems, most of them unindexed and hard to search from a browser.
  • 02Small print carries real money. An easement that doesn't match what's on the ground, a septic approval that's about to lapse, or a lot that's smaller than the zoning minimum can turn a good price into a bad deal.
  • 03Most buyers can't drive out and look. Especially from out of state — which describes most of the ownership history on land like this.
Services

Three ways to de-risk a parcel, in ascending order.

Each tier builds on the last — start with the desk evaluation, add a current site flyover, or bring in licensed survey and design partners for a shovel-ready package.

Tier 01 · Desk Evaluation

Property Evaluation Report

A complete records-based review, delivered as a single document.

Tier 02 · + Site Flyover

Evaluation + Drone Survey

Everything above, plus current aerial conditions from the site itself.

Tier 03 · Full Coordination

Comprehensive Site Evaluation

One point of contact for the full pre-construction picture.

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