Field notes

Notes from the dirt.

What we're learning about land acquisition — deal post-mortems, data deep dives, and the occasional rant about county portals.

UTILITY EASEMENT · 1987
DEAL POST-MORTEM
JUN 02, 2026 · 9 MIN
The 1987 easement that killed a 200-lot deal in month three
A forty-foot utility easement, recorded before half the team was born, ran diagonally through the only buildable plateau. The county knew on day one.
DW
Dana Whitfield
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MAPPING
MAY 19, 2026 · 6 MIN
Flood maps lie by omission: reading between the FEMA zones
Zone X doesn't mean dry. What the panels don't show, why LOMRs matter, and the three overlays we check before anyone drives out.
MR
Marcus Reyes
WORKFLOW
MAY 05, 2026 · 7 MIN
Your land pipeline doesn't belong in a spreadsheet
The moment a second person touches the file, you have two pipelines. A field guide to the failure modes — and what "current" should actually mean.
DW
Dana Whitfield
GUIDE
APR 21, 2026 · 12 MIN
How to read a title commitment in 15 minutes
Schedule B-II is where deals go to die. A walkthrough of the exceptions that matter, the ones that don't, and the questions to send your attorney.
PO
Priya Okafor
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