FINANCING THE INVESTMENT 



of the area under consideration, showing the 

 new owner exactly where his property extends. 

 In many sections of the country the buyer is 

 in a position to demand of the owner that such 

 a survey be made at the owner's expense. This 

 survey is particularly important where an area 

 of considerable size has been cut up into parcels 

 for sale to individuals. 



The steps that have been outlined to protect 

 the investment are only those which a prudent 

 purchaser will insist upon before transfer of 

 ownership takes place. Frequently a buyer be- 

 comes so enamored with a property that he 

 hopes nothing will interfere with his acquisition 

 of it, and he is apt to mentally minimize the 

 possibilities of a cloud on the title or the exact- 

 ness of the property lines. So many people have 

 suffered serious losses from failure to look 

 thoroughly before leaping that emphasis is 

 given to these points as a means of securing 

 ample protection for the buyer. 



An Income from the Investment. It is pre- 

 sumed that in most cases the owner of even a 

 small tract expects to secure some financial 

 returns from the land as a means of adding to 

 his income. The plan that is proposed as a 

 means of securing an income from the land 

 should not be too complicated and should be of 

 a type that can be carried on when the owner 



