Septic

Buying land with septic approval and passing the perc test is a must. Any offer should be contingent on being able to get a septic permit. Owners that are are motivate will often do this leg work preemptively.

Land that can’t take a septic system for a home will be significantly less valuable and a bank would be unlikely to lend on it for a home build, as its use would be recreational, or a possibly small market of people who would be OK with a compositing toilet.

I would budget $10,000 (and be glad if you come in under) for a traditional gravity system and the sky is the limit on special situations that require raised mound systems with pumps, possibly $30,000+. Land with a high water table that requires a special septic isn’t a deal breaker it’s just important to know the extra expense of those systems going in and hopefully getting the land at a better price to offset.

Septic systems are sometimes installed last on a project since you don’t want heavy machinery driving on or around them, however if its not in the way it’s more cost effective to dig your septic, foundation, fiber, and water lines all at the same time when the excavator is on site.

Septic pipe running from the tank into the house. This is incredibly easy to do yourself and there was no need for a dedicated plumber to help.

The septic pipe coming into the foundation + the clean out on the outside

The top concrete lid for the septic tank clean out