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Valuation on Dirt? They Want Millions for Vacant Land! #shorts

16 May 2026 · 0 min

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In this YouTube short, two speakers discuss the challenges of valuing a vacant industrial‑zoned parcel. Speaker A questions the reliance on the raw dirt value, suggesting the price is inflated. They note the property is zoned A1 (light industrial) and list the five highest‑and‑best‑use options, highlighting multi‑tenant trucking trailer and fleet storage yard as the most suitable uses. Speaker B mentions the need for additional documentation, such as a map, to complete a thorough underwriting. The exchange underscores the importance of zoning, highest‑and‑best‑use analysis, and proper due‑diligence when assessing vacant land value.

Are you a land shark doing deals? And it's a vacant yard. So again, like they're basing it on raw dirt value. So keep going down.
We need Blake's Facebook too. Amor.
Keep going, keep going. It, it looks like it's got the zoning, but it's, it's got some issues. So, to underwrite this, a full, full out underwriting, I would think you're gonna need a map, right? So what do you got? Keep going down. You, you, you did the 5 highest and best use. That's good. It's got the A1 light industrial. It shows multi-tenant trucking trailer. Fleet Storage Yard. Good. Best overall use right now.