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Anyone ever tried to buy land from a railroad before?

Working on a real estate deal. Building sits on land owned ...
razzle scarlet heaven reading party
  04/29/25
What the fuck?
Exciting fuchsia trust fund
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Copper temple
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Just consider yourself lucky that whoever owns that railroad...
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razzle scarlet heaven reading party
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Does the RR use the tracks currently? Good luck getting them...
opaque trailer park
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Good luck, brother. Railroads aren’t in the business o...
magenta up-to-no-good sex offender set
  05/06/25
(guy who just watched once upon a time in the west)
chest-beating frisky pocket flask
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Merely asking the railroad to do this could cause them to de...
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If there's one place alpha males congregate it's railroad la...
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Just do Coase theorem
very tactful glassy patrolman locale
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Railroads will never sell their land.
Mischievous voyeur
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CR.
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  05/07/25
A building sitting on year to year leased land is unsellable...
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(Guy whose done some railroad work in his day)
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Dinah, blow your horn. HLS friend is a specialist in railroa...
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lol any dumbass knows not to buy a building on land someone ...
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Date: April 29th, 2025 8:06 PM
Author: razzle scarlet heaven reading party

Working on a real estate deal. Building sits on land owned by a railroad company, building owner pays yearly rent to the railroad.

It seems crazy to buy the building and hope the railroad just keeps renting the land to me. It's on a freaking one year lease. So I would propose to the railroad that I buy the land, or at least rent it for a very long period. Dollar amount of the lease is trivial, maybe a couple thousand dollars a year.

Has anyone ever dealt with this before? I've heard doing anything with a railroad is super bureaucratic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48891596)



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Date: April 29th, 2025 8:14 PM
Author: Exciting fuchsia trust fund

What the fuck?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48891617)



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Date: April 30th, 2025 12:06 PM
Author: razzle scarlet heaven reading party

It's definitely a crazy situation but apparently it's common.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48893491)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Copper temple



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909814)



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Date: April 29th, 2025 8:18 PM
Author: Motley Dragon

Just consider yourself lucky that whoever owns that railroad doesn’t own all four railroads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48891633)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:14 PM
Author: magenta up-to-no-good sex offender set



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:17 PM
Author: Talented smoky library useless brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909794)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Copper temple



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909812)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:34 PM
Author: 180 haunting native



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Date: May 7th, 2025 6:42 PM
Author: Provocative Garrison



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Date: May 7th, 2025 10:23 PM
Author: pearly sneaky criminal



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Date: May 9th, 2025 12:07 AM
Author: Slate principal's office



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Date: April 29th, 2025 8:20 PM
Author: Spectacular Zombie-like Crotch

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Date: April 29th, 2025 10:25 PM
Author: Motley Dragon



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Date: April 30th, 2025 12:08 PM
Author: brass roast beef site



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48893496)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:01 PM
Author: razzle scarlet heaven reading party



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909766)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:12 PM
Author: opaque trailer park

Does the RR use the tracks currently? Good luck getting them to agree to anything.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909784)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:14 PM
Author: magenta up-to-no-good sex offender set

Good luck, brother. Railroads aren’t in the business of selling land from what I gather. Maybe they’ll make an exception for you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909788)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:15 PM
Author: chest-beating frisky pocket flask

(guy who just watched once upon a time in the west)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909789)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:16 PM
Author: Ocher newt

Merely asking the railroad to do this could cause them to decide not to renew the lease or ask for a crazy higher amount for rent.

Railroad’s don’t like to sell property and they have very aggressive lawyers who are part of an old money clique that’s very hard to break into.

I’d recommend leaving this one alone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909791)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:19 PM
Author: chest-beating frisky pocket flask

(henry fonda)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909797)



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Date: May 8th, 2025 10:55 PM
Author: Henna Coldplay Fan

If there's one place alpha males congregate it's railroad law

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48915866)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:26 PM
Author: very tactful glassy patrolman locale

Just do Coase theorem

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909806)



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Date: May 6th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: Mischievous voyeur

Railroads will never sell their land.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48909826)



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Date: May 7th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: Ocher newt

CR.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48911630)



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Date: May 7th, 2025 5:49 PM
Author: avocado range wrinkle

A building sitting on year to year leased land is unsellable (except to you or your client apparently) and unleverageable. If the current owner wants to sell the building he ought to help you with the negotiation with the RR. You should only want to buy it contingent on satisfactory ground lease terms from the RR. Is it Short Line by any chance? What are the politics or special relationships in this situation?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48911816)



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Date: May 7th, 2025 6:41 PM
Author: Mischievous voyeur

(Guy whose done some railroad work in his day)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48911963)



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Date: May 7th, 2025 9:56 PM
Author: avocado range wrinkle

Dinah, blow your horn. HLS friend is a specialist in railroad law. "From Harv. Law Rev. to I've Been Working on the Railroad via a SCOTUS clerkship: What a Long Strange Trip it's Been."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48912372)



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Date: May 7th, 2025 9:59 PM
Author: Navy Scourge Upon The Earth Church Building

lol any dumbass knows not to buy a building on land someone else owns. makes no sense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48912374)



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Date: May 7th, 2025 10:01 PM
Author: avocado range wrinkle

Hope it's flame, but there are plenty of situations in which a building sits on leased land.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48912377)



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Date: May 7th, 2025 10:29 PM
Author: opaque trailer park



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48912433)



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Date: May 8th, 2025 10:49 PM
Author: Mischievous voyeur

It’s a bundle of sticks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48915854)



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Date: May 8th, 2025 10:56 PM
Author: Mischievous voyeur

Jesus, the Dawes Act

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5718296&forum_id=2#48915868)