Where to start ? ... want to buy some land add a few rentals

[Rick Hoffart]

I just became debt free and had dream for a long time to buy 3 to 5 acres in central Texas. I want to buy / build 3 to 5 units / tiny homes on the land. I have a ton of questions and I'm not sure where to start. Looking here, youtube, google and book store I really found little to nothing. I'm assuming it would be the same to a small RV park. Or maybe a small mobile home park.

- What office at the county / state would I check to see what are my options?

- Does anyone have experience or know of reference material?

THX Rick

[Belinda Lopez]

Hi Rick,  yes, Tiny Homes are considered RVs in most cases - unless they are built on a solid foundation.  A great place to start your research is municode.com to figure out what ordinances might be involved in your area.  Even if it is not in an incorporated city, it might be under the nearest cities ETJ - Extra Territorial Jurisdiction and you'd have to follow the same rules.  Next up in the County rules and building codes and then the State.

Texas has pretty strict rules on OSSFs (On-Site Sewer Facilities) that limits septic tanks to one per acre for Mobile Homes.  You have more options if there is municipal water & sewer then you can do up to 7 MHP or 20 RVs per acre.  

I'll send you my eBook, So You Want to Build an RV Park as I cover all that in more detail in there.

Looking forward to your progress!