2 parcels, house on 1 and a portion of another

[Daria B.]

Hi,

2 parcels are for sale. I outlined in red both parcels. The blue signifies the major portion of the house, the other parcel is listed as vacant but you see a bit of the house crossing over.  This is a corner as well.

As seen by the picture it appears the house sits on 1 parcel and a tiny bit of the other. Both parcels are being sold.

The property is a SFR zoned for Res Multi Fam (RMF5). I checked all the surrounding properties and they too are the same zoning and SFR.

I plan on calling the survey dept and the zoning dept on Monday to ask questions about joining the parcels into one. I'm sure various other questions will arise.

From the perspective of buying, there would be a survey for each parcel in addition to tile work (ie search, etc).

I would want to join the parcels into one. All other properties in this area are one parcel. I can't find anything in the public records that shows what happened with these 2 parcels. That will have to be a records search by someone at the office.

Has anyone experience with buying 2 parcels house on 1 and joined them together? If so, did you do it after the purchase, part of the purchase? I'm told by a friend that she and her husband joined their parcels to save on taxes - in their situation - I'm sure that may not be the case for all. My thought would be to later utilize the land as one mass for rebuilding.

Thanks