James Lee
Texas houses and mineral rights
Hello BP! Long time lurker first time poster, I love you all for all the things I've learned from this community over these months, but now I need your help. We are buying a first home near the Austin area of Texas, f...
Ryan Taylor
Seller refuses to give up the mineral rights??
Hello! So my wife and I are buy and hold investors in Shreveport, LA. We just recently put offers in on 2 different houses within the last 2 weeks. On both offers, the sellers countered saying that they would accept t...
Alfredo O.
Oil Rights
So our family found a pretty good property which in my opinion is at the right price to start out....but I have a couple concerns so I was hoping the group could guide us...1. The seller is not willing to turn electr...
Adrian Enriquez
Buying land but no mineral rights and multiple easements
Hello, I am interested in buying land in linden,Tx, it was bought by a nonprofit, and I am a 7th day adventist christian and the seller bought 100k acres to build a christian community and selling land to those intere...
Ramsey Blankenship
Mineral Rights excluded from purchase.
Hello BP,I am preparing to sign a contract for an off market, 6 unit apartment building in Louisiana. The commercial contract is 3 pages, super simple, and we are trying to make this sale as simple as possible. After ...
Adam Macy
Mineral rights and investment proprety
Hello,I am in the process of purchasing a 4plex in Midland, TX. It is on a small residential lot. The sellers want to keep the mineral rights. I am wondering if it is worth the battle to try and keep them and potentia...
Andy Mirza
Any Quiet Title Action stories out there?
I wrote a blog post recently on BP about a NPN with significant title issues. The NPN was a HELOC originated by a big bank in 2005. They never obtained or recorded reconveyances for the two loans (one from 1983 and on...
Bryan Hancock
Have You Even Had a Seller Want To Keep Mineral Rights For a SFR Sale?
My sister-in-law is involved in buying a property in the DFW area where drilling and mineral rights issues are apparently a hot topic. The house is $300k+ in a nice area and the seller slipped in a provision in the l...
Pono Wright
Anyone familiar with mineral rights???
Recently I have been purchasing a lot of land & turning them into payments for deed with pretty good success. Many of the clients that I buy land from have the mineral rights but I am having a hard time figuring o...
Shea Spinelli
Mineral rights in Texas
Does anyone know whether it's customary in Texas to leave the mineral rights with the prior owner? The seller is requesting to keep the mineral rights after our sale is finalized. He said its normal and it's a big dea...