I don't know if anyone has suggested this yet, but try and meet the potential neighbors, talk about who is expecting to hunt there, etc. etc. You want to know if you buy the place are you going to have to deal with people who resent you for a variety of issues.
There was a time not too long ago when our town made the papers (before I moved here) from some very prejudiced people. It wasn't pretty. Apparently if it was something as simple as being new in town, you could hardly get service at the grocery store. Luckily most of those type have passed away or have been swamped out by us Newbies.
Recently I have had to deal with a nasty "All farm-able Land Belongs to us!" type farm family that has lived here for generations that seems to think that I desecrated his farmland that they used to work by putting a pond and grass on it. Never mind someone sold it 50 years ago, and the land has since been worked to death.
Almost went to fisticuffs with the SOB before he got my point. He threatened to breach the dam simply because I had the nerve to talk to my neighbor who he is renting land from about drainage, fertilizers, and pesticides. I think he is a bit worried I may find some wrong-doing.
Needless to say it is all recorded, and if he tries something (I don't think he will), I will have a larger pond out of it when he needs to fix it. Technology rules on these smartphones. Got pictures, the whole 9 yards.
-Mark
