Great info Steve, Sounds like more than a few hurdles for Ontario developers. Rare trees, flood plains and butterfly habitat! 2.47 acre subdivisions from 80 acre farmland parcels are encouraged in around the Edmonton area as well as smaller 4 acre sub divisions out of 7.25 acres etc. I`d be...

QUOTE (ccameron @ Nov 29 2007, 03:08 PM) Hey Jeff, Well thank you for the advice. My offer has been accepted but is not firm yet. I am getting a little concerned however with all the `red tape` thats involved with this area. It fall into the new provincial floodland zone and therefore only 50%...

Contact the County office and find out the rules regarding subdivision(if possible) and what size the parcel could be. You could recover most of your purchase price from the sale of a smaller parcel and still have a parcel for yourself. Secure a mortg. for the whole parcel. If you get permission...