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Assemblage + Lot-Split Arbitrage

Combine adjacent parcels or split one — extract instant value.

Overview

Two adjacent 0.25-acre lots may each be worth $200K, but assembled into 0.5 acres for a higher-use project (small MF, mixed-use) can be worth $600K+. Reverse also works: split a large lot into buildable sub-parcels. Requires zoning research, survey, and municipal approval — but pure arbitrage on entitlement.

Best fit
Infill developersLand investorsValue-add flippers
Estimated impact
20–100%+ value creation per deal

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