While you can shop for these lots through any realtor’s office - available parcels will show up on multiple-listing services - ask to work with a broker who has experience with land. But after realizing their tastes were too specific - the couple want to build an environmentally-friendly house - they hired someone to design their "green" home. Once construction starts, plan to work at least an hour or two a day - paying bills, scheduling work and occasionally visiting the site - a tough feat to pull off for anyone who already has a full-time job. Intraday data provided by ComStock , an Interactive Data Company and subject to the Terms of Use . read more