There can be some big gotchas in that. F'rinstance, in Norman east of 24th Ave, the parcel has to be at least ten acres (excluding rural developments and parcels platted before a certain date), or you can't build on it. It would suck to buy that lot and not be able to do anything with it because Paoli had similar restrictive laws in place.
Or there were several pipelines under the ground with easements that don't allow building or permanent structures on the easement.
Yeah, but easements will show up in the title search. You have to go looking for the regulations, city ordinances, and so forth.
The op just said to do due diligence on researching the property. The title search on my home didn't show a pipeline under our utility building when we bought it. When getting ready to build our deck I asked for a check by OKIE, and sure enough a rep from total petroleum in Arkansas City Ks showed up. He showed me where the pipeline crossed a ditch and was now exposed. Line of sight was directly through my building. Fortunately, that pipeline had been abandoned as it was from a well to a tank battery and he said they would never use it, so we got lucky.
