Three Ways To Calculate Irregular Lot Sizes in Baton Rouge Bill, I have a question regarding measurement of irregular shape properties. Trying to help put a client home on market and trying to convert these measurements into square footage. The lot measures 120 X 310 X 117.9 X 328.6. What's the best way to get square footage? Can you explain? Published by Bill Cobb, Greater Baton Rouge's Home Appraiser 225-293-1500 http://www.homeappraisalsbatonrouge.com

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Baton Rouge Real Estate: 3 Ways To Calculate Irregular Lot Sizes
Bill Cobb
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November 06, 2012 03:40 AM
Baton Rouge Real Estate: How To Calculate Irregular Lot Sizes
I received this question from a local REALTOR ® yesterday...
Bill, I have a question regarding measurement of irregular shape properties. Trying to help put a client home on
market and trying to convert these measurements into square footage. The lot measures 120 X 310 X 117.9 X
328.6. What's the best way to get square footage? Can you explain?
METHOD #1: 4 Irregular Lot Sizes
To Calculate Square Footage:
Answer is: 37,961sf or 0.872 acre.
Add 120' + 117.9' = 237.9' / 2 = 118.95'
rounded to 119'
Add 310' + 328.6' = 638.6' / 2 = 319.3'
rounded to 319'
119' x 319' = 37,961sf
To Calculate Acreage:
37,961sf / 43,560sf = 0.87 Acre
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2. METHOD #2: LATAX
www.latax.state.la.us
LATAX site provides the legal description for each lot assessed and sometimes includes the lot size for irregular lots,
especially for acreage lots.
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METHOD #3: APEX PHOTOMETRICS
APEX software can help measure lot dimensions.

3. Using Apex Photometrics To Calculate Irregular Site Sizes. http://www.apexwin.com/us/ sells home sketching
software which figures or calculates home living area sizes, lot dimensions or irregular lot dimensions.
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