The Checkerboard

A Buyer's, Lender's & Broker's Guide to Leased Land in the West Valley

On leased tribal land, the lease term is the transaction - yet most buyers learn this from agent lore rather than the record. From the 1876 railroad grant to today's financing rules, this guide gives buyers, out-of-area agents, and lenders the first rigorous, respectful, and practical explanation of how the West Valley's checkerboard actually works - and why it's a market structure to understand, not fear.