And remember, it cost to register that deed.? You could sit on it for generations before taking it to the courthouse. Betty S. Message-ID: <[email protected].com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The reason that you see property bought and sold on the same day is that you are only seeing the deals made official. It may have been purchased years before on a handshake and when it came time to sell it again, all parties involved picked a day and made their way to the county courthouse. Sometimes this would happen if one of the parties involved was moving out of the area. Making the trip to the courthouse wasn't always easy for folks living in the far reaches of some counties. Also, don't be surprised if you see several land transactions on a single day. It was convenient to settle up all the business at once, even though the sales may have occurred over several years. --- Original message from Audrey Barber --- I came across a deed that described a property that I identified and found that one of my ancestors had purchased that property on Oct.2, 1844 for $1200. and the same day sold it to someone else for the same price. I know it is the same property because I had a land surveyor figure it out in case I was wrong. Can anyone out there think of a reason that this would take place??