Others will be suspicious of your motives. Honesty is the best policy. State your intentions, and agree to terms that you can abide by. Q uite often the property owner s will want to know what you find, and want certain items. This is perfectly acceptable, after all, it s their property.
Some people are interested in memorabilia, some are interested in coins.
Either way, the discovered items are always of interest. Indiana had a network of one room schoolhouses that were built anywhere from 1880 to 1920. Generally, the schools were placed a few miles apart. They eventually closed, and the buildings and land restored to the farm that they had come out of. We happened on to one of the old buildings, and went to the farmhouse to seek permission.