Group Owned Mainland Bonus, how to do it right?

[iCade]

Forgive me, I know this has been asked before but I just want to make 100% sure I am doing this right. I haven't owned mainland before, so this is new to me @.@

Okay so!

The land size I want to buy is 9,056sqm.

In order to stay within the $40 land use fee limit how do I proceed?
I'm pretty sure the math is:
 8192sqm
+ 512sqm
---------------
8704sqm
+ 10%
--------------
9574sqm.

= still within the $40 limit.

Is this correct? Now how do I go about it to get this land without slipping into the $75 land use fee table? Buying that land tells me it will increase my tier fees to $75 so I am confused. Is it even possibly during the first purchase?

[Vania Chaplin]

First, donate the area to the group in the group profile/ tab Land & L$;

Than, go to the plot you want to buy and open Parcel details (about land) with your group active. In the bottom right there is a button "Buy For Group".

 

[Lindal Kidd]

You've got your numbers right, iCade, and Vania is correct.  I'll expand on that a little...

1.  Make sure you don't own any other Mainland or a Linden Home.

2.  Make sure you are not currently donating any tier to another group.

3.  Create your land group, and anchor it with at least one other member, preferably your own alt.

4.  Donate all of your available square meters of tier to your land group (I'm assuming you are at the $40 tier level)

5.  Check the group's Land and $ tab.  You should show enough available tier to buy your parcel.

6.  When you buy the parcel, use World/About Land (don't just right click the land and choose Buy). 

7.  Verify that your land group is active and you have that group's tag on.

8.  Use the Buy for Group button in the About Land window.

OPTION:  Instead of donating your tier to your group in advance, when you buy the land for group, I think you have the option to check "owner makes contribution with deed".  But I'm going from memory on that one, that may only be in the Deed to Group controls.