Many good reasons exist for men to buy country property—investment appreciation, family bonding and environmental stewardship. Among motives not...
Curtis Seltzer
Many sellers are stuck. They want to sell, but can’t because buyers are stuck too. Why is everyone stuck? Fear and money. Sellers are afraid to sell...
1. Copy of the seller’s deed with the boundary description. This description may be found in an earlier deed, which is referenced in the seller’s...
Many more Americans own corporate stock than rural land. Why do we invest in stock, which is risky, rather than land, which is not?
SELLERS! Would you like to unload your house faster and for more than you expect? That, in rough terms, is what home stagers promise. My farmhouse...
1. County Clerk. This individual may have a different title, but the job is essentially the same from state to state.
Prices of almost all types of rural real estate will rise steadily in the foreseeable future. Rates of appreciation will vary, according to where the...
Spring brings out the remuddler in us. Warmth encourages knocking down, throwing out, fiddling with and adding to. The line between remodeling and...
1. Acres. How many acres will the seller convey to you, physically on the ground and legally in his deed?
Many sellers today may feel quietly desperate. Recession is here; credit is tight; buyers are scarce; property is not moving.