Rural real estate is actually a conglomerate of several different markets—operating farms, hobby farms, recreational (undeveloped) land, principal...
Curtis Seltzer
Curtis Seltzer is a land consultant, columnist and author of How To Be a DIRT-SMART Buyer of Country Property and Land Matters: The “Country Real Estate” Columns, 2007-2009.
Today, public wildlife agencies are of the “both-and” mindset when it comes to choosing between hatchery rainbows or wild and native trout.
Some portion of successful land investing involves having future conditions work out more or less in your favor.
A number of timberland owners now find themselves in a pickle like this: They need to get some cash out of their timberland, but don’t want to...
People write books for different reasons—money, prestige, money, self-validation, score-settling, money, ego and money. And sometimes it’s not about...
Spring is coiling, but not yet sprung. Spring brings buyers into the countryside. That’s how it usually works, anyway.
You may have heard something about BCAP (pronounced, bee-cap). BCAP stands for Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
USDA released its 2010 farm income forecasts last week. While net farm income is expected to be $63 billion in 2010, up almost 12 percent ($6.7...
The great international designers often hire me during New York Fashion Week to provide yes-no decisions on their latest creations.
Rural counties largely depend on the property tax to finance their activities. Taxing real estate for local government is a legacy from the days when...