A central concept in conversations about timberland investments and in our annual Applied Forest Finance course relates to opportunity costs...
Buying Land
Are you new to buying land or investing in land? Maybe you already own land as an investment. Learn about Self Directed IRAs, 1031 Exchanges, taxes, negotiating, making offers, contracts, financing, farmland, timberland investing and more. Get land smart!
Buying rural land is thrilling, but the process can be a little difficult to navigate if you’ve never done it before. If you’re not prepared, or if...
When localizing forest supplies, mill capacities, forest operations, and pricing, each timberland asset and market produce a unique profile. This...
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a question-and-answer series with land real estate professionals — land agents, mortgage brokers, auctioneers...
Whether you’re a first-time land buyer looking for property or a seasoned investor ready to add a new tract to your portfolio, the buying process is...
Recently, I participated on a panel at a timberland investment conference about pulpwood markets in the U.S. South. While the region enjoys abundant...
Crop genes determine a plant’s interaction with the land and their environment (collectively their growing ‘site’). These genes impact the amount of...
Investors prefer assets that do not correlate with the stock market because they lower the risk of their entire portfolio. Uncorrelated assets...
While the US intensively managed timberland investment market is so active and competitive today, it is not really that old. If you went back 100...
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a question-and-answer series with land real estate professionals — land agents, mortgage brokers, auctioneers...