For over a decade, US farmland prices have soared, making headlines selling at record per-acre prices. While it appears farmland values are beginning...
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!
So you've decided you want to buy a piece of recreational property. That’s great, but where do you start?
Each six months, when updating our Forisk Forecast timber models, we review prior projections, and apply lessons learned from both our own work and...
For investing, as in sports, it comes down to measurable performance. And for investing, as in sports, relative performance dictates success.
What is the maximum you would pay to buy bare land with the purpose of planting trees as an investment?
Some people are just difficult to deal with. At some point we have all dealt with people that are ornery, stubborn, unyielding, illogical, greedy, or...
Wood bioenergy markets interest forestland owners and timberland investors for a simple reason: potential returns on capital.
Imagine you are relaxing in a rocking chair at Cracker Barrel on December 31, 2012 with a copy of the statement from your brokerage account.
Back in the “good 'ol days” of 2003, 2004, 2005, we here in North Carolina would hear about the bidding wars that went on between Buyers in...
In 1913, one dollar bought 18 loaves of bread or three gallons of milk or close to three dozen eggs. Today, one hundred years later, one dollar fails...