The year 2008 started out not so good for a lot of people and ended up worse than anyone imagined. We begin 2009 afraid of what’s coming. Most of us...
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!
Russell interviews rural land expert Mark Skillman who has extensive knowledge of the sometimes complex and frequently changing land-use planning...
Once a buyer has defined the acreage and boundaries of the seller’s property legally and on the ground and determined the nature of the seller’s...
I’m sure there are three people in America who figured the stock market just right this year and are swimming in money like Donald’s Uncle Scrooge.
We buy and sell property in an odd and awkward way. Among the puzzling steps in the process we use is the packaging of earnest money with our...
Both sellers and buyers need to understand what is being sold. When a seller lists property with a broker or advertises as a FSBO, he should...
Buying country property raises a number of issues for buyers that differ from those commonly faced when pursuing a house in or near a city.
At precisely twelve noon on September 16, 1893 a cannon's boom unleashed the largest land rush America ever saw.
Timberland buyers need to figure out what a tract’s timber is worth before they submit a purchase offer.
I looked at an older farmhouse on 40 acres last week that has…issues. It was built around 1890 in the boxy three-over-three style common in its area.