When it comes to agricultural production methods, no two operations are the same. As an investor, it’s important to know the differences between...
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!
Recreational land buyers often know little about how to factor the quality and value of timber into their buying decisions. But given that most any...
Each year, when we teach our process for tracking and analyzing timber prices, wood demand and forest supplies at Forisk’s “Timber Market Analysis”...
As most land agents will attest, if you want to see a potential buyer run for the hills, just ask them to sign a Buyer Brokerage Agreement. I’ve been...
The land market is vibrant right now, and multiple offer situations and bidding wars are becoming much more common. Buyers have to be ready to move...
Aunt Fanny called at 4:45 in the morning. “Nephew, tell me about forest carbon.” “Do I have to?” I asked. “I avoid big words till the sun rises and...
As we start to head into the fall – a time when many recreational land buyers are thinking about hunting season – the land sales market continues to...
In forestry, I always found rules of thumb helpful in providing context. For example, a log truck in the U.S. South carries just over 25 tons (~28)...
Cattle ranches are a tried and true operation in the livestock and agriculture industry, intertwined in the history and making of America. Cattle...
Fevered lumber prices appear to have broken due to a combination of producers (sawmills) catching up and demand moderating in the repair and...