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Buyers need to look at themselves as sellers do Land buyers should think about the first impression they make on sellers. It...
Mendell looks to local factors for timberland valuations Brooks C. Mendell, Ph.D., is president and founder of Forisk Consulting, a...
John Wieland’s Gittleman points to opportunities for buyers Barry Gittleman, Vice President for Strategy and Land at John Wieland Homes,...
Get together. Get land smart! At LandThink.com, our readers are constantly asking and debating about whether...

Buyers need to look at themselves as sellers do

Jul 07, 2010 4 Comments

Land buyers should think about the first impression they make on sellers. It can determine whether a deal is reached and at what price. Here are two examples that illustrate the point.

Some years ago, I was ready to buy 200 acres of mostly pasture for $125,000.

Mendell looks to local factors for timberland valuations

Jun 24, 2010 2 Comments

Brooks C. Mendell, Ph.D., is president and founder of Forisk Consulting, a Georgia-based firm that specializes in forest-industry, timber-REIT, bioenergy and timber-market research.

John Wieland’s Gittleman points to opportunities for buyers

May 18, 2010 0 Comments

Barry Gittleman, Vice President for Strategy and Land at John Wieland Homes, works for a major residential developer who has built more than 30,000 semi-custom homes in…

Get together. Get land smart!

Apr 06, 2010 3 Comments

At LandThink.com, our readers are constantly asking and debating about whether or not it’s the right time to sell or invest in land. The answers vary for different reasons – depending on the type of investor, his/her experience, geographical location of the land, and many more. So, we decided to host a summit where land industry experts, as well as potential investors…

What does a “buyer’s market” really mean in today’s rural land climate?

Sep 01, 2010 3 Comments

This past week I had the opportunity to present offers on two different tracts of rural land in Alabama.

Want to sell real estate? Then don’t play hide the ball

Aug 30, 2010 5 Comments

Every so often I get fed up with having sellers play “hide the ball” with buyers, including me.

Value investing in rural real estate

Aug 24, 2010 4 Comments

At the risk of over-simplifying to set up an argument, let’s assume there are two general approaches to investing in stocks, real estate and many other assets.

A thought about a land fund for Generation-Y retirees

Aug 17, 2010 8 Comments

My 24-year-old daughter, Molly, is a reporter/editor on the headline desk at Bloomberg News in New York. Through her employer, she has begun a retirement plan that is a diversified mix of stock indexes, bonds and the like.