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

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.

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Value investing in rural real estate

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.

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A thought about a land fund for Generation-Y retirees

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.

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Hay there, Hi there, Ho there, you’re as welcome as can be—on the wagon

Hay there, Hi there, Ho there, you’re as welcome as can be—on the wagon

Aug 12, 2010 2 Comments

We’ve been in the time of hay for more than a month. This is the hot center cut of summer, that slab of days when each breath breaks a sweat.

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The 60-percent rule is a timberland investor’s carry-on safety net

The 60-percent rule is a timberland investor’s carry-on safety net

Aug 10, 2010 3 Comments

It used to be a lot easier to make money in timberland investments than it is today. The old days were better…at least for that.

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