8 Benefits and Tax Advantages for Landowners Who Sell a Conservation Easement

A conservation easement is a viable solution for landowners who want to protect their land from development. Simply put, a conservation easement is a restriction on the use of property owned by an individual, similar to a deed restriction. Read more »

Property buyers: Putting the “do” in due diligence

“Due diligence” is the process of careful investigation that buyers use to identify the values, issues and problems embedded in whatever they’re buying.

Since all property purchases are different and no Consumer Reports exists to simplify making choices, each buyer must dig out the story of a seller’s dirt. Read more »

How to sell country property in a crummy market

Many sellers today may feel quietly desperate. Recession is here; credit is tight; buyers are scarce; property is not moving.

Real-estate gurus advise sellers to cut their prices, pay more of the closing costs and improve their properties, if only cosmetically. Gurus, in my experience, usually urge followers to spend money, often on them. Read more »