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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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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

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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