When is a conservation easement too much?
I saw a Virginia real-estate ad for several hundred acres of mixed timber and open land recently, priced at $875/acre. It caught my attention for several reasons.
Read moreI saw a Virginia real-estate ad for several hundred acres of mixed timber and open land recently, priced at $875/acre. It caught my attention for several reasons.
Read moreA conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a government agency or qualified conservation organization that restricts specific uses or development on the land.
Read moreA conservation easement is a viable solution for landowners who want to protect their land from development.
Read moreConservation easements (CEs) provide a break for their donors on local, state, federal and estate taxes. What has been the experience of LandThink visitors with reductions (or lack thereof) in local property tax once a CE has been put in place?
Read moreA good deal is often defined as buying something for less than the seller’s asking price. Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes, it isn’t.
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