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Rural Land Investors Need to be Able to Act Quickly

May 26, 2010 3 Comments

In order to get the best deal when investing in rural land, you need to be able to act quickly when an opportunity presents itself.

Bogus cruises: How do buyers protect themselves? Part VII

Sep 01, 2009 0 Comments

How should a timberland buyer use his own forester’s accurate cruise information with a seller who has provided inflated volumes and values? The answer depends on how interested the buyer is in buying the seller’s property.

Bogus cruises: How do buyers protect themselves? Part VI

Aug 25, 2009 0 Comments

A buyer’s first line of defense is to become broadly familiar with the tools and concepts that consulting foresters use to estimate the merchantable value of a property’s timber.

Investing in timberland: Good move if it’s priced right

Jul 07, 2009 5 Comments

Several individuals have contacted me in the last few weeks because they are interested in buying timberland. That’s new. Are these signals of a turnaround?