The forces suppressing stumpage prices across the South are not a temporary condition waiting to be reversed by the next housing cycle or the next...
Owning Land
Do you own land? Learn the benefits and challenges of owning land including tax benefits, conservation, leasing, easements, income opportunities and maintenance. Get land smart!
In Part 1, “So You Got a Letter Offering to Buy Your Land?” I covered why these letters keep showing up in your mailbox, the difference...
Many rural landowners can handle basic property maintenance on their own. Mowing an open trail, trimming around a gate, cutting up a fallen limb, or...
Timberland has long been considered a bedrock asset class for patient investors. The foundational case for owning it has always rested on three...
I’ve heard the question from landowners often: why does everybody want my land? If you own land, you’ve likely gotten calls, texts and the type of...
Owning land is a significant responsibility that extends beyond simple possession, requiring active stewardship and maintenance to ensure its health...
Absentee landowners are individuals or corporations who own property, land, or timberland but do not reside on or actively manage it. Oftentimes...
If you own land that has no road access or legal easement, it presents a major hurdle to its usability and to determining its value on the market. In...
I get daily news alerts about vacant land scams, and a recent case I saw involved a landowner who owned land near Rochester in Upstate New York, but...
Forest Finance Simplified, a book I originally wrote as a reference for myself when teaching Applied Forest Finance short courses, helps readers...