This thing that’s paralyzing our big banks and gutting the stock market used to be called a “panic.” Today, it’s a meltdown, or a mess or an...
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!
It’s always fun to watch clever people make a profit out of a mess. Take global warming. Today’s consensus opinion -- whether you believe it or not...
A conservation easement is a viable solution for landowners who want to protect their land from development.
Conservation easements (CEs) provide a break for their donors on local, state, federal and estate taxes. What has been the experience of LANDTHINK...
The hills are alive with the sound of…chainsaws. Americans in the tens of thousands are out cutting firewood to keep warm this winter. We burn wood...
The pathway to conservation easements is not always a straight line but, more often than not, is worth the trip. [Dean Saunders, ALC] Conservation...
The phone call came in cold, three weeks ago. A major gas company was offering $10,000 to buy a 50-foot-wide, pipeline right-of-way easement over...
When you buy land, you need to establish your "basis" for tax purposes. Starting basis is basically your purchase price, plus, perhaps, certain...
A boom is happening in places with oil and gas reserves. Deep "plays" are now economically feasible where they weren't two years ago when oil was a...
Everyone likes a swimming pond. A couple of willows weep majestically. Spring Peepers put on their heavy-metal show at night, keeping the old folks...