How to Buy Rural Land – 7 tips
After 35 years in the rural land business we’ve had the chance to see the smart moves and mistakes people make when buying rural land. So, we’d like to share some hard-won experience with you on how to buy rural land. 1. Be clear on why you want to own land ….
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What Others Are Saying About Buying Rural Land
A 10 minute scan of some of the real estate blogs I follow produced the following snippets, all showing positive trends for rural land: “With all the foreclosures and short sales being bought up I have noticed that some investors are buying up raw land, if this trend continues we…
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What is driving land prices in Alabama?
Someone sent me a survey this week with the question, “What do you think is driving land prices?” They did not specify “up” or “down”, so here is how I answered: Driving them up? Or driving them down? It depends where you are in the country. In Alabama were I…
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Light At The End Of The Tunnel For Alabama Land Buyers & Land Owners?
The last four years have been the most economically volatile of my 36 year career in the land investment and management business. For example, prices for rural land in Alabama have plunged deeply after 15 years of dramatic gains. Prices for southern pine sawtimber have dropped to levels not seen…
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A New Tool Finds Alabama Land For Sale
A New Tool Helps People Find Alabama Land For Sale See what the October 2011 issue of the magazine Business Alabama says about Cyprus Partners, an Alabama company specializing in helping people locate and purchase Alabama land. The company has launched a new product that makes it easier to find rural land for sale in Alabama. An unusual…
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Rural Land Prices
Rural Land Markets – What Are Prices Doing? An Interview with Tom Brickman, September 29, 2009 Q: What are you seeing in the rural land markets right now? A: We are moving some properties but it is slower than normal. The ones we’re selling are modestly priced – at the…
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Rural Land: Making smart decisions you’ll feel good about
An Interview with Tom Brickman, April 2009 1. Question: You started Cyprus Partners. Why? Brickman: A big lesson I learned working with southern landowners (and being one too) is that many have deep emotional ties to their land. We tend to take it personally. Great granddad bought it in1885, or here…
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