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Getting Top Dollar for Your Forest Land; Top 10 List!

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Real Estate Agent with Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified #1 in Forest Land Mgmt

Getting Top Dollar for Your Forest Land; Top 10 List!Woodland management service, Wisconsin Foresters

 

1.Have a timber appraisal completed.


2. Conduct a wildlife inventory and habitat evaluation.


3. Have your boundaries clearly marked and cleared of brush.


4. Build and maintain trails leading to all of the propertie's best assets.


5. Have wildlife photos taken.
6. Have a forest management plan written to highlight the assets and potential of the future of the property.


forest management7. Have a forest map drawn with photo or topo background and showing all the forest assets. 

This map should also have GPS and GIS functionality so that buyers can have it loaded onto their gps units before touring the property.


8. Have a wildlife and recreation map drawn showing the wildlife habitats, trails, feeding areas, and wildlife sightings.


9. Hire a quality Realtor who specializes in forestland properties.


10. Hire a Great Forestry And Wildlife Management Company Like Woodland Management Service to guide you through these important steps.

Comments(12)

Robert Havana
Park and Protect- Alberta Real Estate License Parking - Calgary, AB
Alberta Real Estate License Parking

While this type of real estate transaction is foreign to many "urban" real estate agents, they are good tips.

May 01, 2016 03:49 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

I've never really owned land quite like this. It's very interesting to see this in the top 10 list format.

May 01, 2016 04:41 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

I would also say that it's pretty foreign to urban populations but very good stuff to know – as the other commwnter just pointed out

May 01, 2016 04:42 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Bob great advice coming from the Forest Land Expert hope your sellers appreciate it, Endre

May 01, 2016 04:55 PM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good morning Bob Crane . This is great advice for those who are wanting to sell their forced land. Thank you for sharing.

May 01, 2016 07:09 PM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I would never have an idea of how to go about selling forest land so I am glad you are here to educate us - I like the wildlife photo suggestion however!

May 01, 2016 08:55 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good Morning Bob - I can't think of anyone more knowledgeable than you for helping on developing forest land.

May 01, 2016 09:02 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

This is great advice to share with land owners. 

I will schedule a reblog.

May 01, 2016 10:18 PM
Dagny Eason
Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT
Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

Good morning Bob - Interesting article.  Advice from a forest land expert is valuable for both buyers and sellers.  Thank you!  

May 01, 2016 11:12 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Bob I know very little about Forest Land but this looks like an excellent list of steps to take to me.

May 02, 2016 07:12 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Bob, no one should buy or sell land without taling to you first

May 02, 2016 01:06 PM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Excellent advice Bob Crane You are the land expert!

May 15, 2016 08:45 AM