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Know before you go: Preparing to preview properties

Know before you go: Preparing to preview properties

Before you head out to preview a piece of rural property, here are a few key tips that will make your next outing more enjoyable, safer, and your...

Why that land agent doesn't call back

Why that land agent doesn't call back

As shocking as this may sound, I am not going to work with every person that calls or emails me about buying land.

Determining Whether You Want a Property  Rethink Rural

Determining Whether You Want a Property | Rethink Rural

When you have looked at a property and asked all of the right questions, there comes a point when you have to answer one question: “Do you want it?”

Small Acreage  Big Possibilities

Small Acreage = Big Possibilities

Living the country life doesn’t require loads of land. You can make any size property special and specific to your needs by thinking through what you...

The  ahem  pee factor of buying country land

The - ahem - "pee" factor of buying country land

I love living in the country. I am writing this article from a shooting house on our land overlooking several hundred yards of food plots we planted...

Looking for land? Don't buy a lemon

Looking for land? Don't buy a lemon

When it comes to purchasing property with problems, the adage about making lemonade out of lemons loses its cheeriness. You want to buy land that...

How to finance a rural land purchase in the South

How to finance a rural land purchase in the South

A Farm Credit of Florida loan officer explains how to finance a land purchase, how it differs from a home loan and how to get your land loan approved.

Don't be a rookie: 5 tips for buying rural land in the South

Don't be a rookie: 5 tips for buying rural land in the South

After 20+ years working in land sales, John Weidenhaft shares five tips for buying rural land in the South that will move you out of rookie status.

5 key questions to ask before buying rural land

5 key questions to ask before buying rural land

Wait! Before you buy that land, make sure you’ve done your homework. Here are five key questions to ask, and how to find the answers.

If you wait to see, don't blame me

If you wait to see, don't blame me

After a very frustrating series of events at one point in my career, I came up with a new phrase for rural real estate buyers: If you wait to see,...