This post was originally published on April 3, 2017, and updated on December 12, 2019. Whether you’re planning on farming or hunting on your property, it’s always important to know what kind of soil you have on it. Knowing the characteristics of the soil on your land can help you better determine future land use and management. Luckily, there’s a free tool that helps you accomplish this on your own. Landowners and buyers can go online and obtain a web soil survey (WSS) that provides soil … [Read more...]
Take Your Listing to the Next Level with Land Tour 360™ and a Matterport 3D Virtual Tour
As the land real estate industry continues to evolve, it’s essential to keep up with the ever-changing and nonstop growth of it all. As a seller, you'll want to make sure you're using all of the top technology tools available to market your property online. You'll also want to use tools that will get you to the closing process a lot sooner. Adding Land Tour 360™ and a Matterport 3D virtual tour to your listing can do this. And using the two together can take your listing to a … [Read more...]
How to (REALLY) Stick to Your Budget
This guest post is courtesy of AgSouth Farm Credit. Make time to budget This is the most important factor in sticking with your family budget. Like any mundane adult task we don’t like doing (grocery shopping, anyone?), simply put, it won’t get done unless you dedicate time to doing it. This can be a big project on the front end if you don’t do any kind of budgeting currently. You might have to set aside a few hours on a Sunday to really research your current spending habits. We … [Read more...]
Midwest Flooding: Effects on Crop Yields and Prices
This summer has been an exceptionally wet one for the Midwest region of the U.S. Record flooding has hit the area harder than ever before and landowners have faced difficult times repairing the damage. Farmers who spent time preparing were left with conditions far worse than what they had anticipated. And some have had to hire extra help to rehab their devastated properties. Read more: The Cost to Cure Iowa While mother nature has provided drier and warmer weather that has helped … [Read more...]
How to Improve Your Credit Score to Purchase Land
Your credit score can have an impact beyond just approval or denial. Depending on the practices of your preferred lender, a higher credit score could mean preferential fees and rates. Credit scores are calculated differently by each of the three main credit bureaus: Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian. While they are different, there are many similarities. Click here for what your credit score means. What is a good credit score? Typically, credit scores range from 300 – 850 regardless of … [Read more...]
NLR GIS Capabilities: How Our Agents Utilize Them to Help Their Clients
At National Land, we value our clients’ time and strive to make the land buying and selling process simple, easy, and efficient for them. We are constantly at work developing our in-house tools to provide our land professionals and our clients with the best of the best in the land industry. First and foremost, we focus on leading the industry with our technology tools. This includes our GIS capabilities that help our land professionals find that perfect property for a client. When it becomes … [Read more...]
How to Save Money to Purchase Land
Are you considering a large purchase like a home or several acres where you can enjoy nature or grow your own vegetables? The first thing you need to do is assess your current financial situation. Know Your Finances Pull together a basic financial statement that will give you a point-in-time picture of where you stand financially. Many web sites have free, downloadable financial statements you can complete and print for your records. The financial statement asks you to list assets (bank … [Read more...]
Land Tour 360™ Tips
By now, you’ve probably read about what Land Tour 360™ is, how it works and why you need one for your property. But you still might be wondering how to best use this innovative technology. As a landowner, when you list your land for sale, you want your property to stand out. You want to maximize the marketing power of your listing, especially online. When using Land Tour 360™ on a listing, you give any and everyone that comes across your property an experience that is engaging, … [Read more...]
Broiler Farms vs. Breeder Farms
Whether you’re looking into investing in a chicken farm or are just interested in learning about them, the differences between broiler and breeder farms can be confusing. Broiler farms raise chickens that supply grocery stores, restaurants, and any place that you would get chicken from to consume. Breeder farms, however, produce the eggs that are sent to the broiler farms after they hatch. Breeder farms are the first step in the process of producing chickens that will eventually be … [Read more...]
Is This Land Right For Me?
A widely known real estate investor and philanthropist, Louis Glickman, said, “The best investment on Earth is earth,” and I couldn’t agree more. But how do you know that investment is the proper fit for your needs? The first step in deciding whether buying land is a good move for you is to discover your needs and wants. Ask yourself these questions: What will you use the land for? Does it have utilities or improvements? Is it ready for building? Does it have wildlife/fishing … [Read more...]
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