{"id":9512,"date":"2023-12-08T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/?p=9512"},"modified":"2024-11-22T14:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T19:26:58","slug":"timber-investing-the-potential-income-generation-of-your-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/timber-investing-the-potential-income-generation-of-your-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Timber Investing: The Potential Income Generation of Your Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=7&amp;multiple_size=600&amp;square_size=300&amp;order=episodic&amp;filter=all&amp;limit=600&amp;season=all&amp;tag=all&amp;i=3dd3f-151e297-pb\" width=\"640\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Timber investment is a topic that comes up a lot with land. Timber quite simply builds everything, we will never stop using it, and we will always need more of it. Some landowners make small harvests of timber for income and some use timber as a primary investment source. If you own land, you should probably be aware of the basics of timber and today we are discussing what you need to know about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/real-estate-agent\/kraig-moore\">Kraig Moore<\/a> is probably one of the most knowledgeable foresters in the United States working today and he is here with us today to answer all of the questions we can throw at him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/real-estate-agent\/kraig-moore\">Contact Kraig Moore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalland.com\">Buy, Sell, Auction, or Lease Land<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timber investment is a topic that comes up a lot with land. 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