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Listing of the Week: Maine Timberland Tract with Significant Capital Potential
Armstrong Brook Forest is a northern Maine timberland investment opportunity with an established road network, moderate terrain, scenic water features and a recent inventory indicating a capital timber value of $2.5 million. It is located in the small town of Stockholm, Maine, about 30 miles south of the Canadian border. Despite its remote location, the property is […]
Listing of the Week: Cold War-era Nuclear Missile Silo in Upstate New York
Once the site of the United States’ nuclear missile deterrent during the Cold War, this former missile silo in Upstate New York could be refashioned as an underground residence, organic farm or even dance venue!
Listing of the Week: Versatile Hunting Acreage in Missouri
Just miles from the Iowa state line, this 144-acre parcel in northwest Missouri offers a tantalizing opportunity for an avid hunter to purchase his or her dream hunting acreage. The land has frontage to I-35 and easy access from the town of Eagleville.
Thinking of Going Off-Grid? Here’s How to Pick the Best Property
Secluded, sustainable, self-sufficient: going off-grid’s been the ultimate American dream since the days of Thoreau. But these days, getting away from it all is obviously a bit trickier than just packing up and moving to a cabin in the woods. Here’s what to look for when you start shopping around.
Listing of the Week: Mountain Homesite in Off-Grid Southern Colorado
Living the land dream often means dropping off the grid and far from civilization, and this undeveloped 40-acre land parcel in southern Colorado very much fits that bill.
Listing of the Week: Remarkable Hunting Ranch in the Heart of the Rockies
Situated in a flat-bottomed valley in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, 2,121-acre Big Elk Ranch is a well-rounded mountain ranch that combines abundant recreational opportunities with income-producing options from existing livestock and hunting-lease operations.
Listing of the Week: Buy Your Own Midwest Racetrack
Motorsports Park Hastings, listed for sale in January 2017, is a two-mile-long racetrack and events venue pretty much smack-dab in the center of the country in Adams County, Nebraska.
Listing of the Week: Gorgeous Country Home with Stunning Views of Mount Hood
Sitting about an hour’s drive west of Portland, Oregon, this gorgeous Pacific Northwest residence screams location, location, location.
Advice for Finding and Following-up with Land Brokers
Over 6,000 individual brokers and agents advertise their listings on Lands of America and Land And Farm. Here are some tips to contact individual brokers.
Listing of the Week: Multi-Faceted Recreational Tract in Utah’s Wasatch Front
Eagle Ridge Ranch was listed on December 19, 2016, and represents a unique opportunity to purchase 10,237 contiguous acres at the southern end of Utah’s adventure-rich Wasatch Front. The investment opportunity comes at a price, however. With a list price of $35 million, this mountain acreage is among the 20 most expensive properties to hit the market in 2016, […]
Photo Gallery: A World of Windmills
From the humble wood-framed farm windmill to today’s sleek windfarms, the windmill stands as a landmark of land on which we work and play. Here’s a view of some of our favorites.
Listing of the Week: Bandera County’s One-of-a-Kind Magnolia Pearl Ranch
Designed by the fashion designers behind the Magnolia Pearl fashion boutique in Fredericksburg, Texas, Magnolia Pearl Ranch is a unique 39-acre property in the heart of Texas Hill Country.
Listing of the Week: Fly-Fishing Paradise Near Durango, Colorado
This week’s Listing of the Week is an exceptional recreational property in the San Juan Mountains area east of Durango, Colorado. Listed by Zach and Tom Morse of Legacy Properties West Sotheby’s International Realty, 175-acre Gray Hackle Ranch hit the market on December 5, 2016. The listing price is $6.95 million.
Listing of the Week: Turnkey Southern California Vineyard for Sale
Ever dreamed of owning your own vineyard? How about this opportunity for a turnkey operation in southern California’s San Luis Obispo? The 40-acre property hit the market on December 1, 2016, for $3.5 million.
Blue Mountain Peak Ranch: No Place for Complacency
“We find this state to be wonderful for private stewardship,” said Taylor, owner of the Blue Mountain Peak Ranch near Mason, which was honored with the 2016 Leopold Conservation Award for Texas.
Listing of the Week: Wind Farm Opportunity in East Kansas
According to the American Wind Energy Association, over a quarter of in-state energy in Kansas is produced through wind power. This 152-acre multi-use parcel in Coffey County, Kansas, presents an opportunity to add to the existing count of almost 2,200 turbines in the state.
Listing of the Week: Epic West Texas Ranch for Sale in Jeff Davis County
Our listing of the week is Livermore Ranch, a one-of-a-kind property in the rugged Davis Mountains region of West Texas, which is an area of steep-sided, 7,000-foot peaks, plunging canyons and signature big-game wildlife.
Listing of the Week: “City Slickers” Set Location Up for Sale in Colorado
The ranch used as a location during the filming of the 1991 comedy starring Billy Crystal, City Slickers, hit the market this week for $2.6 million. Located in Colorado’s La Plata County, the 230-acre property lies only a few miles west of the cowboy town of Durango in the heart of the southern Rockies.
How Big Is an Acre?
Whereas square footage is the currency for evaluating residential real estate, acreage is generally the measurement by which land buyers and sellers trade and understand the relative value of a piece of land.
