Posted: Thursday, August 08, 2024
Author: Bob Goodson
When it comes to issues related to capital gains taxes associated with the sale of real estate, there are two primary provisions of the tax code that apply, IRC Section...
Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2024
Author: Steve Kelley
It's a natural evolution. Someone somewhere shares a glass of an exceptional bottle of wine. All of a sudden, you get it. There is no putting that cork back in...
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2024
Author: Scott Coe
I have been a student of animal health my whole life. Growing up in Eastern Oregon on a 22,000 acre ranch ignited an interest in the wildlife our land hosted...
Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2024
Author: Caityln Symons
Bookkeeping is an indispensable aspect of running a successful cattle ranching business. While the allure of wide-open spaces and working with livestock may be captivating, the financial health of a...
Posted: Thursday, May 02, 2024
Author: Ryan Bramlette, ALC
As a co-host on the Land Investor Podcast, I've had the privilege of engaging with remarkable individuals whose profound expertise spans diverse subjects such as conservation, nurturing wildlife habitats, restoring...
Posted: Thursday, February 08, 2024
Author: JW Robinson
If you have embarked on a drive through the American West, the exploration will likely include the State of Wyoming. The state echoes with the whispers of its past, stands...
Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2024
Author: Bob Goodson
As interest rates rise and financing gets more challenging, sellers who are motivated to sell may offer to finance a portion of the purchase price. At the closing, the buyer...
Posted: Thursday, January 04, 2024
Author: Alex Robertson
As the fiscal year winds down, you may find yourself in the fortunate position of having enjoyed a prosperous year on your ranch or farm or through other business ventures...
Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2023
Author(s): Kiyomi Bramlette, Ryan Bramlette, ALC
Since the pandemic, we've seen a shift in the needs and wants of buyers. Pre-pandemic buyers typically wanted to buy bare land and build their own dream as opposed to...
Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2023
Author: Bob Goodson
A 1031 exchange that starts near the end of a tax year will often run into the following tax year. The regulations address how to handle incomplete exchanges and cash...
Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Author: JW Robinson
Costa Rica sits in the southern part of Central America. It offers miles of coastline along the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, 28 National Parks, and temperatures that...
Posted: Thursday, August 24, 2023
Author: Bob Goodson
Taxpayers conducting tax-deferred 1031 exchanges must take great care to ensure that they are following the fundamental rules of the exchange, buying up in value and reinvesting all exchange proceeds...
Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2023
Author: Joette Schalla
In 1820 the United States Government started selling publicly held land for $1.25 per acre. This event allowed citizens in urban areas new opportunities, but buying land in unsettled areas...
Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2023
Author(s): Richard Ellis, Kevin Stowe
How and why real property interests came about: Real property interests are typically understood to include both the surface and subsurface, or mineral, estates. For those of us involved in...
Posted: Thursday, June 01, 2023
Author: Matt Henningsen
In late August 2021, as the world settled into the bottom half of the Covid pandemic, the sale of a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card in near-perfect condition grabbed...
Posted: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Author: Anna Perkins Buongiorno
There is a renewable energy boom happening across the country. New wind and solar projects are cropping up at extraordinary rates, creating an abundance of new jobs and investment in...
Posted: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Author: JW Robinson
Renovating residential homes has been a hot topic for many years. Television has promoted the process of upgrading real estate through multiple shows across several networks. However, did you know...
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2023
Author: Bob Goodson
A 1031 exchange allows you to preserve wealth through reinvestment of “like-kind” property. Knowing some basic rules behind Internal Revenue Code 1031 can help investors defer paying capital gain tax...
Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Author: Jerry Hicks
To Sell or Not to Sell? After decades of ownership, generations of family succession, years of toil, blood, sweat, and tears, drought, floods, fires, depression, great successes, failures, and everything...
Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Author: Troy Dana
For a timber owner, the decision to harvest is frequently a function of timing and often catalyzed by factors such as the economy, age of the timber, log markets, leverage...
Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2023
Author: Michael Hamblin
WINDS OF CHANGE As wind turbines begin to line the horizon among America’s heartland, many rural landowners are being approached with an opportunity to lease their land for wind energy...
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2023
Author: Jesica Hicks
Thinking of listing your ranch, farm, recreation, or luxury property this spring? Here are 5 reasons why now is the right time to do it! Listing now will position you...
Posted: Thursday, February 09, 2023
Author: Bob Goodson
Selling a farm or a ranch, like selling any business, often involves many different types of assets. The transaction may include equipment, livestock, water rights, crops, inventory, and, of course...
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Author: Matt Henningsen
As an educated investor, you know that proper asset allocation is essential to portfolio diversification, and of course, real estate has always been a mainstay of a well-balanced portfolio. However...