Experts Journal

The underlying theme you must recognize in making a land purchase is: Land has become recognized as an investment-class asset. While you might have many personal objectives when buying land, it is important to consider the investment qualities first before layering in personal objectives. Because, at the end of the day, your major return from this investment is most likely, and most predictably, to come from the appreciation of the asset as opposed to profits from any business operated on the property.

As we embark on a new decade, and a new era of ranch real estate, it is a good time to reflect on the past as the world of investment quality rural real estate has evolved incredibly during my nearly 50 years of representing owners and prospective owners of farms, ranches, and other types of rural land.

Investment Quality Rural Real Estate (IQRRE) should be a critical part of every family’s investment portfolio. It is the one investment that 100 years from now will still be there and will always have value in whatever the currency of the realm is at the time.