News

Progressive Cattleman: Why a Family Ranch Might Actually be an Investment

May 28, 2019 Tyler Jacobs

At the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Convention in Fort Worth in March, Jacobs explained the difference between managing a production asset and an investment. Jacobs said while every rancher may dream of passing down the family business to the next generation, only the smallest percentage of today’s ranches are true legacy holdings that will never sell.

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Field Report

Texas Bass Fishing with Hall and Hall Loan Officer Adam Deakin

April 30, 2019 Adam Deakin

Through competing in National High School and Collegiate Bass Fishing Tournaments, I have been able to see some beautiful parts of the world. One place I keep finding myself returning to is deep in the heart of East Texas. East Texas is full of dense pineywood forests, easy rolling pastures, and what seems like never-ending bodies of water. It is vibrantly green, especially in the springtime. The scenery is hard to beat, and the bass fishing is even better.

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Editorial and Opinion

Working for Texas Farm and Ranch Buyers

January 28, 2019 Tyler Jacobs

Twenty years ago I embarked on a wild, fulfilling, and often perplexing adventure - selling Texas ranches. This gave me the opportunity to work with some great people. It is always a greater adventure to work with buyers because you never know where the journey will take you. AND it often does not end with the acquisition often evolving into a deep and satisfying long term relationship.  This is a marked contrast to the clear goal one establishes with a seller client who is often exiting our world with the sale of his or her property.

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