Land Management and Forestry
Finding your campsite, a spectacular viewpoint or your way back out of the wilderness won’t always be simple tasks. That’s why a magnetized compass and a paper map—and the navigational knowhow to use them—are part of the Ten Essentials.
Read entire article here: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/navigation-basics.html
There are more than 600 species of oaks found growing around the world, and every one of them produces acorns. Acorns are different from other tree nuts because of their interesting two-part shell. The nuts have a smooth shell that is held inside a second cup-like shell called a “cupule.” This “shell and cap” structure
There are several benefits to a landowner financing the sale of their own land. But there are also disadvantages.
Here are some thoughts to consider: Should a Landowner Offer “Seller Financing”
Topography maps can tell you a lot about a piece of property if you know how to read them. At Cross Creek Realty, LLC we use topography maps on a regular basis to analyze property and we include them with all our marketing material. Here is a great article to help you learn to use
Access could be one of the most important things to consider when buying acreage. Road frontage and actualling accessing the property can sometime be two different things. Is your access deeded?
READ THE ENTIRE:ARTICLE HERE: Understanding Road Access
The best land specialists have been in practice for many years. They have acquired experience and specialized knowledge in areas such as timber, rural land appraising, rural land contracts, land management and wildlife management. They also have deep contacts with specialists like foresters, surveyors, road & pond builders, title & closing specialists, and wildlife biologists.
We always review the closing documents for our buyers and sellers before the actual closing. Pat Porter from RecLand offers some great suggestions about reviewing the documents PRIOR to closing. Watch the video and read the article here: REVIEWING THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS
Please call Cross Creek Realty, LLC at 864-517-3621
Recent droughts have the fear of a southern pine beetle outbreak at the forefront of all our minds, forester’s minds that is. Click the link below to read a good article on the southern pine beetle and, as always, call Cross Creek Timber, LLC for your forest management advice or timber harvesting at 864-517-3620.
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/03/southern_pine_beetle_infestati.html
Follow the links below for:
Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2019 Tax Year by Dr. Linda Wang, National Timber Tax Specialist, U.S. Forest Service
https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/TaxTip2019-USDA.pdf
Looking at soil types can be a great way to evaluate property. At Cross Creek Realty, LLC and Cross Creek Timber, LLC we use this soil studies on a regular basis to assist our clients and property owners in evaluating and marketing property. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has a great tool available
Tired of the old lease property and the “friends” associated with it? Buying your own land to hunt on might just be the best thing you have ever considered doing. In doing so there are many thing to consider. At Cross Creek Realty, LLC we know land, timber and what make up the components of
