Why People Use Land Agents to Sell Rural Real Estate
Listen as Pat Porter, land broker and owner of RecLand Realty, reflects on his day after looking at four tracts in 24 hours. He takes some time out of his day to stop and elaborate on a few reasons why land owners choose land agents- real estate agents who focus on unimproved land- to sell
Great Places in America: People’s Choice – The Swamp Rabbit Trail
The Swamp Rabbit Trail (SRT) is helping to get the upstate of SC known across the nation! The SRT is the recipient of The American Planning Association’s 2017 People’s Choice award. Read the full article HERE.
Cross Creek Realty, LLC / 115 N. Poinsett Hwy. / Travelers Rest, SC 29690 / www.crosscreekre.com
How to Purchase Rural Land with Your Self-directed Solo 401k Plan
Dmitriy Fomichenko a Solo 401k Expert with Sense Financial Services LLC writes about how to purchase rural land with your retirement plan.
Read the article here: https://www.landhub.com/blog/purchase-rural-land-self-directed-solo-401k-plan/?inf_contact_key=b91e3b1a6fb7f5cf90e4ba03bf7c50cba78f83bce4fe0f7e65f614e36ded828a
Top 50 Long Distance Hiking Trails In The USA
Like to hike? Check out a list of the top 50 long distance hiking trails in the USA publised by Brian Bradshaw with the Boot Bomb. This list includes the Appalachain trail which crosses through part of north western South Carolina. Read the article here: https://bootbomb.com/info/hiking-trails/top-50-long-distance-hiking-trails-usa/
BUYING LAND – How to Buy Raw Land in a Digital World

Buying raw or undeveloped land can be a great investment, or path toward building a new home or business. Here are some things to consider from a Land.Com article to consider when purchasing raw land plus useful online resources to help you during the land-buying journey. Please call us at 864-517-3621 to help you buy
Is Now an Opportune Time to Purchase Land?
We know it is! Click the link below to read a recent article on LAND.com.
http://www.land.com/buying/purchasing-land/
By: Jessa Friedrich
How the Tiny Southern Pine Beetle Can Wipe out a Whole Forest

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
Waterfalls: Your guide to the 10 most spectacular shows around
Great article about local waterfalls in a recent Travlers Rest Tribune. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE
Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2016 Tax Year
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
Greenville, SC named in MONEY’s travel section as the place to go in April of 2017
Greenville, SC named in MONEY’s travel section as “12 great places to go in 2017 – and how to do them on a budget.”
Check the article out here: http://time.com/money/4616864/travel-2017-hotels-restaurants-save-money/
A Powerful and Easy Way to Access and Use Soil Type Data

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
