July 2026
How much is my hunting land worth?
Value in this corner of the Driftless is driven by timber, water, access and what comparable tracts actually closed for. Here is what moves the number.
Read the noteNotes from the field: written for landowners, not for a feed.
Real answers about valuing, preparing and marketing rural property, based on 13 years of selling farms, land and country homes in Western Wisconsin and Southeast Minnesota. If you've been told a version of these questions with a hedge, mine have numbers in them.
June 2026
How to determine what your farm is worth before selling
A farm is land, buildings, income and story stacked together. Here is how I build a defensible number when few similar farms have sold.
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What actually makes recreational land more valuable?
By the acre, two adjacent tracts can sell for very different numbers. The differences are almost always the same features.
Read the note April 2026
How timber, tillable acres, water and access affect land value
Four attributes drive most of a rural property's price. Here is the honest role each one plays, and where the money actually is.
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March 2026
Should I sell my farm as one property or divide it?
Sometimes splitting a place creates more total value. Sometimes it costs you in zoning and taxes. Here is the way I do the math.
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February 2026
How to sell inherited land
Inherited land comes with paperwork, pride and feelings. Here is the orderly way I have walked families through the sale, and the order it takes.
Read the note January 2026
How 1031 exchanges work when selling land
A 1031 lets you roll land sale proceeds into a replacement property and defer the gain. What landowners need to know about timing, the identification window and the risk.
Read the note December 2025
When is the best time of year to sell hunting land?
Recreational land is a seasonal product. Here is when buyers actually shop, and where there is no quiet season.
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September 2026
How to Prepare a Country Home With Acreage for Sale
Selling a country home with land is different from selling a town lot. Here's how to prepare the house, the acreage, the access and the paperwork before you list.
Read the note September 2026
What Buyers Actually Look For in Wisconsin Hunting Land
Hunting land buyers aren't just counting acres. Here's what they really evaluate, from habitat and access to seclusion and improvements, and how it shapes what your property is worth.
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How to Sell a Family Farm: A Practical Checklist
Selling a family farm is never just a real estate transaction. Here is a practical checklist, boundaries to access to timing, to help your family make the right call on your own schedule.
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September 2026
What the Driftless Cheese Boom Says About the Lifestyle Property Market
The same bluffs, limestone-filtered water and small farms that made the Driftless a cheese destination are drawing people to a country lifestyle. Here's what that means for the market.
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