Why Arent ND and Montana Farmers Liquidating to Land Companies!

[ALLFARMER]

Very true bgmg

Sask you didn't want the hassle of buying the
whole works and selling off the pieces. You heart
wasn't in it. If you would have taken your time
selling off the pieces you likely would have been
surprised at the coin you sold it for.

When land touching yours comes up for sale you
do everything you can to get it....everything ...you
can't expect to just pay the going rate.

I damn near had 9 in a block here but ended up
with 7. Can't tell you how many times I kicked
myself for buying a new holiday trailer and taking
my family on a vacation when I new the sale was
comming up...gotta keep the wife happy too!

[ALLFARMER]

O and ya it still hurts, but I know I put in 98% of
every dollar I could get my hands on.

You are right opportunities come around again.

Cheers

[farmaholic]

Someone recently mentioned "cultivating the relationship with neighbours" in order to get on their good side in the event their land ever came for sale.

When you've been competing with them all your life buying the land around you, the neighbour may not sell to you in spite. Heaven forbid you do better than your neighbour!!!

If you've been given a chance, step up to the plate and start swinging, take your best shot. If it sells for more than you want to pay, quit complaining because the stuff you own has just increased in value as well. I never look at increasing land values(located beside mine) as a negative.

These are interesting times.

[T.N.T.]

I agree with everyone about this Saskfarmer3,if you wanted that land you should have bought it!!You have no one to blame but yourself,for loosing this chunk of land!!What do you think just because you are the big wheel in your community,that everyone is going to coming running to you everytime they have land for sale?I guess you are just getting a ego check from some of the people in your community.

[uneducatedbum]

I support what farmaholic said about
relationships with neighbors. I believe
that the farms of the next generation
will understand how to market themselves
in the community.

A good example, is that we have a
neighbor that retired and had 2000 acres
up for grabs. The 20000 acre local big
wheel walked in to his house had coffee
and pulled out his cheque book and said
"how much?"

Neighbor told him "you are big enough
I've made other arrangements"

Not saying arrogance is the best sales
technique but it illustrates the point
that we are going to need to build long
term business plans that include how we
plan on continuing to grow our land
base.

Most of the time it will come down to
price but doing the right things in
advance might give you an inside track
on the deal or might work with you
because let's face it, how do we buy
crop inputs and sell grain?

[agchat]

Funny, totally opposite here. Had neighbour few years
ago said when he retired he was renting his land to his
neighbours if they wanted to farm more. Time came
along and who did he rent to, yep the biggest farmer
in the area. Lets face it, I sometimes think its a ego
thing. It sounds more impressive at the coffee shop
when you say you rented or sold your land to a name
everyone has heard!!!

[SASKFARMER3]

Wow great advise from every one except.
Burpfart your some piece of work.
We have a additional 9 purchased over
time from another neighbor its a done
deal. So yes I have contact with my
neighbors No problem their.
The post was why in Similar Minot to
Montana mountains are farmers not
liquidating. I dont care about Kansas or
Iowa. Can you grow corn close to 300 bus
probably not.
Red river valley at Fargo is also
different.
Now on the two sales again Ill say 1st
guy didnt even give his own family
members a chance. If you cant beat them
join them.
The second listed it on Good Friday and
the realestate was not looking at any
subdividing of property They sucked the
guy into this more money from one land
investor than any local BS and he bought
it hook line and sinker. Purchasing it
all would not net me a higher return
since oh lets say $250,000. per quarter
is the highest ever land has sold in
that area and the yard has had issues in
the past oh lets say alot of break ins.
Cheers.

[stubblejumper]

http://www.landsofmontana.com/montana/

[stubblejumper]

Check at the bottom where they have land listings by county. once again sask is full of shit

[SASKFARMER3]

Hey genius where does sask land have moutains
as part of their farm.
Yes sales happen but the massive increases and
mass amount of out of country purchases aren't
happening. Maybe Americans but not chinese