Monopoly or not

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Two things can't both be true.
Some posters seem to believe that they can't possibly afford to be buying land at these prices and that it will never pay for itself. Seeing what can't go on forever won't go on forever comes to mind.
And we also seem to believe that it will never come up for sale again once they buy it. Therefore it must be sustainable and they can't afford it.
Pick one or the other.

[cropgrower]

Start or thread Aggy says hutts are buying land at 75 times rental value , but what he ignores the fact that a lot can change in 10 years , in my area i have seen rent more than tripple in 15 years and land values also take a huge increase , i was an outsider when i bought land and likely payed a bit more than the neighbours were willing to pay at the time , but a few short years later they were saying you got a cheep farm ! land is still relatively cheep in prairies compared to other parts of the world , now if you want land and can afford to buy it outbid everyone else , otherwise stop whining and let the highest bidder buy it and wish them the best of luck

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Just a side note, how many Hutts fought in WW2 when it came to defending democarcy and freedom for Canada? Young farm boys and men dying on the battlefields while the Hutts hide behind religion and built up the colonies.

I'm not about to defend their supposed religious exemption, especially when my grandfather and many of my great uncles all volunteered.
But I don't see how you are in any position to judge them. Neutrality was still doing less damage than your Ukrainian ancestors who literally joined the Nazis, who you continue to support to this day.
It seems hypocritical in the extreme to show such faux concern about who took what side.

[blackpowder]

Definitely good Hutts and bad ones for sure. Some have been very good to me. Some I certainly avoid. I am lucky the neighboring colony is managed by a good family line.
Conscientious objectors were persecuted heavily in the first war, that's why they moved up here. Some died in prison.
Rather they buy land than foreign money.
Where does the large family farm go when the management peters out in a particular generation as it will eventually.
Consolidation will continue.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Forage has wisely decided that the best course of action when you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

I will however point out that is never wise to spout off about things you don't have any knowledge of.

Forage claims to be buying land without the assistance of oil lease rights. Whatever an oil lease right is I'm not sure.
But if he is referring to surface lease revenue, that is not an asset when buying land, it is a liability since most appraisers will add 5 years of surface lease revenue to the value of the land. Paying that up front when purchasing land does not make the land easier to buy..