Rural Land Buying is a Small Niche Market Buying and selling rural land is not a popular investment strategy; in fact, it is a very narrow niche that few people know about. However, for those that are aware of it and competent at doing it, it can be a moneymaker with double digit percent returns. …
The Wall Street Journal reported on a couple that bought a 10,000 sq.ft. home in Nantucket, Mass., for $8.4 million. The home was on the edge of a coastal bluff and risked falling into the ocean if it wasn’t moved. Because of this, it sold at a large discount to what a similar home…
This bizarre investment strategy involves helping landowners take advantage of lower tax rates available for agriculture. In many places, land used for agricultural purposes is taxed at a lower rate than land that is used for residential or other forms of commercial uses. A piece of vacant land at a prime commercial location near…