Using Photos to Help Sell Your Land (Note:  We just moved this article over from our Resources Page.  We felt it would be more appropriate here!) By Rich Waite Okay now this may seem like such an obvious thing to say, “use photos to sell your land”. Of course, you’re going to do that, right?…

  HUNTING IOWA’S LATE SEASON! By Rich Waite I’d been scanning the forest floor for over an hour when, from out of no­where, he appeared, eyes piercing my camo coveralls like a laser beam. wondered. And how ‘d he peg me like that? Just hold still, now, Rich. He’s got to be looking at something…

With Big Bucks, Sometimes it’s “It’s Better Late Than Ever! By Rich Waite WHAT IS IT WITH BIG BUCKS? Seems like they often show up where a person would least expect them. And so it was with those two, stand­ing ever so nonchalantly next to a back-country highway in the middle of a small hay field…

(According to the Gov. this is a UAS, or unmanned aircraft system, not a drone. You can call them what you wish – we’ll keep calling them drones —  but, one thing is for sure, they have become extremely popular these days). NOTE:  UPDATE ON DRONE LAW TOOK EFFECT FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS AND THE…

Maple-Bacon Cheddar Venison Burger with Pickled Green Tomatoes and Caramelized Mango (we made a variation of  this recipe for a semi-finalist choice in the Rachel Ray and Bobby Flay National Burger Cook-off in 2014)     For the Burgers: 1.5 lb, venison or ground turkey 2 table spoons canola oil 3 mango slices approx, 1/8…

  What is the price going to be? This would seem to be an obvious thing to be sure you have in your land offer, right? And, it is critical that the offer price be in writing. The amount, or benefit, that is offered is the “consideration” and is an essential part of a real…

Food Plot Choices: What To Plant? Ultimate Land Listings, LLC (Brassica mix — photo above.  Turnips, Rape and kale.  This mix provides a super attractive food plot area for whitetails late fall into winter in the midwest region). Lots of choices here!   Things like alfalfa, brassicas, clover, corn, Milo, rye, soybeans and wheat are…

Enhance your recreational land to help it Say   “What can I do to help me sell my land faster,” you ask? This is a question that comes my way on a regular basis as an Iowa real estate broker specializing in recreational and hunting land sales.  (of course, sellers also want to know that…

By Ultimate Land Listings, LLC   Did you know that most forest areas across the country are way below grade in terms of their attractiveness to deer and other wildlife? In fact, many, if not most, of the forest-land in your region  — maybe even your own property — really aren’t that appealing to whitetails…

Ready….Set….Shoot! (Dust off that camera gear and get out there!) The cold wet wind pierced my fleece outer jacket like and stung my face as I moved along, my path coursing right into it. Perfect for still-hunting along this grassy path cut through this over-grown section of woods, I thought. Each foot inched forward, but…