If a complete stranger or a company from Texas that was previously unknown to you just randomly showed up asking to buy your land that wasn’t even for sale, you can bet that they know something about the future use of your land that you don’t yet know.
This kind of stuff happened all over DeSoto parish a year or so before the Haynesville shale drilling broke loose.

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Posted by bricksandstones

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Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:34 pm to HighlyFavoredTiger

If you are really trying to do some research, you could look at the Parish Tax Assessor's website. There is usually a map feature, and you can pull reports on nearby parcels, which will usually give you a recent transaction history. Go from there to looking at deeds and you will likely be able to determine the purchase prices for land being sold in that area.

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Posted by Bard

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Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:29 pm to HighlyFavoredTiger

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If a complete stranger or a company from Texas that was previously unknown to you just randomly showed up asking to buy your land that wasn’t even for sale, you can bet that they know something about the future use of your land that you don’t yet know.
This kind of stuff happened all over DeSoto parish a year or so before the Haynesville shale drilling broke loose.

That's the first thing my mind went to. The description of events screamed of a recently discovered oil or gas field (with the price of NG though, I can't see anyone paying 12k/acre unless it's ridiculously easy to get to). My next response was going to be to ask about signing over just surface rights but maintaining mineral rights and see how the company reacts.