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Approaching neighbors about buying/leasing land…
Posted on 10/30/23 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 10/30/23 at 1:00 pm
Anybody ever had any success with this? There’s 1500ac+ on one side of me that is in a couple different LLCs owned by the same person, and there’s no evidence that anyone hunts it, runs cows on it, or uses it at all. I think the person listed as owner may be deceased.
On the other side there’s two 80ac tracts that are owned by a set of siblings or husband/wife who live in the pacific NW and may also be deceased. No activity on it either.
This is in south MS, and not in one of the areas known for big bucks, so relatively inexpensive land. Doesn’t look like a lot of timber value either. I sent letters a few years ago when I first bought my place just to introduce myself, but never got any response.
Has anyone ever successfully approached a situation like this? Specifically when the owners are possibly deceased and/or far away? Did you Hire a realtor/attorney, send letters, door knocking, paid a service to find phone numbers? I’d love to buy a little more land and/or lease some, but my leads dried up.
On the other side there’s two 80ac tracts that are owned by a set of siblings or husband/wife who live in the pacific NW and may also be deceased. No activity on it either.
This is in south MS, and not in one of the areas known for big bucks, so relatively inexpensive land. Doesn’t look like a lot of timber value either. I sent letters a few years ago when I first bought my place just to introduce myself, but never got any response.
Has anyone ever successfully approached a situation like this? Specifically when the owners are possibly deceased and/or far away? Did you Hire a realtor/attorney, send letters, door knocking, paid a service to find phone numbers? I’d love to buy a little more land and/or lease some, but my leads dried up.
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Posted on 10/30/23 at 1:27 pm to Slickback
A buddy of mine, when he was in college and wanted to duck hunt and would see property with a pond or some duck habitat, they would go knock on the doors and ask if they could work around the property in order to hunt the property. He said they got plenty of no's but almost every year they'd find a property owner that was more than willing to let them hunt. Some years he had a couple of properties to hunt.
Probably not exactly what you're looking for, but I'd think if you got the right person, the most they can do is simply say no. Personally I am a fan of getting face to face with the owner and simply ask the question. As to finding a phone number or contact for the owner, I don't have much there for you.
Probably not exactly what you're looking for, but I'd think if you got the right person, the most they can do is simply say no. Personally I am a fan of getting face to face with the owner and simply ask the question. As to finding a phone number or contact for the owner, I don't have much there for you.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 1:32 pm to Slickback
Investment bank out of Denver contacted my wife a couple weeks ago about my farm. No eye deer how they found her # but couldn't find mine since mine is easy to get on the net 
I would pay an attorney if it were me.
I would pay an attorney if it were me.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 1:33 pm to Slickback
Letters can be a good way. I do this for clients from time to time with some success (but not always).
Posted on 10/30/23 at 1:34 pm to Slickback
Give your wife the name and she’ll find them on Facebook.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 2:44 pm to Slickback
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This is in south MS, and not in one of the areas known for big bucks,
We may be neighbors based on your description!!!
Posted on 10/30/23 at 3:41 pm to Slickback
First figure out where the tax bill goes each year. That's the people you need to be speaking with. OnX provides that information.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 4:44 pm to Slickback
Tax Assessors office. They should have platt book and info you need.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 5:14 pm to TurkeyThug
Doubt they will release contact info other than mailing address.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 7:12 pm to geauxbrown
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First figure out where the tax bill goes each year. That's the people you need to be speaking with. OnX provides that information.
I have that info. I think they all died in the last year.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 7:56 pm to Slickback
Send the information to my username(no spaces) @gmail and I’ll see if I can get you some good contact info
Posted on 10/30/23 at 7:58 pm to Slickback
We recently built our house and they have several pieces of land nearby and connecting that looked like it would have good hunting on it. I looked up owner/addresses and sent a letter to each of them asking for permission to hunt the land. I included info about myself, my hunting philosophy, ways to give back, etc.
Out of the 10 letters I mailed, I received 2 phone calls back. The first person called to let me know they don't hunt the land and don't want anyone hunting it because his grandkids play on the property. I completely understand and told him thanks for calling me back.
The next one called me and said we could work something out. My house backs up to his property so that's perfect. I asked if he wanted me to pay him, and he just said give him a backstrap if I take a deer. He told me to treat it like my own and I could do whatever I wanted to it back there (cutting lanes, food plots, trimming branches, etc.). I'm extremely grateful for that and have spent a lot of time back there this season. I still hunt public land but it's nice to walk out back.
Out of the 10 letters I mailed, I received 2 phone calls back. The first person called to let me know they don't hunt the land and don't want anyone hunting it because his grandkids play on the property. I completely understand and told him thanks for calling me back.
The next one called me and said we could work something out. My house backs up to his property so that's perfect. I asked if he wanted me to pay him, and he just said give him a backstrap if I take a deer. He told me to treat it like my own and I could do whatever I wanted to it back there (cutting lanes, food plots, trimming branches, etc.). I'm extremely grateful for that and have spent a lot of time back there this season. I still hunt public land but it's nice to walk out back.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 8:16 pm to AFtigerFan
I’ll probably try to send another round of letters tomorrow and see if I get any response. First time was more passive, but I’ll tell them I have cash in hand and am interested in talking about buying. If it’s in an estate, cash would probably be easier to break up than land.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 8:38 pm to Slickback
I hear this a lot. Why would a seller care if you had cash? Just a sign that closing would be easier/quicker? They get cash at closing whether you are financing or not.
Maybe I’m off-base. I surely haven’t had any success with my neighbors, calling or writing letters. I’ve tried both. My strategy has been to tell them how nice their property looks, how much I like and respect the area, and how I’m wanting to buy land to enjoy with my family.
Maybe I’m off-base. I surely haven’t had any success with my neighbors, calling or writing letters. I’ve tried both. My strategy has been to tell them how nice their property looks, how much I like and respect the area, and how I’m wanting to buy land to enjoy with my family.
This post was edited on 10/30/23 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 10/31/23 at 10:14 am to turkish
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I hear this a lot. Why would a seller care if you had cash? Just a sign that closing would be easier/quicker? They get cash at closing whether you are financing or not.
Being able to quickly close and have a better guarantee that the sale goes through are advantages to accepting cash offers. To some sellers it can be an incentive to sell. Recently closed a land sale where the seller chose the cash buyer over the financing seller simply because it shrank the timeline by 30 days.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 11:26 am to WhiskeyThrottle
Huntstand app would give you names and addresses of property. It may have phone numbers as well. 
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:16 pm to geauxbrown
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First figure out where the tax bill goes each year. That's the people you need to be speaking with. OnX provides that information.
Agreed. So does the local parish/county assessor.
Reach out to them. Could do some pre-work and hire an attorney to do a title search for you (because if you buy it you still need that done) That could uncover additional people.
Its my experience most don't sell family inherited land because they are waiting on a $$$ paycheck. So make sure any offer seems close to "fair market value" otherwise you will likely never get a response.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 12:40 pm to Slickback
I wouldn't send a letter. A lot of the time these come across as junk mail and they will just throw it away; thinking it's some kind of mass mailout.
I would find out who the annual tax bill is mailed to, and then figure out how to call that person.
I would find out who the annual tax bill is mailed to, and then figure out how to call that person.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 1:15 pm to KemoSabe65
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Investment bank out of Denver contacted my wife a couple weeks ago about my farm. No eye deer how they found her # but couldn't find mine
Has your wife taken any “business trips” to Denver in the past couple years?
Posted on 10/31/23 at 8:00 pm to deltaland
If the owners are dead..or live in another Country I'd start Patrolling the property real hard.
Maybe put up a couple Observation Stands to keep Trespassers out.
If anyone confronts you just say..thank God your here..lot's of weird folks walking all over your land.
Maybe put up a couple Observation Stands to keep Trespassers out.
If anyone confronts you just say..thank God your here..lot's of weird folks walking all over your land.
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