Is Now The Time To Buy Trophy Whitetail Hunting Property?

2010 is already off to a great start! With the sale of another large property in SE Iowa, the selling season is underway! Multiple transactions are in the works already to close this year and it looks like sellers have finally started to grasp the slight loss of property values here in the Midwest. If you are a buyer looking for either purely recreational and/or recreational property with a return, now is the time to give one of our agents a call and get penciled in for an appointment to look at a myriad of properties that have come on the market in the past few weeks.

Currently we have over a dozen new properties hitting the site that we've been unable to get posted yet due to the increase in buyer traffic and showings. If you are a potential buyer for the 2010 year, now is also the time to get us your information so we can pair you with properties before we begin the marketing process for those properties. We move the largest amount of properties in late winter and early spring and the hottest properties that to come to our attention during this time of year move so quickly, that often they are never even posted to the site. In most cases, the buyers of those pieces acquire them because they have given us their criteria prior to a property being presented to us for sale.

Now is also the time to make a move on a property you may have seen listed for some time. In some cases, sellers are willing to accept offers they would never have taken or even considered just months ago. The old saying, "You never know until you ask", has never been so applicable in real estate as it is now! In the past few months, we've inked several transactions I would have never dreamed sellers would have signed. This trend toward lower selling prices has been coming for quite sometime and with the Iowa Land Sales Report announcing a nearly 20% reduction in land values across the board, now appears to be one of the best times to pick up a diamond in the rough.

Many of the latest sales have included long term implementations of our trademarked Advanced Habitat System™ to provide long term value increases and to enjoy the maximum wildlife benefits their properties can produce during ownership. Buyers and sellers have now realized that the days of quick flips are over and looking at the fact that real value can be added to properties with substantial gains on investments if improvements are done correctly. Many "flippers" have been stung so hard by the recent decline in land values that many have surrendered properties to banks and creditors. However, with the recent surge in transactions, now may be the time to pick up properties with true potential for returns both financially and in inches of antler.

The real key to investment success, however, lies in the ability to pick out property choices that offer important factors critical to its later marketability. “Buyer beware”, is a small phrase that clearly applies to those picking up properties at auction or those buying properties through “recreational property specialists”. Many of these agents invest themselves in properties and have subscribed to the “flipping” mentality. Remember, if you’re purchasing a property from an agent who buys and sells himself, you need to ask yourself why they would pass the best deals on to you, rather than picking them up for themselves.

Identifying what attributes a property possesses that can be efficiently altered in order to effectively market them when conditions permit again, is something that should be done with land managers that have long term interests in the success of such types of projects themselves. With the acquisition of properties by investors now implementing the complete Advanced Habitat System™, our agents are focused on finding not only specific property types for individuals, but also select properties that have the potential to one day reach full Legacy level performance.

To learn more about the Advanced Habitat System™ and find the properties that best match your enjoyment and investment goals, call any one of our agents at www.LandAndGame.com today! As large property managers for many of our clients, our services offered both before and after the sale are second to none…and, no other company can provide you the quality whitetail experiences that select properties have to offer that come through our small team of specialists at LandAndGame.com! Call, email, log on, or submit your information on our contact page today at www.LandAndGame.com to ensure your purchase is both as enjoyable and financially promising as possible.