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In this episode, I chatted with Matt Lynch about all things 2023 Deer hunting including his thoughts on the overall season, his success, and his thoughts on how the Illinois hunting laws are affecting the quality of our deer.
Here are some pics of his 2023 bucks! Nicely done!
Hey Guys! In this episode on the LandCo Podcast, I chat about our most recent farm for sale, 42 acres in Peoria County Illinois. If you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
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In this episode on the LandCo Podcast, we chat about a new listing we have in Peoria County. This 37 acres in the Dunlap School District and has some incredible development opportunities for a private lake and residence.
In this podcast episode, I provide updates to our waterfowl development project if Fulton County, Illinois! We made a few mistakes which we had to correct and learned a bit about how the birds are starting to use our wetlands! We hope you enjoy it.
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(these are fairly accurate but not perfect…please forgive any errors or inconsistencies)
Hey guys, welcome back to the Land Co podcast. This episode is I don’t even know the episode anymore, but it is the Waterfowl Development Series. I’ll put the episode on the notes and the title is probably like episode seven-ish, but I wanted to chat with you guys on the development that we have that Pudik and I have on 135 acres in Canton. Again, we bought that. I think we’re going on a few years now with the goal of making it just like an awesome waterfowl farm. So we’re developing it strictly for waterfowl and. The first several episodes went over what we built the plans and we are at the stage where like we’re we have a few more things to build. But most of the big Earthmoving is done. So now we’re on to like details and getting water to wetlands, getting power places, getting blinds and pits out there. But now where we are at the end of the development, I believe the last episode, we were just getting ready to pump everything full and everything was fine. The only issue we had was if you remember when we we so we pump from our lower wetland and again, I’ll throw pictures on the if you’re listening on like just in your truck like an on Apple podcast hop on the website we we also post these to the website to the, to the blog and on those pages I’ll throw some pictures beneath it if you want to go kind of check out what I’m talking about.
But the middle of the 135 is our only like, well, it’s our biggest low ground wetland, like bottom ground, like wet area and it’s I think it’s eight acres, but we pump from there up to a new one that we built that we call a center field wetland, which is historically been like our best dry field. So we’re they seem to like that area. So we’re, we were really excited about that center field wetland. We thought it would do well. Last year we had a. We didn’t have a way to pump water up there. So we were relying strictly on rainwater and it filled it like last year was a good year for filling wetlands with water. And it didn’t even that it didn’t fill it all up. So like it probably folded up halfway. So we never got a sense of how good the wetland was going to be or how much they’d use it. So we knew we had to pump water from the bottom, which we call clam wetland, up about 1000 feet and. We used the corrugated tile and it was like, I don’t think we wouldn’t have done that for a client. I was just sort of curious if that would work. Like you always hear, you know, in our industry, there’s always like all these like old, old legends and like, you know, of what works and what doesn’t.
But a lot of them I like. It’s not that I don’t believe them. I’ve just never seen anyone try it like one of them. So like this one, it’s like, Oh, you can’t use corrugated pipe to pump uphill because it’s too much friction and it won’t work. And whatever. We tried it anyways. It was cheaper. You know, we could use that six-inch corrugated like just tile and it was a lot cheaper. So we tried it and again, I had heard that it wouldn’t work, but I’ve never like, I don’t know anyone personally that’s tried it. It’s like, Oh yeah, I tried, but that didn’t work. Everyone’s always like, No, it just doesn’t work. I just know that. All right. Well, we tried it because it was cheaper and like, it didn’t work. So we can officially be like those people that, you know, don’t put corrugated tile into pump uphill because of that pressure. It worked like we got water lay up. But like, eventually the pressure, like not, not like uphill or where it’s coming, like filling the wetland is like the junction. It was just too much pressure. Like it would either blow apart the, like the attachment or like if, you know, because he tried several different things or it was even blowing through the corrugated tile like just past where it attached like the pressure, it was just too much so it didn’t work.
Whatever we were, the guinea pigs. We were out a few bucks, but now we know if it worked, we can just save some of our client’s money down the road. So I’m not entirely upset that we tried it, but it didn’t work, so we had to scramble kind of last minute and just do it the right way. And so we had to put in 800 or 1000 feet of PVC tile, kind of like sewage, kind of like drainage tile uphill that 800 to 1000 feet. And once we did, that worked flawlessly. And that’s what we should have done the first time. But it was it’s probably twice as much, but so had to scramble to do that. But that is done and that pumped fine. So we did get to see the wetland has seeped a little bit and we didn’t fill it up probably as much as we should have day one. So it’s not entirely full, but we’re probably six inches to a foot from full. So we got a much better idea of like how that one’s going to work. Gave us kind of an idea of where we’re going to put the blinds next year so we could, you know, we had a good idea, but now we can at least visualize it. And it allowed us to kind of see if the Ducks would use it and we didn’t. Again, we’re purposely, purposefully letting some of the stuff rest.
You know, clams has always been there. We fixed it up. But these other wetlands, we’re letting rest for a couple of years. Mike Hitchcock told me that, like he said, if you can let a wetland rest for a few years and we build it to let those birds find it, it’ll help a ton in the long run. And I believe him. I’ve seen his place again. That’s one of the coolest waterfowl farms that I’ve seen. So we, we did that. You know, we have other spots to hunt, so it wasn’t a big deal, but they found that upper wetland, once it was full, they found it in a hurry. So again, it’s only been full for like a week-ish, maybe a little more than that, but as soon as it was full they were on it. So we’re excited to see how it’ll do next year when it’s full from day one. So that went well. Our bottom wetland, not our bottom when we built a little small one acre wetland, but I’m sure we’ve gone over. But that one is below what we call hayfield, and we knew that it wouldn’t fill up every year. It’s just kind of a bonus when we have there was already like a levee there in place. It was a cheap wetland to build last year. It filled up immediately and would have been a cool spot to hunt because it’s right next to this kind of big water.
So it’s not something you’re going to hunt, you know, all the time. But when birds are there, it’s a spot you can sneak in and have a good hunt. This year, it just didn’t fill up like there was. There was not enough rain, not nearly enough rain, like there’s not even water in it. So that’s that’s just the nature of the beast on that wetland. Some years it’s going to fill up. Some years is not all the stuff we did on clam taking all that frag mighty out digging all around that so we can plant more. Worked out great. I mean I think when we bought it like and this has been happening slowly over the course of like you know I don’t know how long it’s been there 15 years. It’s just like the little drainage ditches every year, like the mighty and weeds expand out a little bit. So it was in rough shape. We probably doubled what we could plant there, and they’re using that. We did also get in a pit there. We got a Bradley Blind. We talked about that last episode, but we finally got that delivered and installed. That’s going to that’s on the north side of Clam Lake. And again, we won’t hunt that this year. We didn’t have time to you know, we just put it in probably two weeks ago. So. And then you backfill around. There’s a bunch of mud. There’s too much to run in at this point and brush and no big deal.
We’ve got other spots to hunt, but it is in for next year. So all we have to do is kind of brush it in for next year. But it’s a cool spot, a cool little shooting hole right in front. And I think that one will do really well, too. So that’s kind of what we’ve we’ve done this year and where we’re at now. So again, the major, the major dirt-moving stuff is all done. We probably will add a few more tillable acres next year. That’s kind of an ongoing thing to try to farm more and more every year and work on some of those spots. But in terms of like waterfowl, you know, the next two or three years, again, it was like kind of a five-year plan. We’re doing some of the stuff in stages just to come up with like a pile of money upfront and one big chunk. Now we’re probably looking at getting the power. We talked about that we’ve met with Amarin and we know what that’s going to run us. But, you know, that might be an issue next year that we’ll tackle. We’ll try to get power down to clam so we can put in an electric pump, and probably run power up to the wetlands so we could run our ice eaters there. That will most likely be what we tackle next year. And then we’re also looking at these don’t we don’t have any blinds, these new wetlands and kind of new spots.
The farm is not set up with great blind yet, there are a few pits out there that were there from when we bought it that is good for like field hunting. But in terms of, you know, wetland food hunting, that’s something we’ll have to address next year. So we’ll probably grab another Bradley blind and probably build a few like, you know, just wood frame blinds. So we will tackle that next year as well. And then, you know, then we’re kind of fine-tuning it. So it’s getting close and we’re excited to see how it’ll do next year. But just want to bring you guys up to speed on that project. That’s where we’re at and we’ll keep on it until it’s done. So next year, keeping the loop on what we build, where we put the pitch, and all that stuff. And then hopefully late into next season, we’ll give you a little heads up on how they did, because we’ll start hunting it not not as much as we will the year after, but we’ll probably start dropping in and hunting a few of those spots next year. So that’ll do it for this episode. And we’ll as soon as we, you know, do some more stuff with that project, we’ll come back and do another episode. But that’s where we’re at with that project and I appreciate you guys listening.
In this episode, I chat about how are waterfowl season has gone to date and what I expect for the last three weeks of duck season.
Farmland for Sale in Peoria County Illinois
Property review time! This is a property that I own personally. I bought it a few years back as a parking spot for some money to earn a good return while I continued to search for our next family farm. I can’t tell you how much we enjoyed this farm…so much so that we eventually settled on a family farm less than a mile upstream of this one! This land for sale in Peoria County comes with an amazing return on investment and some incredible recreational value for a farm that returns so well! Take a listen to the podcast for an informal chat about the property.
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Hey guys! Entering that time of year when things slow down before the season starts. This episode touches on what we are doing and planning to lead into the season. Hope you enjoy it!
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Here are a few pics from the wetlands!
We usually don't have to release market updates so frequently but a lot has been changing quickly in the land market! Take a listen to get out thoughts on what's going on and where we anticipate the market going! If you have any Illinois land for sale or are considering selling your property, get in touch!
I have never hunted with anyone that doesn't love dove hunting. But few people plant sunflower fields for doves. I get it though. On top of being expensive, they are super finicky...especially when it comes to the timing. In this episode, I chat about our experience when you cut sunflowers too early. Ideally, you wait until your flowers are dead and completely dried out...even if you have to hammer them with round-up to expedite that process. But what if you planted your flowers late and don't have access to a sprayer? Or what if you have access to a brush hog and haven't had time to spray them? What if you just decide to mow them before they are 100% ready? Then what?
Well, this is the scenario that we were faced with this year. And because it was one of our personal fields and not one of our clients, we rolled the dice. Partially because it wouldn't have been the end of the world if it didn't work. And partially because I was curious about what would happen. I will note some of the pictures below but for the full explanation, listen to the podcast!
In the pic above, the field is prepped and planted. Mid May. In these next few pics, you can see the field moving along through the year.
These next three pics are mid August when I was looking at mowing them for the season which started Sep 1. As you can see, it is still clearly green. The seeds are mature but that is it. The sunflower head is still white, fibery, and pretty sticky.
We went ahead and just mowed the field as is to see what would happen.
I don't have any great pics of how the sunflower heads looked after it was mowed, but the seed simply did not separate from the head. Most of the field was just whole sunflower heads with all the seeds in tact. Some of the heads did tear or break apart...but even on those, the seed was still attached to the head. It took about a week to ten days, but eventually those sunflower heads did dry out entirely and that is when the birds started getting to the seeds.
Here are some post hunting pics for your enjoyment :)
In this episode, I sit down with Listing Broker Matt Lynch and chat about his 158-acre listing in Fulton County. If you are in the market for a killer trophy hunting farm, take a listen to this episode!
In this episode, we bring you guys updates on all of our ongoing projects on this farm. We also give a report on last season's waterfowl hunting out there and chat about where we see it going in the future. If you enjoy these podcasts, please leave us a review!
If you are in the market for a property with fishing, waterfowl, and good income, you need to take a listen to this podcast. The waterfowl potential has some incredible potential!
In the podcast, we refer to a couple of wetlands. Below are some pics of those with a quick mockup of what we believe could be done to expand those wetlands and increase the quality of the waterfowl hunting!
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The yellow is the area that can currently be planted and flooded. With a little work, it could be expanded to include the white areas. It is cool now but could be amazing. In our experience, bigger wetlands tend to do better in this area. We believe this would dramatically improve the duck hunting out there.
We all know it. The market has been on a growth trend that we haven't seen in decades. In this episode, I share my thoughts on where the current land market it, how it got here, and where we think it goes in the future. If you enjoy these podcasts, please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or where ever you get your podcasts.
As in nearly every industry, the entry-level conversation starts with a budget. How much money have you earmarked for land investment? But that is usually the easy question. Our clients know how much they have to spend. Usually, it's a range, but clearly, most clients have gotten this far in the process when they get to us. The more important initial conversation revolves around preferred investment strategy. It involves risk tolerance, position in life, predicted income. And most often, these elements first display themselves when we discuss down payment strategies. For this exercise, let's set aside the type of property someone wants...because 1) while that can reveal someone's risk tolerance, that isn’t always the case and 2) we typically see no difference in down payment strategies between buyers of tillable or recreational land.
In our experience, down payment strategies can be broken down into three main categories. That doesn’t mean that each down payment falls 100% into one of these buckets. In fact, most down payment scenarios are a hybrid approach. But a confident approach comes from understanding each down payment strategy.
Paid in Full
The easiest option to cover is a 100% down payment strategy. I am aware that this strategy is not an option for many land buyers. And just because you can’t pay cash for a property, that doesn't mean you shouldn't get involved in land investing. This strategy is most commonly used by individuals who are either in or close to retirement and individuals who have accumulated a significant amount of wealth early in life. The thought process is simple...a land purchase using this strategy is no different than buying stock. It is moving money from one investment to another. It diversified risk. Typically, individuals who employ this strategy are educated on the historical performance of land values and see it as a way to decrease risk while enjoying some of their investments.
Monthly Payment Calculation
This option typically incurs the biggest risk but also allows the investor to back into his or her exact comfort level in terms of the out-of-pocket expense. It is the most common down payment strategy. It is primarily used by buyers who are in the middle of their earning days. The end numbers are different for everyone but the theory is the exact same. The questions that you must ask yourself to begin this down payment are as follows.
How much money am I comfortable with putting down on a property?How much money am I comfortable with coming out a pocket annually to pay for the property?
The answers to these questions reveal what kind and size of the property the individual can buy. It doesn't back you into an exact answer, but it reveals a range of properties you can buy.
For example, let's say a buyer has $50,000 to put down on a potential property. And the buyer is comfortable with coming out of pocket with $10,000 annually. The formula for revealing potential property targets goes like this…
Expenses - Income = Net Annual Payment
Each farm has its own specific expenses and income but most commonly they are…
Expenses
Mortgage PaymentProperty TaxesMaintenance
Income
Farm RentCRP PaymentsHunting/Fishing Leases
The easiest way to get a range of potential property targets using this method is to run the formula on a property with zero income, and then again on one with 100% tillable. Sure, you are going to have to apply some logic to your unique situation...if you are looking specifically for a deer hunting property, you may swap out that 100% tillable property with one that has the highest percentage of tillable that you are willing to consider. For most deer hunters, that typically falls around 50%, but the exercise remains the same. To start this exercise, it is easiest to make some ballpark assumptions...we can fine-tune these numbers when we start looking at specific farms but this will provide us with a ...
Hey Guys! LandCo Properties Reviews are back! In this episode, we take a look at 154 acres in Fulton County offered by Don Wagner with LandGuys. Spoiler alert...we like this one. If you are in the market for a fishing/waterfowl property with good income, take a listen!
It's hunting season! We are getting our first look at some of the new wetlands! And its decision time on some of our projects for next year. Hope you enjoy the episode!
In this episode, we go over the completed wetland construction and go over all the elements of our design!
In this episode, we chat about a few projects we have going on at our new waterfowl property! We chat about getting power to our property, applying for a commercial upland license, and completing some wetland projects!
In this episode, we take a look at where are wetland project sits and go over some potential changes to the project!
Hey Guys! We are back at it with another Podcast Series! In this series we are going to track along side the process of designing and developing a waterfowl property! Watch or listen for more info!
The waterfowl season is here! In this episode, we chat about our experiences throughout the waterfowl season1
The final episode of the Year Round Whitetail Hunter is up and live! Take a listen and hear how Ryan and Matt went about their season and each ultimately harvested a mature whitetail! We hope you have enjoyed this series as much as us!
In this episode, I chat with Jody about what we have up to the last few months as we prepared for the upcoming waterfowl season!
We fell behind a bit so we decided to combine July and August! In this episode we chat about trail cameras and prepping/planting fall food plots!
OK...so we got so far behind last month that we just combined June and July! We are in the middle of planting and dirt season so we are running around like crazy! In this episode, we cover what Jody and I have been up to the last few months to improve our upcoming waterfowl season!
Ryan, Matt, and I connect remotely and discuss what those two have been up to in June to improve their hunting this coming fall!
Matt Lynch and I sit down and chat about what he has done throughout May in order to increase the quality of his whitetail hunting this coming fall!
May is up and live! Jody and I sit down and chat about the rain filled month of May and what we did to improve our upcoming waterfowl season!
Sorry for the delay! Had a few audio issues last week that prevented us from releasing this episode on time. But here it is! Episode 4. Enjoy!
April's episode is up and live! Check it out. In this episode, we again sit down with Jody Graff and chat about what we both did throughout April for the upcoming waterfowl season!
A little late to the table with the March episode but here it is! We are getting super close to planting season!
Back at it with the Year Round Whitetail Hunting Crew! This is the slowest month ever so its a quick one! Next month should be action-packed!
Sit down with Jody to go over what we have been doing in February...already in anticipation for the upcoming fall waterfowl season! Take a listen or watch the video!
Episode 2 in the series is out! In this one, the usuals...Matt and Ryan, sit down and talk about what they have been doing this past month to increase the chances of an upcoming successful whitetail season!
Back at it with another Property Review! We are pretty familiar with this one. Ryan, Matt, and I take a look a the potential of this farm. Take a listen on your podcast application or watch the video above!
This series has been on our minds for years! Finally it has landed! We hope you enjoy the first episode where we chat with Jody Graff of Graff Habitat and discuss what we have both been doing in January to prepare for the waterfowl season nearly 300 days away! Take a listen, I am sure you guys are going to learn a lot from Jody, he has designed, developed, and manages some truly special waterfowl properties.
In this listen we break down our new 89 acre listing in Fulton County. Hint - if you are in the market for an accurately priced trophy whitetail farm...go ahead and give this a listen.
We fully expect this to change the course of land marketing, sales, and development. While many ask themselves 'what can we do better than others', we often believe the question should be 'what can we do differently that would bring value to the industry'? Well....this is different. And the value that it will bring land owners and potential land buyers is unquestionable. Take a watch/listen and be on the look out for our first 3D rendering! (We still need a catchy name for this...sorry. Let me know if you have a great idea!)
We are excited to release the first episode of our Year Round Whitetail Hunter Series! In this episode, I chat with Ryan and Matt about what they have been doing in January to improve their odds of harvesting a trophy whitetail in the upcoming season! And if you have seen the quality of deer these guys harvest, you know its probably worth a listen :) Enjoy!
Another look at an upcoming podcast series! In this series we take a look at the monthly activities of waterfowl hunters who continue to achieve annual success. Watch the video for a quick introduction into what we hope to achieve in the series.
We are super excited to announce an upcoming podcast series - The Year-Round Whitetail Hunter! Whitetail hunting is much like many other aspects of life. The outside public sees the results but not the process. And it is our belief that it is the behind the scenes work that takes place all year round that leads to continued success in the whitetail world. In this series, we will track the monthly activities of Ryan Pudik and Matt Lynch…to provide an insiders look into what these guys do throughout the year in order to achieve continued success. Watch the above video or listen to the podcast to hear about the upcoming series!
New Video Podcast Up! In this episode we chat with Matt Lynch again. This time it's about the deer that he shot! Nice work Matt. Solid deer!
Rapid fire podcasts today. In this episode, I chat with Matt Lynch about his 107 acre listing in Fulton County. This place is legit. If you are in the market for a trophy whitetail farm with some added fishing, give this a listen!
In this episode, I chat with Matt Lynch about the lastest deer activity here in Central Illinois.
Busting out a few podcasts today with Matt Lynch. Love this new format where we can record them remotely and video them at the same time. Hope you guys enjoy them as much as we do. In this episode, we chat about what matt has seen in the field and what he anticipates over the next few days. Enjoy!
Hey Guys! Back at the podcast! Trying out a new software that will let us chat remotely and keep you guys up to speed more. So bear with us a bit :) Im sure we will screw it up for a while before we get it dialed in! We are excited about it though. In this episode, I chat with broker Matt Lynch about his 25 acre listing in Peoria County and a few of the trial cam pics he got the last time he was out there! Hope you enjoy!
In this episode, we sit down with Glen Lynch and chat with him about the entire process of pursuing this deer of a lifetime! Glen and his family are LandCo clients who purchased this farm back in 2015 and we immediately put into action a plan to improve the whitetail hunting. The results left us all speechless. Take a listen and see some additional pics below!
Back at it with another podcast! This is just an individual topic where we take a look at what a landowner should consider before enrolling in CRP. Hope you enjoy!
Last episode of the series. We hope you guys have enjoyed the series and we already have the next one in the works! It will probably be several weeks before it is ready so we will try to fill the gap in between series with some individual topic podcasts.
This last episode tackles general maintenance of properties...which many people often overlook. Thx for listening!
Getting close to the end of this series! In this weeks episode we take a look at invasive species removal. If you are in the midwest, you are all too familiar with the growing problem. There are ways to deal with it though! Enjoy the podcast!
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Moving along in this series. On to part 7 where we tackle food plots! Take a listen! We hope you enjoy. We have been planting food plots since before it was cool and we have learned a lot about not just how to plant each and every food plot effectively, but how they effect the value and marketability of a farm.
Back at the podcast after a quick break for harvest (and some hunting :) ) . In this episode, we tackle planting prairie grasses on your farm and go over all the pertinent info about goals, planting, and how it increases value and enjoyment on your farm. Hope you enjoy!
Another property review up and live! This one is on a 49 acre parcel we just listed in Stark County. Really cool property with a private lake, some timber, and crp. About 45 minutes from Peoria. Hope you enjoy! I dont think this property will be on the market too long! One thing I forgot to mention in the Podcast is that the CRP pays around 5k annually!
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Another week. Another episode! This one covers the idea and process of building a lake on your property. Also tackle things to consider and what type of value it adds to your property. Enjoy!
If you are looking at adding a lake to your farm, get in touch and we will take care of you!
In this weeks episode, we take a look at how adding wetlands to your farm can add both value and enjoyment! As a waterfowl hunter, I probably like these projects more than most :) But they are incredible for all types of wildlife! Take a listen. Hope you enjoy!
Hey Guys! Episode 2 in our new series is up and ready to listen to. This one covers another one of my favorite projects...adding tillable production ground to a farm! Hope you enjoy!
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/ custom css / .tdi_4{ vertical-align: baseline; }.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper, .tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ display: block; }.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ width: 100%; }.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{ width: auto; }.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper{ width: auto; height: auto; } Super excited to release the first episode of our new series "Top Ten Ways to Increase the Value and Enjoyment on Your Farm". In this episode we tackle trails and roads. Simply put, access in and around your farm increases both value and enjoyment by allowing you to use and see more of your farm. Take a listen and let us know what you think. The format of these is pretty simple. We ask ourselves the basic questions...what, why, when, where, and how. For the next ten weeks, we will be releasing one episode per week!
Hey Guys, just wanted to give you all a heads up that we are changing the format a bit on one of our podcast series. Give it a listen for some general updates and to see how the property review format will be changing!
Whats up guys? This is the type of property that we look to buy when we have some money to invest. Great income. Great hunting opportunities. Farms like this with nearly half tillable are tough to find. Owner willing to consider dividing the property as well! Take a listen.
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/ custom css / .tdi_84{ vertical-align: baseline; }.tdi_84 > .wpb_wrapper, .tdi_84 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ display: block; }.tdi_84 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ width: 100%; }.tdi_84 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{ width: auto; }.tdi_84 > .wpb_wrapper{ width: auto; height: auto; } Hey Guys. Going to be publishing three or four podcasts over the next few days on some properties we just listed. Here is the property review on the 45 acres in Peoria County. The place is super cool. Home and outbuilding designed and built extremely well. Take a listen!
Fifth and final property review of the day! I hope you guys are liking the podcast format. We really dig it here at LandCo and have been getting some incredible feedback from our good clients. This property review is on 101 acres that hit the market last week in west Knox County.
If you are new to the site and dont know how these property reviews work...here is what we do. We evaluate each and every property that hits the market in our area. We look at the property through two lenses...1) Physical Attributes of the property and 2) Valuation. That gives a clear picture of how attractive the property is as a whole - as an investment that fits your objective. We hope you like it!
Hey Guys! Fourth Property review of the day! This one is on 28 acres in Fulton County listed by Don Wagner. This one appears to be the remaining tract of a larger piece where the northern portion just sold off. Take a listen if you are in the market for a small farm with some good returns and hunting opportunities!
This is a brand new tract. Just got it on our website yesterday. Take a listen to our podcast episode to hear our thoughts on the property. Spoiler: Attractively priced with great hunting opportunities.
PERFECT BUYER: Whitetail hunter who is looking for a attractively priced medium sized hunting parcel with enough income to float the property taxes.
https://www.landco.com/property/68-acres-land-sale-mcdonough-county-il/
Rapid fire property reviews today. This farm isnt exactly new...but is now being offered in different size tracts which should open u its buyer pool. Take a listen to see what we think about the property.
Finally got a rain day and was able to crash out some property reviews. Should be four or five of them online today! This one is on a new 170 acres in Knox County. Spoiler alert...we really really like this one. If we were in the buying mode, we would be starting a closer look on this one. Listen and hear why! Let us know if you want some deeper information or want to go look at it.
PERFECT BUYER: Investor looking for an attractively priced farm with an attractive return while still providing some true trophy whitetail hunting opportunities.
We have made it to the end of the series! Another bonus episode that tackle an issue that very few lake owners think of in advance. In this episode, I sit down with Nate Herman of Herman Brothers Lake Management to discuss the importance of having a plan in place to deal with people who want to fish your lake (which will happen!!!). We hope you liked this series. We have been receiving some great feedback. We have a few more series in the works but would love to hear from you on what you would like to hear in the future!
This is a first for the podcast. Its something that we do internally every quarter or so...we take a look at recent sales and determine if we should modify any values we are placing on different types of land...timber, water, tillable. Over the last few years, we have held pretty stable but recent sales have indicated that we need to raise some values...specifically timber and water. Take a listen for our thoughts on the current landscape of central Illinois land values. Thanks for listening! Hit us up with any questions or if you have anything you would like us to cover on the podcast!
This tract adjoins the 36 acres that we just reviews. This one is more suited for investors targeting whitetail and turkey hunting. It would offer some waterfowl as well. We love the price on this and love the fact that it offers 30 acres of tillable. Good setup, good location, good price. We like this one. Would be a great tract paired up with the adjoining 36 to get you some nice income and better waterfowl opportunities. Take a listen to our thoughts on the property! Hope you enjoy.
Rapid fire property reviews this week! Three or four new farms hit the market which is pretty rare. We really really like this one. We view it as a moderate length hold with an incredible return. Small acreage too...which is rare. This one is boosted by a couple really nice waterfowl leases :) Listen to the podcast to hear our views and thoughts on the property! Hope you enjoy! If you want more info, map, or pics on this place, get in touch! 309-256-0999 Text or call is good. Email is john@landco.com
Back at it with another property review. This one covers a 267 acre timber farm that just hit the market in Peoria County. If you are new to the site, LandCo reviews all the tracts of central Illinois Land for Sale. We approach from both a property attribute standpoint and from a financial standpoint. We hope you enjoy. If you are in the market for a piece of hunting land or want to add some income producing farmland to your investment portfolio, get in touch! We would love to help you out.
Hey Guys! First bonus episode in this series. It has nothing to do with the actual process of raising trophy fish. But it can increase the enjoyment of your lake significantly. And I was recording another podcast with my father Mike OReilly...who has built every kind of dock you could imagine. So I thought I would pick his brain. Hope you guys enjoy this one. FYI...we do also build docks. We are in the middle of a super cool dock project now. So if you would like to add a dock to your lake, let us know. We would love to help. I will add some pictures of our latest project to the site when completed (if winter ever decides to end). There will be one more bonus episode next week covering handling how to handle guests fishing your lake...which can me more of a problem than you realize :) Enjoy!
Sorry for the delay guys. Took a quick vaca with the family last week. I was going to try to post one from vaca but...kids, beaches, drinks happened :) I will post two this week to catch up. This episode covers the importance of carrying out your management plan. I am joined by fish biologist greg grimes in this episode. His knowledge on creating trophy fisheries is just incredible and I cant thank him enough for joining us. The series wouldn't be the same without him. Hope you like this weeks episode. I can't tell you how many times we create plans for people that simply dont get carried out. If you truly want a trophy fishery, you must follow the plan. We tackle that issue in this weeks episode!
Hey Guys! Back at it again with another podcast episode for the 'How to Build a Great Fishery' podcast series. In this weeks episode, I am joined by my father Mike OReilly, who will help me cover the issue of underwater fish structure. He has been at this for over 40 years and has tried everything! Hope you enjoy. Be sure to catch next weeks episode covering ongoing lake management.
Back at it again with another podcast episode in the Lake Management Series! This week we tackle the issue of fish feeding with Nate Herman. Without question, fish feeding has given us personally the most dramatic changes in the quickest time. In this episode, we cover why its important and the several ways you can accomplish your goals through feeding including natural forage fish and supplemental protein artificial food. Hope you enjoy!
Stay tuned for next weeks episode on Underwater Structure!
Back at it with another episode from the Lake Management Series. In this weeks episode we tackling the issue of lake stocking with fish biologist Greg Grimes of Aquatic Environmental Services. Without question, ongoing lake stocking is one of the most important elements of properly managing a lake...but proper lake stocking is often a bit different than most people think. Take a listen to hear about the proper process from one of the best in the business!
Stay tuned for next weeks episode on fish feeding...both natural and supplemental. One of my favorite episodes in this series for sure.
Part 3 now available! In this episode, we chat with special guest Nate Herman about the importance of removing fish. Catch and Release has become the new buzz word in the industry but it can be extremely damaging to private lakes. Take a listen to this podcast for an expert opinion on the importance of removing fish and why it is necessary!
Be sure to stay tuned for next weeks episode tackling Lake Stocking!
Hey Guys...back at it again this week with another episode from the series How to Build a Great Fishery. This week, we are joined by Fishery Biologist Greg Grimes. Greg has managed many projects for us and our clients. His educational and real world knowledge are simply unmatched. Hope you enjoy this episode as he explains what a Lake Audit is and why everyone needs one as the first step in determining what needs to be done to achieve your goal. I have done audits on several of my lakes and they are incredibly interesting. Hope you enjoy! We will be back next week with an episode on the importance of removing fish (catch and release is a myth on these private lakes!).
Here is a link to Gregs page on Lake Audits with some great info! https://lakework.com/fishery-management/fish-audit-electrofishing/
Hey guys...back at it with another property review. Man I wish there was more of these. The inventory right now is just awful. We do have a few small parcels like this one that are available off market. So if you are interested, get in touch and let me know. This one is listed by Brad Belser - link below. It is a pretty rare property in terms of the size and make-up. Have a listen if you are in the market for something like this. We do have some more properties coming up here in early spring! Get in touch if you want the heads up when those are available.
Side note...this property is located on Pickle Creek Rd...so you prob wont ever find a property on a road with a cooler name :)
Hey Guys! Super excited to release our first podcast series! We are planning on doing three or four of these this year. We will release the schedule of topics soon. Our first series was on Lake Management. Spring is right around the corner and it seems like everyone wants a lake on their property so the timing was perfect. I would like to the Nate Herman of Herman Brothers, Greg Grimes of Aquatic Environmental Services, and Mike OReilly for being guests on these podcasts. This series focuses on creating enjoyment and great fishing on your body of water. Because the management changes depending on your specific goals, this series is mostly theory based. But there some incredible information and advise in there. If you would like, take a listed to the introduction to the series on this page or our iTunes Podcast channel. We will be releasing the episodes weekly over the next few months! Here is a rundown of the upcoming episode topics...
How to Build a Great Fishery | Part 1 : Defining Lake Goals with Nate Herman
How to Build a Great Fishery | Part 2 : Lake Audit with Greg Grimes
How to Build a Great Fishery | Part 3 : Removing Fish with Nate Herman
How to Build a Great Fishery | Part 4 : Fish Stocking with Greg Grimes
How to Build a Great Fishery | Part 5 : Natural vs Artificial Feeding with Nate Herman
How to Build a Great Fishery | Part 6 : Underwater Habitat with Mike OReilly
How to Build a Great Fishery | Part 7 : Ongoing Lake Management with Greg Grimes
How to Build a Great Fishery | Part 8: Bonus Material - How to Handle Friends and Family who want to fish your Lake with Nate Herman
How to Build a Great Fishery | Part 9 : Bonus Material - Advise on Building Docks with Mike OReilly
Hey Guys...in this episode I sit down with DNR Employee and District Wildlife Biologist Kevin Oller to discuss the relatively new Illinois Recreational Tax Law and we discuss options landowners have to lower their property taxes if the county accesses them with Recreational Taxes.
This has become a point of concern for many buyers but in our world, it has just become another issue that we must address on our way to successful land investing. We have employed each and every method we discuss in this episode.
We kept this discussion pretty informal and more theoretical in nature but I think it will be helpful to those who have concern or are unfamiliar with new tax issue. Hope you like it. Thanks again Kevin Oller for stopping by and helping us out on this! Kevin is a great asset if you are looking to develop a wildlife plan on your property to lower your taxes!
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Back at it with another PodCast property review. This one is a Wagner listing down in south fulton that I used to own so pretty familiar with it. Looking for property or have one to sell? Hit us up...309-256-0999
Here is the link to the property...https://landguys.net/property/fulton-county-il-73-acres-land-sale-2/
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/ custom css / .tdi_172{ vertical-align: baseline; }.tdi_172 > .wpb_wrapper, .tdi_172 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ display: block; }.tdi_172 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ width: 100%; }.tdi_172 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{ width: auto; }.tdi_172 > .wpb_wrapper{ width: auto; height: auto; } Hey Guys...slightly new format here :) sorry for all the changes...we are trying to adapt to this platform as quick as possible. Also apologize for the rough voice...living on DayQuil at the moment. I am just going to go over our thoughts on a new listing by the LandGuys over in Fulton County. Also apologize the audio isn't as good as it should be...tried a new mic and will prob go back to our studio mic for all office work. Hope you like this! Here is the link to the property...https://landguys.net/property/fulton-county-il-222-acres-land-sale/ If you want any more info or want some more in depth thoughts or analytics on this property...get in touch!
Hope you guys like this format! Subscribe to the podcast on itunes! If you enjoy the show, we would love a review!
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This week our podcast tackles a very very common question we receive...I have never invested in land. Do you have any advise for newbies to the industry? Hope you enjoy. We got this episode on video as well so feel free to watch it on youtube or plain audio. As always, it is also available on the itunes podcast. Subscribe and leave us a good review!
Hey Guys, hope all is well. This podcast is more directed at the members (and potential members) at Double Cluck Farms. Our current farm manager is looking to transition out of this position as his personal business continues to grow and expand. Roger has been such an instrumental part of the development of this club and we wish him the best. He isn't leaving us behind though...he will continue to work at the club and help us transition. But we are super excited to bring on Jason. Take a listen you will see immediately why we believe he will be such a perfect fit!
I will also upload a video of our chat to this page soon.
Hey Guys...experimenting with filming our podcasts so this one is in video form. It has the standard audio only file as well but I have embedded the video of the podcast on this page too! Let me know what you think! In this podcast episode we take a quick look at the waterfowl season underway here in Central Illinois. Dan Gannaway helped me out with this episode. Enjoy!
Hey Guys! Back at it with another discussion on new listings to the market here in Central Illinois. Last time I linked to all these listings below but they should all be easy to find. Send me a quick text or email if you can't find any of them - 309-256-0999 john@landco.com. I don't especially love linking to a competitors site either :)
Hope you guys enjoy these!
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/ custom css / .tdi_192{ vertical-align: baseline; }.tdi_192 > .wpb_wrapper, .tdi_192 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ display: block; }.tdi_192 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ width: 100%; }.tdi_192 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{ width: auto; }.tdi_192 > .wpb_wrapper{ width: auto; height: auto; } Podcast #2! This episode is the second format where we tackle individual issues that will benefit both land owners and people looking to buy land. This episode in particular will help a specific niche of people who are looking to purchase a small farm...which for the sakes of this discussion will be around 5-20 acres. We hope you enjoy!
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/ custom css / .tdi_212{ vertical-align: baseline; }.tdi_212 > .wpb_wrapper, .tdi_212 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ display: block; }.tdi_212 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{ width: 100%; }.tdi_212 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{ width: auto; }.tdi_212 > .wpb_wrapper{ width: auto; height: auto; } Hey Guys, super excited to publish our first podcast. Right now our plan is to have to formats of Podcasts. The first are something we are currently calling Inventory Round Table Discussions, where we will dissect and analyze new land listings...just like we would internally or with our clients. The second format will just be individual topics that are relevant to land investing and ownership. It is our hope that the former will provide valuable information to people currently in the market for land. The latter aims to bring value to both people looking for land and existing land owners! We hope you like it. We have several cool shows in minds that we expect to tackle soon. If you have any topics that you would like us to discuss, hit us up on the website....landco.com Show Notes/Links: Inventory Round Table Discussion Here are links to the farms we discussed. If you are interested in checking any of them out, we would love to set that up and represent you in the purchase of your farm. If you would rather deal with the listing broker, you can get that info from the links below. Farm 1: https://landguys.net/property/fulton-county-il-160-acres-land-sale/ Farm 2: https://www.landco.com/property/21-acres-sale-fulton-county-illinois/ Farm 3: https://www.greenefarm.com/real-estate-sales.php?id=221&p=1&cat_id=1 Farm 4: https://www.whitetailproperties.com/hunting-land/illinois/fulton/mostly-tillable-tract-coal-creek-bottoms-views-central-il Farm 5: https://www.trophypropertiesandauction.com/search/Farms-for-Sale/Illinois/Fulton/Fulton-County-Illinois-Land-for-Sale/941880 Farm 6: https://www.landco.com/property/620-acres-knox-county-possible-division/