Crafting Your Land’s Legacy: Essential Steps for Estate Planning
If you are a farmer, rancher, or landowner, undoubtedly, you have wondered what this land, your land, will look like in 20, 30, 50, or 100 years from now. Who will own it? How will it be used? Truth is right now, here today, you can pre-determine much of the unknown and shape the future well beyond your lifetime regarding your ranch, farm, and land holdings. Good planning will also save your estate, your heirs, and your successors a lot of tax burden. Yes, succession planning for your ranch, farm, and land assets should be one of your highest priorities
Connect with Jerry Hicks
Born and raised in Central Oregon, Jerry has specialized in the sale of large farms and ranches throughout Oregon since 2000. He has the great fortune of being well connected with the land and locals of Eastern and Central Oregon, helping to create a successful legacy of brokering the finest agricultural and recreational properties.
Well Registration – Ask an Agent
Dear Land Expert, As a private landowner who depends on a well, I’ve heard about registering private wells with the state, but I don’t fully understand why it’s important to have it registered. Does registering a well benefit me as a landowner? Is there any ‘red tape’ associated with registering a well that I should […]
Miles for Piles: Staying Compliant in the Next American Gold Rush
“Miles for piles.” It’s a saying every shed hunter knows, and for good reason. We walk miles, sometimes tens of miles, over rugged terrain just for the chance to find that one single antler, and in full transparency, a handful is more realistic of a goal than an actual pile these days. For me, it’s […]
