LAND: By Any Means Necessary Land access tools, strategies, and hacks for beginning farmers. Learn how the real estate side of farming works, and how to make the facts work in your favor. A talk by farmer, hacker, and real estate broker Grant Schultz

1. #Moses2014
with
@VersaLand
PRESENTING...
LAND
By Any Means Necessary
Thursday, February 27, 14

2. REAL
SKILLS
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3. REAL SKILLS
THAT GET YOU
LAND!
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4. Let’s talk...
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5. WHERE
ARE WE
GOING?
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6. SENSE
of
PLACE
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7. CULTURE
CLIMATE
!!!!!!!!!!!?????
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8. PEOPLE
&
PARTNERS
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9. SHOWCASE
YOUR
STRENGTHS
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10. ART
OF
PERSISTENCE
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11. GUT CHECK
+
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12. REAL
SKILLS
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13. Thursday, February 27, 14

14. REAL SKILLS
THAT GET YOU
LAND!
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15. WHO ARE THESE
IDIOTS?
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16. Easement Lease Term First Right of Refusal
Right Hand Rule
Access
Default
Township
Appurtenance Lien Title
Abstract Contract for Deed Commission
Section Quarter Section APR FHA FSA APY
Right-of-Way
Deed Restriction
Title Defect Life Estate
Tenants-in-Common
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17. Practical Skills Win...ALWAYS
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18. GET A CLUE!
study for
REAL ESTATE
LICENSE
(you don’t have to become a Realtor)
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19. WHY?
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!
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20. INSTANT
DOWN
PAYMENT
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21. Farm: $400,000
Sales commission = 2.5-3.5%
$400,000 x 3% = $12,000
FSA down payment = 5%
$400,000 x 5% = $20,000
Your new down payment?
$8,000
How else?
Closing costs paid, sell off fixtures, sell timber, lease w/
option to purchase, contingencies, etc.
Thursday, February 27, 14

22. Easement Lease Term First Right of Refusal
Right Hand Rule
Access
Default
Township
Appurtenance Lien Title
Abstract Contract for Deed Commission
Section Quarter Section APR FHA FSA APY
Right-of-Way
Deed Restriction
Title Defect Life Estate
Tenants-in-Common
Thursday, February 27, 14

23. Solutions become
EASY
when you know the
FACTS
to create
A HUGE FUNNEL OF
OPPORTUNITY
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24. NETWORK EFFECTS
vs
netWORKed Effects
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25. landHACKS
(meeting strangers on the internet)
Beacon/County Assessor Website
Absentee Landlords
WHOIS Lookup
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26. financeHACKS
(money money)
Build That Network
Savings Incentive Program
Slow Money
Early-Early-CSA
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27. infrastructureHACKS
(they work)
Taxes & Mobility
Insta-farm
NRCS-EQIP
GovLiquidation.com
FreeMoneyForFarmers.com
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28. land hunt
URBAN CSA
Flood Plain - Chinampas
Lease from Municipality
Vacated Right-of-Ways
Compost ~ Wood Chips ~ Distance-to-Market
Internet Hustle with County Assessor/GIS
WHOIS LOOKUP
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29. land hunt...
RURAL
Find Your Place
Build Your Network
Be PERSISTENT
BE USEFUL TO
OLD FOLKS
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30. The Future is Bright!
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31. hello, friends.
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