Taking a Poll what type of land has more value to you....

[Lavndrgrl]

Gently rolling cleared pasture or gently rolling wooded land?

I know it is all a personal preference just taking a poll out of pure curiosity.

Thanks.

[wombatcat]

I think both have value and I would look for land that has some of both, if possible. If I absolutely had to choose, I'd pick the wooded land, because woods usually don't require a lot of labor, but there are a lot of ways that they benefit you--firewood, timber sales, shade, lumber, wildlife havens (so that you can hunt), etc.

[longshot38]

id prefer a combination of both. cleared fields with treed areas for cover for animals shade and for a more well rounded eco-system.

dean


running water on the property would make it heaven on earth for me.

[stargazer]

I like both. Our land is half gently rolling and half wooded and hilly. I love it.

[jross]

Originally Posted by Lavndrgrl

Gently rolling cleared pasture or gently rolling wooded land?

I know it is all a personal preference just taking a poll out of pure curiosity.

Thanks.

Very wet swampland, if one is a deer hunter and wants a big one.

[Ramblin Wreck]

As stated above, it's best to have both, but usually cleared land has more value than wooded lots.

[EDDIE BUCK]

I agree too,some of both. Only one, I'd take the trees,cause I like some trees and it will take longer to grow some, than I have time left waiting for them to grow. lol Eddie Buck

[chestnut]

I'll take the woods. It's already planted, good for lumber or firewood, critter hunting and you DON'T HAVE TO MOW IT.

[BlackWillowFarm]

My dad was in real estate for many years. He always told me wooded land was worth more because of the timber value. He sold several thousand dollars worth of trees from his land. I know of someone who's parents got over $100,000.00 for trees cut off their property.

I think the value is really in what you want to do with the land, but for an investment, seems like trees would be worth more than open fields.

[DaleK]

Depends on the woods and the price. I've seen some very worthwhile woods that were pretty undervalued, and others that won't be worth anything for 30 years that were way overpriced. Same for land.

[lonelytree]

Lakefront

[ErinP]

"Cleared" pasture??
Where I'm from, that's how God made it in the first place. No "clearing" involved.

We've looked at more than one job in the mountains (ie, trees) and I don't like it. I feel claustrophobic. So, for my part I'd pick pasture any day so I can see!

[Danaus29]

You can always clear out some of the trees. But it takes a long time for trees to grow to a decent size. I'd take the woods.

[agmantoo]

Any land that has a unique feature has more value. The features could be water front (lake, ocean, river front), great views, proximity to recreation, remoteness, etc. Anytime that I am purchasing tree farming land I look for the "feature" as I may need or want to sell the property in the future. I have intercostal waterway property, mountain view, remote, large lake access as an example. The land that touches water is always the one that appreciates the fastest and the most and will sell first when put on the market. My best buys are woodland. Few people value the trees and are of the mindset they are selling the land. I have seen the trees bring more than the buyer paid for the property. If you sell, put the price on the property with or without the trees and have a forester evaluate the trees so you know what you have. Additionally, if you buy property with trees have a forester to determine the value of the trees to establish the basis. Keep this information on a formal document. The IRS may question you and you will need it. This basis is your investment in the trees and if you market some of the trees later this is a deduction on the income. Should you have a disaster this basis is proof of your loss.

[Micheal]

Humm, if less than 5 acres I'd prefer the open land, more than 10 acres wooded, anything between would be a toss-up.
But then it would also have a lot to do with what the land was going to be used for?

[MushCreek]

I prefer wooded. We looked at both, and 5 acres of field doesn't look like nearly as much as 5 acres of woods. There's not much privacy in the middle of a field, unless it's a really big field. Plus, as others stated, you have firewood, etc. My trees range up to 100 years old; I certainly don't have enough time to raise new ones! I'll clear enough room for a house and garden, with the rest of it being lovely woods.