Buyer's guides

What operators actually check before buying.

Water rights, soil class, financing structure, commodity economics — the diligence that determines whether a property pencils, written by people who close these deals for a living.

Water & soil

Water Rights 101: What to Check Before Buying California Farmland

Riparian vs. appropriative rights, water district allocations, well logs, and SGMA — the water diligence that determines whether ag land actually pencils.

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USDA Soil Capability Classes Explained

What Class I through VIII actually means, which classes matter for which commodity, and how to pull a real soil survey before you make an offer.

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Buying & financing

1031 Exchanges Into Farmland: A Buyer's Guide

Why ag land is a common 1031 target for CRE sellers, the 45/180-day timeline, like-kind rules, and the mistakes that blow up an exchange.

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Commodity guides

How to Evaluate an Almond Orchard Investment

Tree age, variety, and rootstock, reading a real yield history, water requirements specific to almonds, and the red flags that separate a good orchard from a tired one.

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