Lou Jewell's (landman) Blog

Three tools to help you find Land.    Several articles have come out about how you find Land to invest in. Here are three tools I have used for years to help locate and evaluate Land.  If you are interested in a specific market area Google the county and state and use the search words "Surry Coun...

Three tools to help you find Land. Several articles have come out about how you find Land to invest in. Here are three tools I have used for years to help locate and evaluate Land.  If you are interested in a specific market area Google the county and state and use the search words "Surry County ...

Hard times are here...to stay?    It was the summer of 1980 when I received in the mails with no return address a newspaper clipping of a cartoon drawing from the Detroit Free Press with a heading "Guindon's Detroit". It depicted an older couple in their kitchen when one says "Well, if things get...

Anyone involved in a typical Land transaction, leasing, buying or selling may be exposed to 93 plus potential Land issues. For years now I have advocated for need of a "Land Disclosure" form throughout our country. So far only four states have such a document available for the real estate industr...

93 Plus Potential Land Disclosure Issues    Anyone involved in a typical Land transaction, leasing, buying or selling may be exposed to 93 plus potential Land issues. For years now I have advocated for need of a "Land Disclosure" form throughout our country. So far only four states have such a do...

Greetings RLI Members    Disclose, disclose, disclose is drummed into our heads constituently. Even though we are lovers of Land and Land transactions, I'd venture to guess that probably all of us sale a home once in a while. Most states have a "Residential Disclosure" mandatory forms. But very f...

Would you like to learn about Land?    Want to learn about Land and Land Brokerage, then come to our next Realtors® Land Institute "Land 101" Class October 28th & 29th in Greensboro, North Carolina.   As real estate brokers and agents, we are not trained in real estate school anything useful in L...

93 Plus Potential Land Disclosure Issues Anyone involved in a typical Land transaction, leasing, buying or selling may be exposed to 93 plus potential Land issues. For years now I have advocated for need of a “Land Disclosure” form throughout our country. So far only four states have such a docum...

      Prospects Flourish for Land Brokers Chicago, IL, April 26, 2009:  The motto of the National Association of REALTORS is "Under all is the Land." It's a simple sentence that expresses just how central land brokerage is to the entire real estate industry.           Real estate has had it roug...

    Own a Piece of America Chicago, IL, February 29, 2009:  Whether you're buying that perfect site for your future retirement home or investing in crop or timberland for a stable financial return, land offers a great place to keep your money safe and watch your investment grow.           And bu...