Author: Spirit Land Co

Rural land, and what we do with it

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We get this question sometimes, and I love to tell people about the different aspects of land investing, and how we go about it. I was in the existing homes business for many years. Houses are easy. Banks willing to make home loans for people to buy houses are everywhere, and many of the mortgage … Continued

What do we do with the lots we buy?

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City Infill Lots: In addition to being land investors, we are home builders too. We don’t develop entire housing additions. We prefer building where the land is already ready to build, and that is usually found in the inner city core. This is a much more efficient use of available resources, since these lots are … Continued

Property Sale Case Study – Probate Needed

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I wanted to make a blog post about one of the properties we purchased about 6 years ago. An older gentleman, we’ll call him Bill for the sake of privacy, reached out to us about a property he wanted to sell. After talking with him and asking some due diligence questions, I told him I’d … Continued

Selling Property that needs Probate

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We get many calls from people whom want to sell property, but a loved one has passed away and the property is still in their name. In essence, the only way to sell the property in this case is to probate the estate. Probate is basically a legal process of putting together the assets of … Continued

Benefits of Seller Financing for Land Sellers

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What are the benefits of selling your land with seller financing? Below are just a few of the benefits to the Seller when they sell property with owner financing. 1. Tax benefits: In many cases, sellers may benefit from favorable tax treatment when selling property with seller financing. By spreading out the capital gains from the sale … Continued

Seller Financing is Quite Common in the Land Market

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Did you know that selling land with seller financing is very common in the land market? In fact, it’s a lot more common than most people think. Unlike the housing market, where there are plenty of loan products like FHA, VA, and various conventional loan financing programs, there are very few banks willing to make … Continued

Seller Finance Case Study

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I wanted to write this blog post about one of my favorite properties I purchased about 5 years ago, and the story behind it. This is a real story among many of how I was able to help these sellers get what they wanted when other land investors couldn’t. An older couple, we’ll call them … Continued

How to Sell Vacant Land Yourself – Spirit Land Company

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If you own land and you’re wondering “how to sell my land myself“, you have a couple of choices. In this blog post you’ll read about what your choices are, and how to know which choice is best for you. Here’s The Most Common Way To Sell Vacant Land Yourself… The most common choice that … Continued