In this episode, we talk with Dan and Stacy Bayus about buying their first piece ground. This is the inaugural episode of the First Time Land Buyer Series where we walk through the entire land buying process with different people. Dan and Stacy are the real deal when it comes to whitetail deer hunters. They both have an impressive whitetail resume spanning across public and private land.  This episode we cover:  Why Did You Want to Buy Land? What was the biggest factor of why you bought the ground you did? Trophy quality/proximity to your home/the price? What's one piece of advice you would give someone wanting to purchase their first piece of ground? What was one common myth about the purchasing process or land ownership that you found to be false? Dan and Stacy's Whitetail Cribs Episode.  Connect: Resource Sign-Up IG - @JakeHofer Land Listings Exodus Trail Cameras --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

If you are looking for a place to learn more about land, the  land buying processes, recreational land trends, land sale prices, how to buy your first piece of ground how, and anything that has to do with land, then you're in the right location. Now if you’re looking for a podcast that is all about habitat food plots, how to set up a property, this probably is in the podcast for you- thankfully there’s a lot of great information already out there on those subjects. But what I’ve noticed- there isn’t a resource right now that covers the nitty-gritty of land transactions and everything else land. Now just a little about myself and my level of expertise, my name Jake Hofer  - I am a broker out of the state of Illinois and I work with LANDPROZ. I graduated from Western Illinois University in 2017 and I am the co-owner of exodus Trail cameras which - a DTC trail camera manufacture that has been disrupting the trail camera industry over the last six years. If you’re listening to this, then there’s a good chance you’ve heard the Exodus podcast Trail Cam Radio with episodes every Tuesday. Now whether you believe in personality test or anagrams or anything else like that I pretty much match up with an achiever and entrepreneurial mindset. I am extremely goal-oriented and one of my biggest goals is to purchase recreational ground to where it is a strong investment and I have the opportunity to make the best parcel possible for wildlife and Chase big whitetails. Now some of these topics have already been covered in the real estate world but you know what it hasn’t been talked about in a matter of how you and I talk and understand. We’re going to cover the primary pillars of real estate, but with the concise focus of those concepts in relation to owning recreational ground and land in general. Buckle up because we’re going on this learning journey together, and the goal of this podcast is to help or assist 100 people purchase their first piece of dirt in some shape or form. We’re putting together some exclusive downloadable land buying resources that can be found in the link of every podcast episode. Welcome aboard and head to episode the next episode. Connect:  IG - @JakeHofer Resource Sign-Up Land Listings Exodus Trail Cameras --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

In this land buying guide, we cover some of the following: - Does a parcel need water? - Timber Value - Edge - Open Food Sources - Good and bad neighbors - Habitat Diversity - Topography to cheat the wind - Access - CRP Income? - How Important Are Food Plot Locations  Connect: - IG - @JakeHofer - Resource Sign-Up - Land Listings - Exodus Trail Cameras --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message