Beyond grateful- we've officially closed on 40 acres and a home! Get ready to listen to me walk through the entire process of our most recent transaction of buying back the original 40 acres that were in my family for many generations. What was once my great grandparent's farm - is now back in the family with some luck and the courage to purchase it.  We talk about how we made it happen, the financing, 30 yr mortgage, and much more.  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

Want to now the two most important factors to consider when buying a recreational parcel? Listen in as whitetail consultant shares his opinon on the topic. One of factors, I bet you wouldn't guess!  Thomas has been able to kill a few of 'once-in-lifetime' bucks over the years and has some serious to knowledge on the topic. Listen in and hear is take!  Connect with Thomas:  https://www.theuntamedambition.com/ Connect:  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

Do you have student loans holding you back from buying land? Get inspired with Cody Sieben's story and how he and his wife paid off $140,000 in student debt, found a FSBO property, and made the purchase! This is another addition of the first time land buyer's series and it's a good one, so here we go!  Connect with Cody - https://www.thedeerdudes.com/  Connect:  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

Have you ever wondered what makes a major difference when dealing with the recreational ground? How to extract cash flow out of recreational properties? AirBnB income with hunting farms and much more!  Resources:  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras Connect with Neil --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

Have you ever wondered why the ultra-wealthy have always purchased land? Listen along as we break down interesting audio from CNBC talk with industry experts and discuss the land transfer to some of the richest people on earth.  Bill Gates made headlines for becoming the largest private farmland owner in the U.S. But he’s not the only one. Some of the wealthiest landowners including Jeff Bezos, John Malone, and Thomas Peterffy are buying up forests, ranches, and farmlands across the United States. Why? Referenced video: https://youtu.be/MJVL9HegCr4 Connect here:  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

Have you ever wondered what Mark's checklist was for the the MeatEater 'Back 40 Project?' What changes he made to improve the parcel? Then listen up! In this episode, we’re grabbing a section of our most recent interview with Mark Kenyon. We discuss: The back 40 project Mark’s property checklist Small Improvements that made a big difference CONNECT AND RESOURCES: https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

In this week's episode, we have Will Baker who is a Captain in the US Air force. Will is 28 years old and resides in Colorado. Listen along to how he has built a real estate rental portfolio to 7 doors and is using the cash flow to help pay for his own first piece of dirt. There's a lot of tangible advice in this episode, so gear up and get to listening to how Will is closing on 250 acres in Kansas. https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

In this week's podcast, we're sharing an episode Jake did with the Whitetail Legacy podcast. We cover what folks should consider when buying their own first parcel, the mission behind the project, and why land is great!  https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras https://linktr.ee/TheLandP --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

In this week's episode, I have Sam Ketcherside on to talk about his land journey. Sam went to KSU and got a sales job after graduating, he saved all his money for multiple years and purchased his first farm.  Learn how he navigated this from start to finish and where's he is today.  https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

In this episode, Jesse James Widlman, shares his land-buying journey from over the years. You learn how he lived below his means to purchase his first piece of ground and the many more parcels after that. Jesse's grandparents forclosed on the farm when he was 1 year old, but he and has family have pieced back 210 acres of the original 350-acre farm, just within the last decade.  https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

In this episode, we talk with Jared Van Hess about how he purchased his first farm in Michigan! We cover:  Searching for a property  Knowing when to pull the trigger How to finance smaller parcel with lower down payments Springboarding parcels into bigger pieces of ground  https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

In this episode we sit down to talk with Jeff Sturgis about his land journey. Over the last few decades Jeff has been creating content to help every deer hunter get more out of their hunts through strategic hunting tactics and habitat improvements. In this episode we get to talk about his entire career journey from working at a bank, to real estate appraisals, to being a full-time habitat consultant.  Jeff started with 0 acres and has built it up to over 240 acres over many years of hard work.  Get ready to learn:  - Using Creative Financing - Creating Relationships with Smaller Branch Banks - Land Contracts - Selling Land to the Government - Creating Leverage With Deals https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

Brian Halbleib co-host of Habitat Podcast joins us to talk about his land journey over the years. Brian is a police officer and his wife is a school teacher You'll get to learn how he saved up to purchase his first 25-acre parcel and what it turned into in just under 13 years. This episode provides plenty of practical advice for anyone aiming toward purchasing their first piece of ground.  Connect: https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

In this episode, we hop on a call with Pat Porter. Pat has been in the real estate business for a long time and shares some insight from his experience over the years. Join along as we cover: - How Much Land Can You Really Afford - Due Diligence Checklist  - Time in the market vs. timing the market Connect: https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-land-podcast-hofer/message

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