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Jason Cleveland Downs A Buck On His Friend's Iowa Farm

Trophy Properties & Auction Founding Partner Jason Cleveland visits a friend's beautiful Iowa hunting property and ends up taking down a gorgeous buck.

If you've ever dreamed of owning your own hunting property for weekend getaways, check out our full listing of recreational land and contact Trophy Properties & Auction today!

Trophy Properties - Feeding The Family Episode 1

Trophy Properties and Auction makes it simple for sellers to reach the largest audience possible with their real estate auction, meaning you won't have to worry about whether you got the best price.

Our auction team has the tools, knowledge and dedication to ensure you get top dollar for your property. Have a property you want to sell?

Contact a Trophy Properties agent today to learn how our hassle-free online auction process works and how we can get you the best price for your land.

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Hidden Gems - Small Tract Hunting

Missouri is just days away from opening day of whitetail season. For landowners, this is when the long, hot hours in the fields give way to the dreams of the trophies that will roam your fields and hardwoods in the fall.

It is also the time of year when, as a land sales specialist, I receive calls from outdoorsmen who are looking for the right property to fit their needs. And before you count yourself out of owning ground of your own, you need to understand that in the Midwest you don't have to own a large tract of land in order to tag trophy whitetails.

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Lessons Learned The Hard Way

I have been blessed to own several different properties. As an absentee landowner here are some simple lessons I learned the hard way over the years. I share them in the hope that they will save you both time and money.

  1. The first piece of equipment you should buy after closing on your farm is a good compressor. There is nothing worse than sprinting to your property on a Friday night to work all weekend and find flat tires when you arrive.
  2. Contact your local ag service provider and get a gas tank and/or a diesel tank on your property that they can fill for you. Hauling 5 gallon gas cans gets old really quick, and the ag fuel is more cost effective.
  3. Don't leave gas engines such as ATV's idle for a long period of...

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Steps to Buying Land

Many times, I get asked, "What are the steps to buying land?" That question is so simple, yet very complex, as there are factors that make it different for each buyer. It depends how much land they will need, what the current interest rates are, etc… Depending on their needs will affect the length of the buying process. I thought I would give an example to help- this is not set in stone and please keep in mind that rates fluctuate constantly.

Let's use a $150,000 farm as an example.

First, before you find your farm, check with 3 to 4 local banks, and get a pre-approval letter so that you can make an offer when you find a property that you like.

The biggest part you will need is the down payment. Banks usually requi...

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