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Farmland For Sale By Owner – How Does It Work?
Methods For Selling Farmland In today’s technologically advanced world, there are so many options and opinions available that people believe selling a farm should be easy. With that being said, many also believe that its possible to avoid paying any commission to an...

Iowa’s October Farmland Sales Summary
Iowa Farmland Sales Volume For 80% Tillable Farms Farmland Prices In Iowa For October 2019 Curious what farmland prices looked like in the state of Iowa during the month of October? DreamDirt tracks the sales of 80% Tillable farmland and above, year round!...

Setting an Auction Reserve
Can I Set A Reserve On My Farm Auction? No pun intended, but absolutely! Setting a reserve takes careful consideration, but it all comes down to this: If you set a reserve too high or too close to market value, you can hurt your final price. If you set it too low,...

Farmland Auction Commission Rates
With many years in the industry, we've received a wide array of questions from potential clients. We find that most of our clients' initial question is, "What do you charge for an auctioneer commission?" We realize the importance of this question when selecting an...

How Do Farmland Auctions Work?
How a Farm Auction Works It may surprise you that this is actually a fairly common question. Most of the time it's for one of the following reasons: If you are removed, or not from a farm background, you likely don't frequent farmland auctions in your free time You...

How To Be The Perfect Land Seller
What’s My Role in the Land Sale Process? When we talk about being "the perfect seller" we really are talking about the seller that is able to achieve maximum value through the sales process. This is made possible by doing your homework and following our advice...

Eight Things Real Estate Agents Can Do To Help You Buy Your Dream Land
Why You Should Have An Agent Represent You As A Farmland Buyer Whether you have been saving up to invest in farmland, looking to complete a 1031 exchange, or just want to buy your dream land, real estate agents are available to help you accomplish your goals of...

Iowa’s September Farmland Sales Summary
Iowa Farmland Sales Volume For 80% Tillable Farms Farmland Prices In Iowa For September 2019 Similar to our August report on farmland sales, prices have continued to remain on a steady track. In September, tillable land values were sitting above the trend line and...

Iowa Farmland Auction – Monona County
79 Acres Tillable Farmland In Monona County, IA For Sale By Auction DreamDirt is hosting the Marcy Melby Auction. This property, 79 +/- acres in Monona County, will be sold via DreamDirt's online platform, BidCapture.Timed Online Land Auctions This type of auction...