Green Hill Land and Timber Blog

There is no dought that we, as individuals and a nation, are absolutely affected by oil and enrgy cost. As fuel prices have exceeded $4.00 a gallon, cost of doing business and our personal budgets, have been dramatically affected. Once again, Porter Martin has done an excellent job with his words of wisdom. Our nations dependence on foriegn crude oil, in the short run and the long term, must be harnessed. It is clear that America has the reserves and the technology for alternative means of energy. Porter's article does an excellent job of explaining the benefits, both short term and long, of biofuels. The use of biofuels, as it pertains to … [Read more...]

Tax deferred exchanges of like–kind property are useful to defer capital gains tax and thereby leverage the sale proceeds to purchase a more productive replacement property. The U.S. Treasury Regulations allow taxpayers to buy replacement properties before selling the relinquished property. Exchanges can also be simultaneous with the sale of property or deferred through use of a qualified intermediary. … [Read more...]

Every now and then we read something that is so moving you want to share it with everyone you know. My good friend Porter Martin with Martin, Goodrich & Waddell, Inc. of the Illinois area with a global reach has written an article for their Fall 2007 newsletter “Seasons” that just has to be shared. Through the years my association with the Realtors Land Institute has provided me the opportunity to meet incredibly talented people like Porter that continually raise the bar of excellence. In a time of media concocted hype, Porter has looked beyond and found a truly inspirational and optimistic view of global demand and a positive outlook for … [Read more...]