Landowner GuideAbout Landowner Guide
Plain-English guides for people who own land, inherited it, or are thinking about buying or selling it.
Who writes it
Landowner Guide is written by Nicolas, who started in real estate as a wholesaler in 2018 and has been part of the real estate investing community since. He also runs a small set of state sites that connect landowners with land buyers. He is not a lawyer, CPA or licensed real estate agent. Figures and rules on this site are checked against public sources, which each guide lists and links.
That background shapes the guides. Wholesaling meant working the investor side of land and property deals: finding owners who wanted to sell, making offers, and learning how buyers arrive at their numbers. It's why the guides explain what a cash offer is based on, when it's a fair trade for speed, and when you'd do better listing with an agent.
How the site makes money
Landowner Guide itself sells nothing, has no forms and shows no ads. It uses Google Analytics to see which guides are read (see the privacy policy). The same person runs a small set of state sites that pass landowners who ask for a cash offer to one land investor who buys in their county; the investor pays that site for the referral.
When a guide links to one of those sites, the link is disclosed where it appears. No buyer or advertiser pays to appear in, review or shape any guide, and the guides say plainly when a direct buyer is the worse option (for example, when your land would sell for more through a land agent).
How each guide is researched
- Primary sources first. Figures and rules come from county, state and federal sources such as USDA, IRS, FEMA, BLS, SEC filings and state statutes, and each guide lists its sources at the end.
- Dated. Each guide shows when it was last checked. Data pages are refreshed when the source publishes new figures.
- State-specific rules are labeled. Land, tax and property law differ by state, so when a rule applies to one state, the guide names it.
- Real quotes only. Landowner and investor stories are public posts quoted word for word, with links to the originals. Dollar amounts in those posts are the posters' own and aren't verified.
- Not advice. The guides explain how things generally work and name who to ask: the county office, a real estate attorney, a CPA or a consulting forester.
Corrections
If a figure, rule or link is wrong or out of date, it gets fixed and the guide's "Updated" date changes.
Guides
- The best states to buy land in 2026, depending on what it's for
- Investing in land: six ways to do it, and what each one really takes
- Is buying land a good investment? What the data and real owners say
Last updated October 7, 2026