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Rapid fire property reviews this week! Three or four new farms hit the market which is pretty rare.  We really really like this one. We view it as a moderate length hold with an incredible return.  Small acreage too…which is rare. This one is boosted by a couple really nice waterfowl leases 🙂 Listen to the podcast to hear our views and thoughts on the property! Hope you enjoy! If you want m...

Back at it with another property review.  This one covers a 267 acre timber farm that just hit the market in Peoria County.  If you are new to the site, LandCo reviews all the tracts of central Illinois Land for Sale. We approach from both a property attribute standpoint and from a financial standpoint.  We hope you enjoy.  If you are in the market for a piece of hunting land or want to add some i...

Hey Guys! First bonus episode in this series.  It has nothing to do with the actual process of raising trophy fish.  But it can increase the enjoyment of your lake significantly. And I was recording another podcast with my father Mike OReilly…who has built every kind of dock you could imagine.  So I thought I would pick his brain.  Hope you guys enjoy this one.  FYI&...

Sorry for the delay guys.  Took a quick vaca with the family last week.  I was going to try to post one from vaca but…kids, beaches, drinks happened 🙂 I will post two this week to catch up.  This episode covers the importance of carrying out your management plan.  I am joined by fish biologist greg grimes in this episode.  His knowledge on creating trophy fisheries...

Hey Guys! Back at it again with another podcast episode for the ‘How to Build a Great Fishery’ podcast series.  In this weeks episode, I am joined by my father Mike OReilly, who will help me cover the issue of underwater fish structure.  He has been at this for over 40 years and has tried everything! Hope you enjoy.  Be sure to catch next weeks episode covering ongoing l...

Back at it again with another podcast episode in the Lake Management Series! This week we tackle the issue of fish feeding with Nate Herman.  Without question, fish feeding has given us personally the most dramatic changes in the quickest time.  In this episode, we cover why its important and the several ways you can accomplish your goals through feeding including natural forage fish and...

Back at it with another episode from the Lake Management Series.  In this weeks episode we tackling the issue of lake stocking with fish biologist Greg Grimes of Aquatic Environmental Services.  Without question, ongoing lake stocking is one of the most important elements of properly managing a lake…but proper lake stocking is often a bit different than most people think.  Tak...

Part 3 now available! In this episode, we chat with special guest Nate Herman about the importance of removing fish. Catch and Release has become the new buzz word in the industry but it can be extremely damaging to private lakes.  Take a listen to this podcast for an expert opinion on the importance of removing fish and why it is necessary! Be sure to stay tuned for next weeks episode tackli...

Hey Guys…back at it again this week with another episode from the series How to Build a Great Fishery.  This week, we are joined by Fishery Biologist Greg Grimes. Greg has managed many projects for us and our clients.  His educational and real world knowledge are simply unmatched.  Hope you enjoy this episode as he explains what a Lake Audit is and why everyone needs one as th...

Hey guys…back at it with another property review.  Man I wish there was more of these.  The inventory right now is just awful.  We do have a few small parcels like this one that are available off market.  So if you are interested, get in touch and let me know. This one is listed by Brad Belser –  link below.  It is a pretty rare property in terms of the si...

Hey Guys! Super excited to release our first podcast series! We are planning on doing three or four of these this year.  We will release the schedule of topics soon.  Our first series was on Lake Management. Spring is right around the corner and it seems like everyone wants a lake on their property so the timing was perfect.  I would like to the Nate Herman of Herman Brothers, Greg Grimes of Aquat...

Hey Guys…in this episode I sit down with DNR Employee and District Wildlife Biologist Kevin Oller to discuss the relatively new Illinois Recreational Tax Law and we discuss options landowners have to lower their property taxes if the county accesses them with Recreational Taxes. This has become a point of concern for many buyers but in our world, it has just become another issue that we must...

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Hey Guys, Back at it with another PodCast property review.  This one is a Wagner listing down in south fulton that I used to own so pretty familiar with it.  Looking for property or have one to sell? Hit us up…309-256-0999 Here is the link to the property…https://landguys.net/property/fulton-county-il-73-acres-land-sale-2/

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Hey Guys, This week our podcast tackles a very very common question we receive…I have never invested in land. Do you have any advise for newbies to the industry? Hope you enjoy. We got this episode on video as well so feel free to watch it on youtube or plain audio.  As always, it is also available on the itunes podcast.  Subscribe and leave us a good review!

Hey Guys, hope all is well.  This podcast is more directed at the members (and potential members) at Double Cluck Farms.  Our current farm manager is looking to transition out of this position as his personal business continues to grow and expand.  Roger has been such an instrumental part of the development of this club and we wish him the best.  He isn’t leaving us behind though…he wi...

Hey Guys…experimenting with filming our podcasts so this one is in video form.  It has the standard audio only file as well but I have embedded the video of the podcast on this page too! Let me know what you think! In this podcast episode we take a quick look at the waterfowl season underway here in Central Illinois.  Dan Gannaway helped me out with this episode.  Enjoy!

Hey Guys! Back at it with another discussion on new listings to the market here in  Central Illinois.  Last time I linked to all these listings below but they should all be easy to find.  Send me a quick text or email if you can’t find any of them – 309-256-0999 john@www.landco.com.  I don’t especially love linking to a competitors site either 🙂 Hope you guys...

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