The American Land Man

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are back in the studio with Craig Kaiser. Craig is the owner and founder of a website called LandGate that is helping bring land sales and valuations into the 21st century! We explore non-traditional ways landowners can generate income from their properties and discuss the concept of carbon credits and how landowners ca...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are back in the studio with Glen Neel. Glen is a new landowner who just bought his first farm in Ohio. We talk about the importance of communication with a trusted agent, following your intuition when finding the perfect property, the investment potential of land, the future demand for properties away from cities, and t...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are back in the studio with we will call him "Mr. Z" who shares his journey of starting a successful landscaping business at age 11 and transitioning into real estate investing. Through networking, creative financing, and taking risks, Mr. Z has built a thriving real estate portfolio and side hustle buying and...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are back in the studio with Clint Stout, a fellow whitetail properties specialist in western Pennsylvania. We explore buying timber farms, valuing timber, dealing with difficult landowners, managing seller expectations, and ethical considerations in the industry. We discuss: Look for properties with a high STEM count Th...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are back in the studio discussing the concept of hard money lending with Derek Peterson, chief compounding officer of Aviara Capital. We explore the benefits of private lending for real estate, especially in land investments, the importance of evaluating collateral before investing, and creative deal structures and the...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are back in the studio doing a monologue about how I approach buying land for profit. We cover topics such as identifying investment opportunities, the Fab Five factors to consider when determining land value, utilizing tools and software for research, the importance of finding motivated sellers, and the importance of h...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are back in the studio with Matt Thomas. Matt is a military veteran that used his VA loan to buy a house, invested in land, and created passive rental income with the goal of building generational wealth. The episode covers tips for buying land, including the importance of looking beyond listing pictures, verifying prop...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are back in the studio with Aaron Shew. Aaron is the director of data sciences at Acres.com. We discuss: -50 episodes of The American Land Man!!! -How Aaron got his start with Acres.com and Acre Trader -How Acres.com got its start -How they determine the price -How Acres can benefit you when selling -Using GIS to help f...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are back in the studio doing a monologue talking about the current status of the land market in my neck of the woods and across the country. We discuss: -The current land trends in Wisconsin -The current land trends across the country -Selling land adjacent to a major highway -Diversity helps land sell quickly -Breaking...

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are talking with Al Tomechko, the co-owner of Vitalize Seed Company. Al is a seed and soil guru and has planted thousands of acres of food plots himself. We Discuss: -How Al came to help create Vitalize Seed Company -Food plotting on a budget -Get a soil test kit!!! -Get ahead of the green up -Till vs No-Till -To burn or not to burn -Gett...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are sitting down to talk with Kip Adams from The National Deer Association. Kip is the Chief Conservation Officer for the NDA and brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. We discuss: -Growing up hunting the Pennsylvania big woods -Traveling to 25 different states each year to work with deer -Managing the entire deer b...

Hello and welcome to the American Land Man Podcast! In today's episode, we are sitting down to talk with Nick Pronold from Whitetail Properties. Nick works for me at Whitetail Properties and is also a licensed appraiser, bringing a different perspective to the land sales process. We discuss: -How a birthday party turned into Nick becoming a land agent for me -The current market trends -What to...

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are doing something a little different. I invited one of my listeners to join me on today's podcast to talk all about being w Whitetail Properties Land Specialist. Nick Pollutro is currently a carpenter in western New York and is interested in becoming a Whitetail Properties Land Specialist, so I decided to bring him on today's ep...

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are back in the studio talking with Blake Shelby. Blake is a fellow Whitetail Properties land specialist in Louisiana and Arkansas! Blake brings a wealth of knowledge of the entire land-buying process to the table. We discuss: -Growing up in the Outdoor Industry -What it really takes to be a Whitetail Properties Land Specialist -First imp...

In today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we sit down to talk with Founding Partner, CEO, and Host of Whitetail Properties TV Dan Perez. Dan is one of the founding partners of Whitetail Properties and brings a wealth of knowledge of the entire land-buying process to the table. We discuss: -How Whitetail Properties was formed -Going from selling appliances in Florida to CEO of Whitet...

In today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we sit down to talk with Wes McConnell from Whitetail Properties. Wes is one of the founding partners of Whitetail Properties and brings a wealth of knowledge of the entire land-buying process to the table. We discuss: -How Wes bought his Arkansas farm with a 1031 exchange -What is the Wetland Reserve Program? -Why WRP land is cheaper than every...

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are back in the studio talking with Derek Petersen of Aviara Capital Investments. Derek is the Founder, CEO, and President of Aviara Capital Investments, and has just recently achieved financial independence.  We Discuss: Reaching financial freedom at age 50 Setting Life Goals and Making a Budget Pay Your Credit Cards Off First! Pay Your...

In today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we sit down to talk with Pete Alfano from Whitetail Properties. Pete is one of the founding partners of Whitetail Properties and brings a wealth of knowledge of the entire land-buying process to the table. We discuss: -How Whitetail Properties was formed -Making pizzas and selling farms -Dreaming up Whitetail Properties driving around with Paul...

In today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we sit down to talk with Doug Rehor from Summit Tractors. Doug is the founder of Summit Tractors, offering quality built tractors and implements at an affordable price. We discuss: How Doug became the CEO of a tractor company Picking out the right tractor for your property Buying a tractor that's going to last Why buy a Summit tractor? How they...

In today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we sit down to talk with Paul Sawyer from Whitetail Properties. Rob is one of the founding partners of Whitetail Properties and brings a wealth of knowledge of the entire land-buying process to the table. We discuss: -How Whitetail Properties was formed -How he got started buying and selling land -The problem in the industry that Whitetail Prope...

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are back in the studio talking with Derek Petersen of Aviara Capital Investments. Derek is a civil engineer working towards financial independence.  We Discuss: -How Derek's land journey began -Buy and hold investing -Planning accordingly for financial independence -General rules of thumb for investing -The 1% rule, the rule of 72, and 4...

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are doing something a little bit different. Over the next couple of months, we will be putting out a food plot series, sitting down with some of the top guys in the industry to discuss food plots. This week we are back with part 3 of our conversation with Al Tomechko, the co-owner of Vitalize Seed Company. We Discuss: The importance of o...

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are back in the studio talking with Mitch Serlin. Mitch is a new Whitetail Properties Land Specialist in New York that has quite the backstory. We discuss: -Running a search and rescue dog at ground zero in the wake of 9/11 -Dealing with PTSD -Starting a foundation helping veterans/first responders with PTSD -Running camps in the outdoors thr...

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are back in the studio talking with Joe Schmitzer. Joe is a long-time friend of mine that spent 20 years making the right financial decisions that ultimately led to him buying his first farm at age 53. We discuss: -What Joe did as a younger man to set himself up financially for buying a property -Stock market investments vs real estate invest...

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are back in the studio talking with Paul Vaicunas. Paul is a fellow Whitetail Properties land specialist in Western New York! If his name sounds familiar, that is because Paul has been in the outdoor industry for years working for and with multiple brands and companies all across the space. We discuss: -Get your ducks in a row before you do a...