Field Guides

Learn the ground before you decide.

We wrote these for landowners and families, not for finance desks. Each one goes deeper than the website — the full detail, in plain English, with no jargon, no pressure, and nothing to sign. Pick a guide below and we’ll send it.

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A landowner’s field guide
How land sells

The three usual ways land sells, what each one trades away, and the off-market fourth most landowners never hear about. Plain English, no advice.

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A landowner’s field guide
The installment sale

Selling ground on payments — to a neighbor, a tenant, or your own kids. What §453 spreads, what it doesn’t, and the questions to bring your CPA. Plain English, no advice.

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A landowner’s field guide
The §721 contribution

The section of the tax code that lets a landowner contribute ground instead of selling it, defer the tax, and hold an interest a family can actually divide. Plain English, no advice.

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A landowner’s field guide
Opportunity Zones for landowners

What the rural rules reward, the deadlines that matter, and the questions to bring your CPA. Written to be read at the kitchen table.

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Plain-English explainer
Section 1062, explained

A new option for 2026: sell qualified farmland to a working farmer and pay the capital-gains tax in four annual installments.

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Opportunity Zones for Landowners

What the rural rules reward, the deadlines that matter, and the questions to bring your CPA. Written to be read at the kitchen table.

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The Legacy Exchange Field Guide

The whole picture in one place — the four doors a landowner faces, how the producer network moves ground, and what to expect at each step. Written plainly, for families, not for finance.

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The Four Doors: A Landowner's Primer

Sell, 1031, leave it in the will — and the fourth door most landowners never hear about. A short read on the real trade-offs of each path.

Off-market land

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We send a note only when there’s off-market land worth sharing, plus the occasional educational guide. No noise and no third-party telemarketers will ever contact you from us, unsubscribe anytime. Being on this list is not an offer, a listing, or a commitment. These materials are educational — nothing here is tax, legal, or investment advice, and no security is offered.