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Investing in forestry?

s7ryf3925pivug · 2018-05-01 15:28:04

Is the notion of buying land and converting it into forestry viable, from a practical and financial perspective, for someone with no experience and other full time commitments (would need to pay someone to manage it)? How much would you need to spend?

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01-05-2018 4:28pm

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Is the notion of buying land and converting it into forestry viable, from a practical and financial perspective, for someone with no experience and other full time commitments (would need to pay someone to manage it)? How much would you need to spend?

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#2 01-05-2018 4:50pm
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#3 01-05-2018 10:03pm
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Thud wrote: »

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So that would be "no" then. Nice and clear cut

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#4 02-05-2018 10:29am
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Kimora Yellow Siphon wrote: »

So that would be "no" then. Nice and clear cut

Hi Blergh,
buying some already planted land is however a viable investment option, however the best returns come to those who do much of the work themselves, most of the money in forestry is in the labour.
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#5 02-05-2018 10:15pm
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This would always be a fulltime commitment with some level of skill required from the start yeah? Do people ever maintain smaller holdings successfully without putting a lot of man hours..?

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#6 02-05-2018 10:34pm
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Hi Blergh,
You are wecome to call me for a chat about the workload of forestry or any other questions. pm me for my number. I'd imagine that weekends would be adequate for maintaining a smaller forest holding and that you'd benefit from the produce of maintenance firewood etc.
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