BooBooMomma
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I'm doing some basic figuring on a development project that will be payed for with the sale of the timber on the land itself. I'm looking for a basic profit per acre to figure off of.
Now, I've been reading about this long enough to understand that I'm asking "how long is a line". I know that this will be very general and will vary greatly from acre to acre. I'm just looking for averages here, not exacts. I know how to estimate it by the book (getting around $650/acre) , but I know a couple of people that have sold their timber and the numbers just don't add up (They made around $2,000/acre) . This is quite a difference, and I'm sure it's because of the difference in dbh and density.
Which leads me here, for the only way to get around this is to actually ask people who have sold "average" timber what they made per acre. I hope you guys can help, because all I can find elsewhere is the old saying "no acre is the same". It gets old after three months.
A price per acre (or your total profit if you wish), the year you sold, where you are (southeast, northwest, etc) and the general size of your sale will be greatly appreciated and very relevant. My lot, which has not been found yet, will be 30 acres of natural woodland (no managment at all) in the southeast (mostly pines), mostly pulpwood.
I really appreciate your help, and I hope that you can just get me close so I can have a few numbers to work with. If enough people post, then the averages should be pretty decent. This information just isn't avaliable through web searches, and I'm hoping that your anwsers will help me as well as many future timber investors decide if it's worth it.
Now, I've been reading about this long enough to understand that I'm asking "how long is a line". I know that this will be very general and will vary greatly from acre to acre. I'm just looking for averages here, not exacts. I know how to estimate it by the book (getting around $650/acre) , but I know a couple of people that have sold their timber and the numbers just don't add up (They made around $2,000/acre) . This is quite a difference, and I'm sure it's because of the difference in dbh and density.
Which leads me here, for the only way to get around this is to actually ask people who have sold "average" timber what they made per acre. I hope you guys can help, because all I can find elsewhere is the old saying "no acre is the same". It gets old after three months.
A price per acre (or your total profit if you wish), the year you sold, where you are (southeast, northwest, etc) and the general size of your sale will be greatly appreciated and very relevant. My lot, which has not been found yet, will be 30 acres of natural woodland (no managment at all) in the southeast (mostly pines), mostly pulpwood.
I really appreciate your help, and I hope that you can just get me close so I can have a few numbers to work with. If enough people post, then the averages should be pretty decent. This information just isn't avaliable through web searches, and I'm hoping that your anwsers will help me as well as many future timber investors decide if it's worth it.