buying a farm

How in the world is a young man suppose to find and buy a farm! Im in western pa and it seems anymore the only time you here about a farm for sale its after its sold! Or if isnt sold its because sombody thinks thier sitting on the best gold mine on the planet! The amish seem to be able to buy ground left and right! But they just ride around and beat on peoples door! I feel like im intruding doing that! And im still looking for a corn head for a gleaner E! 3 row narrow is what i need! Thank you!

In a few months there will be some auctions. It always looks to me like around Albany NY there is a lot of good land there that is no longer being farmed.

An auctioneer told me about this website when we were looking for a tractor.

It also has land auctions, pottery... you name it.

This link is to some land in Iowa - but if the link does not work then enter this in your web browser:

auctionsgo.com
land in Iowa

Get to know the local small farmers, have breakfast and coffee with them if you can.
Lend a hand when you can. Let them get to know you and what you're wanting to do.
Don't be surprised if they tell you to slow down.

Pay attention to what's going on. DO NOT sit on your butt and expect them to come to you. It took me several years to buy my place. I would not sell it for twice what I gave for it.

You will find that there are two types. One is the folks whose families have done it for ages. They come into line to be the next generation of stewards for that land. They understand that the land isn't theirs, they are just tending it for their lifetime. The other kind is the folks who work hard and buy a small farm to get their foot in the door and then build their amount of land. These folks are just feeling like they are getting somewhere about the time that their friends are counting down the years until retirement.

I grew up on the farm. Due to step families it ended up pretty nasty and I realized I was better off buying in. My friends are of the age that they are settling down and I am still working to build up a little bigger each year. I know what I am getting into and this is the exact way I want it.

One of the posts said to get acquainted with the locals. I couldn't agree more. Find a way in. Work for local farmers doing any crap job you can get. You will have experience and find out knowing which land will sell because no kids want to farm, where the good land is, and get off on the right foot with the places like the Coop.

You have the desire - that's the key.

Talk to banks, realtors, watch Sheriff sales,

Around me in central NY it seems all the big farmers are in their 60's or early 70's and none of their kids want to take over the farm business. Those operations are going to come up for sale. It will cost a lot of money to buy one and a few big operators will be throwing cash at them to get even bigger. The Mennonites also are in the market. Some one will have to develope a relationship with these guys before they are ready to sell to have a chance.

(quoted from post at 18:32:52 07/10/13) How in the world is a young man suppose to find and buy a farm! Im in western pa and it seems anymore the only time you here about a farm for sale its after its sold! Or if isnt sold its because sombody thinks thier sitting on the best gold mine on the planet! The amish seem to be able to buy ground left and right! But they just ride around and beat on peoples door! I feel like im intruding doing that! And im still looking for a corn head for a gleaner E! 3 row narrow is what i need! Thank you!

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Try auctionzip.com or real estate websites

http://www.landandfarm.com/search/Pennsylvania-land-for-sale
http://www.hersheyfarmagency.com

ask for Tom Hershey.............great guy to deal with

Didn't many amish leave pa because the price of land went sky high?

I guess it depends on where you live. My neighbor is trying to sell 80 acres in Atlanta MI with a 6 year old 1600sqft house(full basement) and a pole barn for $200,000 and not finding any takers.

(quoted from post at 06:09:10 07/11/13) I guess it depends on where you live. My neighbor is trying to sell 80 acres in Atlanta MI with a 6 year old 1600sqft house(full basement) and a pole barn for $200,000 and not finding any takers.

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If decent land, that 80 acres would sell for 600,000 or better around here

no way to get started around here.few weeks ago 120 sold for $18,300.00 a acre.gonna laugh my donkey off when these guys go under in a few years.lot off them would be bust now if they didn't get there big welfare check.oooppps I meant subsidie,it sounds better.

I don't know! You might try looking outside your immediate area! Sometimes you have to be patient and save your money! Or start with a couple acres and work up! Meanwhile, try and find out why your exclamation point key seems to be stuck on! :lol:

Watch the auctions. Find out the ones that specalize in farm land and get on their e mail list.

We sold 120 acres last fall and decided on the auction route. The place brought about $400 per acre more than the highest offer we had gotten locally prior to deciding on the auction route.

Of course the buyer had deep pockets. The NASCAR driver Carl Edwards bought it.

Gene