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What group works best for your forestry needs? One thing we do suggest: There is not one group in this list that doesn't have a disreputable company. Once you have made your decision on what group you feel will meet your best interests, then make sure to research that company's references and histories. It can mean the difference between financial retirement, a child's college education, payments on medical bills, and significant financial loss. The forests do heal and do regenerate. How quickly they heal and what financial quality they regenerate all revolves around the quality of the management practices performed each day throughout the growth of the timber stand. Forest land and real estate is said to be the only guaranteed investment. How high that financial investment return is for you can be controlled by you! Make sure you are making the right decision; it is the quality of your future! All of these groups of harvesting options have their own place in the industry.
Pay-As-You-Cut and Logger Percentage Harvests
(i.e. 50/50, 60/40, etc.)
- High risk
- Average-low to average landowner returns
Procurement Operation Purchases
(Sawmills, Consolidation Yards, And Third-party Timber Buyers)
- Moderate risks when dealing with reputable and/or larger corporation operations
- Moderately high risk when dealing with third-party timber buyers and smaller sawmill operations
- Average landowner returns depending on competition level
Consulting Forester or Seller's Agent Assistance
- Low risk
- High to High-Average landowner returns
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