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Your Farmland Real Estate Experts!
Farmland Investment Specialists… The Landmen & Landwomen of Rooster Ag’
The Rooster Ag’ Real Estate brokerage team specializes in farmland & investment property sales, land bid basis service, grain facilities & hog facilities sales, sales & acquisitions of land, 1031 and reverse 1031 trading. With a thorough understanding of transitional land, from farmland to development properties, our diverse team of Farmland Investment Specialists is at your service.
Licensed in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Florida. Whether you are looking to buy or sell, Rooster Ag’ offers unique insights through our consultation process. From the initial conversation, we discuss your options and help you choose the best approach to bring your property to market or identify your next farm asset. Browse our current listings.
We have expertise in working with family estates, family resolutions, investment properties, 1031 trades and more… we provide that unbiased “voice of reason.”
Contact us with any questions and we will meet you at your office, conference room, shop, or kitchen table to help you reach your goals!
Rooster Ag’s Specialized Programs / Services…
Property Listing
Our experienced brokerage team and extensive network of outside investors/buyers take the stress out of buying and selling farmland while ensuring professionalism and results. Listing farmland with a broker is the traditional, effective, and efficient way to sell & buy land. This conventional method provides maximum exposure of your property to a wide variety of potential buyers.
Main Duties Include:
- Rooster Ag’ will take time together to completely discuss and understand the goals.
- Rooster Ag’ will provide a fact-based market analysis on your farm(s).
- Rooster Ag’ will reach out to its extensive network to connect with landowners, land funds, brokers, banks, etc.
- Rooster Ag’ will provide various methods of marketing tailored to your property, including drone video, property sign, web site, online listing sites, social media, and more as needed.
- Rooster Ag’s Real Estate Paralegal will assist and coordinate a smooth transaction by communicating with attorneys, title companies, surveyors, and any other parties related to the transaction.
- Rooster Ag’ will provide first year of Farm Management services and Farm Depreciable Assets Valuation, as needed.
- Rooster Ag’ will keep in continuous contact throughout the process… providing updates at a minimum, weekly, with our progress.
Contact us for more details on all the Duties/Activities provided by Rooster Ag’s Exclusive Listing program.
Buyer’s Broker Program
Given the untraditional market we are currently in, with higher land prices and limited availability, Rooster Ag’ has seen the need to assume the role of the Buyer’s Broker to help significantly increase the Buyer’s chances of successfully purchasing a qualified farmland or investment property. Once a Buyer engages Rooster Ag” through a Buyer’s Broker Agreement, Rooster Ag’ will provide the following services which go above and beyond a standard Buyer’s Broker.
Main Duties Include:
- Rooster Ag’ will take time together upfront to fully discuss and understand the goals.
- Rooster Ag’ will identify farms utilizing their vast network.
- Rooster Ag’ will analyze any identified farms by running an accurate, fact-based market analysis on the farms cross referenced with the goals in mind.
- Rooster Ag’ will provide various methods for a Buyer to view prospective farms, including drone video.
- Upon consent, Rooster Ag’ will negotiate the best deal possible on any desired farmland/investment property and any other identified opportunities.
- Once purchased, the Rooster Ag’ Farm Management team will manage the new investment for the initial term of the lease for no charge.
- Rooster Ag’ will provide a Farm Depreciable Asset Valuation (FDAV) Report to ensure a Buyer does not miss out on any tax benefits that come with purchasing a farm.
- Rooster Ag’ will keep in continuous contact throughout the process… providing updates at a minimum, weekly, with our progress.
Contact us today for a compete list of Duties provided by Rooster Ag’s Buyer’s Broker programs and to see how we can help you navigate through this unique market.
1031 Trade Sales & Acquisitions and Reverse 1031 Trading
Rooster Ag’ works quickly to help identify, acquire, sell farmland / investment properties for 1031 trade transactions to ensure you reach your goals by utilizing our industry knowledge and extensive network. Contact us today to discuss your 1031 trade goals. A 1031 Exchange is a way to defer tax on income from the sale of investment or business real estate. For the deferment of taxes to take place, there must be intent to reinvest all the revenue from the sale (including debt) into one or multiple “like-kind” real estate properties within a specified period of time. View more info.
Bid Basis Service
A good alternative to a land auction. Marketing the property to prospective Buyers on a Bid Basis means that Rooster Ag’ will target prospective Buyers and encourage them to present offers above or below the offering price, providing them with a due date to format and submit their specific offers. This service brings superior results over an auction giving the Buyers time to effectuate the purchase of the farm without the limitation imposed on auction day. Contact us today to discuss this option.
Carbon Program
We at Rooster Ag’ have an initiative with farmland owners and farmers to facilitate a Carbon Program via- regenerative agriculture practices throughout the Grain Belt. Our goal is to implement the necessary compliance, education on required practices, and provide guidance and information as to what programs are available for our farmers to include Carbon sequestering practices into their existing operations utilizing our Carbon Program. Ultimately, we will facilitate the certification of these Carbon Program practices to calculate Carbon credits and their associated values based on each farm’s specific traits and implemented practices. Our program will also track the bushels of grain produced per farm under these practices to gain premiums on grain sold, further rewarding the grower for his commitment in implementing these practices that will sequester Carbon. The goal here is to monetize these programs to benefit the farmer, the landowner and improve the quality of the air we breathe as well as preserve our soils and improve our water cycle for generations to come. Remember, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is today!”-Chinese Proverb. Therefore, the best time to start sequestering Carbon may have been 20 years ago. The second-best time is today! Have questions, give us a call, we will be excited to meet you at your office, conference room, shop, or kitchen table to discuss and explore the current and future benefits of our Carbon Program.
The Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture
Regenerative farming is an approach to incorporate practices for rebuilding farm soil “health and vitality” which can result in sequestering more carbon. Some of the practices include no-till farming, cover cropping, mixed crop rotation, windbreaks, nutrient management planning / reducing fertilizer use, livestock grazing, etc. Contact us to explore the possible current and future benefits of regenerative farming which can include (but not limited to):
- Improved land (soil) value.
- Improved water cycle.
- Increased marketability and incentives for row crops grown.
- The capturing of carbon and carbon credits.
- Potential financial assistance from NRCS for selected conservation practices (per state), and other local and federal programs.
- And ultimately helping the environment for future generations.
Featured Video
View below video segment from “This Week in Agribusiness” where Joe Ludwig discusses Rooster Ag’s Buyer’s Broker program and how it works for Farmers, Farmland Sellers, and Buyers.
Testimonials
“We sold our businesses and needed to do a 1031 exchange with our real estate. Obviously, with a 1031 exchange, you only have a short window to complete the trade. Within 180 days, we were able to acquire twenty-two high-quality farms with the help of Rooster Ag’s Buyer Broker Program. Talk about all hands-on deck, the entire Rooster team got involved to make this impossible task actually happen.”
“Their staff took care of basically everything, from getting the proper appraisals using their Appraisal/Market Analysis so we knew we got the best price, to making sure the land we were buying had great productive/fertile soil and that there were no issues with any of the parcels.”
“Responsive professional folks who care!” – Richard K.
“Working with Rooster Ag’ to sell our grain facilities was an easy process. Joe and his team created a comprehensive market analysis of the assets and recommended price levels fair for both the buyer and seller. Rooster Ag’ then helped push scheduling and sale execution so all parties could move forward with future opportunities in a timely manner. Joe Ludwig and his team at Rooster Ag’ should continue to be successful based on their resources, market knowledge, and positive attitude.” -Kyle Cresswell
