Topic: If you have agricultural land would you sell it or hold it ? - page 2. (Read 978 times)

   I have agricultural land, from my grandparents. My father didn't do anything
there, he gave it to me. Its 40 km from the city, in dying village where houses
and land doesn't worth anything.
   It has fruit trees, different cherries, different nuts, apple's, peaches, pear's. I go
there once or twice per year, when I am passing by, if there's fruit I take some. I don't
plan to sell it, because of very low value, and I don't plan to work there, it's too far
and I have too many obligations. It will stay like that, probably I will give that to my kids
when times come.

Hihi, people think agricultural land is the same everywhere you have land that somethings grows on it will increase in value because...not!

Coming from a family of farmers, you have a lot of variables that influence what the value of the land is.
There is no such thing as "price of agricultural" land like gold price.
It matters a lot what kind of soil you have and where is that located.
You have dark rich in humus black soil in Europe, yeah that's one good plot of land, is it land with sand mixed in it and far from water or rich in clay? Good luck finding a buyer!

And the problems don't stop here, with a lower quality soil than your neighbor farmer you will always be at a disadvantage, he gets 10 tons per ha, you get 9, that 10% in revenue when the cost is 80% is the difference between bankruptcy and survival in agriculture.
It also depends on how rare is the thing you can grow on your soil compared to the country and how much can you compete with imports.
So no, not just any land will increase in value automatically.


Nope, it's the opposite!
https://www.politico.eu/article/belgian-patriots-in-friteries-cant-eat-their-way-out-of-the-potato-crisis/
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/world-food-prices-plunge-virus-chokes-demand-200402085900348.html

I my country the population is on the exponential increase and my inept politicians are doing nothing about this, as such new areas are been opened up for development so lands are always appreciation at a very fast right but I think this is equally not too good for my nation and it's growth.

Agri sector is always best solution if you have nothing to do. But is it also a good profession if you can take it. So you have options to choose. Basically, people are more interested to do industry but agriculture sector is also a good sector to do anyone's best career. So if you have and don't use it now, just hold it. It can be used later

I would hold. This is a resource. Moreover, a limited resource. Sometimes I even feel sad that I do not have a small house with a small plot. Land can be leased, farmed or livestock raised.

One of the best answers is to hold because this is a good thing that you have an asset to save also today we have a pandemic crisis which is not a good thing because some of the markets also included the real state and the land like you said you have an agriculture land it is one of the most essential things even it takes time to hold still this is an asset you can sell it and can double your money immediately.

Also, today is not the time sell because of the things we are experienced and some people do not have enough money to buy this only investors will grab this opportunity to make more money. Still like what I've said most of the people today do not have money if you think you cannot survive this time because you are having a shortage of money why not because it is better to live than suffering and getting hungry.


Also, one of the best things if you have land is to rent to other people at the same time you have a passive income which is good to make more money. If you want to earn more buy a lot of things you need like land but still the price going dump today because of this outbreak and a good opportunity to earn it.

I have some land and I keep it. It was bought by my father albout 15 years ago because it was dirt cheap and his idea was to buy small pieces of land all around and hold it just in case there's a large project and they need to buy you out, or they find natural gas in the area (common in this region). A small piece of land costs you maybe €20 a year and its value can go up by 200% if it happens to be in the way of a large apartment complex, a store, a street, or anything of that sort.  

Of course, I won't sell that land because it's a great asset to have. Besides its value that does not depreciate, like what they said, agricultural land is very important especially for those farmers who depend their lives on it. Not only because of the pandemic but even without it, I won't even think of selling it because I can gain more income from it.

Its value will even increase in the coming years so you will gain more profit if you'll sell it in the future. And even without selling it yet, you can still earn income from it because of the products and crops it produces. Since it produces an essential product, it will always be in demand in the market and you can even earn more, than selling the land immediately, and at the same time, you are helping hundreds of farmers to make a living.

It is really tempting to sell any of our properties because of this pandemic, I even sold my old air jordan for $140 just to keep my bitcoin stacked in my wallet since I've been having hard time getting money from my job, and the relief provided by our government was not that sustainable enough for a long period of quarantine. But for a agricultural land or real estate property to be sold these days? You'll just regret in the future since that kind of asset is appreciating unlike any other, I myself consider it as a safe asset. However if you got nothing on you now, and that's the only thing you hold on don't bother to sell.

If you have agricultural land that you do not intend to cultivate, and you have a need for money, why keep such land? If, on the other hand, you do not want to cultivate that land, and still want to keep it, you can rent it to whoever needs it, remain the owner and generate income.

I think those who have never been involved in agriculture talk literally nonsense when they talk about some value that such a land has, because the land itself is not worth much, and working 12 hours a day of hard physical work is not something that belongs to the ideal occupations. Personally, I know people who own agricultural land, but do not produce anything on it, it is simply easier for them to buy than to produce.

If you look into the future, holding your land will bring you high benefits. For now since there's a pandemic virus use it to serve the purpose
plant veggies it will give you fresh products to extend your life.

This kind of investment can turned things into fortune, think before you decide as there's always someone who are willing to buy your assets
and maximize the use of your land.

Agricultural property are like gold, its value can increase as time passes by. You can use this asset for you to grow your money, to fulfill your financial needs. You can use it to your business by planting some goods that you can sell to other people. This agricultural land can be a source of your food and money when you take care of it.

That's true that there are people who are looking for an agricultural land that is for sale. As you can get benefit from your agricultural land, never sell it during times like this that you can plant a lot of things for you to sustain your needs. This will become your stepping stone towards huge profit once you sell it in the right time.

But as long as you are stable enough, and have money to spend for your basic needs, never sell.

The best way would be to lend it to someone who can use that land. There are many people who lend their agricultural lands to others on a fixed price per year and benefit off from it, as to the owner the land is of no use and would remain there barren for eternity, but a farmer can cultivate crops on it and then pay you money too for your land and also your land will be increasing in value if you sell it in the future after the end of this pandemic or 10 to 20 years from now. So this works the best for my family, as we also have agricultural land in our hometown.

That's right, if it is not that necessary, don't sell it. There are a lot of things that you can make money with, trading, investment, and businesses that you should learn and do. Agricultural property should not be rushed to sell because its value can be preserved and increases over time.

As infrastructures are really increasing, the agricultural land decreases, that's why in the future, the demand about agricultural lands will increase and so its price. We know that it is too long for that to happen but owning an agricultural property is really like owning a gold. Be wise about your decisions and think critically about it.

Of course if I have agricultural land, I will hold it, because agricultural land is one of the best investments.
I will plant agricultural land with various kinds of vegetables, such as rice, corn, cassava, onions, and so on.
Which finally we can sell agricultural products and can provide profits. So if you have agricultural land and sell it,
it means you have no business instinct.

I'm mixed, let me explain:

Hold
Without using it? It's a capital sleeping that doesn't produce anything (revenues), whatever it's in the long or short term. Capital that can also lose value

Use it for yourself
Yeah, it may be funny looking at first, you may tell yourself it will save you some money because you won't buy fruits/vegetables.
How many will you save, $100 monthly? It's laughable if we're talking about 1 acre. (You can't grow just anything on just any land...)
There is surely something more profitable to do.

Use it at another scale
In many developed countries, the farming industry is dying, there are so many farmers that don't earn half of what a full-time worker makes.
Thanks to great Europe and its stupid quotas.

Considering the most important point is "money" and there is different things more profitable to do, I don't think I would continue with it, I would prefer to swap for something else (still in the real estate). Perhaps not right now, in 2-4-6 years not a problem, but in this industry you need to think for the long term, 15 years minimum.


I'm betting on it too. And it will be a perfect timeline for me but I'm not interested in agricultural land, I prefer to buy an apartment and make money with, borrow money to buy another one, and repeat the story.

It depends on the place you have the land.
If it is in a place where you can benefit from it then it is advisable to keep it. Usually those lands give you good roi and you can make good money from it.

I will hold it for some time, and if I don't have an urgent situation, I will still hold it for my kids. Maybe I will have another plan to plant some vegetable plant, and install some equipment that needed. That will give benefits to my family and me, especially in this pandemic, so I don't have to buy the vegetables in the local store.

I would definitely sell it to invest in an area I am more knowledgeable about. Because farmland will only be useful to real farmers, they will be the ones who produce many good results and make a profit in each season. but for me, I don't understand agriculture and farming so I choose to sell it and invest it.

I think I probably would look for someone to rent the land to. This way I could still benefit from the land appreciating in value with time, but at the same time I would receive a steady (hopefully) income stream. I guess that if no one would be available to rent it from me, I'd sell it...