Unlocking Capital
How to get the most from your most valuable asset.
Does it still make strategic or financial sense to own all the land you currently have?
What if you could unlock that value to bankroll improvements to your operation or execute a succession plan?
What if you could continue to live on the land or farm it even after the sale?
At Scythe & Spade, we are independent Agricultural Real Estate Investment Advisors. We guide farmland sellers through complex real estate transactions to meet their personal goals. Since 1998, we’ve handled more than $1 billion in farm real estate transactions in 26 states and abroad.
Here are a few ways our deep understanding of ag real estate, ag economics, finance, and commodity market conditions can benefit you:
• Assess and substantiate the true value of your land
• Prepare and position your property for sale
• Market your land to attract one or more well-matched buyers
• Manage your transaction to completion and final settlement.
We advocate solely on your behalf (never acting as a dual agent), and work closely with your existing team of attorneys, accountants and lenders, sharing insights and expertise critical to your success.
Success favors the prepared.
To ensure the highest return and smoothest transaction, Scythe & Spade starts with an exhaustive due diligence study of your property, using our industry-leading, proprietary FarmBase™ system to report on:
RESOURCES: We take an in-depth inventory of your land’s soils, climate, water (quantity, quality and security), environmental and other regulatory issues, so they’re fully understood.
RETURNS: Farmland’s financial value is tied closely to what it can produce in net income. We analyze and document financial yield and appreciation, determine relative cap rate, research comparative land and lease market values, and determine actual land appreciation rates so we can set and justify a sales price with confidence.
RISKS: We search out every reason a buyer may reject the deal and develop a mitigation plan that can
adequately account for the real and perceived buyer risks prior to disposition.
This study goes well beyond what a typical real estate agent is able to provide, giving sophisticated sellers and buyers the information they need to move forward quickly.
Connecting you with qualified buyers.
We have relationships with major sources of capital, as we interact regularly with private equity investors, publicly traded REITs, high-net-worth family offices, and Fortune 500 companies looking to invest in U.S. farmland. After our due diligence is complete, we serve as matchmaker, aggressively marketing your land and helping you evaluate the most suitable buyers. We can also take a multi-staged process approach.
Shepherding your transaction to completion.
Scythe & Spade has handled hundreds of ag real estate transactions. We know how to keep complex deals on time and on track. From contract negotiations to escrow, closing and post-sale resolution, we project manage every detail.
