- LandsofAmerica.com is proud to announce our new Interactive Map Search!
February 2, 2012 By Andrew S
 After much development we are happy to offer a much more robust, feature filled map search in response to a large demand by actual users on LandsofAmerica.com.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: A Great Barn Builder Makes a Great Difference
January 30, 2012 By Allen Shannon
 One thing this LandsofAmerica.com Buyer feels great about is the builder he chose to put the Barn Pros Barn together. The builder is RBI Construction which is based out of Tyler, Texas. They are experts when it comes to constructing Barn Pros barns.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: The Barn Site is Not Waterproof
January 26, 2012 By Allen Shannon
 Well our LandsofAmerica.com Buyer found out one thing this week - the barn site is not waterproof! Llano got at least an inch of rain over the last couple days and it came down fast. After it came down fast, it drained to...
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Can a Landowner Deduct If They Don't Materially Participate?
January 23, 2012 By Allen Shannon
 We had a LandsofAmerica.com friend email us today about an IRS case that was taken to court over a land owner's participation coming into question regarding tax deductions:
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Check out the Upstairs
January 19, 2012 By Allen Shannon
 All of the floor supports upstairs are now complete. There might not be walls, a ceiling, or furniture, but it sure is exciting to see the actual floor.
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- We are Forever Changing the Way Land is Searched For
January 18, 2012 By Allen Shannon
 On February 1st of 2012, LandsofAmerica.com will unveil a brand new, cutting-edge, high-tech search tool for Land Buyers. This is going to forever change the way rural real estate operates. There is nothing like this online, anywhere.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Permanently Positioning the Support Poles With A Cement Truck
January 16, 2012 By Andrew S
While it was a bit overcast the rain held off this morning, so the cement truck was able to use the roads into the property as planned. It seemed like overkill to bring a full size cement truck, but those 30 giant holes used almost all the cement in the truck!
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: The Massive 30 Foot Tall Structural Posts Go Up
January 13, 2012 By Allen Shannon
The massive posts are all almost in place! The building team has done a lot of work in the last couple days and done it quickly. They've got to take advantage of the beautiful weather.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Drilling the Holes for Structural Posts
January 9, 2012 By Allen Shannon
We've now made a huge project transition from the team building the pad site to the team that's going to be building the barn. The barn building team showed up on site and without wasting any time started drilling the 30 holes that each are 30 inches wide and up to 8 feet deep. Yes 8 feet deep!!
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Buy a Ranch, Get a Free Truck!
January 5, 2012 By Andrew S
During the drought in 2011, the lake level at the LandsofAmerica.com buyer’s property has steadily decreased. There are creeks, springs, and lakes in the surrounding areas going dry that have never (that anyone can remember) gone dry before. Despite the obvious negative effects of the drought, our buyers made an amazing discovery they never would have made without it!
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: The Barn Pad is Complete
December 30, 2011 By Allen Shannon
What would have taken a week to get done, turned into 7 weeks because of the rain that settled in on Texas. It's been many weeks of rain showers. When it wasn't raining, it was cold and overcast, so the muddy roads never dried out. When you're having to deal with large equipment like this project requires, the ground can be moist, but not sopping wet or the weight will create huge ruts, the previous work will be ruined, and the project can't be completed.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: The Rains Continue!
December 19, 2011 By Andrew S
As the rain continues to pour at the worksite for the Extreme Barn Raising, we have time to browse LandsofAmerica.com listings for dream properties. This gorgeous property with six miles of river frontage caught our eye and we thought we'd feature it here for our blog followers today. We will keep updating with the status of the land and the Extreme Barn Raising as we get more information.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Waiting for Dry Land
December 15, 2011 By Allen Shannon
The rain has come! We've been continually checking on the ranch for a week now waiting for the land to dry up. It's been constant wet weather every single day since a few days before the barn was delivered. We're not going to complain about that though because the rain is so deperately needed. Right now it's a blessing for the land, but a curse for construction.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: The Barn Materials have Arrived!
December 8, 2011 By Allen Shannon
The barn materials have arrived at the ranch from Barn Pros!! Our LandsofAmerica Buyer can now see the actual wood that this barn is going to be constructed with. As with any project, a challenge popped up over the weekend at the ranch as there was over an inch of rain that fell.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: The Barn is Ready and On Trucks in Washington
December 5, 2011 By Allen Shannon
The barn is on it's way from Washington State! It's loaded up on 2 semi-trucks and they're headed south. This delivery of the barn is one of the most important steps of the entire process.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Roll, Compact... Repeat
December 2, 2011 By Allen Shannon
Every building has to have a solid foundation, and our LandsofAmerica.com Buyer's barn is no exception. Here is a small part of the construction crew, one using a SKIDsteer, the other using a road roller, rolling and compacting the pad for the barn.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: The First Level of Foundation is in Place
November 29, 2011 By Allen Shannon
The Vincik Team has been moving a lot of base from the side of the mountain on the property to the barn site. It's really taking shape nicely. They've filled in the entire pad with about 2 good feet of base. They've also gone over the circle driveway and other roadways they're building.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Building the Foundation for the Barn has Begun!
November 23, 2011 By Allen Shannon
It's official - the Extreme Barn Raising in the Hill Country has begun! The equipment started working today to get the pad site built. It's not just any pad site either. Because of the elevation change at the ranch and specifically this location, at the front of the site, the pad is going to be built up 7 feet off the ground. Yes 7 feet!
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- Having Fun Stocking Rainbow Trout
November 22, 2011 By Andrew S
Have fun stocking rainbow trout in your private pond, lake, or creek. It's a great way to have serious winter fishing fun, great tasting fish, and even feed other fish like largemouth bass.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Locating a Barn Company
November 18, 2011 By Allen Shannon
The decision has been made for a wood barn that will include a living space in it. Now the LandsofAmerica Buyer has to decide who the company will be that supplies this barn. They found out quickly that there are two options out there for a barn: 1.) custom built barn or 2.) a barn kit. Which will it be?
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LandsofTexas Magazine Announcement!
November 17, 2011 By Allen Shannon
The new LandsofTexas magazine is being delivered! To get your copy, go to landsoftexasmagazine.com. Here, you can sign up to get the magazine delivered to you in the future, or read the articles in the "eMagazine."
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Selecting a Building
November 16, 2011 By Allen Shannon
The two essentials any piece of land really needs are now installed for the LandsofAmerica Buyer's ranch - Electricity and a Well. There is even water from the well to use now. The next step? A structure for our Buyer's family and friends to sleep and protect their ranch equipment.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: The Water Well Becomes Useful
November 14, 2011 By Allen Shannon
 We're getting really close to our LandsofAmerica Buyer having running water on the ranch. There is now a well dug and the electric has just been installed. The next step is to get a well pump. In order to decide on which well pump to get, it must be determined how much water per minute the well is going to need to pump. This particular well is capable of generating 60+ gallons of water per minute based on the test the well drillers performed.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: Getting Electric Setup
November 11, 2011 By Allen Shannon
 Our LandsofAmerica.com Buyer now has a hole down through the earth to the water from the well that was drilled. It'd be great to go ahead and start getting water out for use, but in order to do that one thing is needed to pump it out - electricity. These days there are actually many different options in order to get electricity to run a well pump or even an entire house. Besides getting the traditional "electric line" from the local electric company, there are options of solar and wind generated electricity. It is not easy to find exact information about these alternative sources, so our Buyer decided to run the "electric line" and look into alternative sources later.
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- A LandsofAmerica.com Buyers Journey: The Property Search
November 8, 2011 By Allen Shannon
 Well hello folks! We are ready to take you on the journey of a LandsofAmerica.com visitor who's been searching for their "perfect" property. They've been dreaming and saving their nickels up for many years to get their piece of this great country. After tossing and turning many nights dreaming about the perfect property and where it's ultimate location would be, they settled on the Hill Country in central Texas.
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- Introducing the LandsofAmerica Blog and the Extreme Barn Raising
November 7, 2011 By Allen Shannon
 Introducing the new voice for and to the rural real estate community nationwide! Once again, we have listened to our broker and buyer community which is made up of the 600,000 people who visit our network of websites. We are using this new section of the websites to do our best to inform, announce, and educate about all types of subjects related to rural property for sale in America.
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