Land Deal in Santa Cruz County

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Land Deal in Santa Cruz County

Erick Tran
Investor · San Jose, CA · Member since 2016 · 38 posts · 11 votes

Hello guys,

I am currently working on a land deal in Santa Cruz county that had some timber wood on the land. I would like to wholesale it but don't know any land buyer (I never work on a land deal before). Can someone show me the way on how to evaluate the land and the wood? How do I find land buyer? Does wholesaling land the same with wholesale houses?

Thank You!

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Account ClosedBusiness Member
Real Estate Broker · Ben Lomond, CA · Member since 2014 · 62 posts · 47 votes
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Have you also looked into the local tree laws. If they are Redwoods on the land you may be in for a shock on some restrictions in place for harvesting older redwoods.  Here is a link you may want to send along to potential buyers. 

http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaCruzCounty/h...

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  • Brian C.
    Investor · Aptos, CA · Member since 2015 · 87 posts · 38 votes
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    Raw land is harder to sell than houses usually..its a smaller pool of buyers. To estimate the harvestable timber you'd use a registered forester to estimate board feet,,but they need to make a timber harvest plan as some areas are hard to access. It used to be you'd 'take a tree..leave a tree' in Santa Cruz County..not sure but I expect its that way still.

    Good luck

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  • Account ClosedBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Ben Lomond, CA · Member since 2014 · 62 posts · 47 votes
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    Have you also looked into the local tree laws. If they are Redwoods on the land you may be in for a shock on some restrictions in place for harvesting older redwoods.  Here is a link you may want to send along to potential buyers. 

    http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaCruzCounty/h...

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  • Jenifer Levini
    Attorney · Santa Cruz, CA · Member since 2015 · 345 posts · 358 votes
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    Hi, I'm a land buyer in Santa Cruz county. I'd like to learn more about what you are selling. Please pm me.

    Also, it takes years and a lot of money to harvest timber. Its a money loser, not maker, in that area, unfortunately.

    Jen

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  • Jacob Horan
    Investor · Boulder Creek, CA · Member since 2016 · 7 posts · 2 votes
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    Hello Erick , I was wondering if your land deal was still on the table? What were the details?
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  • Jay HinrichsBusiness Member
    Real Estate Consultant · Summerlin, NV · Member since 2014 · 45k+ posts · 66k+ votes
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    @Jenifer Levini  well some parcels are not financially feasible to log.. but others you can make huge money.. I have done well out in the moutains north of Guerneville over the years

    I did look at some stands in santa cruz when I lived in Palo Alto.... pretty tough rules there.

    there ws at the time exclusions for small harvest were a homesite would go.

    but I bet like others have said they are protecting the old growth.. as well they should

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