(I go out there every year to run the combine for harvest.) 

I’m a fan of harvesting the equity to scale up.

More importantly you don’t have to harvest if the market or the economy is bad.  

I would like to start harvesting my gains and turn it into better cash flow.

However, if you can do without the deduction now, you'll be better off paying the extra taxes now on the 'seed' instead of the 'harvest' later.

These properties are in the harvesting phase.

This also helps plan for eventual tax loss harvesting or 1031 exchanges.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

The overall value of the land and potential subdivision and the harvested lumber will be 10 times the original cost.  

Great thread, I really hope it enlightens some newbies.The gurus have always been around selling the dream & suspect always will, using varying mediums to harvest more $.1 thing...i think people are also getting "training" from BP et al about strategies that really aren't that relevant anymore due to suppressed % rates & inflation.I believe the older ways will be prevalent again; hard work finding "deals", conservative underwriting, more cash into deals, quality value add, prime locations & strategies that have typically surrounded REI.I believe some future looking investing will be senior care, value add, some industrial & some MF.Buffalo looks promising, although some of the industrial investments (micron etc) will take some time.

UNLESS your doing it NOT expecting 200 but instead premium harvesting focusing around E.R..