Jonathan Goode

2021 Alabama Land Market Recap on Facebook Live

Andrew Harp, with Alabama Ag Credit, and Jonathan Goode recap the 2021 Alabama Land Market and give a few thoughts about what will happen in 2022, in this Facebook Live video. Jonathan also promotes 3 good hunting properties for sale in west Alabama.  Please give this video a watch, and let us know your thoughts.

Jonathan Goode and Pat Porter talk about First Time Land Buyer Tips

Tips for First Time Land Buyers

What are some of the most important things that land buyers need to know when making their first land purchase? I recently had the chance to sit down with my friend Pat Porter, broker with RecLand Realty, LLC in Monroe, Louisiana to share some of the top things you need to know when making a rural land purchase. Here are a few key takeaways: Be able to articulate the answers to the following questions: Where do you want to be? …

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Alabama has some of Lowest Property Taxes in the US

Alabama has some of the lowest property taxes in the nation.  A Forbes article, written in 2020, says that Alabama has the second lowest property tax rate in the country (0.48%), behind Hawaii (0.36%) Low property tax is one very good reason to invest in rural land in Alabama. If you were considering a piece of rural land in Perry County, where I live, you would be looking at a low millage rate of 47 mills. That means for every $1,000 of assessed value, you would only owe $47.00 in …

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The Land Show Episode 312 Preview

Listen to the rest of the show This week on The Land Show with Dave and Johnny: Glenn Crumpler, founder of Cattle for Christ, joins us to discuss their ministry using improved agricultural practices to share the news of Christ with people around the world.  Scott Penton, owner of Penton Farms in Verbena, AL, talks about their great pumpkin patch and we find out they are the largest strawberry grower in the state.  Russ Walters talks about how recent heavy …

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Alabama Land Market Update October 2021

Jonathan Goode and Andrew Harp, with Alabama Ag Credit, sit down at the Montgomery office to share a land market update.  Demand for rural land is still strong across all sizes and price-ranges.  The topics we cover in this episode include “Taking possession of land in an LLC”, Alabama property taxes are due, and 120 acres and 78 acres for sale in the north east portion of Perry County, Alabama.

Lunch and Land FB LIve- Land for Sale in Alabama

Lunch and Land Facebook Live 4

This week Jonathan and Andrew Harp discuss 4 great pieces of Land for sale in Alabama, and Andrew shares the history of the Farm Credit Banks. This week’s four properties include: 80 acres +/- of land for sale in Autauga County for the reduced price of $98,000. 150 acres +/- of great hunting and timberland for sale in Sumter County for $455,000. La Potencia III premier sporting property for sale in Marengo County for $2,700,000. 54 acres +/- of land …

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Southeastern Land Group Again Named as One of America’s Best Brokerages 2020

Southeastern Land Group was honored to be recognized by The Land Report magazine as one of “America’s Best Brokerages” for 2019. The team at SELG was recently recognized in the “Deals of the Year” edition of The Land Report. Jonathan Goode with SELG was asked about the year the Group had, and our big “WOW” moment was that we were able to help our clients and customers close more than 305 separate land transactions. That is a high water mark …

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Daylight Your Roads- Land For Sale in Alabama Jonathan Goode

Daylight Your Roads- Safer on YOUR Acres

A great internal road and trail system can add to your ability to use and enjoy a rural piece of land. In this short video, Jonathan Goode, discusses the importance of “Daylighting” your roads to prevent erosion and “squishy” spots. Other topics discussed in this video are : 1. Make them extra wide to allow sunlight to dry the roads and prevent “squishy’ spots. 2. Crown the roads and drain water away from them to prevent erosion. 3. Use water …

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Lunch and Land FB LIve- Land for Sale in Alabama

Lunch and Land Facebook Live- July 1, 2020

Jonathan Goode and Andrew Harp, with Alabama Ag Credit, host our 3rd Lunch and Land FB Live event. During the summer, each Wednesday at 1:00 pm CST, we go live on my business Facebook page to discuss 4 rural properties for sale, give away some great prizes, and discuss land lending options for different properties. This week we discussed 4 pieces of Alabama Land for Sale: 92 acres +/- of land for sale near Sprott, in Perry County 154 acres …

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Safer on Your Acres

Alabama’s Purple Paint Laws- Safer on YOUR Acres

Alabama is now a “Purple Paint State”. Sometime around early 2017, Alabama passed a law that allows purple paint along property lines to serve as indicators that the property is “POSTED” for “No Trespassing“. In this short video, Jonathan Goode explains about the Purple Paint Law, and what it means to the public and to private landowners. Jonathan Goode is a land broker with Southeastern Land Group, and helps people who are buying or selling rural land in Alabama.