Buying Rural Land in Texas

Acknowledgments

aCknowledgmenTs Many individuals contributed to the content of this book. At the outset Ivan Schmedemann blazed the trail of land market studies in Texas. In addition, a dedicated group of professionals, including James Vine, Ray Utley, Dan Daniels, Larry Kokel, Paul Bierschwale, Keith Barlow, Bill Conner , Sam Middleton, John Schneider, Dan Hatfield, and RobbieVann, contributed important insights and suggestions. Institutional support and encouragement came from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, as well as the Farm Credit Bank of Texas. Reviewers Charles Porter and Paul Goebel contributed many constructive comments and suggestions that improved the final volume. Finally, my wife Diane encouraged and assisted in preparing the manuscript . She also contributed photographs for the work. Buying RuRal land in Texas ...