What is your timber worth?
Get an independent read from a forester who works for you and no one else. Tell me about the land, and I’ll give you a straight answer on what you have and whether an appraisal or sale is worth pursuing.
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- Independent appraisal request -
Start with your land.
No cost to talk, no obligation to proceed.
A free appraisal from the person who wants to buy your timber is a bid, not an appraisal. An independent appraisal works from your side of the table: measured, honest, and answering to no buyer.
The widest spread I have seen came on a black walnut sale. The landowner had several offers in hand and none cleared $6,000; the managed, competitively bid sale brought close to $30,000. Walnut runs wider than most, but the direction is the ordinary case: an independent read finds value a lone offer leaves standing.
What happens next
- You send this. I read every request myself and reply within 24 hours.
- You talk it through. A short call or email to understand the land and your goals. No cost, no obligation.
- You get a straight answer. Whether an appraisal or sale makes sense, what it would involve, and a written quote if you want to go ahead.
- Quick answers -
Do you cover my county?
Very likely, if the property is in the southern Lower Peninsula, roughly within a two-hour drive of Lansing, 47 counties in all. Check the service area →
What will this cost me?
Pricing is site-by-site. Honest forestry pricing depends on the property, so there's no rate sheet. You always get a written scope and quote before any work begins, and the first conversation is how we find out whether the project is a fit. How pricing works →
Who do you work for, me or the mill?
Only the landowner. No timber-buyer commissions, no mill kickbacks. The only client is the landowner who hires the work.