Ready to sell? Have the sale run right.
A managed timber sale means the trees get marked, the sale goes out to competitive bids, and a written contract protects you and the woods that stay standing. Tell me about the land, and I’ll give you a straight answer on whether a managed sale fits and what it would involve.
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Start with your land.
No cost to talk, no obligation to proceed.
I work for you, never for the mill. A managed sale means marking the trees, writing a prospectus, and putting the timber out to competitive sealed bids from multiple qualified buyers, then a written contract with payment before any cutting starts and oversight through closeout.
Competition is where the value shows up. On one black walnut sale, every offer the landowner had gathered came in under $6,000; marked, put out to competitive bids, and run under contract, the same timber brought close to $30,000. Most spreads are narrower than walnut’s, but the direction holds.
What happens next
- You send this. I read every request myself and reply within 24 hours.
- You talk it through. A short call to understand the land and your goals. No cost, no obligation.
- You get a straight answer. Whether a managed sale fits, what it would involve, and a written scope and quote before any field work starts.
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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.