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Web Seminar and National Land Conference CD-ROMs

 

 

Web Seminars

Web seminar CD-ROMs are archives of past RLI web seminars.   These tools allow all who attended the sessions to share the materials with colleagues, clients, and staff.  They are useful, credible, and relevant  just-in-time professional development and marketing tools.  The information on these CD-ROMs builds knowledge and can be utilized to help build bonds and trust with others.  For those who were unable to attend the webcasts, these are opportunities to have access to the audio and visual presentations.

 

New Taxes/New Tactics

Your clients will thank you when you provide them with creative strategies to reduce the pain of new tax initiatives. Top advisors Linda Goold, H. Quincy Long, and James Miller will share their in-depth knowledge and explain:

  • The new health care law that imposes a 3.8 percent Medicare tax for certain households
  • Tax treatment of capital gains
  • How to work with 1031 exchanges
  • Using self-directed retirement funds
  • How you can help yourself and your clients reduce their tax obligations 

Members: $59    Non Members: $89    Live session registrants: $29

 

To order, click here or call 1.800.441.LAND (5263).

 

Sustainable Land Development 

One of the hottest topics in land right now is sustainable land development. In this web seminar, Michael Schoonover, ALC, offers 20 ways to turn "green" into "gold." The session covers:

  • Attributes of “going green” for land investors
  • Water efficiency affecting animals, crops, and timber
  • Renewable and alternative energy
  • Goals and methods and practices of sustainable agriculture—profit, stewardship, and quality of investment
  • Awareness of the effects of “green washing” on land investments
  • Government initiatives affecting land professionals and clients
  • Positioning for sustainable land governance
  • ROI potential from sustainable development

Members: $59    Non Members: $89    Live session registrants: $29

 

To order, click here or call 1.800.441.LAND (5263).

 

Government Initiatives Impacting Land Professionals

Land, Water, Energy, and the Stimulus

 

Be in the know regarding what is happening on the hill and monies that might be available to help potential purchasers.  Frank Parker, CRE, Professor, and Russell Riggs, NAR Government Liaison, cover:

  • Land: The methods of land sales to and from the U.S. and state governments, the role of land trusts, checker boarding, legislative changes, and proposed administration land sales.
  • Water: Water availability, EPA water regulations, definition of navigable waters, and EPA natural gas regulation propositions.
  • Energy: The Green effect on rural land sales, wind turbines, and land sales, drilling legislation, and carbon taxes.
  • Stimulus package: The opportunities for public-private cooperation--the 2008 Farm Bill, Forest Legacy program, Collins Amendment to proposed legislation.
  • More: The late breaking news regarding government initiative

Members: $59    Non Members: $89    Live session registrants: $29

 

To order, click here or call 1.800.441.LAND (5263).

 

 

Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Capitalizing on the Current Market Conditions 

Are you interested in learning ways to make money in land and commercial real estate in these challenging times?  Andre J. van Rensburg, ALC, CCIM, CIPS, and President of Prudential Network Commercial Realty, covers:

  • How to position yourself for success
  • How to identify and capitalize on the strong market segments
  • How to accelerate revenue
  • How real estate is the best hedge against the next cycle

Members: $59    Non Members: $89    Live session registrants: $29

To order, click here or call 1.800.441.LAND (5263). 

 

Tax and Financial Planning Strategies for Today’s Economy

Money-Saving Tax Tips

Are you interested in how to save money?  Chris Bird, CFP, covers

·         Tax strategies to reduce federal tax liabilities

·         Depreciation of deductions

·         Financial strategies to contribute higher amounts to tax-free and penalty-free retirement funds

·         Tactics for increasing commission income

·         Tips on how to plan for the soon-to-occur changes in tax laws

·         Proprietary 401K plans

 

Members: $59    Non Members: $89    Live session registrants: $29

 

To order, click here or call 1.800.441.LAND (5263).

 

 

2010 LAND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

ARCHIVES  

 

Would you like to

-- hear the land conference presentations  

-- use the conference presentations as training tools  

-- share the information with your clients 

-- use the information as marketing and consulting tools  

-- build a library of relevant land programs 

 

Now is your chance!  Copies of the live presentations are available in audio CD, MP3 and iPod Audiobook formats.   To learn more and to order, click here.

 

Available presentations:

  • Dr. Mark Dotzour: Economic Outlook for 2010: Is the Bumpiest Part of the Journey Over?
  • Eric O'Keefe: An Insider's View on the Land Deal Landscape
  • Greg Herder: Stake Your Territory with a Personal Brand
  • John McCrocklin, ALC: Shifting Terrain: Recognizing the Transition of Toxic Assets to O.R.E.O.s
  • Russell Riggs: What's Up in Washington?
  • H. Quincy Long: Navigating the Investment Process with Self-Directed Retirement Funds
  • Brent Graves and Bill Sheridan: Going Once...Going Twice...Going Forward with Auctions
  • Dean Saunders, ALC: Conservation Easements
  • H. Cannon Lawley: Carbon Credits
  • ALCs Tom Smith, Norma Nisbet, and Ryan Sampson: Specialized Niches to Stay in the Game: Branding, Alternative Investment Strategies, Bank-Owned Properties
  • Marc Seelinger: Wetland Banking
  • Randy Hertz, ALC: Institutional Ag Investment
  • Dr. Terry Griffin: Agricultural Values 

Order here

 

2009 LAND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

ARCHIVES

 

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