Selling a family farm is a once-in-a-lifetime deal that's about more than land: it's about legacy and building wealth. Ask your broker or auctioneer how many similar sales they've handled. Experience and sensitivity matter when the transaction carries this much emotional and financial weight.
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I think one of the questions that you could ask is, have you ever conducted any transactions where this was a once in a lifetime transaction? Right. And when you, and we talk about that a lot with our clients, right? I mean, because again, if we're selling the family farm, that's been in the family for multiple generations, this is a once in a lifetime transaction. I don't take that lightly. My team does not take that lightly. Nor should the person who owns that farm. Right. And I mean, part of that vetting process is, does your broker understand that? Does your auctioneer understand that? Right. Because we're, we're really selling more than just the soil. Right. I mean, we're selling something much bigger. Again, some people don't necessarily understand that who didn't grow up on a farm or grow up on the ranch, you know, but even if you're a buyer, those are the things that you're dreaming of and trying to accomplish is to build this asset to, to grow family wealth. And I think that's a great question to ask. How many once-in-a-lifetime transactions have you been involved with, you know?