Legacy Appraisal Services (LAS) specializes in valuation and due diligence assignments relative to timberland, agricultural and other rural properties.
Our geographic scope encompasses the entire Southeast, Northeast, Appalachian states, and Lake States regions of the United States as well as South America. We specialize in consulting, due diligence and the valuation of large timberland ownerships with diverse structures. This includes partial interests, conservation easements, mitigation banks and properties with other various forms of encumbrances.
Our services include, valuation and appraisal, identification and valuation of potential higher and better use land, cash flow modeling and harvest scheduling on potential acquisitions, financial optimization modeling, private estate planning, and sensitivity analysis allowing clients to make financially advantageous buy/sell decisions.
Our staff includes MAI and certified general appraisers licensed in every state we do business in. LAS has also developed a network of professionals that specialize in other areas of rural real estate including hunt lease management, timber inventory, data management, GIS analysis, and rural land brokerage. This allows our firm to manage each phase of any given project with professionals we trust and who are actively engaged in rural land markets on a daily basis. The principles at LAS are well connected to potential buyers and sellers of timber and other rural land ownerships throughout our regions of expertise.
Our clients include:
- Timberland Investment Management Organizations (TIMOs)
- Trust Funds and Institutional Endowments
- Conservation Groups and Land Trust Organizations
- Forest Products Companies
- Private Land Ownerships
- Banks and Wealth Management Groups
- High-Net Worth Individuals
- Pension Funds
