Buying rural land in Texas [electronic resource] / Charles E. Gilliland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Achieving a vision of landownership -- Risks and rewards of rural landownership -- Historical land use in Texas -- Taking risks for reward -- Seeing the end from the beginning -- The need for risk analysis -- Devising an exit strategy -- Understanding contemporary and future Texas land prices -- Historical land market trends -- Searching the state -- Finding that perfect spot -- Useful sources for property searches -- Identifying suitable properties -- Evaluating physical attributes -- Texas AgriLife Extension Service -- Farm service agency -- Web Soil Survey (WSS) -- United States Geological Survey (USGS) -- Other map resources -- Visual on-site inspections -- Property inspection checklist -- Evaluating economic influences and trends -- National and local conditions -- Southwest regional conditions -- Historical national conditions -- Focus on Texas conditions -- Other resources -- Economic conditions checklist -- Identifying legal rights and limitations -- Verifying ownership -- Identifying rights owned -- Endangered species -- Endangered species checklist -- Water and oil on the land -- Surface water -- Groundwater -- Development water supplies -- Water availability checklist -- Oil and gas -- Oil and gas production checklist -- Closing the deal and enhancing returns -- Property tax measures -- Conservation easements -- Environmental incentives -- The new risks of ownership.

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