Acretrader

Overview

Easily invest in farmland with AcreTrader. Alongside a rapidly growing global population and demand for food, farmland offers a truly diversified investment opportunity with attractive long-term returns. They select less than 1% of the parcels they review. Each farm and its legal title are placed into a unique entity (usually an LLC). AcreTrader Management will handle all aspects of administration and property management - from insurance and accounting to working with local farmers and improving soil sustainability. You can expect an unlevered yield of 3% - 5% for lower risk properties on top of land appreciation. Although not recommended, you have the ability to exit your investment early through their marketplace.

Why Invest

• Diversified investment opportunity with attractive long-term returns
• Earn annual cash yields from renting land to farmers
• We handle all the details from farm management to paperwork and payments

How you make money

AcreTrader is a real estate investing platform offering income-producing shares in farmland. Investors earn money two ways: annual cash rent payments from tenant farmers plus long-term appreciation of the land. Farm cash rents are typically paid once per year, as farmers usually pay rent up front.

How Acretrader makes money

AcreTrader is free to sign up. When you make an investment, there are closing fees, typically 2% of your investment amount. There is then an annual servicing fee of 0.75% of the value of the investment. AcreTrader also charges a 5% fee when the underlying property is sold, but that's paid by the selling farm owner.

Is it Safe?

Overpaying for land and not understanding the prevailing lease rates and their drivers in the area. Decreasing property values Unfavorable growing conditions can reduce both crop size and crop quality. Seasonal factors, including supply and consumer demand, may also affect the crops grown by our tenants. Damages to tenants' crops from crop disease and pests may vary in severity and effect