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How Certain Property Details Might Impact Your Land Loan AgSouth

How Certain Property Details Might Impact Your Land Loan

Land ownership becomes more and more attractive for some people. Finding the property and making it your own can sometimes pose challenges, however. We go over common property details and how it might affect your land loan when you’re searching for that perfect piece of land. We talk about land surveys, water tests, zoning requirements, and more.
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Buying Land to Build a Home Part 1 AgSouth

Buying Land to Build a Home: Important Tips from Loan Officers Part 1

So you want to buy land and build your dream home? There are a couple of different routes you can take in making this dream a reality. You can buy the land now and wait to build OR you can buy the land AND build the home at the same time. We go over each route and it's benefits.
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Buying Land to Build a Home Part 2 AgSouth

Buying Land to Build a Home: Important Tips from Loan Officers Part 2

Wanda Harris, a land loan officer with AgSouth Farm Credit and Taylor Jones, a home loan originator of AgSouth Mortgages, share some important considerations for those who have found land or are searching for land on which to build a home. They want you to know about your options so you can make the best decision for you and your family.
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The Anatomy of a Credit Score AgSouth Farm Credit

The Anatomy of a Credit Score: What Really Matters

What is your credit score made up of? we go over credit score factors, how much each factor attributes to your overall score, and tips you can use to ensure you have a healthy credit score for years to come. 
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Plan the Future of Your Farm

Most successful businesses have a succession plan. What is yours?
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4 Ways Your Local Extension Agent Can Help You

Most people have heard of Extension, but may not know what services are offered and who can benefit from them. Extension Agents have been serving rural communities for over a hundred years, and their work is just as important now as it was then. Learn how you can use your local extension agent.
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4 things to know about country home loans.

Interested in a Country Home? Here are 4 Things to Know About Financing

Buying a home with acreage is a huge investment and we want you to be as comfortable and happy about the loan process as possible.
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6 things to know before you buy a country home.

Interested in a Country Home? Here are 6 Things to Know Before You Buy

Does living out in the country sound like a dream? Here are 6 things you need to know before you buy a country home with acreage.
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Cultivation & Conservation: Can Technology Help Conserve Water?

Southeast Georgia farmers David Cromley, JD Newton, and Ryne Brannen each farm cotton and peanuts with their families.
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Land Loans FAQ: How Much Will My Down Payment Be?

This edition of our FAQ Land Series covers down payments - a popular topic folks ask about after finding some property.
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