I’m surrounded by thousands of acres of private land managed by foresting services. Based on my conversations with the service (very large, multiple states, et

I’m surrounded by thousands of acres of private land managed by foresting services. Based on my conversations with the service (very large, multiple states, etc), most private land owners are hedge funds. They basically just hold land and lease it to the management services. No cost or risk to the hedge fund. Land values increase typically and they make revenue in the meantime. Further, many states have excessively low taxes for farm land and / or forestry so it’s really a decent investment.