#227 - He Bought Land With NO Legal Access... Here's How He Fixed It

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On today's episode, we are back in the studio with Thomas Damren.

We discuss:

How Tom went from Marine Corps officer to full-time tree farmer.

The landlocked 273-acre Maine property that five other buyers walked away from.

How he negotiated deeded access with a holdout neighbor before he even had financing.

Why banks won't lend on raw land the way they lend on a house.

The failed tree plantings that pushed him into starting his own nursery business.

Building a primitive cabin in two days with his uncle's help.

Why Maine's trespassing laws make absentee land ownership a constant fight.

The low-maintenance trees and food plots that work best for hunting land.

How mountainous terrain adds far more usable acreage than the