Carl_NH
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Eric & Jen,
Its not that your timber is worth $0 its the value of your timber versus the price of removal. You may have $20K of timber that takes $15K to remove, then the stumping and ground prep will eat up the rest - thats the $0 value issue.
In your case IF you have time, then take the advice given and hire a forester to determine the value of your timber. Alternately you can walk the land yourself and tally up the number of trees and approximate amount of clear timber logs and grade them in length and diameter. Then with this information you can access the stumpage price for your region. These prices are available on a monthly basis for each region of the country.
I will say this effort (your self evaluation) will likely lead to over valuing your timber leading to unrealistic expectations.
The next aspect is cost of the logging outfit, as they have $100K skidders, $60K trucks, $40K chippers and excavators that they need to pay for and fuel and man them daily, then their wages and insurance. So as others mentioned its about $12-1400/day to get these machines and people onto your property and doing work, so the logs/wood is their paycheck - thus the $0 value unless you have an exceptional stand of timber and furniture grade logs.
Summary - either hire a forester to evaluate your land, then develop a cutting plan for short and long term, or 2) hire a crew to put in the road and clear what is needed for a home. Only you can determine which is the best option at this point.
Keep us informed as to your decisions and plans..
Carl
Its not that your timber is worth $0 its the value of your timber versus the price of removal. You may have $20K of timber that takes $15K to remove, then the stumping and ground prep will eat up the rest - thats the $0 value issue.
In your case IF you have time, then take the advice given and hire a forester to determine the value of your timber. Alternately you can walk the land yourself and tally up the number of trees and approximate amount of clear timber logs and grade them in length and diameter. Then with this information you can access the stumpage price for your region. These prices are available on a monthly basis for each region of the country.
I will say this effort (your self evaluation) will likely lead to over valuing your timber leading to unrealistic expectations.
The next aspect is cost of the logging outfit, as they have $100K skidders, $60K trucks, $40K chippers and excavators that they need to pay for and fuel and man them daily, then their wages and insurance. So as others mentioned its about $12-1400/day to get these machines and people onto your property and doing work, so the logs/wood is their paycheck - thus the $0 value unless you have an exceptional stand of timber and furniture grade logs.
Summary - either hire a forester to evaluate your land, then develop a cutting plan for short and long term, or 2) hire a crew to put in the road and clear what is needed for a home. Only you can determine which is the best option at this point.
Keep us informed as to your decisions and plans..
Carl