Due Diligence

DDFSI employee measures tree diameters while completing a timber inventory in Walton County, Georgia. The collected data will be used to create a forest management plan and harvest schedule.

Knowledge is power and inventory offers opportunity. These are two main principles in forest land investment. The investor who knows more about the standing timber volumes and values, the potential for value increase through in-growth or growth into higher valued product classes, and the potential for risks of loss, will make good, wealth-building decisions. Similarly, the landowner who understands his or her standing timber inventory (timber volumes by species and product class) can easily take advantage of inflated timber markets.

DDFSI employee stands in a 2-year-old eucalyptus plantation, while completing an audit of 200,000 acres of plantation forestry land in Northern Brazil.

Evaluating standing timber, understanding the growth potential, and marketing the timber, requires extensive forestry knowledge. At Dougherty & Dougherty, we complete property inspections, timber inventories, timber appraisals, and management planning to help provide reliable information for potential land purchases and sales on a regular basis. If we can help you evaluate or broker you next transaction please feel free to contact us.