Land is a Great Hedge Against Inflation with Rebecca Frantz, Land Agent at Hertz Farm Management

Welcome back to the second season of She’s Wild, the Podcast for Women in Land & Development. Today's guest is Rebecca Frantz is a licensed real estate salesperson with Hertz Farm Management in Iowa. Rebecca has been serving clients in the land industry for three years but has been a licensed salesperson for four years. She is a graduate of Iowa State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business.

Rebecca was raised on her family’s century farm in southeast Iowa. Her diligent work ethic and life experiences led her to Hertz Farm Management where she works with land and farm owners helping them market and sell their land. She has dedicated time to serve those around her on a local and national level through her involvement in multiple organizations including the Realtors Land Institute (RLI), Johnson County Planning & Zoning Commissioner, Ag/Business Group of Johnson County, Mid-Prairie Alumni & Friends Board, Iowa Corn Tri-County Group, and more.

In this episode, you'll get to know Rebecca as we discuss her love selling farmland. Her energy is infectious and it's easy to see why her clients love her and her enthusiasm for  the agriculture industry. 

Memorable Moments:

9:52 My favorite deal so far was helping my mom buy a farm. It was such a cool deal to get to work with family and see us gain land that was adjoining ours. We sold farms in the process, we bought farms in the process, we did a 1031 exchange in the middle of it. There was a lot of learning and there was also a lot of joy in building our operations.

14:50 I applied three times to serve on the Johnson County Planning and Zoning Commission. As someone that comes from a farm and someone who wants to educate people on agriculture, I wanted that to be taken into account with planning and zoning. I was adamant and kept applying every time a position opened. I wanted to increase my knowledge of planning and zoning and comprehend it better for my buyers and sellers. 

25:02 Land values have gone up nearly 30 to 40% since 2021. It is crazy how much they skyrocketed in such a quick amount of time. 

26:10 If it's high-quality ground, you're still going to see high prices. There’s still substantial amounts of cash out there in our sector of agriculture. People see land as a great hedge against inflation. 

Connect with Nancy:

Instagram:https://instagram.com/nancysurak

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancysurak/

Website: www.nancysurak.com

Connect with Rebecca:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-frantz-097424151/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beccafrantz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rebeccafrantz_

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/frantz.re

Hertz Farm Management: https://www.hertz.ag/

Book recommendation: Living Fully by Mallory Ervin, https://malloryervin.com/living-fully-book

Podcast recommendation: The Quote Of The Day Show with Sean Croxton

 

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