Anonymous
03/21/2023 20:30
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Anonymous wrote:Start a Christmas tree farm!
That would be wonderful!
Anonymous
03/21/2023 08:21
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
My friends dad donated all his land his house sits in but not house itself to never be build on and got a tax write off. He only owns 48 inches of land surrounding house.
His house is deeded he can park on it, put patio furniture etc but can never be built in.
Not only did he get a tax write off he pays. He pays no property tax in land
His house is deeded he can park on it, put patio furniture etc but can never be built in.
Not only did he get a tax write off he pays. He pays no property tax in land
Anonymous
03/20/2023 23:51
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Anonymous wrote:Find a local land trust, I recommend the Land Trust Alliance as a good source, FWIW, I work for an organization that does easements. There needs to be some ecological value to the land and it needs to be adjacent to other undeveloped land to be considered. You wouldn’t believe the number of calls we get from people in places like Arlington or Bethesda who want us to put their half acre in a suburban development under easement and we have to tell them it’s a nice thought, but no dice.
What exactly constitutes ecological value?
Anonymous
03/20/2023 17:55
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do you want the conservation easement? No one is going to care about your heritage unless you have a relative to leave it to. How are you planning to fund the maintenance of the land after you're dead?
These types of egotistical preferences are for wealthy people with a desire to control from the grave.
OP already said that she didn’t want the land to be sold to a developer.
what a savior
And a nimby
the county has already designated route 15 as the border from residential to agricultural. It’s gonna stay rural, whether you like it or not; sorry.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 17:20
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Find a local land trust, I recommend the Land Trust Alliance as a good source, FWIW, I work for an organization that does easements. There needs to be some ecological value to the land and it needs to be adjacent to other undeveloped land to be considered. You wouldn’t believe the number of calls we get from people in places like Arlington or Bethesda who want us to put their half acre in a suburban development under easement and we have to tell them it’s a nice thought, but no dice.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 17:14
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
If you want it conserved for environmental purposes, maybe talk to the nature conservancy.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 17:12
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Start a Christmas tree farm!
Anonymous
03/20/2023 17:09
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do you want the conservation easement? No one is going to care about your heritage unless you have a relative to leave it to. How are you planning to fund the maintenance of the land after you're dead?
These types of egotistical preferences are for wealthy people with a desire to control from the grave.
OP already said that she didn’t want the land to be sold to a developer.
what a savior
And a nimby
Anonymous
03/20/2023 17:08
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do you want the conservation easement? No one is going to care about your heritage unless you have a relative to leave it to. How are you planning to fund the maintenance of the land after you're dead?
These types of egotistical preferences are for wealthy people with a desire to control from the grave.
OP already said that she didn’t want the land to be sold to a developer.
what a savior
+1 Once OP is dead, no one else will care about this. It's stupid and selfish to try to control everything after you're dead. There's an affordable housing crisis but OP believes that future generations should pay homage to the (now unusable) land of her ancestors. Let the living use it how it best suits their needs.
OP clearly stated they don’t want the lane to be developed, and to preserve loudouns rural roots. Affordable housing should be strictly built in urban, residential existing areas, and keep the agricultural parts that way.
Most of the land we all live on now was once agricultural. What a ridiculous idea that it should stay that way in perpetuity just because OP doesn't like change.
OP doesn’t mention they don’t want change, but rather they don’t want it developed. Loudoun produces the most vineyards in all of virginia, and is home to some of the best wineries and breweries the state has to offer. I’m sure OP would love to see it developed into something practical, not just a money making scheme by developers who don’t care about the land
Also, that land helps filter the water that you drink, help provide clean air, and has many more environmental and public health benefits.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 10:08
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do you want the conservation easement? No one is going to care about your heritage unless you have a relative to leave it to. How are you planning to fund the maintenance of the land after you're dead?
These types of egotistical preferences are for wealthy people with a desire to control from the grave.
OP already said that she didn’t want the land to be sold to a developer.
what a savior
+1 Once OP is dead, no one else will care about this. It's stupid and selfish to try to control everything after you're dead. There's an affordable housing crisis but OP believes that future generations should pay homage to the (now unusable) land of her ancestors. Let the living use it how it best suits their needs.
OP clearly stated they don’t want the lane to be developed, and to preserve loudouns rural roots. Affordable housing should be strictly built in urban, residential existing areas, and keep the agricultural parts that way.
Most of the land we all live on now was once agricultural. What a ridiculous idea that it should stay that way in perpetuity just because OP doesn't like change.
OP doesn’t mention they don’t want change, but rather they don’t want it developed. Loudoun produces the most vineyards in all of virginia, and is home to some of the best wineries and breweries the state has to offer. I’m sure OP would love to see it developed into something practical, not just a money making scheme by developers who don’t care about the land
Anonymous
03/20/2023 09:58
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do you want the conservation easement? No one is going to care about your heritage unless you have a relative to leave it to. How are you planning to fund the maintenance of the land after you're dead?
These types of egotistical preferences are for wealthy people with a desire to control from the grave.
OP already said that she didn’t want the land to be sold to a developer.
what a savior
+1 Once OP is dead, no one else will care about this. It's stupid and selfish to try to control everything after you're dead. There's an affordable housing crisis but OP believes that future generations should pay homage to the (now unusable) land of her ancestors. Let the living use it how it best suits their needs.
OP clearly stated they don’t want the lane to be developed, and to preserve loudouns rural roots. Affordable housing should be strictly built in urban, residential existing areas, and keep the agricultural parts that way.
Most of the land we all live on now was once agricultural. What a ridiculous idea that it should stay that way in perpetuity just because OP doesn't like change.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 09:52
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do you want the conservation easement? No one is going to care about your heritage unless you have a relative to leave it to. How are you planning to fund the maintenance of the land after you're dead?
These types of egotistical preferences are for wealthy people with a desire to control from the grave.
OP already said that she didn’t want the land to be sold to a developer.
what a savior
+1 Once OP is dead, no one else will care about this. It's stupid and selfish to try to control everything after you're dead. There's an affordable housing crisis but OP believes that future generations should pay homage to the (now unusable) land of her ancestors. Let the living use it how it best suits their needs.
OP clearly stated they don’t want the lane to be developed, and to preserve loudouns rural roots. Affordable housing should be strictly built in urban, residential existing areas, and keep the agricultural parts that way.
Anonymous
03/20/2023 09:16
Subject: How to Place Land in Conservation Easement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do you want the conservation easement? No one is going to care about your heritage unless you have a relative to leave it to. How are you planning to fund the maintenance of the land after you're dead?
These types of egotistical preferences are for wealthy people with a desire to control from the grave.
OP already said that she didn’t want the land to be sold to a developer.
what a savior
+1 Once OP is dead, no one else will care about this. It's stupid and selfish to try to control everything after you're dead. There's an affordable housing crisis but OP believes that future generations should pay homage to the (now unusable) land of her ancestors. Let the living use it how it best suits their needs.