Small Holding Small Forestry - is it just ball ache?

[Steven P]

2 hours ago, Liam Outdoors 89 said:

I've managed to get a small loan to cover some of the cost and also use of some my own personal savings. But realistically at the current rate it's not going to pay me back for 3/4 years. This depends on expansion re-investment, sorting out proper rates etc.

 

 

I forget the numbers but my work runs on about 12% to 15% return on capital invested, I might be wrong but that gives them a payback time on capital investment of 6 to 8 years - your 3/4 years might be a bit quick?

[AHPP]

6 minutes ago, Steven P said:

 

 

I forget the numbers but my work runs on about 12% to 15% return on capital invested, I might be wrong but that gives them a payback time on capital investment of 6 to 8 years - your 3/4 years might be a bit quick?

 

What is your work? I'm sure you've mentioned something about it before but only that it isn't arb.

[Muddy42]

Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you need to have a serious think about all this - everything you've said screams alarm bells for me.   You are way too small scale for processing firewood and if you do go down the route of commercial tenants they will hate the noise and mess. You don't say where about's this is but in most places the economy is so dire that take up of small commercial spaces has ground to a halt. Try to only spend money on buildings when you have a tenant in mind.  Cut down on all that spending and spend your weekends with your family

[MattyF]

If the grounds relatively easy to get the timber off you could sell parcels of standing timber , depending where you are and the grade of it I would say that would be your best bet… ideally this would be done in one go though and not 10 years ! 

[Stere]

Local place is £195 a month for a 20ft container.

 

Latest local craze is dog exercise paddocks.

 

 

Edited October 16 by Stere

[Steven P]

2 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

What is your work? I'm sure you've mentioned something about it before but only that it isn't arb.

 

At the moment office stuff, but the numbers above are the sort of values they play with on their projects (I'm sure the last 'job' I mentioned was Monday nights in the club doing something odd)

Edited October 16 by Steven P

[spandit]

Open a glampsite

[AHPP]

Aye. It sounds like he has the time and inclination for that…

Edited October 17 by AHPP

[GarethM]

If it's a dry site and close to a town or village, you might be able to do a glamping/wedding kinda deal.

 

Speak to a few planners and they'll be able to point you in the right direction. It's a few grand a month for a couple of days work/sacrifice of the solitude.

[scbk]

Do you or your mother in law burn firewood?

 

You probably have enough woodland for one house to be self sufficient in firewood. So if you need firewood, you could potter away at that, the odd day here and there, family can help too hopefully?