When a Farm Isn’t Really a Farm
When Kevin Smith was looking for a piece of land in the
Brookfield area, he wasn’t interested in cattle carrying
capacity or crop productivity.
What he wanted was a place teeming with deer and
turkey, a place where he and his family could camp and
enjoy hunting, fishing and each other.
And one more thing: “We wanted it to be an investment
— a savings account we could use,” he explains.
The family’s 72 acres includes 54 acres of timber. It’s
remote — just like they wanted it — and it has a good
population of deer and turkey with plenty of excellent
crappie fishing in the area.
“It’s great therapy, a lot better than listening to CNN,”
says Kevin who is in corporate sales with YRC Freight in
Overland Park. “For us, it’s a family thing. A place we can
all enjoy and, hopefully, we’ll pass it down to our sons one
day.”
There’s still some development work to do and while
Kevin might not enjoy that as much as hunting, he’ll
enjoy it all the same. He plans to do some deer herd
management, plant some fruit trees and do the things that
will maximize the family’s enjoyment and the property’s
value.
When the whole process began, Kevin checked on
available financing and found FCS Financial. That, he
says, has been a choice that made good financial sense.
“FCS Financial has so many products and their
knowledge of the process was far above anyone else,”
Kevin Smith
Kevin explains. “I also appreciate having the ability to
switch from one product to another and the funds-held program is great. It all added up to make good financial sense to me.”
FCS Financial people also made a big difference for Kevin. “Marc Jenson in the St. Joe office has been great about answering
all of my questions and I had a lot because I wasn’t using a realtor. Marc knew the answers and he was very open, candid and
approachable. Most importantly, I felt he was very trustworthy. If I ever add to the property, that’s where I’ll go for financing.”
From the outside looking in, the bottom line for Kevin Smith and his family may not appear to be the same as it is for
Missouri crop and livestock producers. Fundamentally, though, it comes down to providing professional financial services and
helping people accomplish their goals.
And that is what FCS Financial is all about.
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