Curtis Seltzer is a 69-year-old writer who has owned and operated a cattle farm and timberland-investments in Blue Grass, Va., for more than 30 years. He is the author of How To Be A DIRT-SMART Buyer of Country Property and helps buyers of farms, timberland, conservation properties and second homes with research and advice. He has worked as a land consultant for more than 20 years in two dozen states and several foreign countries. He has written 200 columns of advice for buyers and sellers of rural real estate. His writing appears in newspapers, magazines and online. He has a Ph.D. from Columb...