Jerry Parrish, Licensed Real Estate Broker
Jerry is a Conservation Broker who knows the North Florida Panhandle like the back of his hand. He stands ready to get top dollar for the sale of your land or conservation easement to local or state government or land trusts. Whether you invest in acreage, hunting property, waterfront, commercial, or buy or sell a home he will work carefully to represent your interests. Jerry and his family live at Lake Talquin, join him for a day of fishing and let him show you the real Florida.
Membership in the Tallahassee Board of Realtors and the Central Panhandle Association of Realtors puts your listing on the desk of thousands of brokers in North Florida. Plus this MLS is linked to state and national real estate webpages! Jerry earned the CBR 2009 Million Dollar Producer so call 850-643-7800 today to put him to work for you
Services of a Conservation Realtor
Why You Need A Realtor?
Conservation easements involve several government agencies and a lengthy process for approvals. Because of the bureaucratic complexities it may take a year or more to complete the transaction. There is also a risk that a uninformed seller might give up a right that they need to continue their farming operation or other planned use of the property.
Finally, your project will compete with others for approval. As a result of these factors you need a Realtor who is experienced with these transfers and whose networking with various agencies will ensure fast tracking of your project. Because one of Jerry Parrish’s responsibilities while employed by the Department of Environmental Protection was acquisition of conservation easements, he has insider knowledge and expertise to best represent your interests.
What are Conservation Easements?
A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a property owner and a land trust or government agency where the owner sells or donates certain rights such as the right to develop. Although you give up some of the property rights, you to continue to own and use your land and to sell it or pass it on to your heirs.
Real property is defined as: land and improvements permanently attached to the land. Ownership of real property conveys six basic rights and privileges:
1. The right to sell the property
2. The right to use or destroy the property
3. The right to rent or lease it
4. The right to give it away
5. The right to enter or leave it
6. The right to do nothing with it
Each right may be disposed of individually or together with one or more of the others.
When you donate or sell a conservation easement you give up some of the bundle of property rights associated with the land. For example, you might give up the right to build additional structures, while retaining the right to grow crops. Future owners also will be bound by the easement's terms.
Conservation easements offer great flexibility. An easement on property containing rare wildlife habitat might prohibit any development, for example, while one on a farm might allow continued farming and the building of additional agricultural structures. An easement may apply to just a portion of the property, and need not require public access.
If the donation benefits the public by permanently protecting important conservation resources and meets other federal tax code requirements--it can qualify as a tax-deductible charitable donation. The amount of the donation is the difference between the land's value with the easement and its value without the easement.
Placing an easement on your property may also result in property tax savings.
A conservation easement can be essential for passing land on to the next generation. By removing the land's development potential, the easement lowers its market value, which in turn lowers estate tax. Whether the easement is donated during life or by will, it can make a critical difference in the heirs' ability to keep the land intact.
Conservation easements protect land for future generations while allowing owners to retain many private property rights and to live on and use their land, at the same time potentially providing them with tax benefits.
Jerry Parrish, Licensed Real Estate Broker
When investing in real estate you need someone with loads of experience and knowledge as well as someone you can trust to watch out for your interests.
I started my career as a real estate agent in 1975 for my father's company, Julian A. Parrish Realty, in Blountstown, Florida. I became the broker after my father's retirement in 1979 and renamed the company Standard Farm Realty. Although we marketed residential, commercial and acreage, we specialized in sales and purchase of acreage for the following 22 years.
Beginning in November 2001, I accepted a position as an acquisition agent for the Department of Environmental Protection "Florida Forever" program. I gained valuable experience and knowledge of government acquisitions and conservation easements. After 4 successful years of purchasing over $300 million in property for the state conservation program, I returned to the private sector.
Armed with an insider’s knowledge and expertise, I now represent clients who want to sell land or conservation easements to the government. So that my son can follow in my footsteps and take advantage of the knowledge of two generations, I have established a new real estate company "Jerry Parrish Realty".
We have several top notch agents that work in our offices located in Tallahassee and Blountstown. My wife and fishing partner, Norma Parrish, manages my paperwork, and my daughter Tara Parrish Garland creates and maintains our webpage.
Thanks for your interest and we look forward to helping you with your real estate investments.