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# AcreTrader Blog

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<https://info.acretrader.com/blog/who-owns-u.s.-farmland>

## [Who Owns U.S. Farmland?](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/who-owns-u.s.-farmland)

**[AcreTrader](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/author/acretrader) **December 12, 2018

Almost 40% of U.S. farmland is rented or leased, but investors likely own less than 5% of all of this land due to historical frictions and headaches of investing in farmland. AcreTrader provides investors a way to access this historically safe investment through buying shares of farmland. 

[Read More](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/who-owns-u.s.-farmland)

<https://info.acretrader.com/blog/how-to-invest-in-farmland-the-3-now-4-different-ways-to-buy-land>

## [How to Invest in Farmland: The 3 (Now 4!) Different Ways to Buy Land](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/how-to-invest-in-farmland-the-3-now-4-different-ways-to-buy-land)

**[AcreTrader](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/author/acretrader) **November 20, 2018

AcreTrader helps eliminate the frictions and difficulties traditionally associated with farmland investing. Though private equity farm funds, farmland REITs, and buying land directly all provide access, these investment methods insert risks into buying otherwise safe investment land.

[Read More](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/how-to-invest-in-farmland-the-3-now-4-different-ways-to-buy-land)

<https://info.acretrader.com/blog/an-explanation-of-the-acretrader-relative-risk-score-arrs>

## [A Brief Explanation of the AcreTrader Relative Risk Score (ARRS)](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/an-explanation-of-the-acretrader-relative-risk-score-arrs)

**[AcreTrader](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/author/acretrader) **August 28, 2018

We explain our view of the relative risks of farmland investing on the AcreTrader platform. We also show how the risk of some equity crowdfunding and real estate crowdfunding would score in our risk system. 

[Read More](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/an-explanation-of-the-acretrader-relative-risk-score-arrs)

<https://info.acretrader.com/blog/the-5-big-dangers-of-online-real-estate-crowdfunding>

## [The 5 Big Dangers of Online Real Estate Crowdfunding](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/the-5-big-dangers-of-online-real-estate-crowdfunding)

**[AcreTrader](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/author/acretrader) **July 21, 2018

Online Real Estate Crowdfunding can be dangerous for investors, and we think that debt, cyclicality and other unknown investment risks could lead to large potential investment losses. We think investing in farmland is a much safer alternative. 

[Read More](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/the-5-big-dangers-of-online-real-estate-crowdfunding)

<https://info.acretrader.com/blog/leverage-debt-a-dangerous-amplifier-for-real-estate-investing>

## [Leverage & Debt: A Dangerous Amplifier For Real Estate Investing](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/leverage-debt-a-dangerous-amplifier-for-real-estate-investing)

**[AcreTrader](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/author/acretrader) **July 3, 2018

Investing in farmland without debt is a safer investment than investing in leveraged real estate. Small down payments on commercial real estate investing increase risk. Buying a farm without debt is a lower risk investment. 

[Read More](https://info.acretrader.com/blog/leverage-debt-a-dangerous-amplifier-for-real-estate-investing)

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