John D. Loflin, RF
Loflin
Forest Management
203 Shannon Drive
Andalusia, AL 36420
(334) 208-1480 -
phone
Email:
loflinforestmanagement@gmail.com
Website:
www.loflinforestmanagement.com
PROFILE
John Loflin of Loflin Forest Management in
Andalusia began working for landowners as a
consulting forester after 30 years as a timber
buyer. This is an advantage for his clients
because he has insight about the things that
make a tract attractive to buyers.
“I know what
the other side wants, and we can market the
timber to maximize the price the landowner can
get,” he said. Although he values his time at
bigger companies, he’s glad to be in the
business now of providing a service that’s
genuinely helpful to his clients. Loflin’s
approach to forest management is hands-on and
boots-on-the-ground. “If I sell a tract of
timber, I go out and check on the logging
crew—not to catch them messing up, but to see
how I can help so we can do a better job.”
As a
small landowner himself, he always wants clients
to know he’s there to look after their land as
if it were his own, but with their goals in
mind. One mistake he sees landowners making
often is not treating land as an investment,
whether they are managing for timber or not. It
wouldn’t make sense, for example, to buy stocks
and not keep up with their value on a regular
basis. “You need to treat land and timber the
same way,” he said. “You need to know what it’s
worth.”
Seeking clients
in these counties:
Barbour
Bullock
Butler
Coffee
Conecuh
Covington
Crenshaw
Dale
Escambia
Geneva
Henry
Houston
Macon
Pike
Russell
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