“For those that recognize their lands are special and unique and deserve to capture the power of a firm whose entire existence is to serve landowners like you.” – Jon Kohler
You’ve owned and cherished your property. Now it’s time to hand off to another land steward and it’s time to harvest the financial rewards. Aside from when you bought it, this is the most important decision you can make for your property and your legacy. For the most part, these properties provide great recreation and modest returns during the hold. To make this market niche work, we must be able to command a premium for these properties at the time of sale. From land knowledge and worldwide marketing, to detailed mapping and market knowledge, no other firm is destined to provide you the negotiating and buyer knowledge to get you the highest price and sell your property quicker than we do. There isn’t a broker in America that wouldn’t want to take a listing on one of these properties and try their hand, but there isn’t another firm that provides the service, consistent sales, and worldwide reach to this niche that we offer our clients.
The old adage “The best indicator for future performance is past success” is as true as ever. When looking for a professional to represent you we hope that you too capitalize on the opportunity as other successful landowners.
- Commanding success serving landowners who share a passion for fine land
- 33 Years dedicated to developing this niche into what it is today
- More than 349,996 acres of high quality property sold since 2010 alone. No other brokerage comes close
- #1 Plantation and High-Quality Properties website. Since we launched in 2006 our website has been regarded as the “go-to” plantation and high-quality land site in the South. Our newest site is ranked as one of the best land sites in the country
- Co-Founder, Board Member, and past Vice President of LandLeader, the Largest Land Marketing Company in America which has closed $4B in real estate in the first four years as a start-up
“It’s Important That When You Hand Off the ‘Baton’ to Someone Else That Both Your Financial Based Expectations and Handoff of the Land to the Next Owner are Met.”
– Jon Kohler
- Unparalleled buyer Rolodex – after specializing in the plantation niche for three decades, we have the Rolodex and respect it takes to get transactions closed
- Named one of America’s Best Brokerages for the 14th year in a row!
- We are recognized as leaders in this niche; named “The Plantation Broker” by Garden & Gun, “The Plantation King” by Deep South Magazine, & “Man of the Land” by Vires
- We spend 100% of our time representing and advising the high-quality land market
- Credited among peers for turning Plantation brokerage into a respected profession
- “It takes a whole team…an entire firm whose DNA is singularly focused to produce the most expansive marketing the likes of which this niche has never seen before.” – Jon Kohler
- Jon Kohler was Named the 2022 National Broker of the Year for Recreational Land
- Jon Kohler was Named the 2023 Region 10 Broker of the Year for Recreational Land & a 2023 Top 20 National Producer
There Isn’t Anyone Else in the Country Who Markets High
Quality Land Better than We Do . . .
“As brokers I don’t think there is any doubt we have the best following of buyers in this field. However, we aren’t going to leave any stone unturned and we are going to put our clients properties in front of them over and over again from multiple angles and persuasive techniques. That’s just what has to be done in today’s distracted environment.” – Jon Kohler
- No Brokerage in the History of Land Sales has the Marketing Power, Reach and Influence
- We are Co-Founders of The Largest Land Marketing Company in America, LandLeader
- $1.2M Combined marketing budget for our properties
- 500 million brand impressions annually includes a strong Pay Per Click (PPC) campaigns, constant (SEO), etc.
- Our Properties are syndicated to over 1,000 real estate websites
- Banner Advertisements, Magazine advertisements, Direct Mail targeted to buyers for your property
- We have a National Magazine – over 100,000 distribution and 230,000 readers.
- Tradeshows – Booths at important industry shows such as Dallas Safari Club International Convention, SCI, Ag expos, International Sportsmen’s Expos, Southeastern Wildlife Expo, and more promoting your property.
- We Create Custom Property Videos for our properties as well as robust photography shoots
- Social Media Marketing for your property.
- Generates annually over $600,000 in public relations exposure
- Add – Custom email marketing to our highly qualified buyer “Rolodex”
Specialty Areas
Plantations
High Quality
Recreational Property
High-Fence
Property
Cattle Ranches &
Agriculture
Conservation Land
Land with
Significant Homes
Higher and Better
Use Property
Timberland &
Investment Grade
Property
It’s All about One Concept
Everything about our firm, from co-founding the largest land marketing company in America to closing more than closing more than 347,410acres since 2010 alone, is about this one concept. At the time of the sale, make sure the landowner is rewarded for his good land stewardship and the buyer appreciates and honors the legacy of the seller and those who came before him. High quality land is a separate asset class and valued differently with a complex host of intrinsic values. Separate this high quality land from other land and then offer it together (critical mass) from a position of strength and advocacy for all landowners. The world is increasingly distracted by technology and hobbies we couldn’t dream up a week ago. In order for the lifestyle that we cherish and land that we love to continue, it is imperative that we demonstrate the financial, intrinsic, and lifestyle rewards of owning such land. Eventually, even the most family cherished properties will be sold. Our job is to be the “gatekeepers” and when it’s time to sell, to make sure that the landowner is rewarded financially and we have buyers willing to pay a premium and be good land stewards themselves.
“We are only as good as our last deal and pray every day for the wisdom to give the best real estate advice to our clients, treating each property as if it were our own.”
– Jon Kohler
It’s All about One Concept
“We are only as good as our last deal and pray every day for the wisdom to give the best real estate advice to our clients, treating each property as if it were our own.”
– Jon Kohler
Bruce Ratliff is a retired elected official (Property Appraiser Taylor County). Bruce brings years of experience in ad valorem tax knowledge. His property tax background gives JKA Associates & clients a unique insight into the complicated tax process. Bruce held several positions in the Florida Association of Property Appraisers, including member of the Board of Directors, President, Vice-President and Secretary, and served on the Agricultural & Legislative Committees for the Association. The real estate business has been part of Bruce’s life since childhood. His mother, Shirley Ratliff owned Professional Realty of Perry, Florida and his father, Buster owned Ratliff Land Surveying which Bruce was General Manager of before his political career.
From murky farm ponds to pristine glacier-cut lakes and everything in between, Knox Daniels’ expertise stems from a lifelong fascination of water and the creatures that live in and around it. He recognizes and helps clients appreciate the value water features bring to a property. “My goal is to help buyers realize and sellers maximize the value different water bodies bring to a property, not only in a recreational sense, but also for social storm reasons.” After extensively traveling the country for collegiate BASS fishing tournaments, Knox graduated and worked for the Southeast’s finest fisheries and wildlife biologist, Greg Grimes. With Grimes’ company, AES, Knox managed many of the southeast’s finest private lake estate/impoundment properties, and learned the intricacies of upscale property management. Learning from Greg and other biologists, Knox honed in on the specific conditions and habitat needed for optimal gamefish growth in private lakes. He has also worked as a property manager on several thousand acres and for a commercial developer, facilitating the dirt work and builds of several apartment complexes, but his true passion has always been in the outdoors. “I’ve always had an insatiable fascination with ponds/lakes and am grateful to be able to help to place clients on the properties of their dreams and make their personal fisheries/wildlife goals reality with JKA.” – Knox Daniels
As a landowner of his own family farm, Lick Skillet, along with family land that has been passed down and enjoyed together at Keaton Beach for 40 years, Jon knows what it means to be a steward of the last best places. As a third-generation land broker with more than 30 years of experience in advising landowners in this niche, Jon is known for his innate ability to harvest a land’s unique intrinsic value. Touting several notable sales under his belt, Jon personally closed Rock Creek/Molpus – 124,000 acres of premium timberland at $142,000,000 – which was known as the largest timberland land sale in the Southeast for eight years running. He is a co-founding member of LandLeader and achieved the real estate industry’s highest honor, “2022 National Broker of the Year – Recreational Land Sales,” by the Realtors® Land Institute.
Prior to joining Jon Kohler & Associates, Walter Hatchett served for 30 years as a land manager to several of the south’s most esteemed properties, including Rock Creek. As a former property manager himself, and a consistently ranked “Top Sales Producer” nationwide and achieved “APEX Top 20 Land Broker” multiple times, Walter has a keen eye for the best in habitat management.
With Madison County roots, Lori grew up on her family farm at Pettis Springs along the historic Aucilla River. A love of the land was instilled in Lori very early on by her father who was a local farmer. Lori understands the importance of good land stewardship and has witnessed first-hand how her own father, a former 2-term member of the Florida House of Representatives whose district encompassed many rural counties of the Red Hills Plantation Region, with a little bit of sweat equity, so lovingly worked their own family land. These are core values she carries with her today, and nothing gives her more personal satisfaction than to represent some of the south’s best land stewards.
Hailing from a long line of outdoorsmen, Tim learned a great deal from his father and grandfather. He saw first-hand what it means to be a good land steward. He believes land is so much more than a place to hunt, fish, and grow timber or crops. “It’s an identity, a resting place, a safe haven and a way of life, said Tim.” Tim’s family ties to Alabama run deep. During his grandfather’s first term, Governor James was responsible for signing into law Alabama’s first state duck stamp which helped to ensure funding for the procurement, development, and preservation of wetlands for migratory waterfowl habitat. He also established Alabama’s lifetime hunting license, so it is no surprise that Tim is an avid outdoorsman with a keen eye as to how best to improve habitat for the greater good of its wildlife.
Jason has been assisting landowners for the last 28 years in Georgia and South Carolina obtain achievements the owners did not realize were possible. His degree in Biology from Georgia Southern stemmed from the desire to know how things in nature work. His plantation roots began at just 16 years old outside of Albany, GA and the last 20 years were spent in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. His entire career has been spent developing a global approach to plantation management. That plan included sales. Sales is in Jason’s blood- his mom had a 45-year career as a real estate broker. After college, he chose to pursue his passion of making properties great. In 2011, Jason sold his first plantation. Since then, he has assisted buyers and sellers with over $20 million in sales while most of that time working as a full-time General Manager of a large Lowcountry plantation. Today, he is committed to using his unique skill set and experience to guide landowners through the many challenges of plantation ownership.