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Developing A Personalized Timber Sale Contract

By Steve Nix, About.com

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Create the Preamble - Who Conveys What to Whom

It is suggested that you set the timber contract up into five sections. They are called the preamble, the description of sale area, trees designated for sale, conditions of sale (for both buyer and seller), and the witness to signature.
Let's first create a preamble...
Make sure you indicate who is conveying what to whom. You should legally define who the seller is and who the buyer is, including company names and addresses.
You should also include the exact dollar amount for the designated trees purchased at a specific location. The bargained price, in most cases, should be paid at the signing of the contract. This can either be included in the preamble section or under the conditions of sale section.
It might also be important to mention whether or not the people harvesting the timber are your employees. If they are not, make it perfectly clear that they are not.

See Check Step Three - Sample Timber Sale Contract Template

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