Land Property Associates, Inc.

land property associates

buying, selling and managing farmland since 1987 

about us

Roy Fischer is President and Lorraine Spahr is Vice President of Land Property Associates, Inc. Their work history includes the following:

• Managed a $1.2 billion bond portfolio for Landmark Bancshares.

• Created “from scratch” Land Financial Group, Inc., a retail stock brokerage company employing 65 people which was eventually sold to a Midwestern Bancorp.

• Formed one of the first farmland limited partnerships in 1987 as noted by the publication, Financial World.

• Formed Land Property Associates, Inc., a licensed real estate broker, in 1993 and an affiliated company, Farm Properties, GP, which invests in farmland, in 1996.

• Formed a "pooled investment" in 2000, currently active, that invests in a combination of equities, bonds and farmland.

• Created over 100 entities that acquired and sold tens of thousands of acres of farmland over the years.

Ben Fischer joined Land Property Associates, Inc. in 2017 after working more than a decade in the commercial real estate development and commercial mortgage banking industries. He currently serves as Vice President and is responsible for evaluating new acquisition opportunities and managing more than 12,000 acres of farmland in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. His farmland management activities include obtaining and evaluating lease receivables, making regular visits to the farms to ensure proper maintenance and identifying improvements that will increase productivity and market value. Ben regularly interacts with farm operators, grain buyers, contractors and personnel from various government agencies, including the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS). Ben holds a Missouri Real Estate Salesperson License, along with FINRA Series 7 License. He earned his degree from William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri.

Julie Hinman serves as Vice President of Land Property Associates, Inc., where she has played a key leadership role for the past two years. She is responsible for managing farm tenant leases, insurance policies, and real estate taxes, as well as maintaining strong investor relations. Julie also serves as Co-Compliance Officer for Land Advisory Co., LLC, an affiliate company of Land Property Associates, Inc. Julie holds a Missouri Real Estate Salesperson License, along with FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 Licenses. Her diverse background includes previous experience in the entertainment industry, where she worked as a Postproduction Producer at DreamWorks Animation in Los Angeles, California. She earned her degree from Southeast Missouri State University.