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More and more people are looking to get closer to the great outdoors, and they're doing so by purchasing their own land to connect with. Whether it be a fishing and hunting paradise or a beautiful homestead to retire on, owning recreational property opens up a world of opportunities to experience nature. As the leader in rural lending for over 100 years, Rural 1 st® is your gateway to opening that world of opportunities. They're one of few lenders that offer financing specific to the purchase of recreational land. Rural 1 st has financing options with fixed or adjustable rates and your choice of terms for your budget, but their expertise in rural living makes them so much more than great financing options. When you're facing the sometimes challenging task of finding the right piece of property and financing to purchase it, you want a lender that shares the same values you do when it comes to rural living. Rural 1 st lives and breathes rural living. They're experts in helping people live the rural life they envision. It's their passion and focus because lending for country living is all they do. Rural 1 st customer Rick McNeely Jr. knows first-hand that the Rural 1 st lending process is unlike any other. After working with Consumer Loan Officer Cody Eaton to purchase 347 acres of land in Stewart County, Tennessee, he not only owns a beautiful retirement property, but he has a new hunting buddy. "I was very impressed with Rural 1 st ," says McNeely. "Cody and his team were phenomenal in the process. It was so much more than a business transaction. Cody and his team were so professional. There was no way I wasn't going to finish the deal with them. Actually, Cody is supposed to come up and dove hunt with us next weekend." MORE THAN A LAND LOAN – By Katie Molck Pictured from left to right: Cody Eaton, Rick McNeely, Thomas Crutcher— Whitetail Properties It all starts with a conversation. Working with a Rural 1 st Loan Officer like Cody to get pre-qualified is your first step toward hiking through the woods or hunting across rolling hills and flowing creeks.