# Iron Ridge Advisors > Securities licensed advisory firm specializing in Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) placements for rural landowners selling appreciated farm and ranch land. We help farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners across the United States defer 100% of capital gains taxes when selling appreciated land, replace land income with passive monthly distributions from institutional grade real estate, and pass a clean inheritance to heirs through the step up in basis. Affiliated with Arkadios Capital. Compliance reviewed through FactRight and McLaw. ## Who we serve - Rural landowners aged 60 and above with $1M to $5M (or more) in land equity - Land brokers seeking sophisticated tax solutions for their selling clients - CPAs and estate planning attorneys advising rural families - Qualified intermediaries needing replacement property options for 1031 exchanges ## Core knowledge - [What is a Delaware Statutory Trust](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/what-is-a-delawarestatutory-trust-dst-rural-landowners): Plain English definition for farmers and ranchers - [Land sale taxes and 1031 DST options](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/land-sale-taxes1031-dst): How DSTs defer capital gains - [DST vs REIT comparison](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/dst-vs-reit-1031-exchange-taxbenefits): When each makes sense - [DST risks](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/risks-of-dsts): Honest breakdown of what can go wrong - [How DSTs are underwritten](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/how-dsts-are-underwritten-duediligence): Iron Ridge's due diligence process - [Why entity structures fail heirs](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/why-entity-structuresfail-heirs-dsts): Estate planning context ## Case studies (real outcomes) - [Phil and Dawn hay farm DST](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/case-studies/phil-dawn-hayfarm-dst-tax-savings) - [West Texas cotton farm DST retirement](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/case-studies/westtexas-cotton-farm-dst-retirement-solution) - [Jim's dairy farm CRUT and DST strategy](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/case-studies/jimdairy-farmer-crut-dst-tax-strategy) - [Michelle DST Park City](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/case-studies/michelle-dst-parkcity) - [Debt free farmer DST leverage](https://ironridgeadvisors.com/case-studies/debt-freefarmer-dst-leverage) ## State specific resources Texas, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Idaho, Oklahoma, California Central Valley, Utah. See /faqs-local-state-dst-advisors for the full state list. ## Frequently asked questions https://ironridgeadvisors.com/faqs-4 ## Contact - Schedule a free 30 minute conversation: https://ironridgeadvisors.com/contact - Phone: 801.935.1014 or 800.614.1268 - Email: info@ironridgeadvisors.com - Compliance verification: https://brokercheck.finra.org