<prompt> Human: My fiancee inherited about 30 acres of land that is in a rural town that is about 45 minutes away from pretty much anything.Although we plan on building a second residence there in the future and possibly renting it out during part of the year, we cant do that now since we recently graduated college Im 24 and shes 23 and we both live in Florida, so its no surprise that building a house is not possible right now. She also doesnt want the land to be destroyed or severely damaged.I understand this might be asking for too much but we just figured we might as well look into ways to make money from the land instead of just letting it sit there for years until we build a house.Forgive me for not knowing much about this lol. Im an accountant and this is all very new to me. I plan on doing my research to see what we can do, but I figured it couldnt hurt to ask.Assistant: I know you specifically said you dont want to sell the land but I have to ask why.The taxes alone are going to cost you a lot of money each and every year and you have no use for the property until years down the road.The question I like to ask in situations like this is: If you were given cash in the inheritance, would you have used it to purchase this land? If not, then the cash is worth more to you than this property.Personally, if I didnt have a use for it right now, I would sell it. I would take the money and invest it. Then when I was ready to build my second home, I would go look to buy land. The nice thing about this is that you can buy land anywhere so youre getting exactly what you want. And on top of it you havent been paying taxes all the years when you werent using it and you were making money from the invested money so you have even more money to spend.I would go back to step one and reconsider everything.You may decide you want to keep it because it is family property and youre fine losing money on it year after year but you should at least take a step back and consider all your options. Human: While I totally understand where youre coming from and I agree, we wont be selling the land Even though if it were totally up to me I most likely would sell it. In addition to inheriting the land, she also was given money strictly for the property taxes crazy I know. Its really family land passed down, and her family also owns the land adjacent to it.Assistant: Its really family land passed down, and her family also owns the land adjacent to it.What do the other family members do with their land? Do any of them make money off of it? Has she talked to them about things she can do to make money off of it?Getting local examples and local knowledge is a good step here.Human: Lets just say her grandparents are pretty wealthy so they dont rent the property or use it for side income. And same with her aunt and uncle. I know that wasnt much help...  <response>: If they travel there regularly, then her family members probably have some idea what a landowner can do to make money off of land in the area. They might know neighbors who have ideas about renting out the land. In any case, it might be worth a discussion with them.If she has the money to cover the taxes and doesnt want to sell it, then this might not be an earning opportunity. 