Consulting & Speaking

AUTHOR APPEARANCES: Contact me to determine availability.

ARBITRATION/MEDIATION: For labor arbitrations/mediations, contact FMCS at www.fmcs.gov. My registration number is 2937. For other work of this type, contact me directly. Rate is $150/h, plus expenses.

SPEECHWRITING and PROJECTS: I’ve written speeches for several politicians, including two candidates in presidential primaries. I’ve done book reviews and other writing/research projects. Contact me with specific needs and schedules.

CONSULTING WITH LAND BUYERS: I am not a source of free consultations. I do not accept credit cards. My rate is $150/h, plus appropriate expenses related to the work, such as travel.

       Telephone consulting is billed at $2.50 per minute.  540-474-3297.
   
       New clients should send a signed and dated copy of the consulting contract. I encourage new clients to put their concerns in an email before calling. That gives me a chance to offer a more productive response. I urge clients to send me as much information about the target property as possible.
       I prefer emailing to telephone consulting most of the time. I have found over the years that the act of writing goals, questions and answers brings more clarity to an exchange than phone conversations. The more information a client provides to me, particularly in writing,, the more specific I can make my advice. I bill time spent researching and writing emails at the hourly rate of $150.

​     It is often helpful to email me a description of the focus of our discussion. Email documents that will get me oriented,   such as maps, topos, deeds, appraisals, timber inventory etc. Tell me in writing what issues you want to discuss. I will bill for the time it takes me to review these pre-conference materials.
      Focus your questions as much as possible. Put them in writing. I am not a lawyer or a CPA. Specific questions in those fields are better directed to practitioners.
      Send pre-conference documents and narrative to:
                Curtis Seltzer
                1467 Wimer Mountain Road
                Blue Grass, VA 24413
                or curtisseltzer@htcnet.org

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      I am a property-research service for rural real estate.  I am not a broker or real-estate salesperson. I do not act as an agent. I am paid by the buyer, not the seller. I do not make offers or negotiate contracts with sellers. I do not offer broker/agent services.