James "Jim" Allen Walley
About James "Jim" Allen Walley
James "Jim" Allen Walley works out of Ellisville, Mississippi, through Walley Forestry Consultants, Inc. The firm has provided full-service forestry management to private landowners in South Mississippi since 1978, which is more than 47 years. The work runs from pine plantation thinning and clear-cuts to site preparation, prescribed burning, tree planting and wildlife habitat. The species named is loblolly pine. Timber is sold by sealed bid. A detailed prospectus goes to more than 100 timber companies and buyers, and each sale typically draws 5 to 10 bidders, with the high bid often 20% to 50% or more above the low bid. Sealed bids are opened at an attorney's office in Ellisville. Timber deeds are drafted to protect the landowner, and the firm works with harvest crews so the job meets Mississippi Best Management Practices standards. They also help owners go after local, state and federal money toward site preparation and replanting. In their own words, the process is "transparent and client-focused." The smallest job shown is a listing of about 75 acres in Smith County, SM75, so that is the nearest guide to how small a tract they take on. Jones County is the county they list as served. The principal holds Registered Forester and Nationally Certified Forester credentials, is a Mississippi and Alabama real estate broker, a general appraiser, and an FAA certified drone pilot. Walley Properties, LLC shares the office and brokers land across Mississippi and Southeast Alabama. It suits a South Mississippi owner who wants timber sold by sealed bid and may also need an appraisal or help selling land from the same office. From walleyproperties.com, read 17 October 2026.
Can they handle a timber sale?
Selling standing timber properly takes three things. Here's what the state register credits this firm with.
Timber AppraisalAn estimate of what your standing timber is worth in dollars, based on how much there is, its quality, and current prices. When you are selling, settling an estate, dividing property, or need a value for taxes or insurance.What does this mean? → — not listed
works out what your standing timber is worth
Timber Cruise & Volume EstimateA field measurement of your standing trees — their species, sizes, and quality — that adds up to how much wood you actually have. Before you sell, so you go in knowing roughly what is out there rather than taking a buyer's word for it.What does this mean? → — not listed
measures and grades what's actually out there
Timber Sale & Contract AdministrationRunning the sale for you: advertising the timber, taking bids, writing the contract, and overseeing the logging so the agreed terms are met. When you want someone on your side handling the whole sale rather than dealing with buyers and loggers yourself.What does this mean? → — not listed
runs the sale and handles the contract
This firm isn't credited with all three, which doesn't make it a worse forester — plenty specialise in management planning, wildlife or wetlands. It does mean that if your goal is to sell timber, you'd likely need someone else for the part that's missing.
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James "Jim" Allen Walley
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