Justin Head

Justin Head is a land specialist with Whitetail Properties serving Franklin, Gasconade, Crawford, Phelps, and Dent Counties in Missouri — helping buyers and sellers of hunting land, timber tracts, agricultural farms, and rural recreational properties throughout the Ozarks region. A lifelong hunter and landowner himself, Justin specializes in connecting clients with high-quality rural land for sale in Missouri, including creek bottom farms, large-acreage hunting tracts, and wooded properties managed for whitetail and turkey.

A Legal and Title Background Few Land Agents Can Offer

What sets Justin apart is a level of experience few land agents can offer. He is a Missouri-licensed attorney with 20 years of experience in real estate law and continues to maintain a limited practice focused on real estate and estate planning. He also previously served as President and CEO of a title company in Franklin County, Missouri, where he oversaw thousands of real estate transactions from contract to closing. Justin has litigated land disputes in both Associate and Circuit Courts and has mediated over 100 disputes for local courts. He has also handled multiple land cases in Missouri appellate courts, including Burris v. Mercer County, 252 S.W.3d 199 (Mo. App. W.D. 2008) — a published Missouri Court of Appeals decision that remains frequently cited on the abandonment and vacation of public roads.

Justin’s legal reputation extended beyond the courtroom — he was appointed by the Presiding Judge of the 20th Judicial Circuit to serve as a Special Commissioner for oil and gas condemnation proceedings and was also appointed to preside over a land partition sale in Franklin County. These appointments are reserved for attorneys who have earned the trust of the court and demonstrated deep expertise in real property law. When working with Justin, clients benefit from someone who understands every legal, contractual, and transactional detail involved in buying and selling land — and who can identify and solve issues before they become costly problems.

A Lifelong Landowner, Hunter, and Land Manager

In 2022, Justin transitioned his primary focus to land real estate, pursuing a lifelong passion for land, hunting, and wildlife management. As a lifelong outdoorsman, he has spent decades hunting, fishing, and actively managing land for wildlife. He has personally — and as part of investment groups — bought and sold thousands of acres of hunting and recreational land across Missouri, Iowa, and Kansas. Today, he continues to manage multiple farms for his son and nephews, giving him a practical perspective that goes far beyond the typical real estate experience.

Drone Marketing, Certifications, and Community Leadership

Justin holds an NDA Deer Steward Level I certification and an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification, allowing him to provide professional aerial drone photography and videography for land marketing. He also serves as Chairman of the Franklin County Board of Zoning Adjustment, is a Director of the Franklin County Industrial Development Authority, serves as a Director of St. Clair Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for Farmers & Merchants Bank, St. Clair, MO, and is a board member of the Life House Youth Center in Sullivan, Missouri — all of which contribute to his deep understanding of land use, development, and local markets in the communities he serves.

Rooted in Franklin County

Justin lives in rural Franklin County with his wife Maggie, daughter Hallie, and son Dayton. He is not just a land agent in this region — he is a landowner, outdoorsman, and active member of the community. Any agent can put a sign on a fence post; Justin’s name has been in the local plat books for decades.

If you are looking to buy or sell land in Missouri — including hunting land for sale in Franklin County, Gasconade County, Crawford County, Phelps County, or Dent County — contact Justin Head at 573.308.7376 or justin.head@whitetailproperties.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Justin Head and what areas does he serve?

Justin Head is a Whitetail Properties land specialist for the Missouri Ozarks — Franklin, Gasconade, Crawford, Phelps, and Dent Counties. Lifelong Franklin County resident, working landowner, and a guy whose name has been in the plat books for decades. He helps buyers and sellers move hunting land, recreational tracts, farms, timber, and investment ground.

What types of land does Justin Head sell?

All of it, if it’s rural Ozarks dirt. Whitetail- and turkey-managed hunting tracts, recreational acreage and cabin sites, working farms and cattle pasture, hardwood and pine timber, recreational estates, and investment land including 1031 targets. Justin doesn’t dabble in land on the side — land is the whole job.

What makes Justin Head different from other land agents?

Most agents can stick a sign on a fence post. Justin is a Missouri-licensed attorney with 20 years in real estate law and a former title company President & CEO — so easements, surveys, mineral rights, and title snags don’t blindside him, they get caught early. Add FAA Part 107 drone certification, NDA Deer Steward training, and a guy who actually owns and manages farms, and you’ve got an agent who knows the land, the closing table, and the deer woods.

Why does Justin’s legal and title background matter when buying or selling land?

Because land deals die in the details — legal descriptions, access, easements, deed-of-trust payoffs, boundary questions. Twenty years in real estate law and years running a title company mean Justin sees those problems coming and clears them before they blow up a closing. He’s your land agent, not your attorney — but that experience is the difference between a smooth close and a deal that falls apart on the courthouse steps.

How does Justin Head determine what my land is worth?

With real closed sales and real land experience. Justin pulls from the data behind his Quarterly Ozarks Land Report — actual price-per-acre trends across all five counties he works. You get a straight number, the honest strengths and weak spots of your property, and exactly what it’ll take to sell it.

I’m thinking about selling my hunting land in the Missouri Ozarks — how do I start?

One free, no-obligation land valuation. Justin runs the comps, walks your property’s selling points, and hands you a straight answer on price and timeline — no pressure, no spam. Call or text 573.308.7376 or email justin.head@whitetailproperties.com.

Does Justin help buyers find land, including off-market properties?

Yes — and not just what’s on the MLS. Through Whitetail Properties’ national network and his own boots-on-the-ground relationships, Justin turns up off-market and pre-list tracts, including curated plays for 1031-exchange and investment buyers. If you’re hunting for the right piece, he knows where the quiet ones are.

How does Justin market a property to get it sold?

Aggressively. Part 107-certified drone and aerial footage, video walkthroughs on the Ozarks Land Report YouTube channel, and the firepower of Whitetail Properties — the most recognized land brand in the country. Your tract gets in front of serious land buyers nationwide, not just whoever drives past the for-sale sign.

Can Justin help evaluate a property’s hunting and habitat potential?

That’s home turf. As an NDA Deer Steward and hands-on land manager, Justin reads timber, food-plot potential, water, bedding, and whitetail and turkey habitat like a map. Buying a tract to build into a giant-producing property, or selling one and want that hunting value in the price? He’ll make the case.

How do I get in touch with Justin Head?

Call or text 573.308.7376, email justin.head@whitetailproperties.com, or request a free land valuation. Justin answers his phone — buying, selling, or just curious what your acreage is worth.