What is the difference between personal and real property? Answer

How can I lease office space to USDA? Answer

How can I acquire excess personal property from USDA? Answer

How can I acquire excess real property from USDA? Answer

What is the difference between personal and real property?

Real property means land, including land improvements, structures and appurtenances thereto. Real property appurtenances include buildings, trees, and other fixtures. Real property is generally synonymous with the term "real estate." Personal property means property of any kind except real property.

How can I lease office space to USDA?

USDA is always evaluating its real property assets to ensure that the size, location, and amenities of our real property facilities meets the current operational needs.

While PMD offers policy and guidance for leasing real property within the Department, USDA's individual agencies are responsible for executing leases in support of their mission programs.

If you are interested in leasing office space to USDA, please contact your local USDA Service Center. Contact information for USDA's county-based Service Centers can be found using the USDA Service Center Locator.

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How can I acquire excess personal property from USDA?

USDA can only transfer excess personal property to other USDA Agencies, to other federal agencies, or to an organization that qualifies under the Federal Excess Personal Property Program. The Federal Asset Sales initiative makes excess personal property that is not desired by other USDA, federal, or state agencies available to the public as "surplus". For public sales of government property, visit GovSales.gov for electronic bidding or through offline Surplus Sales of Personal Property for non-electronic billing.

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How can I acquire excess real property from USDA?

USDA's Rural Development Housing and Community Facilities Programs are responsible for excess rural housing. To learn more about USDA rural housing units for sale, contact your local Rural Development state office. Contact information for Rural Development Service Centers can be found using the USDA Service Center Locator.

The General Services Administration (GSA) disposes of federal property that is no longer needed by federal, state and local governments. Visit the GSA Office of Property Disposal for more information.

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