Eli5: I’ve noticed in several TV shows (Yellowstone for example) that people are always trying to take other people’s land. Is that really a common thing out west?

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I was watching Outer Range on Prime and same thing. I would assume it has to do with Bureau of Land Management leases? My brother in law has a large farm in the Midwest. Nobody’s is constantly threatening to take his land.

So are the constant attempts at land grabs an actual thing or is it just a plot device for tv? And aside from imminent domain how could a private individual force another to lose their land?

Economics flair for real estate question.

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