Each folder is labeled with the buyer's name and address; on some folders there is more than one name, because another person assumed the contract. Information includes correspondence between the buyer and department, real estate appraisal report to the department with photos of the property, rural credit contract for deed, sales worksheet, property history sheet, farm rental application, financial statement and operating report, delinquent loan report, buyer's financial declaration, purchase offer, crop payment contract record, report on buyer and property, and other loan papers. The files are for property state-wide, but primarily in central and northwestern Minnesota. Many files are missing.