The family's wealth was passed down for many generations, but in later years, due to a family split and the government's "Land to the Tiller" program, the property was gradually broken up.
林其中時代生活富裕自不在話下，以後的三代子孫仍託祖蔭，不需從事生產，僅靠好幾百甲田產即可過活。後因子孫分家及政府實施「耕者有其田」政策，林家的田產乃逐漸散落。