Preparing to Sell Your Land in 6 Steps

Upon making a decision to sell land, make sure you update and organize all pertinent property records and upgrade the property to avoid signs of deferred maintenance. Making smart improvements, and having information readily available to buyers, brokers and attorneys will make this process seamless. Here are a few steps you can take to make selling your ranch a breeze: Step 1: Prepare Legal Documentation TITLE Whenever you are preparing...

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12 Outstanding Fly-Fishing Properties on the Market Today

One of the most highly sought after features of a ranch or recreational property is water for fly-fishing. While some just want a small fishing hole, others are looking for high-end river frontage. Here is our round-up of top fly-fishing properties on the market today in the western US. Under $5 Million Elk Creek Ranch | Meeker, Colorado – Starting at $795,000 Elk Creek Ranch is a private sporting club known as one of the most elite and...

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What to Look For in a Fly-Fishing Property

When searching for a western property with private fly-fishing, there are many considerations to keep in mind. Evaluating a truly premier fly-fishing ranch requires a comprehensive look not only at the attributes inside the boundaries of the property, but also an in depth assessment of the overall fishery resource and the circumstances surrounding it. Because this practice can be complex and multi-faceted, many sophisticated ranch buyers rely on...

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10 Impressive Ranches with Valuable Water Rights

As we have noted in the past, water rights can be one of the most valuable components of your ranch. Operating throughout the Rocky Mountain region, we run into water rights stemming from several different river basins. Here’s our round-up of impressive properties with valuable water rights across some of these key basins: Colorado River Basin The Colorado River system, including the Colorado River, its tributaries, and the lands that these...

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Late Season Turkey Hunting on Moonshine Ranch

Pat Lancaster and I visited Moonshine Ranch last week for a quick late season turkey hunt. Arriving after daylight, we spotted three gobblers strutting in one of the irrigated meadows from about a mile away. Using the contours of the land, we were able to sneak to within about 200 yards and set up. We watched the tom strut and gobble for about thirty minutes, but he refused to leave his hens. Patience finally paid off, as he eventually...

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Top 3 Considerations When Hiring a Ranch Broker

Whether you are buying or selling a ranch or sporting property, the sales process can be a complicated and lengthy affair, usually involving millions of dollars, multiple stakeholders (family, managers, public land and water rights officials), numerous legal and title issues, and also a functioning landscape with ongoing agricultural, livestock and wildlife concerns. For owners of legacy ranches throughout the American West, ranches can...

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7 Compelling Turnkey Ranches in the American West

All too often, new landowners find upgrades and renovations are needed on their recently purchased working ranch or sporting property. Whether the necessary improvements pertain to the home, working facilities, fisheries, wildlife habitat, or access, this can be hampering for the anxious ranch buyer. Fear not! Turnkey ranches are out there. We define a turnkey ranch as a ranch that is ready to go on day one. All elements – from the soil to the...

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5 Valuable Features of Ranches & Sporting Properties

We all want to make wise investments when it comes to buying a ranch property. When you are ready to start your search, here are five of the most valuable features of land to consider in your selection. 1. Water & Mineral Rights When looking at buying ranch or farm land, water rights are increasingly one of the most crucial factors if not the most important factor in the purchase. Kelly Bennett of B3 explains it in greater detail...

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9 Intriguing Agricultural Properties in the Western US

Our nation was built on the backs of those who worked the land to feed the hungry masses. Between breeding and raising livestock and cultivating crops, farmers, ranchers, and producers are the reason you have food on the table. Here is our list of intriguing agricultural properties on the market today in the Rocky Mountain region. Strawberry Creek Ranch | Meeker, Colorado – $4,800,000 This ranch is a value play for a hay production ranch...

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4 Essential Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Ranch

We receive the call daily. On the other end of the line is a hopeful ranch buyer wanting to get started on his ranch search. He’s been thinking about buying a ranch for a long time as owning land is a quintessential American dream, especially in the American West.  There are a myriad of motivations from living in a vast landscape, to stalking big game or trout, to sharing the values of good stewardship and preservation with family or...

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7 Smart Investment Properties on the Market Today

Investing in land has always been a wise investment strategy since the creation of property ownership. As the great John D. Rockefeller once said, “The major fortunes in America have been made in land.” Owner/Broker at Mirr Ranch Group, Ken Mirr, agrees. According to Ken, “2017 saw pent up demand especially for prime well-located recreational ranches following a slower 2016, caused in part by election year jitters and falling farmland...

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