At Beacon Mountain Farm & Ranch, we strive to provide our clients with professional representation by utilizing state of the art technology, our extensive network, years of experience, market expertise and a great deal of hard work. Our livelihood and the long term success of our company is based on your ultimate satisfaction. When we find the property you and your family members have dreamed of, clearly it’s a rewarding day for each of us.

To successfully complete an assignment, we often spend hundreds of hours with each client finding the right property, researching and analyzing it, touring it and of course negotiating many of the business terms in the contract. We take great pride in our work and endeavor to bring a level of service to our client’s that exceeds their expectations.  Unlike most consultants and business professionals, we are not paid on an hourly or project basis. We receive our compensation at the end of the transaction when the sale closes. Due to the fact that we commit a great deal of our time and resources to represent you as a Buyer, we require that each client signs an Exclusive Right to Buy Listing Contract with us prior to our engagement.

We wish to stress the fact that we do much, much more than just locate properties on the market. With the growing functionality of the internet, many available Ranches are on public websites. You may find some of them on your own. To provide added value to our exclusive clients, we will provide you with a continually updated list of over 100 “Farm & Ranch” websites you can independently peruse to help us find your ideal property.  Recently, one of our clients selected a hunting property off of a website we provided him. We too had looked at the property but felt it didn’t meet his expectations. Our client however knew it was just what he wanted and after several visits and much due diligence, we negotiated favorable terms for our Buyer, went under contract and closed the transaction.

You are hiring us to be your Real Estate professional. We will research comparable sales, personally visit the property, meticulously analyze it if it makes your short list, help direct critical due diligence and carefully negotiate the contract so that you end up with a strong market purchase. Our expertise translates into professionalism, effective time management and value to you.

Your loyalty is greatly appreciated. If you put yourselves in our shoes, I’m sure you can understand that we simply can’t spend hundreds of hours working on a transaction for free without the Buyers assurance they will work with us pursuant to an Exclusive Right to Buy Listing Contract.

We specialize in  Land and Ranch Real Estate.   We are fortunate to be able to help our clients negotiate and close a wide range of Colorado Ranches for Sale.   Our assignments range from Cattle Ranches to Off Grid Properties, Hunting Properties to Fishing Properties and Horse Property to Hay Ranches.   We look forward to hearing from you.

At BMFR we’ve noticed an interesting trend occurring in our Real Estate practice. Over the course of the last year we’ve received an increased level of interest from buyers regarding off the grid properties. This trend is apparent at all price ranges from $300,000 to $5,000,000+ properties.

In these assignments, our clients ask for properties that are somewhat secluded and out of the line of sight from their neighbors rooftops. We frequently hear these investments would serve as a place to take families for outdoor recreation and also as a place to retire to in case thing get “a bit crazy” in the city. Alternative energy is often a key component on an off grid buyers checklist. Energy generated from a wind turbine, solar panel, diesel generator or gas generator is desirable. Many of these properties have buried propane tanks, independent water supply such as a well and if possible a lake to fish and areas to hunt wild game. Ideally, the retreat is a public land in – holding or at a minimum, adjacent to the BLM, State Land or National Forest.

We’re not sure why this concept has taken off recently but we find it to be a compelling buying trend. Now that we’re actively looking for this type of product, we’re surprised at the number of terrific properties we’ve found that meet the criteria our self sufficient, survivalist buyers are looking for. The purchase of Rural real estate has even been mentioned as a growing market by the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ has coined the term “Ruralpolitan” to describe the individual seeking rural land.

Whether it’s a 40 acre in-holding or a 400 acre sanctuary adjacent to National Forest with exceptional hunting and fishing, we can find it for you. Looking for off the grid property is a real adventure. At Beacon Mountain Farm & Ranch, it would be a pleasure to find your Colorado Ranch for sale that also provides you and your family with the peace of mind and security inherent in an off grid property.

Please  contact us for further information regarding this rapidly expanding market segment.

“THAT DOG CAN HUNT”

 

BUYING YOUR OWN HUNTING PROPERTY

 

Why own?

“As we became more involved with our families, we had less time to maintain contacts with landowners.”

“With our own place, there’s no one to ask.  If I get an afternoon off, I can go hunting.”

“I get real satisfaction out of bringing someone to my place and putting them onto my birds.”

“To drive to Western Kansas, stay at a motel, get landowners permission and eat out every meal takes a lot of time, planning and money.”  It’s also harder to bring my son on this kind of trip” 

Owning a hunting property can make financial sense in some cases returning as much as 4 to 5 percent a year, and historically the price of good land will often increase over time.  Also, the federal government provides financial incentives for ownership:  In many cases, U.S. Department of Agriculture land conservation programs will pay you to convert farmland into wildlife habitat. 

Buyer’s checklist:

Ø  Determine the partners you wish to invest with and draw up an official partnership agreement.  Two or three partners are optimal, but a well organized group of eight or ten investors has tremendous buying power.

Ø  Hunt the property before you buy it.  There are many Hunting Properties for Sale in Colorado spanning a wide price range with varied hunting habitat.

Ø  Get a clear title description of the property.

Ø  Call the game warden.

Ø  Meet the neighbors and local wildlife biologists to understand the habitat.

Ø  Talk to local hunters.

Ø  Check into conservation programs.

Ø  Depending on the size of the property, consider hiring a farm manager.

Ø  Is a conservation easement of value in this investment?

Ø  During the due diligence period look for flaws, problems, or unwanted surprises.  Hire outside consultants if necessary such as stream consultants, wildlife biologists, etc.

Ø  Hire Beacon Mountain Farm & Ranch to find the best Hunting properties for sale in Colorado and New Mexico. 

Initial costs

Down payment (20%) 

Closing costs

Title Insurance, Escrow closing Agents fee, Brokerage fee 

Improvements/Equipment

Enlarge stream, ponds or warm water slough, Build duck blinds, Build goose pit, Fencing/Gates, Small cabin,

Drill Well, Tractor, ATV 

Annual Costs

Mortgage payment, Taxes, Fence maintenance, Blind and shed maintenance, Ranch manager 

Annual Income

Hay, Crops, CRP, Livestock 

Conservation programs:

Check with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. 

Ø  The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) targets erodible farmland.  Qualifying owners receive payments to keep arable land idle.

Ø  The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) provides technical and financial support to help restore wetlands.

Ø  The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) offer up to 50 to 100 percent cost-share incentives for the establishment of a variety of land management practices.

Ø  The U.S. Forest Service Land Enhancement Program (FLEP) provides technical and financial assistance (including 50 to 70 percent cost sharing) to owners of 1,000 acres or less who implement sound forestry practices. 

If this type of property is of interest to you, please visit “Contact Us” on the Beacon Mountain Farm & Ranch Home page.  We look forward to working with you to find that once in a lifetime Fishing or Hunting Property.