Buyer Representation, Ranch Experts

The Ranch Broker's (Cy Richard and Kim Tyler) can represent the buyer on all properties listed by us or any other Ranch Broker on Montana Ranches for Sale, Wyoming Ranches for Sale, Idaho Ranches for Sale and Colorado Ranches for sale.

We provide in depth analysis of what properties you are looking for from Fly Fishing Properties to operational Cattle Ranches or a fine blend of Recreational Ranches for sale and Cattle Ranches for sale. May of our buyers want both, the recreational and the agricultural aspects of a ranch.

Since 1980 we have specialized in finding and representing of Ranch Properties for sale and matching their needs for each and every buyer and seller. We first gather all the information you are looking for; the price range you are desiring, the location of the ranch, how much acreage, homes or no homes, River Properties, agricultural aspects, community offerings, and nearby recreational opportunities. Once we gather all the information for what you are looking for, we then do extensive searches on Ranch Properties to match the property with your needs, no matter who has the listing. We cooperate and co-broke with all Ranch Brokers in all four states, to assure that we expose the buyer to every possibility. We will even pre-view the ranches for you before you get here.

We then set up a time to meet you at a convenient place and will spend the necessary days with you to view the ranches you have selected. For this type of extensive service we ask that we acquire an "Exclusive Buyer Agency Contract" that protects both the Broker and you the Buyer. Finding a ranch property is unlike looking at homes. Not only are the Ranches that fit your needs scattered throughout the western states, but they vary in attributes and conditions, that make the process of finding and buying a ranch way more technical than finding or buying a house.

Once we find you a ranch that suits your needs, we represent you in all aspects of negotiations and pre and post closing activities. We are astute in writing the contracts, negotiating the best price and terms, performing the due diligence and finding out through legal help, the ways to clean up the title work, all mineral rights aspects, water right transfers, easement issues and environmental concerns. We also find out comparable sales for you and get you the best price for the property that matches the economic environment.

Seller Representation, Professional Service

If you are interested in selling your property regardless if it is a Live Water Property, Fly Fishing Property, Recreational Ranch, Lodge, or a Cattle Ranch, we have a very aggressive advertising program that stands out from all the other brokers.

• We have four websites that market your Fly Fishing Properties, Cattle Ranches, or recreational ranch properties.
• We advertise extensively in Wall Street Journal.
• We advertise in Unique Homes.
• Several Farm and Ranch publications.
• We create professional brochures.
• We cooperate with all other Ranch Brokers.
• We provide you with a Marketing Guarantee custom made marketing program.
• We prepare just sold and just listed postcards and distribute them nationwide.
• We offer broker participation from all real estate agents without discounting the amount we offer for a co-broke.
• We network with all the resort and ranch property brokers nationwide.

When you list with us, we will guarantee the marketing program for you and tailor the marketing to your specific Ranch or Recreational Property.

We Can Help with Conservation Easements, Ranch Preservation

Conservation easements are used to preserve wild and scenic attributes of ranch properties. The protection of ranch land, scenic easements, wild life corridors and open space (Especially in areas where the threat of development and sprawling development is apparent) are typical protection plans of conservation easements. In addition, the protection of wetlands, floodplains, important wildlife and fisheries habitat, and historic land areas and structures are also appropriate uses of easements.

A conservation easement (or conservation restriction) is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government agency that permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values. It allows you to continue to own and use your land and to sell it or pass it on to heirs.

When you donate a conservation easement to a land trust, you give up some of the rights associated with the land. For example, you might give up the right to build additional structures, while retaining the right to grow crops. Future owners also will be bound by the easement's terms. The land trust is responsible for making sure the easement's terms are followed.

Conservation easements offer great flexibility. An easement on property containing rare wildlife habitat might prohibit any development, for example, while one on a farm might allow continued farming and the building of additional agricultural structures. An easement may apply to just a portion of the property, and need not require public access.

A landowner sometimes sells a conservation easement, but usually easements are donated. If the donation benefits the public by permanently protecting important conservation resources and meets other federal tax code requirements--it can qualify as a tax-deductible charitable donation. The amount of the donation is the difference between the land's value with the easement and its value without the easement.

Placing an easement on your property may also result in property tax savings.

Perhaps most important, a conservation easement can be essential for passing land on to the next generation. By removing the land's development potential, the easement lowers its market value, which in turn lowers estate tax. Whether the easement is donated during life or by will, it can make a critical difference in the heirs' ability to keep the land intact.