Colorado water attorney Kent Holsinger discusses water storage, drought, agricultural water rights, reservoirs and the future of Colorado's water resources.
At Mason & Morse Ranch Company, we spend a great deal of time working with farm and ranch families. A little-known tax provision is drawing new attention as farms, ranches and agricultural lands move from one generation to the next. IRC Section 180 itself is not new. It has been part of the Internal Revenue Code since 1960. Yet despite being available for decades, it remains unfamiliar to many farm and ranch owners, heirs and even experienced agricultural operators.
When searching for a hunting recreational ranch, among others some of the first questions buyers often ask are along the lines
Most buyers begin online with a search for ranches for sale. Nothing wrong with that. It is the common way people describe what they are looking for. But that search can place a lot of attention on the house, barns, corrals and other visible improvements. Those are the things that photograph well. They are also the things buyers may become attached to before knowing whether the land will support the reason they wanted a ranch in the first place.
The greatest conservation success story in the American West is not conservation easements. It is the people, who with commitment, have been buying, owning, and stewarding large working landscapes for generations.
Fourth-generation Wyoming rancher brings firsthand ranching experience, knowledge of Western land and rural communities, and a lifelong connection to hunting, horses and the Western way of life.
When selling a ranch, farm or significant land property, the quality of the exposure matters before the quantity of the exposure. The best place to begin marketing a ranch is not necessarily the website with the most traffic. Maximum quality exposure starts with a specialized ranch, farm and land brokerage that understands the property, recognizes what drives its value, and positions it correctly.
James Rinehart of Mason & Morse Ranch Company explains why Wyoming mountain properties with deeded acreage, live water, timber, National Forest access and quality improvements are so rare. Buyer comparison between Colorado and Wyoming ranch and recreational real estate.
One “micro-trend” emerging across many ranch markets today is the increased attention buyers are giving to the current condition of a property. While location, acreage, water rights, carrying capacity,
