Just minutes from the slopes of Brundage Mountain—the “best snow in Idaho”—Bear Creek Lodge is perfectly situated for year-round adventure. The property offers nine guestrooms in its main lodge and three additional standalone cabins.
Buying Land
Tools and tips to make buying land easier
Listing of the Week: Upscale Equestrian Property in the SoCal Hills
Starbucks Ojai Valley Ranch sits amidst South California’s beautiful Ojai Valley, a popular weekend getaway for Los Angelenos. The property features an acclaimed income-producing equestrian center as well as a beautifully designed custom home by a local architect.
Listing of the Week: The American Riviera’s Rancho Monte Alegre
This week’s property spotlight is of a unique mountain property in the hills overlooking Santa Barbara, California. The 3,000-acre Rancho Monte Alegre, which has hosted Hollywood celebrities including John Wayne and Clark Gable, is due to go up for auction in December 2016.
Listing of the Week: Upscale Horse Farm in Saxonburg Horse Country, Pennsylvania
This week’s property spotlight is of a beautifully maintained horse farm in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The 31-acre rural retreat was listed on October 15 through Elaine Shetler-Libent of the Elaine Shetler Libent Real Estate Group.
Property Spotlight: Kennedy Family’s Virginia Estate Back on the Market
The former Virginia estate of the Kennedys is back on the market this week, listed for sale at $5,950,000.
What Will $500,000 Buy You In Each State?
Here is what $500,000 will buy in all 50 states in the United States, from a century-old fixer-upper to prime oceanfront California real estate.
Tech We Like: Model My Watershed
Manage My Watershed is a robust mapping and modeling tool to help land buyers and sellers understand local watersheds and soild conditions.
Backyard Crown Jewels: Land for Sale Near National Parks
The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016. Here is some of our favorite land for sale on the doorstep of these treasured public lands.
Celebrity Real Estate: Joe Cocker’s Colorado Ranch Up for Auction
The former Crawford, Colorado, ranch of musician Joe Cocker will be auctioned off on September 1, 2016.
Buyers Beware: Five Things You Need to Know Before Buying Property in Texas
If a seller doesn’t know something, beware. By not investigating this for yourself, you could be in for an unwelcome surprise after you close on a property.
“Understanding” Buying Western Ranches
Broker Dan Murphy of M4 Ranch Group offers expert advice about transforming the potential of your ranch asset into a lifetime investment.
A Guide to Hobby Farming
We take a look at what constitutes a hobby farm and what it means to be a hobby farmer.
Property Spotlight: Get the Adventure Buzz in Colorado’s High Country
The wires of the Interweb were buzzing this week with the arrival of 6,900-acre High Plains Ranch on the market. And looking at all this sprawling recreational ranch has to offer, why wouldn’t they? Currently owned by Colorado businessman and philanthropist Charlie Gallagher, the ranch includes a masterful five-bedroom log home located within the 19,000-acre Grand River Ranch […]
Top Texas Hunting Land
With 97 percent of land in Texas privately owned, most hunting by the estimated 1.1 million Texas hunters takes place on the myriad private ranches and hunting land throughout the state. Texas offers numerous hunting outfitters who will take hunters out on guided hunts for bird and big-game species, as well as exotics, plus many […]
Buying or Selling Rural Real Estate? Know the Lending Lingo
Whether you are purchasing or selling property, it helps to know the lending lingo.
7 Beautiful Log Homes and Cabins for Sale
We’ve come a long way since the humble log cabin of homesteading days, although there’s still a comforting simplicity to a home on the range made from a lattice of sturdy wood beams. These days, however, even the most remote and secluded log homes are filled with luxury interior trimmings that befit their purpose as […]
Equestrian Estates for Sale: 5 Luxury Properties for Horse Lovers
News broke last week that Bill Gates purchased two empty lots of land adjacent to his Wellington, Florida, equestrian estate for $5 million. According to this report in the Miami Herald, the billionaire Microsoft founder and philanthropist now owns four of the six properties in Mallet Hill Court, an exclusive enclave of equestrian ranches and facilities […]
Strand Us Here: Incredible Private Islands for Sale
Let’s face it, private-island ownership is typically the realm of movie stars, music legends and mega-millionaires. Virgin tycoon Richard Branson owns 74-acre Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, which he famously rents out for around $30,000 per couple for weeklong stays. A decade ago, Leonardo DiCaprio purchased Belize’s 104-acre Blackadore Caye and is now […]
Photo Gallery: Barndominiums of Texas
The term barndominium can loosely be defined as a barn or storage shed that’s been converted to include living space. It was coined by a developer in New England in the late 1980s who started out marketing these low-cost units for acreage owned by horse owners. Typically single-story sheet-metal structures that combine living quarters with a workspace, equipment […]