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Meet the country’s top land brokers, agents, land managers and rural appraisers—the people behind some the most significant and groundbreaking deals in the land business!
A Legacy Built on the Land: Hayden Outdoors
At Hayden Outdoors, father and sons Leo, Dax and Seth Hayden are building a legacy business on their shared passion for land—and the people who steward it.
The Rancher’s Daughter: Sarah Nunley Biedenharn
By the time she was four, Sarah Nunley Biedenharn, who was reared near Sabinal, was driving a pickup on one of her family’s ranches operated under the Nunley Brothers’ brand. Of course, she was sitting on her father’s lap so she could see over the steering wheel and he could operate the pedals. “There’s never been […]
M4 Ranch Group: A Brand of Excellence
Brothers Dan and Michael Murphy, owners of M4 Ranch Group are leaving their mark—well, actually their brand—on Colorado ranch real estate.
Advertorial: M4 Ranch Group Celebrates a Banner Year
M4 Ranch Group is celebrating a banner year thanks to the owners—past and present—of the exceptional properties that we’ve been fortunate to represent.
Answering the Land’s Call: Fredericksburg Realty’s Justin Cop
Justin Cop, owner of Fredericksburg Realty, risked his wife’s wrath to answer the long, loud call of the Texas Hill Country and establish himself as a ranch broker.
Clint Orms: Crafting a Legacy
The handcrafted originality and quality of Clint Orms’ handmade belt buckles, bracelets and other pieces uniquely reflect Texas’ proud cowboy heritage.
Robb Van Pelt Lives it to Know it at Mason & Morse Ranch Company
At Mason & Morse Ranch Company, the standard is “live it to know it” and no one lives it or knows it like co-founder and broker Robb Van Pelt.
Dr. Wallace Klussmann: Education, Conservation & Dedication
In 1993, Dr. Wallace Klussmann, professor emeritus at Texas A&M University, ended his 30-year career in higher education and immediately embarked on his second “career” as a volunteer.
Sheldon Grothaus: A Moving Target
Sheldon Grothaus, owner-broker of Texas Ranch Sales LLC in Hondo, is a tall, moving target.
Kenneth Bell: Putting Water Where It Isn’t
Decades of experience have shown Bell, who founded Quick Line Service Company’s Ranch Water Division in 1990, that the availability of fresh water dictates land’s productivity when it comes to livestock and wildlife.
Robert Dullnig: The Work Ethic of Success
Meet Robert Dullnig of San Antonio’s Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty, 2016’s Texas LAND Star winner with total sales of $118.8 million.
LandLeader Member Case Study: Living the Dream and Tarrant & Harman
Living the Dream, owned by D.W. Hindman, and Tarrant & Harman Real Estate and Auction Co., co-owned by Travis Tarrant and Mark Harman, provide a Midwestern case study in opportunity amplification.
Holt Cat’s Peter John Holt: The Value of the Greater Good
Peter John Holt, executive vice president and general manager of Holt Cat in San Antonio, runs his business by the same principles by which he lives his life.
Q&A with United Country Timberline Realty’s Kem Winternitz
We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Kem Winternitz, managing broker and Accredited Land Consultant with United Country Timberline Realty in Divide, Colorado, to get her unique perspectives on the land-brokerage business.
Texas Wildlife Association Member Profile: Stephen “Tio” Kleberg
Stephen J. “Tio” Kleberg is a cowboy by nature and a rancher by nurture. “When most kids are in elementary school, they aspire to be firemen or doctors or policemen, but I always wanted to be a cowboy,” Kleberg, who represents the fifth generation to have lived and worked on King Ranch, says.
Rob Pfister: Old West Values, New West Vision
Rob Pfister, owner of Pfister Land Company in Buffalo, Wyoming, was weaned on the independent spirit and self-reliance of the American West.
Broker Spotlight: Hodde Real Estate
Randy Hodde, co-owner of Hodde Real Estate in Brenham, is a matchmaker. “We’re property matchmakers… we help people find their place.”
Broker Spotlight: Hall and Hall’s Joel Leadbetter
Lorie Woodward Cantu sits down with Hall and Hall broker Joel Leadbetter to discuss his career and approach to selling land.
Sam Middleton: A Legacy of the Land
Reflecting on the W.T. Waggoner sale earlier this year, Middleton believes that the interest in the property speaks volumes for the investment stability of land ownership…you can’t beat the “romance and the legacy” of having a ranch.
