Posts marked: Idaho Ranches For Sale

The American dream....Freedom, space, and a connection with the land. Ranch life taps into our core values as Americans. Owning land has emerged as an alternative investment for those with the available finances, making a land investment profitable for generations. Lately, owning a ranch and selling the agricultural product raised on it has emerged as an alternative investment class for those with the available finances and a time horizon that stretches years or decades into the future.

When asked what this agricultural suburb of Logan, Utah in southeastern Idaho has been primarily known for besides the trophy elk and deer or hot springs, Mark Andreasen offers, “Coach Dick Motta, Coach Phil Johnson, and Judge Randy Smith.”

Motta was the seventh grade teacher in the small town of Grace who coached the high school team to the 1959 Idaho State Championship. He went on to coach the Chicago Bulls for four wining season (1970-74) and was named NBA Coach of the Year. Johnson was longtime assistant basketball coach of the Salt Lake Jazz, and Smith is a judge in the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Both grew up in this rolling landscape of farms and ranches near the intersection of the Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah borders not far from Salt Lake City and Pocatello.

Today’s ranch buyer has many options for increasing value and improving stewardship of this unique class of investment asset. Some of these options do not require extensive time, investment, or expertise, but there are consultants available to assist.

Here is a summary of one Landowner’s activities in past two years with an Idaho ranch:

The Landowner bought 705 acres of pastureland and wildlife habitat that encompassed a river and several smaller springs. As an avid hunter, she originally was looking for a weekend retreat with private access to pheasant, quail, ducks and geese—all species found on her property. Working with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the local district office of the USDA’s National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), she identified opportunities to improve the quality of the wetland / riparian and upland areas.

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