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Joette Schalla, ALC
Ranch Broker, CO
Licensed in CO
Joette has been a Colorado Ranch Broker since 2004. Her focus has always been land, working ranches, and mountain properties, closing over 180 transactions during her time at her former agency, Blue Cedar. She holds the prestigious Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) designation through the Realtors Land Institute (RLI). In 2024, Joette was elected Governor-at-Large for RLI in Pueblo, Colorado, taking on a leadership role. She understands the needs of specialized equine professionals, what it takes to operate a true working ranch, or even the outdoor sporting benefits of recreational mountain property.
Joette grew up on a cattle ranch in Calhan, Colorado. Her parents bought and sold properties a few times, expanding their agricultural operation and reinvesting into more productive properties. They worked hard to become stewards of the land, passing their children’s knowledge and values down. Over time, the education and dedication paid off and earned them a conservation award for their efforts. They used a 1031 Exchange to obtain a more extensive operation south of Fowler, Colorado. While her parents had their Calhan ranch listed, Joette got her first taste of real estate. Joette would assist with many tours, quickly learning the difference between agents who came prepared for their showings and those who leaned on her because they were winging it. This is where she got the bug to pursue real estate sales as a career.
Joette has vast equestrian experience. On the English side of things, she competed in dressage, cross country, and show-jumping events. Participating in the 4-H horse program, she competed in all Western and English riding classes, including showmanship, equitation, pleasure, speed events, trail, and reining. As a high school rodeo standout, she earned several state titles: Reserve Colorado State Breakaway Roper, Finals Average Champion in Women’s Cutting, and Women’s All-Around Champion finals. This earned her a trip to the National High School Rodeo Finals. To top off her illustrious high school career, the basketball team she played on won the 1999 2-A Colorado State Women’s Championship.
Joette is a very driven and competitive person, and rodeo continued to be her passion in college, earning both an academic and rodeo scholarship. She attended Missouri Valley College, making the Dean's Honor Roll both semesters and winning the Women's Breakaway Roping Championship for the Ozark Region, qualifying for the College National Finals in Casper, Wyoming, in two events. After attending the CNFR in Casper, she was recruited to sign with Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Her years at Panhandle proved productive, making the Dean's Honor Roll and winning a Women's Breakaway Roping Reserve Championship for the Central Plains Region, which qualified her for the College National Finals again. Most importantly, she earned a bachelor's degree with majors in marketing and finance and a minor in computer information systems.
Currently, she operates a commercial cow/calf operation and competes in rodeos. She calves in the spring, weaning and selling the calves in the late fall. Taking care of her cattle creates an easy transition into the ranch rodeo competitions. In 2015 she was honored to win the title of Top Horse at the Women's Ranch Rodeo Association World Finals in Loveland, Colorado, and Top Horse at the Colorado State Fair Open Ranch Rodeo in Pueblo, Colorado. In 2020, her team, the High Plains Cowgirls, won the World Championship of the Women's Ranch Rodeo Association, competing in numerous events throughout the season. In 2021 she earned the title of Top Hand at the Colorado State Fair Open Ranch Rodeo, competing amongst 80 men and women.
When she isn't working on real estate, checking her cows, or headed to a rodeo competition, Joette enjoys traveling, especially if it includes deep-sea fishing or touring historical sites. Spending time with her family and boyfriend, Toby, is always at the top of her list. They enjoy fishing mountain lakes, sporting clays, and hunting game birds and varmints.
Read the Western Horseman Article "Started from Scratch - the Story of the Schalla Family"
6 Active Properties Listed by Joette Schalla, ALC
Hobby Horse Farms
Firestone, ColoradoThis premier equestrian facility offers an 80-horse capacity and exceptional amenities for both riders and horses. It features heated box stalls, Quonsets, loafing sheds, and multiple large paddocks, all surrounded by durable fencing. The property also includes a 200′ x 90′ indoor arena and two large outdoor arenas. With a solid reputation, the facility generates steady income, offers growth potential, and presents long-term investment opportunities, especially as the area grows.
South Apishapa Ranch
Model, ColoradoThis land supports various species, including mule deer, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, coyotes, and mountain lions. It is a blend of grazing land and diverse wildlife habitat in southeastern Colorado. Cattle grazing and hunting leases with potential landowner tags enhance the land’s value. Adjacent to the Apishapa State Wildlife Area, it enriches hunting prospects. A solar-powered water well ensures sufficient water for livestock and wildlife amid rugged canyons and native grasslands.
Riverside Retreat on the Arkansas
Texas Creek, ColoradoThe Riverside Retreat in Colorado, with 600+ feet of waterfront and extensive public land views, features a 5,256± square-foot renovated commercial building. Perfect for outdoor lovers, it suits various business plans or as a distinctive riverfront residence. Ideal for a family diner or fly fishing shop, it is positioned ideally for locals and tourists alike, drawing rafters, anglers, and adventurers. This spot offers both commercial opportunities and picturesque living.
Williams Farm & Seed Company
Pueblo, ColoradoThe farm, home, and seed store are iconic in Colorado. The farm is so coveted and celebrated that the Palmer Land Conservancy is including the property in a documentary they are producing about historic farms in the lower Arkansas River Valley. This historic and iconic property offers one of the best locations for a potential commercial business. With multiple types of zoning, plentiful water rights, and usable improvements, this property provides limitless opportunities for the next owner.
Pounds Ranch
Rye, ColoradoViews of the Wet Mountain range from this generational property, this ranch offers a unique 196± acre-feet water storage right at Bonnie Meade Lake, ideal for livestock and equestrian activities. It boasts fertile grasslands and abundant wildlife, perfect for outdoor enthusiasts. With year-round access, power, and livestock well, the ranch provides flexibility for development. Not bound by a conservation easement, Pounds Ranch offers endless possibilities amidst natural beauty and adventure.
Zoe’s Ranch
Pueblo, ColoradoZoe’s Ranch is established in a stunning setting in Colorado, with mature trees for privacy and shade and a seasonal creek. The views and the ranch’s terrain are hard to beat, with Greenhorn Mountain standing proudly to the west. The property has well-established landscaping, enhancing the beauty of the setting. The thoughtfully designed improvements are ideal for someone who wants a turn-key horse property and a well-appointed home that is already finished and ready to be enjoyed.
8 Listings Sold by Joette Schalla, ALC
North Star Ranch Colorado
Mancos, ColoradoWith 80± acres of irrigated meadows & stunning vistas, North Star Ranch is perfect for equestrian pursuits, ranching, & enjoying the tranquility of southwestern Colorado, just 25 minutes west of Durango, Colorado. This picturesque 488± acre property features diverse terrain, providing a habitat for elk, deer, bear, & turkeys, ideal for outdoor enthusiasts. It includes a ranch house, a 3-bedroom caretaker’s casita, vintage barns, and a new timber-frame horse barn with luxurious accommodations.
Vucetich Ranch
Walsenburg, ColoradoJust north of Walsenburg, CO, the 2,150± deeded acre Vucetich Ranch offers stunning views of the Spanish Peaks, Sangre De Cristo, and Wet Mountain ranges. The rolling terrain features catch ponds and is accessible via a maintained gravel county road. The ranch includes 320± acres of fenced BLM land, enhancing livestock capacity. It’s fully fenced with a water line feeding stock tanks at two locations. The mild climate supports grazing, with antelope and occasional elk or mule deer.
Best Bet Beeflot
La Junta, ColoradoThis Colorado property and business is a great stepping stone to allow the owner to generate enough income to expand their operation in additional directions. Water rights allow opportunities for pasturing cattle or growing crops. This is a wonderful facility to utilize for trading cattle and earning steady cash flow from the yardage charged for feeding customers’ cattle. The home allows someone to live on-site, provide housing for a manager, or earn additional rental income from the property.
Stone Creek Ranch
Pueblo, ColoradoThis Colorado ranch is a blank canvas for someone ready to create their dream property. This pristine property is a wonderful setting to take in the mountain views or ride your horse along the bluffs, around the buttes, and then down to Rush Creek to scare up some wildlife. The location is near a town with many amenities yet with enough space to enjoy privacy, the pleasant sounds of nature, and the privacy of wide-open spaces. It would be a great place for a home with a porch for rocking chairs.
Wild Mustang Ranch
Walsenburg, ColoradoThis Colorado 3/3 custom log home offers granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and high-end cabinetry. The primary suite has a walk-in closet and fine tile work throughout the spacious bathroom. The basement has a walkout egress to the front yard, a game room, bar, and workout area. Put up your feet in the stunning great room and relax by the gas fireplace trimmed in river rock. Views of Greenhorn Mountain, Mt Mestas, Silver Mtn, and the Sheep Mtns are from the cozy front porch.
Burnt Mill Ranch
Pueblo, ColoradoThe log home offers 3 beds, 3 baths, and 59± acres, with views of Greenhorn Mountain, the Wet Mountain Range, and Pikes Peak. With large spruce beams, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, new carpeting, new kitchen appliances, and fresh paint, this Mountain State Log Homes design includes vaulted ceilings, a great room, office, theater room, and mud/laundry room. The unfinished basement features natural light. With a shop, 4 loafing sheds, and a pond, it’s an ideal location with paved road access.
Lowe Ranch
Boone, ColoradoIn Colorado, this ranch offers acres of prime grassland featuring power, two wells at 15 GPM, and vestiges of old buildings. With Class 4 sandy loam soils, it’s ideal for grazing and includes 315.38± acres in CRP, yielding $6,778 annually until 2031. A perfect EQIP and Grasslands CRP candidate, it offers income and grazing improvements. The ranch affords privacy, year-round access, and breathtaking views from the Spanish Peaks to Pikes Peak, presenting a rare opportunity to establish a home.
Painted Sky Ranch
Beulah, ColoradoThis ranch in Colorado offers the perfect opportunity to buy a spectacular building and finish it with the details you desire. The water well, septic, power, and propane are already in place. The building plans are available to the buyer to help make the completion of the project a bit smoother as they make their dreams come true. Spectacular mountain views, stunning sunsets that truly paint the sky, grassy meadows, and a four-season climate make this a fantastic location for year-round living.
Articles Authored by Joette Schalla, ALC
5 Things All Landowners Should Know About Renewable Energy Opportunities
In 1820 the United States Government started selling publicly held land for $1.25 per acre. This event allowed citizens in urban areas new opportunities, but buying land in unsettled areas was only practical for some. Later, Congress was urged to offer free land to encourage more settlement in these unestablished regions. The Homestead Act was […]
Grasslands CRP Program
It was once said, “The best thing about the land is the landscape.” A good point, but what is also very rewarding is an additional return on your investment through special programs designed to protect and preserve that landscape. Many landowners are unaware of ongoing incentives for maintaining or enhancing certain portions of their property, […]
Women of Fay – Daughters in Ag
At Fay Ranches, we are proud of our agents, the culture, and the family that we have cultivated over the years. A big part of the team is the Women of Fay Ranches. These gals have worked hard to pave their way through the industry and come out on top. They continue to raise their […]
Joette Schalla Speaks on Solar Leasing on LandGate
I have helped multiple clients place renewable energy development options on their properties, including two properties I own. I have the knowledge and connections to help landowners determine if their property is ideal for wind or solar development, and I maintain working relationships with over a dozen renewable developers with whom I can present potential […]
Women of Fay – Daughters in Ag
At Fay Ranches, we are proud of our agents, the culture, and the family that we have cultivated over the years. A big part of the team is the Women of Fay Ranches. These gals have worked hard to pave their way through the industry and come out on top. They continue to raise their […]
