Ranch Preparation Top 6


of “Preparing your Ranch to Sell"


. Design your barns/ cattlepens/ pastures to be easily maintained. Then keep them functional. Gates need to swing and latch with ease, arenas need to be ready for riding, pastures should weed free as possible, ready to graze or bale.


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est number of buyers. More improvements equal less buyers. For example, there are fewer buyers who want three barns than one barn. Stick with the basics of what you need. An “over-im- proved” ranch is the hardest to sell at a price which recovers the cost of them.


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ty to take. It is especially important for farm and ranch pictures to be appealing. Catch the sunset/ deer/ ducks/ horses playing/ water features.


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. Dead trees are a huge problem right now, following the drought. Get rid of the dead trees and stumps in prominent places, hire an arborist to treat and save those special trees.


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. Identify and communicate your goals. Price and nec- essary market exposure time are closely correlated. This is where trust and communication with your farm and ranch bro- ker are crucial. If you are motivated to sell for the most money possible, then be prepared to be patient with the market and the exposure time it takes to reach that goal.


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by time, trust your broker’s knowledge of comparable sales, and know that a reputable farm and ranch broker will never leave your money on the table. w


Thank you Jacobs Properties for putting together this list of things we can do to keep our properties at their peak resale value. Questions? Please contact Jacob Properties at 936-597-3301


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The type of fencing doesn't matter as much as keeping it repaired & the fields maintained


. Keep your ranch tidy. If you do not use it, get rid of it. Especially unused cross fences/ corrals / old equipment.


. Keep a camera with you for that special picture that your ranch broker will not have the opportuni-


. More/bigger is not always better-- you want to be able to match the farm/ranch improvements to the larg-


A well-balanced eye-appealing ranch property (top). Be sure to clean out dead tress (below).


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