Rural & Recreational Real Estate – still the secure investment
A large amount of commercial real estate today is overvalued and has not adjusted down to the point where prudent investors would enter the market. On the other hand, rural land and recreational real estate across the nation has a different value foundation – scarcity. One can move a business, build a new commercial building and change locations entirely. Yet land remains where it is, as it is – completely unique in location and characteristic. The availability of high quality land, large acreage properties rich in natural resources such as water, minerals, timber, wildlife and agriculture production capability, are more difficult to find and will undoubtedly continue to appreciate and remain in demand.
Land scarcity offers a compelling argument for real estate as the better long-term investment over stock. Land investors will not wake up one morning to learn that bad “credit default swaps” (third party insurance against bad loans made by some of our nation’s largest banking and investment firms) or a newly passed federal law or government program has wiped out the equity value of their stock portfolio - or worse. Another advantage of ranch real estate ownership is the various tax advantage opportunities. Rural land and recreation real estate benefits from favorable tax treatment and offers many types of estate-planning opportunities. Ranch real estate typically receives more favorable regulatory treatment. For example, in Colorado, a ranch with a market value of over $5,000,000 may be legitimately taxed as agricultural land resulting in property taxes of only $250 per annum. In this uncertain economic and investment climate, quality rural real estate remains a promising and profitable investment.
Ranch Marketing Associates markets quality ranch real estate for investment, agricultural production, conservation easement potential, outdoor recreation and development purposes. With offices in Denver, Aspen and Sheridan and Broker relationships throughout the United States, we provide clients with complete, fully-integrated services.
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