Steamboat’s Big Creek Ranch Purchased at $39.9M
Steamboat Springs’ Big Creek Ranch has sold in an off-market deal for $39.9M. Tommy Bagwell, who was represented by Live Water Properties Brokers Alex Maher and Brian Hartley, purchased the 4,863-ac...
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The 2022 Mountain West Fly Fishing Report
Spring has brought much-needed moisture to many of our states out West. As July approaches and the sun is shining, the rivers are beginning to clear. We have fishing on our minds as we watch the water turn from the brown shades of runoff to cry...
Legacy Ranch Restoration: Land Fragmentation and Consolidation in the West
Thomas Jefferson is responsible for adding 530,000,000 acres to the United States of America in 1803. Much of the land within the Louisiana Purchase, from the French is now what is considered the “American West.” Fast Forward 59 years with...
A Look Back on the 2021 Ranch Market
Looking back on the past year, 2021 was a successful year in the real estate world across the country, and that was certainly true for ranch and recreational properties. Live Water Properties set many records in 2021, including sales volume ($4...
The Top Upland Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Ranches of 2021
As the temperatures start to drop in the northern states and waterfowl begins the journey south, our Brokers’ attention starts to move towards the properties that load up with ducks and geese. Many of the traits that create agricultural prope...
Buying Land in Texas: The Ranch Spirit of Mark Harman
I remember the day when we “took Texas out of Texas.” Mark Harman had flown up from Fredericksburg, Texas to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Mark was smiling in a way that showed pride, and he spoke with a drawl like a country music singer, chin coc...
