Nothing is quite as nice as open space. Living in the big city provides the opportunity for plenty of entertainment and excitement, but after too many years the noise and crowds get to be overwhelming. Wouldn’t it be great to find a luxury ranch for sale that could provide you the opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of big city life?
If you are thinking about moving your family to an open space in the country, you first have to decide if you want to move to luxury ranch for sale for a relaxing lifestyle, or if you want to consider a land with an accompanying farm operation. As more and more people try to live a sustainable lifestyle, farming is growing in popularity. Range and pasture lands constitute the largest private lands use category, exceeding both forest land (21%) and crop land (18%). Both ranches and farms provide open spaces not found in the city, but farms tend to focus more on crop production. Ranches, on the other hand, are often more focused on animal grazing, tending and selling.
Texas ranches rank first in sales of cattle and calves, sheep and wool, goats and mohair, and cotton. With skyrocketing land prices during the last decade, a luxury ranch for sale today can become a worthwhile investment for landowners tomorrow. Ranch owners can use their property as a vacation getaway or as a permanent residence. In addition to providing a relaxing open place to stay, ranch land can also bring in income for the owner. Some of the land can be used for hunting lodges that can be rented out during peak hunting seasons. Other ranches purchase and oversee their own herds of animals that are later sold at market. Another income opportunity is to rent out ranching land to other cattle or sheep owners.
Wyoming, for example, ranks second nationwide in wool production. The climate is conducive to raising cattle as well as sheep. If you find a large enough luxury ranch for sale in this state you could provide your family a relaxing place to live, while also earning an income from sheep or cattle ranching.
If you are tiring of the crowded highway and the long commutes, it might be time for you to switch to long drives on a narrow lane to a single home crowded with nothing but trees. A life centered in the outdoors can provide peace, relaxation and fresh air.