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5 Things to know about rural land
1. Land values are increasing as the city's population and demand for space
continue to grow.
2. Rural land is appreciating faster than any other class of geographic
real estate.
3. Land requires a fraction of the management headaches and time compared
to other active real estate investments.
4. Land investments double as a source of camping, hunting, building a
cabin or just unwinding in your own private domain of the great outdoors.
5. Will Rogers said it all: "Land, they aren't making any more of it."
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Denver Chosen as Most Desirable City
Denver was selected as the No. 1 city in which people want to live, according
to a survey by Pew Research Center. The poll of Americans placed the Mile High
City as the metropolitan area where people would most like to live, in the
October 2008 poll.
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We're guessing you came to Seldom Seen Ranch because you are
dreaming of living in the Colorado mountains, on a piece of ground big enough
for horses or privacy, big enough to build two or three or even four homes for
your family but
want to be close enough to Denver to work and play. Maybe you want
investment property and see the value in Colorado real estate close to town. Good
for you. We were in your shoes once and are now living that dream just
down the road from the Ranch. Now its our turn to help you get up here.
And what a place to land. Seldom Seen Ranch is a square quarter mile of
spectacular beauty and privacy with views in all directions, springs, giant
aspen trees, flat parks and meadows with many different building sites. Dig into this
website and you'll learn much more. You can put
a quick bookmark in your browser with one click of the icon at the bottom of the
page. Once you've done that give me a call to set up an appointment to get your
boots on the ground and we'll get you started on building your dream house in
the Colorado Rockies!
- Rick Wilking, owner and developer, Seldom Seen Ranch
Basic Information
- Seldom Seen Ranch is about 10 miles from Golden, Colorado,
west on Golden Gate Canyon Road to Bear Paw Road to Seldom Seen Road.
- Weather, elevation: Foothills front
range weather with typically 300 days of sunshine yearly. Elevation roughly
9,000 ft.
- Taxes: Unincorporated Gilpin County taxes,
zoning A-2. forestry zoning possible.
- Schools: Golden city schools serve
the area. School bus service is available.
- Utilities: United Power electricity, Qwest
telephone, propane gas, satellite internet (Hughesnet or Wildblue) and
satellite TV (Dish or DirecTv)
- Flora and fauna: Seldom Ranch is forested
land with a mix of aspens and several conifers - blue spruce, Engelmann
spruce, Douglas fir, ponderosa pine, and lodgepole pine are common. Mule
deer, elk and black bear live in the area with small game. Mountain
lions and bobcats can be present as well.
A little more detail
- 155 acres have been surveyed into four lots, each roughly
the same size and almost exactly square.
- Recreation: Golden Gate Canyon State
Park (12,000 acres) is 5 minutes from Rendezvous. White Ranch Open
Space park (3000 acres) in just to the east. Go to
http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/goldengatecanyon for more information.
- Local population: This is the quietest
developed canyon in the Denver metro area by far. Only 1,200 people
are living in 450 homes scattered over 50 pristine square miles. The are
only three year round residents on Seldom Seen Road.
- NO homeowners association, no dues or fees.
No one will tell you what your house has to look like or where to build it
on your own property. No one will tell you that your neighbors have to
be allowed to cross your land. This is NOT a Roosevelt Ridge type
place. There are minor covenants, see the FAQs for more information.
- We will help you develop your lot, for free,
if you want with our willingness to share our expertise in mountain
building.
- Gilpin County is one of the
easiest counties to build in with the lowest taxes in the area.
- Seldom Seen Ranch is an easy commute to some of the newest
employers in the county: Conoco-Philips is building a 56
million dollar alternative energy research center 45 minutes from
Rendezvous. Eventually up to 12,000 people will be working there.
DirecTv is building a facility 45 minutes away with an annual payroll
expected to be in the multi-millions. And Lockheed-Martin in nearby
Waterton Canyon is gearing up to design and build the replacement for the
space shuttle with the Ares 1 Rocket and Orion capsule.
Map of the area showing approximate location of SSR.
Map to the property coming
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