Nope

^ watches way to much TV

Right, I’m sure here’s lotsa ranching experts in Frisco.

Ok, you just live there now, but now tell us what suburb you grew up in.

A lot of times, city people will name off some random suburb of some big city, like that makes a difference.

Frisco is just north Dallas. If your in Dallas county, your in Dallas, no need to try & sound fancy.

I live in Frisco, I have a 5000 acres ranch sitting about 1/4 mile from me. Not alot of ranches left in the area due to land selling for about 1.5 million per acres in the area. But still some ranches, if you have 10 acres you can hunt with a shotgun inside city limits and 50 acres will let you use rifle inside city limits from what I remember.

Sadly the hunting spots are drying up.

I’m a BIG believer in real estate investment.

I bought my 133 acre place 38 years ago for $408 per acre. Put cows on it to get an Ag exemption. Spent a lot of time building and fixing fences. It’s considered recreational property due to being heavily forested. I don’t live there. Now have been offered $9,000 per acre. Haven’t had to lease a hunting spot since.

Later I bought adjoining 70 acres but don’t remember how much I paid. Ran some cows there also. Kept it about 5 years and sold it for enough to pay off everything I owed including my home in Hurst and a couple of rentals. Put my original down payment and payments in the bank.

Both places have had Ag exemptions or I couldn’t have afforded them. When the Wildlife exemption became available I sold the cows and started caring for everything from chiggers to deer and pigs.

When wife and I married we kept the houses, rented them out, and bought our own home. Renters have paid them off. We are going to sell one of them soon. DFW real estate has doubled+ in the last 25 years. That’s going to create a tax hickey due to having to recapture the depreciation.

I would like to say that our 401K’s have done as well. They haven’t because the stock market hasn’t kept up with either inflation or real estate.

Thoughts. Pay attention to opportunities but also take advantage of 401K’s and/or other pension plans. Own your own home. Don’t rent. Buy real estate at someone else’s expense when possible. Don’t have kids until you can afford them.

I’m not real smart and if I can do it, anybody can. Be an opportunist.

Conservationists have little to no influence in this. It is done in the name of feeding the needs of the city dwellers. Pushed by politicians kept in office by the voting power of city dwellers with little or no concern for land or habitat. The only way it will be stymied is for the majority of the city dwelling ranch experts in their concrete jungle to battle it at the polls. Fact.

I am probably one of many people he would call asking for farm and ranch advice on equipment and methodology. And being the smart man he is, I would not bet against him.

God led me to make the right decisions over the last 20 years.

Bought two acres, house and shop in 2002, in Melissa.

Bought 70 acres of 60% grass, and 40% trees for $2k an acre in 2013.

Build everything now standing on that 70 myself. Shop, house fences, driveway, all of it.

Sold Melissa 11 months ago.

Wrote a check to pay off everything but the house. The land is now worth $6k an acre.

So I totally agree with you.

I live in Frisco because I need to be close to a major airport, I'm not retired yet.

I have never owned a large parcel of land but currently looking at three property's (not in Frisco) between 80-100 acres. I ironically two of the land owners are selling because they want to move to the city (suburbs).

Of course I have NO IDEA what I'm doing when it comes to "ranching" but I certainly know a plethora of people and land owners that do and I would not hesitate to reach out to anyone of them should I need help.

I'm not really buying land to "ranch" anyway. When I do retire, I want my own fishing hole, nice gun range, picture perfect sun sets and peace and quiet.

Carry on.

Frisco is Collin and Denton County

Speculation is it will be bigger, current lease acreage they have right now says it will be close. The biggest limiting factor is if they can get the transmission line capacity. I’ve heard both so we will see.

It’s interesting seeing them bull doze and clear of all mesquites, back to the way it probably was in the 1700’s.

Just know unless you have a huge piece of land living in the country doesn’t get you away from everything. We bought our place 2 years ago. Since a solar farm went in 2 properties down, a cell tower went in along our east fence and the neighbor across the county roads dumb arse son that knocked up his girlfriend is living in a travel trailer across from my mailbox. I guess I’m no peach either, my neighbors think I shoot too much.

Yep, if youre moving to get "out", then you better move "way" out.

I too bought a place and know zero about ranching. I think being able to say the words "I don't know" about a subject is actually a sign of strength and self-confidence. 'Met many an arrogant S.O.B. that can't admit he doesn't know something, even if the subject is nuclear physics. Anyhow, no cows, no grass lease, just the wildlife thing. I'm thoroughly enjoying it. The last place, 163 acres, in south Gillespie County, we had for 50 years.

Luckily, the guy that had this place before me for 20 years didn't do jack squat nor did he spend a dime on it. So, as long as I don't catch the place on fire, anything I attempt is actually improving the place.

It's great that some folks have land that's been in the family for 4,5,6 generations. However, in some circumstances, it just shows a lack of imagination by the group and doesn't justify looking down on others.

I’ve heard that a little fire occasionally will help more than it hurts.

Yeah, I've talked with the head of the controlled burn association in the area. You have to learn, then volunteer on other's, etc., which is as it should be. But I'm just too much of a worry wart to attempt it.

Someone fixed that for us and tossed a cig out on the county road.

I heard that just happened in Temple which caught 70+ cars on fire. Wonder if they caught the smoker that did it.

Say it louder for those in the back!!!

City people can be stupid in the country. Country people can be stupid in the city. There's smart and stupid people in all places. Asking questions is a good way to learn.

Is that "ranchish"?

Being around stupid people is a double edged sword. On one hand they boost my ego and make me feel superior while on the downside are irritating.

i don't know, the only land i ever owned, tis this here dirt they use ta bury me with.
pappy

Yea, my ZFG attitude does not process "stoooopid" people either. Good luck with that.

One wasn’t born knowing how to do much of anything other than pee, poop and cry.

Just about everything I’ve learned I learned either thru trial and error, reading on the subject or watching someone else/having them show me.

These “heavy ranchin’ “ threads crack me up.

It’s another form of “better than” self justification