Escape to the Country with Colorado’s many farm, ranch and recreational properties By Darren Thornberry Photos: Hayden Outdoors, KL Realty
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“Moving just out of the city has been wonderful for our family. We spend more time outside enjoying our property and the amazing views. We have the best company for our morning coffee, our horses! We were boarding them before we had land, and now they’re here with us. It was a journey for sure and Sally helped us get here!”
Bear Gulch Ranch in Estes Park is a custom luxury home with full home office capabilities, fishing pond, stream, two guest homes and 320 acres for recreation. This Hayden Outdoors listing is just a few miles from Rocky Mountain National Park.
year ago, working from home was, for the most part, a privilege enjoyed by few. Now it’s ubiquitous in businesses large and small. The pandemic forced (Photo courtesy: Haden Outdoors). employers to get creative if they were to keep great employees. As a result, convenience to take a quick hike or working remotely, whether a mile go fishing, steps away from their front from the office or four states away, is door. Clients want to care for their one of our new normals. And families horses on their own land rather than love it. Suddenly, where to live is a boarding or the ability to build a huge proposition that sparks imagination - Adam and Meg Roberts, Hayden Outdoors clients barn for all their toys!” and rekindles old geographical Brunk is seeing an influx of flames. The surge in interest in rural interested buyers from the city and mountainous properties in Colorado has Realtors fielding because, with the flexibility of working remotely, settling down more calls than ever for recreational land with a view. somewhere with a bit more privacy is, as she says, “very “Many of my clients have been given the opportunity to enticing to consumers.” Hayden Outdoors is seeing more work from home,” says Sally Brunk, broker associate with demand for recreational property as well. In a recent survey of Hayden Outdoors. “The freedom to work from anywhere their buyers, 52% said they wanted to build a cabin or home in has been a huge benefit and is allowing people to invest in the first 12 months of buying land, and 55% said they needed property where they truly want to live. Because of this, they a home office. If you’re considering a move to the country, understand are able to expand their search for property where they can that if your best friend is a Realtor, but not well-versed in rural work AND recreate. My clients are choosing a quality of life or mountain properties and sales, they need to step aside that speaks to their interests of being outdoors. They want the ATHOMECOLORADO.COM
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