Tag: dove

Happy Holidays from Jim Mullen (and Ruby) at Quailpro, LLC

While it may be hard to get into the holiday spirit when it’s 70 degrees outside, I wanted to wish everyone a great holiday season.  And, if you have plans to buy or sell a ranch in 2020, give me a call and we can get started.  One man, one office, 35 years of experience […]

Ranch Broker Writes Blog!

An old farts sojourn into social media; writing a blog for ranch buyers.

Rain!

What impact will the recent rain have on South Texas?  Coming in early Fall, after a very dry Summer, the moisture will still be effective due to the continued warmer temperatures.  Had it come much later, cooler temps would have negated much of the impact short term.  Moisture is always welcome, but, like fixing a […]

Are Ranch Brokers Obsolete?

For many years, residential property sales were dominated by the agent.  The listing agent listed a house, a buyer’s agent brought a buyer, and after some negotiation, the sale went through, over and over millions of times a year across the U.S..  In the Digital Age, that scenario may be on the way out as […]

Mixing Business with Pleasure (and Ruby)

I had an opportunity to visit with an old Aggie friend near Devine the other day.  He wanted to know what the family place was worth in today’s market.  As a Broker, I cannot give an “opinion of value” as we did in the old days, but can still offer my opinion of what it […]

Book Excerpt: When to Buy Your Ranch

Section III.  Timing Your Purchase and Improvements Does it make any difference when you buy your ranch, when you high fence a ranch, when you dig a new stocktank?  In this section, I provide some suggestions as to when to implement your plans, either for buying or developing your new ranch. Ch. 3-1:  When to […]

Another Day as a Ranch Broker

Great day previewing a solid deer/quail/dove ranch in deep South Texas.

Ruby’s Opening Day, 2019

First dove hunt of 2019 tired us both out, but in a good way.

Acclimate That Fat Retriever

Time to get yourself, and your dog, in shape for Dove season.

Spot Check of Habitat Conditions

In my travels this week, I have been from Castroville to Encino, down to Pearsall, back to Falfurrias, then out to D’hanis and of course to my small place south of Castroville.  Key indicators I look for are native sunflower and croton. Overall conditions are very good and remain green although there are some dry […]