BRITS React to Colorado Ranch For Sale! - Stealey Mountain Ranch - Ridgway, Colorado

[@frank8040]

Just checked- the ranch was on the market for a little over a year and originally listed for $25M and ended up selling for $23M

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

Its sold? Damn too late again.

[@Longhauler85]

So Daz was the one who way off 😂. Don't underestimate Gaynor!

[@whodat9198]

That’s pre Covid money. You can 2-3x it now at least

[@wojecire]

How does it last that long? I don't understand how it's not going for 200m

[@whodat9198]

@@wojecire it sold before covid, the real estate market was very slow

[@Bearfacts01]

Riding horses in these areas is the best! I'm big trail horse fan love riding horses into areas nobody sees.

[@darrell9546]

Much of John Wayne's True Grit was filmed in the area. His charge against Ned Pepper and his gang was filmed beneath Chimney Rock and Courthouse Mountain, near the top of Owl Creek Pass, which is nearby.

[@Mike_For_Sure]

My man Daz adding horse riding through the mountains to the future resume. He already has sneaker collecting and the hand painted Christmas cards coming. lol I love it 😂🤙🍻

[@FourFish47]

I lived in Colorado for 5 years. It's more expensive now (like everywhere) but winters were pretty mild. It snows one day, two days later it's gone. It's clean and beautiful, and I lived at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, so yeah, I could get up in the morning and just look out the window at the mountains. I loved it.

[@TheRockkickass]

Colorado is very expensive

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

Mild compared to the South maybe? Where I live in SE Oklahoma, winter days average 49-51°, with early-mid Dec. actually climbing back up for a bit before dipping down around Christmas, and nights only start to consistently go below freezing in January. Our winters are about 6 weeks, just after Christmas until mid-February, generally. I'm sure Colorado is much worse. Only people from a harsh winter area can be dropped into Colorado and won't complain about the winter.

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

​​@@TheRockkickasscompared to where? City and rural are very different. When I was a kid about 13-15 yrs ago, I lived lower middle-class/middle-class, and I thought 50k a year was the benchmark in our area for "you got some money", and that truly could've done something for you, amenities and all. Now, 50k is lower middle-class. I'm sure backwoods Co. isn't too bad.

[@robturney6325]

An average of 7 feet of snow a year isn't "mild" Snow chains, snow tires and 4wd are a must up there in the winter. Ridgway is only an hour and a half from Colorado's snowiest city Crested Butte.

[@TheRockkickass]

@@A-A-RonDavis2470 go look at the prices in the south then get back to me. Even outside the big cities in the north eastern states and especially the mid west. Colorado is unnecessarily expensive

[@ObelixCMM]

Ben Nevis 4,413 feet(UK highest point) is not even at half elevation of that last house at 9,000 feet. Daz would need oxygen mask🤣

[@merimichelle541]

Colorado Springs just ranked #3 best places to live in USA. C.Springs is more of a city but pretty area. Lots of military there. I live near this ranch, on the western side of CO, beautiful area and not so congested with people on this side. The winters are not so bad, it’s a lot worse in the Northern states.❤

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Yup Springs is great

[@LarryHatch]

They have a very modern, sophisticated medical center in Montrose (100 doctors, 27 medical specialties) up the road so that would be some comfort.

[@jeffdetmer4681]

The property sold for 22,900,000. I am wondering if that includes all the residences, or if some of them are privately owned??? Sure seems like a steal for that price if it's all inclusive. Imagine living in a place that looks like a Bob Ross painting, with happy little trees and clouds all around.

[@retrosonghits]

FYI: There are five states with no general statewide sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon. According to Hall & Hall's website, the property was sold for $22,950,000

[@heathertucker4360]

And Texas

[@shy404usernotfound]

​@@heathertucker4360 Texas has sales tax

[@PEPPER2323]

Colorado Springs is a great place to retired. What your looking at is a dream for 99% of the population. .

[@craigmarr7986]

Ya, if you like the cold, and the wind. Coldest place I ever lived.

[@g0019c]

This is one of the nicest properties I have seen in a long time. Listed for 25 Million..cheers

[@tammierandall864]

If you want to live in Montana I would check the Bitterroot valley. It's in western Montana. South of Missoula. It is called the banana belt. Not as much snow like eastern Montana. Have views all around you. You might get 5 inches of snow. Then it can be melted in a couple of days.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Colorado also has mountain biking, ballooning, hang gliding and more..in Golden we have mountain parks and Red Rocks Ampitheater in Morrison is owned by the city of Denver

[@TheGrannyGoat]

That is in my home region. There is a saying in the agricultural world - Behind every successful rancher/farmer, there is a spouse that works in town. The San Juan Mountains are amazing.

[@joelclark4081]

Oh, and if you've been wondering, there's a lovely clothing-optional hot springs in Ridgeway... 😊 Not that I know anything about it...

[@Ecrocken]

That part of the state has the Million Dollar Highway, the most beautiful drive I've ever seen. It really does look like the Swiss Alps.

[@PenelopeFrank]

I’m really surprised, Daz, by actually thinking of getting a ranch. From following the past couple of years, I swore you were a city guy. Unless you’ve changed your mind, of course. I went the other way after living in the mountains (my dream) but now crave the conveniences of city life. But if I had money, I’d too get a ranch. Wish you guys the best of luck in finding your perfect retirement property. California has lots of ranches and the weather is usually gorgeous.

[@thseed7]

Snow is heaviest in the mountains and the Southwest corner of Denver. Stealey Mountain Ranch sold for $19,500,000 it looks like.

[@MrJeddYoung]

I'm enjoying your house-hunting adventures - I hope you do more. Thanks for posting this one.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

In 1985, my father had his bi-annual job convention in Albuquerque, NM and one of the nightly events was at this mountain edge ranches where they had this big BBQ cookout if I recall. I don't remember much about this activity, but I have this snapshot memory from the place burned into my mind.

[@Jeeperskip]

Gaynor is right. You do need to be near services as you get older. It was high on the criteria when I looked for my retirement home. I live in a place where you can wake up to an oceanfront view on pristine public beaches in the morning and be skiing down a mountain under lights the same evening. I'm halfway between the mountains (11,000 ft) and the Pacific ocean both being about 70 and 50 miles away respectively. And no sales tax.

[@acberkowitz]

One of the coolest houses ive ever seen was on a channel called heavydsparks. The video is called "we found a 26 million dollar totally off-grid mansion". The show you around the entire thing, but it is 45 minutes long

[@starparodier91]

It’s videos like these that make me realize how lucky I am to wake up and get to see views like these.

[@JerryMabrey]

I literally live 40 miles away from Ridgway and I've seen this magnificent ranch in person, but like you it's a distant dream or wish, but it's about 35 miles away from Telluride which is a big celebrity or rich person town but beautiful in itself, but I have to drive to see this kind of scenery, but not far though. But we make a drive up through that way just to watch the change in season for fall and it's mouth dropping.

[@JimScholfield]

Ouray, Ridgeway, Lake City, fantastic area. Ouray has lots of hot springs and they help the natural stream create ice climbing on a cliff at the south side of town. The million dollar highway, Red Mountain Pass takes you from town to Silverton and Durango. To the east of Ouray and this ranch by jeep trail is Lake City that can be reached by highway from The Black Canyon and Gunnison. From Lake City over Slumgullion Pass are the headwaters of the Rio Grande and Creede. You really should visit. I once stayed at a cabin near Lake City, very near, that was very reasonable. Had a visit from a bear but no one was hurt. We used to do hiking and snowshoeing in this whole area. I've been too old lately but hey, you never know!

[@carls1959]

I love all of the space, but I no longer have enough friends to fill the seats. Ha haha.

[@brendahowell6796]

It sold for 22,950,000 in 2019. Beautiful ranch.

[@Syzygy77]

0:44 “leave me alone as I check the bones.” Fun fact, the Gramophone statues that are given out at the Grammies are manufactured in Ridgway, CO.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

clean mild winters and away from crime. Sounds like a winner to me. You want calm quiet in your senior years. At least I do.

[@propertylady57]

WOW!!! Throw me in that briar patch. You said it “stunningly beautiful “.

[@M.Campbell]

You should take a look at "hobby ranches" or "hobby farms". That will give you enough land to have fun without the massive amount of work a full sized ranch takes.

[@KonohazFinest]

That looks like heaven to me.

[@BigSkyCrypto]

I have lived in Montana for about 20 years. The severity of the winters can vary quite a bit from one part of the state to the next. In my opinion, the winters are much colder east of the Rocky Mountains. I live in the Flathead valley, which is on the west side of the mountains, north of Flathead Lake (northwestern corner of the state). The winters here are actually much milder than other parts of the state. But, I guess someone else might not think the winters here are very mild. It all depends on what you are used to. I grew up in southeastern Michigan and would say that the winters in the Flathead Valley are pretty similar.

[@Syzygy77]

Ridgway is probably around 250 miles or more from Denver. By car you’d have take US550 north to US50 east to US285 north.

[@TheArkDoc]

It's 5.5 hours from Denver

[@lynngatlin4469]

These ranch that you are looking at usually is hunting an fishing . The main house could be used for the clients I stay in chateau an guest house would be for the people you need to run the place. An most of these places is attached to parks an 0ublic lands. An what that means is you get opportunities for game tags which is for sale of course for your guest. An you will need a ranch manager to maintain the place.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

And you can see bear or moose or mountain lion in Golden a suburb of Denver...always seeing Elk and Deer and snakes

[@michaelb.3982]

Colorado has over 300 sunny days a year.. Even when it's cold, the sun still shines..

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

My son lives in Aurora and works for the Arapaho County Parks Dept. He loves it, btw. Originally from Northcentral PA, he loves telling his Colorado friends and acquaintances that he moved from a place that has 300 cloudy days a year. He's never been happier and fortunately, as "DINK"s, they can live with the high cost of living. They were fortunate to find a very reasonably priced apartment right off as they moved there in 2020, just before quarantine. His wife is a respiratory therapist and she has had to have all the vaccines. Not that it's helped much. They've both had Covid more than once. Due to my health, we've not been able to visit, although it looks as though my husband will be able to go out with my nephew and his wife in their 5th wheel, later in the year. He's always wanted to see Colorado, not to mention seeing where the kids live and play. Our son, who besides working for the county, is a gifted photographer, loves going up to Rocky Mountain National Park, at least a couple of times a month, often just him and his camera. He is slowly wallpapering our house with his photos. He posts them on Facebook as he takes them and when I find ones I especially like, "This one, J, needs to be in my house." And sure enough, at Christmas we get a package from Costco with a gorgeous photo printed on stainless steel. Amazing effects.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

But weather can go from 80 degrees F to 25 F in 4 or 5 hrs

[@michaelb.3982]

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN it changes quickly,but not that extreme .. it can be 80 on Monday and snow on Tuesday.... Summer is perfect in Colorado..very warm but very little humidity.

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

Literally always sunny in Colorado

[@brendonmcphail4642]

$22,950,000 , on the Hall and Hall website. Doesn't say how long ago it was sold.

[@thewolfdoctor761]

December 2019.

[@darrell9546]

Ridgway, like so much of Colorado, is being loved to death. Great place 40 years ago.

[@stacynicholas9988]

If you are planning on moving here I would also consider the laws of the states you are moving too. Some states offer more freedoms than others. So choose wisely when it comes to the freedoms you are looking for.

[@willpenland8505]

I love that these ranches are bigger than Vatican City and Monaco combined.

[@garyi.1360]

Ah now you came to where I am retiring. Beautiful place and much better weather.

[@MatthewLikesToRead]

A nice big shopping center would be nice on that land.

[@flogg8635]

2:30, I love the way you think Daz.

[@mozans1876]

Many forget that in addition to the purchase price, the buyer will need funds for carrying costs too. The operational expenses of ranch properties like these can be anywhere from $100k to over a million a year depending on how much farming/cattle/equestrian activities are planned. Big money!

[@ZeroTolerance-tk9ce]

Property taxes alone are $23,000.00 / year.

[@KonohazFinest]

​@@ZeroTolerance-tk9cewell if you have hundreds of millions then you're only looking at a little depending on what age you acquire the home say 35 to 40 then you're looking at a little over 2 million in property taxes by the time you pass away.

[@ZeroTolerance-tk9ce]

@@KonohazFinest I guess if you have that kind of money a couple million is pocket change.

[@adventuresinmusic2487]

Many millions of dollars. A modest home bordering national forests and ranch lands could be had in Washington on the east side of the Cascade Mountains, eastern Oregon (Enterprise OR) a few places in Idaho or Utah. Sagebrush ranchlands in central OR, WA and Nevada. I love the Great Basin area. But the US population has been moving into these areas the last decade. Prices are up. McMansions showing up in very remote places 500 thou to 1 million dollars. 300 miles from Denver. 500 kilometers.

[@shaneswanson6415]

Lots of mountain golf courses already, wouldn’t have to travel too far.

[@greensage395]

Always remember to check Property Taxes...some States are Wickedly Hungry for more! Truly!

[@babyfry4775]

I live in Colorado but no where near this ranch. It’s extremely beautiful. Would be very cold in the winter. I live in the front range near the foothill mountains not too far from Denver. You should look in Golden, Conifer, Evergreen in the foothills….might be more affordable for you and beautiful.

[@dannygibson2597]

So spectacular it doesn't even seem real

[@johnzubil2875]

There's enough land in the US to literally live in the middle of nowhere, you're not isolated on these ranches. A 1/2 to 1 hr. drive and all the amenities, including airports. But if you like privacy, this is the way to go. I love these videos.

[@AJayeRanes]

If you own a ranch like that in Colorado, you have to either be a celebrity or a billionaire. Oprah and Ralph Lauren have ranches not too far from there in Telluride. I’m from Denver and let me tell you, Colorado is not cheap.

[@viper7103]

If you go to Montana go to Glazier National Park and drive the Going to the sun road

[@americansmark]

The sales site has a nice 92 acre property for $3.2mm. It's Montana.

[@mjdunlay]

It sold for $22,900,000

[@thatmanbran1811]

Come to Montana, I'll take you out in the mountains and have a nice campfire steak, nothing better than a campfire steak at 10,000ft

[@robertprice6830]

When you live in semi isolated places you get life flighted by Helicopter to the Hospital for med emergency. We are not a third world country. Just rural. I've lived in rural America for over 30yrs. Medical has never been a problem. Convenient not really but very doable.

[@allengardner4672]

I don't know what it sold for but at the time of that video the asking price was $22,950,000

[@Ginoulmer]

Montana winters have been a breeze the last 5 years. Maybe 2 weeks of below zero in middle of the state

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

That's brutal lmao. Not for me, I grew up just north of the Red River in SE OK, and below zero means apocalypse. Average lows in January might be about freezing. Average highs are around mid-40's to almost 50. Those northern states are really high in latitude and get brutal jet streams.

[@FourFish47]

If you want to check out the coolest house you ever saw, check out Bob Hopes house designed by John Lautner.

[@tylershelton7386]

I was born and bred in that area.

[@ObelixCMM]

Ridgeway to Denver is over 5 hr drive

[@americansmark]

Most people out there fly in from the airport.

[@kathrynoneill5862]

People are such downers . Go wherever you want . People can get used to the cold.

[@shadowwitch4796]

try some listing in Wyoming.

[@hobblobber3914]

She's a beaut Clark!

[@d2ndborn]

Daz have you ridden a horse? They did have a bar or 2 already there. nice

[@robertdedrick7937]

If you own a ranch you can make money through lhunting and fishing guides as well as cattle and leasing land to other ranchers/farmers.

[@davidfetherston2083]

This is about an hour and a half south of where I live. The San Juan Mountains are my favorite place to get away

[@strawman6085]

Live where you want to live. If you listen to the people in the chat I'm sure they will tell you that you can only live in Texas or Florida. There are many nice places around the U.S.

[@joshuabolton3866]

You know its dark af out there at night

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

How it should be. No light pollution, you get to see the night sky as God intended.

[@allenhill1223]

You feel like your on top of the world❤❤

[@allenhill1223]

Winter😂😂 yes world class golf

[@allenhill1223]

My son lives telluride

[@blackberrythorns]

you'd probably be happier near the cascade mountain range or the tetons in wyoming. obviously you need to take a trip and drive around. there are lots of mountain ranges west of the rockies (the continental divide) throughout north and south america.

[@blackberrythorns]

@devildog5354 they can't afford it and i doubt they survive the winter. they should be looking at mountain ranges further west (milder climate) or less expensive (wyoming).

[@blackberrythorns]

@devildog5354 The Clever Cowgirl channel lives in montana and she just turned her horses out to pasture the last couple days. they should really watch channels from people that live in the areas they fantasize about.

[@rvt_h3d]

@devildog5354 eat some more crayons

[@allenhill1223]

Not far.😂 around the coroner about 25p mol

[@jackiebinns6205]

Stealy mountain ranch 25 million 😮❤

[@OkayThenAwesome]

Can you imagine the cost of a month for an AirBnB?

[@bernardmayles6564]

If you like snow 6 months or if the year , then the these last couple places are great. But I'm not a winter fan, so I wouldn't want to live in either state

[@kasbas5922]

Imagine how much taxes is paid on this property !

[@ktn71]

I live close Ridgway

[@7wnb]

Without knowing what you’re truly looking for, my only advice is don’t buy a home in a neighborhood that has a HOA!

[@gerrym.9354]

06:27 They coulda gone for a bigger TV. 😃

[@captainhook190]

Honestly if you like Montana you’d like Colorado more I’d move to Colorado before Montana and I’m an American just saying downtown Denver isn’t for you but anywhere outside Denver you’d guys fall in love with it

[@RICHARD-t1u9o]

The altitude is a major factor. That one cabin was said to be @ 9,000 feet, that will stay in snow until early summer/late spring most likely.

[@smallsparry]

Its just too dark inside for me❤

[@craignickum6551]

All along the Front Range on the East side of the mountains Colorado is great weather, from Pueblo in the south to Colorado Springs, Denver, and then Fort Collins in the north. These areas can get a lot of snow but frequently disappears quickly. You are right at the base of the mountains. East of Loveland up the canyon is Rocky Mountain National Park. We lived in Loveland 8 yrs. Problem now is it is growing fast. Prices are going up and up. They just built a Buc-es near Loveland.

[@frankrotondo3771]

Whtever it sold for then double it now or more

[@ToddtheFox96]

Now you see how the 1% live

[@cynthiatownsend]

Millions

[@sjohnson4882]

"The Famed Courthouse Mountains"? That's BS. I've lived in Colorado Since 1975 and have never heard of them. I checked with Google. There is one Courthouse Mountain and it is in the San Juans.

[@greensage395]

I wouldn't want to be Bear Food! Not at all! :)

[@virus56777]

2000 ac. . Tiny. 👌

[@BastianBrent]

$22,950,000

[@Muddywatersist]

2000 acres is not a large ranch out west. It's a hobby ranch for the wealthy.

[@usmc24thmeu36]

Denver to Ridgeway is about 325 miles

[@swan4163]

Just FYI, Colorado just recently recorded their first $100M home sale, which was in Aspen, so don’t guess over $100M quite yet, as it’s very unlikely.

[@usmc24thmeu36]

Why would anybody wanna sell and leave paradise

[@blackberrythorns]

the canadian rockies are far more spectacular than anything in the states, the icefields parkway is one of the most beautiful drives in the world. the northern rockies in british columbia are called the "the serengeti of the north" for good reason.

[@rvt_h3d]

meh

[@blackberrythorns]

@@rvt_h3d translation - 'murica, never left the country.

[@pacmanc8103]

@@blackberrythorns😂 Right? More spectacular, however, are Mt Logan (Canada’s highest) and Mt McKinley (the highest in North America). A bit harder to reach of course.

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

​@@blackberrythornsIf you live in the U.S., you technically never need to leave to experience almost everything the world has to offer.

[@blackberrythorns]

@@A-A-RonDavis2470 completely false, you live in a bubble.

[@cherylflam3250]

A BIT too big ? Seriously?