Farming and ranching in Colorado is demanding work. If you're ready to sell — retiring, scaling back, or settling an estate — traditional agricultural brokers are slow, expensive, and unpredictable. We buy farmland, ranchland, irrigated ground, and dryland acreage throughout Colorado for cash. Water rights, ditch shares, and grazing leases are not a problem. Call 970-478-1022 for an offer in 24 hours.
Agricultural land has its own set of complications. Irrigated ground, dryland wheat acres, grazing leases, adjudicated water decrees, ditch shares, and conservation easements all add layers that residential brokers don't understand. That ignorance leads to mispriced listings, long days on market, and deals that collapse during due diligence.
We've bought agricultural land across the Eastern Plains, the San Luis Valley, the Western Slope, and the mountain foothills. We understand Colorado water law. We understand ditch company share assessments. We understand grazing lease assignments and AUM valuations. We won't waste your time.
Agricultural brokers typically charge 5-8% on farm sales. On a $500,000 parcel, that's up to $40,000 before closing costs. We charge nothing. The number we offer is the number you walk away with, minus standard closing costs we cover.
Overgrown fields, fallow ground, drought-stressed pasture, deferred maintenance on fences or pivots — doesn't matter. We buy as-is and handle everything after closing. A 5-acre market garden or a 2,000-acre dryland wheat operation both qualify.
Many Colorado farms are leased to neighboring operators. We can buy subject to an existing agricultural lease and take over as landlord, or coordinate closing around lease end dates. We won't force your tenant off mid-growing-season.
Colorado water law is among the most complex in the country. Under the doctrine of prior appropriation (C.R.S. Title 37), water rights are property rights tied to beneficial use and priority date. Older priority = more valuable. We work with water attorneys and title companies experienced in Colorado water court. We'll factor ditch shares, direct flow decrees, well permits, and augmentation plans into the offer correctly.
Our simple 3-step process makes selling your land fast and easy
Fill out our simple form or give us a call. Tell us about your property and what you're looking for.
We'll evaluate your property and present you with a fair, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours.
Choose your closing date. We handle all the paperwork and cover closing costs. Get paid in as little as 7 days.
Colorado has roughly 32 million acres in ag production. The Eastern Plains produce wheat, corn, and sunflowers under irrigated and dryland conditions. The San Luis Valley leads the nation in potato production with center-pivot ground tied to the Rio Grande aquifer. The Western Slope has orchards, vineyards, and hay meadows fed by the Colorado River system. Grazing land dominates the foothills and high country.
Case 1: Weld County, 320 acres irrigated. Center-pivot corn ground with C-BT units. Owner was retiring. Three ag brokers quoted 90-120 days on market. We closed in 28 days for cash, including the C-BT assignment.
Case 2: San Luis Valley, 80 acres with subdistrict obligation. Potato ground under subdistrict water pumping restrictions. Most buyers wouldn't touch it because of the pumping fees. We understood the subdistrict rules and factored them in. Closed in 35 days.
Case 3: Mesa County, 40 acres orchard ground with Grand Valley Water Users shares. Older orchard, owner couldn't keep up with it. We bought the land, took over the ditch shares, and closed in 3 weeks.
Water values have shifted a lot over the past decade. South Platte irrigated ground has attracted huge interest from Front Range municipal water authorities buying out ag water to support growth. Dryland wheat has been volatile with grain prices and rainfall. Whatever you own, we'll quote it against real comps. Related: Greeley area, Pueblo area, mineral-rights land, raw land.
Serving all 64 counties across the state
Get answers to common questions about selling your land
Yes. We purchase subject to existing agricultural leases and step in as the new landlord, or we coordinate around lease end dates. We won't disrupt your tenant mid-season. Tell us the lease terms upfront and we'll work around them. Colorado tenant farming relationships matter to us too.
Water rights tied to Colorado ag land transfer with the deed unless explicitly severed beforehand. We factor them into the offer — ditch shares, decreed direct flow, well permits, augmentation plans, and C-BT units. Our title company handles transfer correctly through the water court if required.
Any size. A 5-acre irrigated market garden and a 2,000-acre dryland wheat operation both qualify. We've bought 10-acre hobby farms and 1,500-acre ranches in the same month. Don't assume you're too small. Call us and we'll give you a real offer regardless of acreage.
We look at recent comparable sales in your county, current cash rent rates for similar ground, soil classifications from NRCS data, water rights values, and any improvements like pivots or grain bins. We combine everything into one fair offer. We show our work if you ask.
Yes, if you tell us upfront. We've closed ag deals in 14 days when sellers needed Section 1031 exchanges or year-end tax planning. We prioritize title work and push the timeline. Don't wait until December — call us in October or November for best results.
We buy conservation-easement land all the time. The easement restricts future development but doesn't prevent sale. We price the offer based on the restricted use (usually ag only) and factor in the tax benefits if relevant. Most Colorado CE parcels still have real market value.
Yes. Conservation Reserve Program contracts transfer with the land. We take over the contract obligations and payments at closing. We've bought dozens of CRP parcels on the Eastern Plains. Just tell us the contract status and expiration date when you call.
Not a problem. Weld County ground especially often has active oil and gas. We price the surface, factor in the existing leases or royalties you own, and close as one transaction. See our mineral rights page for details on how split estates work in Colorado.
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