If you had an extra $1,000,000 laying around

[Atfulldraw]

use it for a down payment?

http://www.findaranch.com/realEstateListings/view/reduced-whitehead-llano-river-ranch-1338-acres

any county is good for exotics with the proper height fencing

[Codie]

Northern New Mexico. Elk and Mule Deer are exotic to me.

You could buy my great uncles place he has for sale 4 times over with $1,000,000 bordering the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in Unit 4 and get a landowner tag every year

[Legdog]

Val Verde

another down payment situation

but hey... they did drop the price recently.

[Clark]

3. Along Hwy 55, north of Uvalde. Montell

2. Or somewhere along the road between Comstock and Pandale.
Dont think this is really considered hill country.

1. And if we're being super loose with the hill country tag..
Anacacho Mountain's area is just friggin awesome!

For exotics, I'd start around the YO Ranch.

[DJM]

If I had a million,I'd hold off buying while I turned it into 3-4 million.Then buy.


DJ

[Grayson]

use it for a down payment?

http://www.findaranch.com/realEstateListings/view/reduced-whitehead-llano-river-ranch-1338-acres

any county is good for exotics with the proper height fencing

Best answer. I'd find the most, prettiest, and rawest land I could find if I was planning on an exotic ranch.

[EastTXHunter]

Kimble Co would be my pick.

[Free2Hunt]

Uvalde/Utopia area IMO

[thomason]

I would pay off my home in town for the wife and then save/invest the rest and wait until the inflation hits everyone at 15%. My believe is that with all the inflated land prices and inflation of 15% hits our economy like in the 1980's - land prices will go down per acre for those who are hurting and need to sell their land. I am just saving my money and paying a small amount to lease right now. Some day I will own my own place!

[AtTheWall]

Kimble
Kerr
Gillespie
Kendall
Bandera
Real
Edwards

Each of these counties have established Exotic ranches....ranging from small acreage out to several thousand....all established High Fence setups if you can find one on the market.

Property qualities I would look for.......water.....deep water wells with holding tanks for livestock. That or a natural spring fed stream. The natural spring fed stream is very unreliable though. Might have running water several decades in a row then everything dries up due to drought. But once the aquifer recharges back to normal levels, these springs return. Best to have wind and or electrical pump for fresh, clean and pure deep well water drawn from the aquifer.

Plant a few pecan trees around your water well......adding additional shade and roosting for wild turkey....keeping that scene cooler than normal in summer.

[M16]

I would pay off my home in town for the wife and then save/invest the rest and wait until the inflation hits everyone at 15%. My believe is that with all the inflated land prices and inflation of 15% hits our economy like in the 1980's - land prices will go down per acre for those who are hurting and need to sell their land. I am just saving my money and paying a small amount to lease right now. Some day I will own my own place!

Waiting for inflation to hit? Have you been to the grocery store or gas station or bought any insurance lately? I'm thinking the opposite. Land will be a good hedge against inflation. With the government printing unlimited amounts of money cash will eventually be worthless.

[M16]

If I had a million,I'd hold off buying while I turned it into 3-4 million.Then buy.


DJ

Great idea. How would you turn the million into 3-4 million?

[AtTheWall]

Waiting for inflation to hit? Have you been to the grocery store or gas station or bought any insurance lately? I'm thinking the opposite. Land will be a good hedge against inflation. With the government printing unlimited amounts of money cash will eventually be worthless.

BINGO - You are on track!

Here's where Hill Country acreage pricing was several years ago in Gillispie County (Fredericksburg). During the mid 1980....ranch land was averaging 1200 - 1500 bucks per acre

Around 2000, this same land was running around 5000 per acre

2013....this same acreage can range anywhere from 8000 - 10000 per acre.

[30-30]

I would spend it in East tx. Grow timber while i hunted it for additional payback and tax break.

+1, but only if you like shade trees, rain and fewer rattlers.

[AtTheWall]

Great idea. How would you turn the million into 3-4 million?

Day trading the stock market leveraging high-end trade software with buy\sell pre-sets. Use daily market research feeds......follow hot market trends......and trade like a mad man with no let up for a few years.

Highly risky....requires absolute non-stop dedication to play the odds out to win in your favor....not very good for heart health I might add.