Rural Real Estate Specialist: Clark Franke and Linda Boston Franke #1002455 & #702515 |
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| Name: |
Clark Franke and Linda Boston Franke |
| Company: |
Ranch & Country Real Estate |
| DRE Lic#: |
#1002455 & #702515 |
| Website URL: |
BuySantaYnezValley.com |
| Telephone: |
805-698-0330 Clark's cell |
| Alternate Telephone: |
805-680-2203 Linda's cell |
| Email Address: |
LindaBoston@BostonFranke.com |
| Address: |
3681 Sagunto #102 |
| City: |
Santa Ynez |
| State: |
California |
| Zip Code: |
93460 |
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Areas of Specialization |
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California |
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| Counties: |
Santa Barbara |
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| Cities: |
Santa Ynez, Los Olivos, Solvang, Buellton, Los Alamos, Santa Barbara |
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We specialize in the Santa Ynez Valley and Rural Santa Barbara County -- ranches, land, vineyards, farms, homes and estates on acreage, horse property. The Santa Ynez Valley lies about a half hour north of Santa Barbara.
Numerous country estates and horse farms fill the Valley which is also Santa Barbara County's wine country where vineyards florish and tasting rooms abound. Several varietals do well, from Pinot Noir in the west to Cabernet and Merlot in the east. Several Rhône and Italian grape varietals have also gained acclaim in this versatile Santa Barbara County AVA.
The Santa Ynez Valley is home to many notable equestrians across all disciplines. Homes with room for horses range in size from one half acre, to larger breeding and training farms and ranches.
Surrounding the Santa Ynez Valley interior you will find rural open space with cattle ranches, farm land and vineyards extending west to the city of Lompoc, and north through the charming community of Los Alamos to Santa Maria.
We also handle properties located in the Santa Ynez Mountains between Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez, Hwy 154 ala Cachuma Hwy, which is also known locally as "the San Marcos Pass" or just "the pass."
We love the country and the rural lifestyle, and welcome the opportunity to share the treasures of rural Santa Barbara County with you....
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WHO ARE CLARK AND LINDA? In the real estate business since the early 1980's, husband and wife real estate sales team, Clark and Linda specialize in country homes, estates, horse property, ranches and land in the Santa Ynez Valley and surrounding rural area.
Clark and Linda are owners and broker of Ranch & Country Real Estate Services, serving the Santa Ynez Valley, and rural Santa Barbara County. They are also publishers of Ranch & Country Magazine.
Clark and Linda have handled some of the largest land and ranch sales in Santa Barbara County. They bring an extensive amount of marketing experience to the table, and know how to deal with issues that surround the sale of larger estates and land ~ disclosure requirements, entitlements, environmental concerns, and much more.
Clark and Linda began publishing Ranch & Country Magazine in 1995, initially as a means to enhance their own local real estate business niche. The magazine quickly grew in circulation to throughout California and West and is used by many agents, brokers and sellers to market their rural real estate listings.
www.RanchAndCountry.com was a natural outgrowth of Ranch & Country Magazine, and now serves as a rural real estate search database throughout the U.S. and Internationally.
Clark and Linda focus on the importance of "market reach" as a foundation of their business. Knowledge and experience are valuable commodities in the real estate business and Clark and Linda bring both to bare on all their transactions. They are horse owners themselves (and dog owners!) They love the rural life style and they are committed to assiting you in making your dreams a reality.
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SOME TIPS ON PURCHASING RURAL PROPERTY:
We want to share with you some of the key things to watch for in the purchase of rural real estate:
1. Water ~ Often in the purchase of rural real estate, the water source will come from a well. We highly recommend that buyers obtain obtain a well pump test and a potability test as a part of their due diligence.
The well pump test will show how many gallons per minute the existing pump is producing. The potability test will tell you whether or not the well water will require treatment in order to be used as drinking water.
2. Septic -- Sewerage systems of waste disposal is an urban property feature. Many rural properties use a septic system for waste disposal.
If purchasing land with the intent of placing a home on the property, it is valuable to know that the soil "perculates." This means that the drainage of of the soil is suitable to accommodate the installation of a septic system.
Buyers may wish to obtain a perculation soils test as a part of their due diligence.
3. Property lines -- surveying methods for identifying property lines of rural real estate may differ from urban methods. In California, the legal description for many rural properties is based on "metes and bounds" which means that the reference point for a line could be some kind of landmark.
Buyers should keep in mind that a fence on a property doesn't necessarily conform to the property line. And if a property line is the midpoint of a river or waterway, that waterway could actually change its course over time.
Surveying of rural properties can be time consuming. Buyers who plan to obtain a survey as an aspect of their due diligence in the purchase of rural real estate may need to consider the time element involved in obtaining a survey.
4. Ecology - Many wonderful new inovations are on the horizon in the areas of solar power, water collection systems, green building, sustainable agriculture, and much more. Contact us for resources.
5. Rural land owners may have advantages in using conservation easements and mitigation banks as a means to work with environmental concerns that impact their land holdings. We are happy the discuss such options with you and to refer you to knowledgeable sources for exploring various options.
We wish you all the best in your purchase of rural real estate. May you live your dreams! |
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