Why Buy Montana Real Estate?
Before becoming famous as our rough-riding, trust-busting 26th President, Teddy Roosevelt spent some years recovering from the loss of both his mother and first wife in a region of the Dakota Territory that would become present-day Montana, writing, ranching, hunting, and formulating many of his ideas on life, politics, and conservation. Today, Montana’s untamed wilderness offers a vision of the West as it once was, the same vision that inspired Teddy Roosevelt to live “the strenuous life” for which he would become famous.
“The Last Best Place,” as Montana is known, is unique among the lower forty-eight states in maintaining the same frontier character that drew Teddy Roosevelt here over 100 years ago. Montana has millions of acres of National Parks, Monuments, Historic Sites and Trails. Blessed with so much open space, Montana has the one of the lowest population density rates in the entire nation. The vast majority of Montana is occupied by less than 5 people per square mile.
There simply has never been a better time to buy Montana real estate. Today’s interest rates are at historic lows and we are unmistakably in a buyer’s market. Whether you’re looking for a ranch, residence, commercial or hunting property, now is the time to take advantage of Montana’s timeless value. Blessed with dazzling natural beauty, Montana boasts a wide array of outdoor recreation opportunities that no other state can rival.
A place as wild and untamed as Montana provides amazing hunting opportunities for big game like Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Mountain Lion, Black Bear and even Bison! Along with unrivaled big game hunting, Montana also offers amazing turkey and game bird hunting.
With four million acres of coldwater lakes, 15,000 miles of coldwater streams, and 6100 miles of warm-water rivers and streams, Montana is a fisherman’s paradise. It doesn’t matter if you prefer flies or bait, Montana’s endless lakes, rivers, streams and reservoirs hold a variety of species ranging from Paddlefish, Bull Trout, to Bass and Pike.
Montana boasts many world-class ski resorts such as Big Sky Mountain Resort and Bridger Bowl as well as many smaller family-friendly resorts like Maverick Mountain located just down the road from Dillon. With 2,000 vertical feet of uncrowded trails, and reasonable lift ticket skiers and snowboarders enjoy this ski area.
Close proximity to these activities makes an unquantifiable and timeless addition to the value of your property and your quality of life that is immune from even the most dramatic market fluctuations. It’s not only Montana’s natural beauty that provides its residents with such a high quality of life. The University of Montana is known nationally for combining academic quality and outdoor recreation. In our age of overcrowded classrooms K-12 students in Montana enjoy one of the lower student to teacher ratios in the nation, with about 14 students per teacher. With an over 90% graduation rate, Montana also has one of the highest percentages of high school graduates in the nation.
Moreover, our solid history of farming, ranching, mining, lumbering recently complimented by more recent diversification into business, engineering, health, and tourism services has stimulated and strengthened Montana’s economy.
Who knows if it will be while you’re skiing powder, snagging a big tout, taking down a huge bull elk or while you're watching the sun setting over the rugged Beartooth Mountains, but you won’t be in Montana long before you know why Teddy Roosevelt once wrote, “I owe more than I can ever express to the West.”
