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16 Partners in Real Estate // The Nugget Newspaper // July 15, 2020 Realtors specialize at Black Butte Ranch Black Butte Ranch is a beloved place for thousands of people who have vacationed there since child- hood. For many, it is a lifelong dream to live there or to have a vacation home on the Ranch. Black Butte Realty is on the Ranch to help make those dreams come true. <Black Butte Ranch is a very special place,= says managing bro- ker Gary Yoder. <I traveled for 20 years all around the planet, and have visited some special places 4 Black Butte Ranch is definitely one of them.= Yoder has a particular connec- tion to the place: his father-in-law, Robert Muir Graves, designed the Big Meadow Golf Course on the Ranch, and Robert9s Pub is named in his honor. Gary9s wife Katy recently completed a book com- memorating Black Butte Ranch9s 50th Anniversary. Don Bowler, president and co- owner of the company, concurs with the assessment. He knows, because he lives there. <It9s a pretty unique place,= he says. <Most people think of it as a vacation place, but there are about 300 of us who consider it a resi- dential community.= Like many of his clients, Bowl- er dreamed of living at the Ranch when he retired from a successful corporate career 4 and he fulfilled that dream. After flunking retire- ment, he decided to go into real estate and facilitate the dream for others. Black Butte Realty has a special relationship with the Ranch. <We9re the exclusive on-site Realtor for the Ranch,= Yoder explains. <We specialize in Black Butte Ranch real estate and have been doing so for many years.= Yoder notes that the ameni- ties on the Ranch are top-quality and the golf courses are presti- gious. Yoder worked in golf at the Ranch before moving into real estate. Bowler extols the delights of an active, engaged group of homeowners. <It9s a fantastic community,= he says. The Ranch offers a wide range of activities for vacationers and homeowners alike. Black Butte Ranch has unique requirements 4 for instance a requirement for maximum tree density and defensible space in a community that is vulnerable to fire. It doesn9t have more restric- tions and requirements than other places, necessarily, but they may be different 4 and Black Butte Realty is positioned to guide photo by jim cornelius clients through the complexities. Bowler is a gregarious, person- able sort who thrives on engag- ing with people on the Ranch. Yoder brings the locked-down detail orientation he developed in his military service to bear. And they pride themselves on provid- ing top-quality and highly ethical service to each client 4 buyer or seller, the client comes first. <That9s the way we approach the business,= Yoder says. <We9re going to be the most ethical com- pany we can be.= Taking care of clients at Black Butte Ranch requires a high degree of engagement. Bowler notes that not only is it a dream to live there, it can be a very emotional event when a family has to sell. Black Butte Realty also features the services of Joe and Carol Dye 4 who have been homeowners since 1993 and agents since 1996, Ross Kennedy, and a great new addition to the team, Corrie Lake. The agents and brokers at Black Butte Realty feel the same emo- tional connection that countless clients feel toward a very special place, and it informs every aspect of their work. <We feel a responsibility to the Ranch,= Yoder says. In addition to real estate trans- actions, Black Butte Realty man- ages 40 vacation rentals on the Ranch. photo by Curtiss Abbott Don Bowler, President & Broker 971-244-3012 With Your Black Butt e Ranch Carol Dye, Broker 541-480-0923 Joe Dye, Broker 541-419-1215 Gary Yoder, Managing Principal Broker 541-420-6708 Ross Kennedy, Principal Broker 541-408-1343 Real Estate Experts! 541-595-3838 Black Butt e Ranch 541-549-5555 in Sisters — Exclusive On-Site Realtor for the Ranch — See all our listings at blackbutt erealtygroup.com Corrie Lake, Broker 541-521-2392