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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