China Wall Ranch Albany County, Wyoming

China Wall Ranch Albany County, Wyoming

DESCRIPTION The China Wall Ranch is located in beautiful Sybille Canyon north of Laramie, Wyoming and southwest of Wheatland, Wyoming. This area has always been recognized as a hidden gem, providing excellent habitat for numerous species of wildlife, putting significant gains on livestock from the hard grasses and is easily accessible from the highway and livestock terminals in Wyoming and the Front Range of Colorado. The Sybille Canyon neighborhood is surrounded by large deeded ranches, which rarely become available for acquisition. China Wall Ranch consists of 6,535± deeded acres, 559± acres of State lease, and 1,138± acres of BLM lease. The ranch consists of two non-contiguous parcels which both have paved highway access via State Highway 34. The diverse topography of the ranch ranges from high rolling hills with rock outcroppings to deep canyons with cottonwood-lined creek bottoms. Several miles of both Sybille Creek and School Creek add to the abundant water supply on the ranch, as well as, various year-round springs and a pipeline system provide water to several water tanks in demanding locations throughout the ranch. Numerous wildlife species including deer, elk, bighorn sheep, antelope and mountain lion can be found on the ranch. Adequate water supply, high protein grasses, easy access and convenient location and unbelievable hunting opportunities all make the China Wall Ranch a very desirable investment and lifestyle opportunity. This ranch presents a buyer unique opportunities to own a large piece of Sybille Canyon. Rarely does a ranch in the heart of Sybille Canyon of this size become available for purchase. The time is now! 2

LOCATION AND ACCESS The headquarters of the China Wall Ranch are located approximately 37 north of Laramie, Wyoming and 39 southwest of Wheatland, Wyoming on Highway 34, which provides easy, year-round access to the property. The ranch is very easily accessed either from the Laramie exit on I-25 approximately seven miles south of Wheatland or by taking the Highway 34 turnoff from Highway 30 just 18 miles southwest of Laramie. This makes the ranch very accessible from Laramie, Wyoming, Denver, Colorado, Cheyenne, Wyoming and Casper, Wyoming where commercial air service is convenient. This ranch occupies a large portion of Sybille Canyon providing scenic views and unparalleled privacy. TOWNS WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RANCH Laramie, WY Wheatland, WY Cheyenne, WY 37 miles south 39 miles northeast 88 miles southeast Denver, Co Fort Collins, Co Casper, WY 165 miles southeast 100 miles southeast 141 miles northeast 3

OPERATION DESCRIPTION / CARRYING CAPACITY The China Wall Ranch has historically been used for the summer pasturing of approximately 300 pairs or 500 yearlings depending on conditions. The ranch is cross-fenced into six different pastures allowing for rotational grazing. There is an abundance of forage and the many different canyons provide adequate protection for livestock and wildlife. Several of the fences on the ranch have either been built or re-built in the past few years. The owners of this ranch believe in good stewardship and the wildlife populations have always been very important to them. They have not overgrazed this ranch and in years past have even gone as far as not grazing it at all during drought years. The non-contiguity of the western parcel from the eastern parcel has never been an issue because of the highway providing easy access to both parcels and providing an easy corridor to trail cattle. There are various different creeks on the ranch that provide water to most of the pastures. There are also three spring fed watering tanks, as well as a solar powered well that feeds a pipeline running to three tanks. Note: Carrying capacity can vary due to weather conditions and management practices. Interested parties should conduct their own analysis on these representations. LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle can be readily marketed and transported to facilities in eastern Wyoming, northern Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas. 4

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CLIMATE AND ELEVATION The elevation at the ranch ranges from 5,800 feet to 7,500 feet above sea level. The average annual total precipitation for Laramie is 11.1 inches. The average high temperature in January is 33 degrees and in July is 79 degrees. The average annual total precipitation for Wheatland is 13 inches. The average high temperature in January is 41 degrees and in July is 89 degrees. 6

LEASE INFORMATION State Lease Lease No. 1-8287 559.8 acres 103 AUMs Expires 01/01/15 BLM Lease Lease No. 09187 1,040 acres 102 AUMs Expires 02/28/16 BLM Lease Lease No. 09102 98 acres 4 AUMs Expires 02/28/16 IMPROVEMENTS In 2010 the owners of China Wall Ranch purchased 125+/- acres with a one story, ranch style house. The acquisition not only gave them an additional access to the middle of the ranch it also gave the ranch a functional set of improvements. The home, which sits a short distance from highway 34, features two bedrooms and one bath. There are also two shop buildings located close to the home; one of these shops has been used for a garage. There are numerous sites on this ranch where a hunting lodge or other improvements could be built. Electricity runs along the highway the entirety of the eastern portion of the ranch. If a new owner desired to build improvements on the western end of the ranch, off-the-grid resources such as wind and solar would probably be their best bet. Currently the house is rented to long-term tenants and is an additional income source the owners. 7

COMMUNITY AMENITIES Albany County sits in southeastern Wyoming bordering Colorado on it southern side. Albany County contains 4, 273 square miles of land and 36 square miles of water. Laramie, the county seat of Albany County, is one of Wyoming s larger communities but still has that small western town atmosphere. Home to Wyoming s only four year University, Laramie s roots are buried deep in western history. The area around Laramie has 14 museums including the famous Wyoming Territorial Prison. Laramie can accommodate just about any need with its larger modern stores as well as a historic downtown that is filled with unique galleries, boutiques, small shops and great restaurants. Laramie has a large hospital, several specialized medical clinics and various veterinarian services. The main industry in Albany County is educational services provided at the University of Wyoming. Other industries in Laramie include agriculture, health care services, and construction. In the summer months Laramie offers many activities, which include Jubilee Days, Albany County Fair, a farmer s market held downtown every Friday as well as many other activities. During the fall and winter months many people around Wyoming find themselves traveling to Laramie to watch the Wyoming Cowboys compete in Division I football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, women s soccer and track and field. Just 30 minutes from Laramie one can find some of the best snowmobiling around in the Medicine Bow National Forest as well as a nice down hill ski area. Wheatland, the county seat of Platte County is also close to the ranch. Wheatland is a typical small rural Wyoming town with a very friendly atmosphere. With around 3,500 residents Wheatland can also accommodate many needs. Wheatland has an excellent K-12 education system, a county hospital, several car dealerships, farm and implement dealers, a small airport, a 9-hole public golf course, several churches, banks, veterinary services and various other stores and restaurants. 8

WATER AND WATER RIGHTS China Wall Ranch has year-round live water as well as seasonal seeps and springs. Sybille Springs begins on the very western border of the property and dumps into the upper reaches of Sybille Creek and then fills the reservoir in the upper Sybille Springs pasture. During wet years the reservoir will overflow all year long flowing down through China Wall Canyon and then dumping back into Sybille Creek. In previous years the owners have stocked the reservoir with rainbow trout. School Creek on the eastern side of the property is a year-round creek providing habitat to brook and brown trout. Although the lower part of School Creek may run dry during extreme drought, according to the owners it never has ran dry all the way up. School Creek presents a unique opportunity for a new owner to develop a fishery with several ponds throughout this long and beautiful canyon. There is also a well for the improvements, a solar well, a large holding tank and a pipeline system for two of the pastures on the western side of the ranch. All water rights appurtenant to the subject property will be transferred to the buyer. MINERAL RIGHTS All mineral rights appurtenant to the property will be transferred to the buyer. The seller is unaware of any mineral ownership. 9

RECREATIONAL RESOURCES The China Wall Ranch provides superb hunting opportunities for mule deer, big horn sheep, antelope and elk. Residents can hunt deer on the ranch with a general license while non-residents must apply for a Region J license. In recent years there have been many leftover deer licenses for non-residents in this area. Antelope licenses are also easy to come by for this area with non-residents enjoying a 100% draw rate in recent years. The ranch is located in the ever so popular Area 7 for elk. Although the draw percentages for this area are low, the owners applied for and received landowner licenses in 2014. The ranch also has big horn sheep as well as mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes and various other small game species. Currently trout can be found in two of the creeks on the ranch as well as the reservoir. With the amount of water found on the ranch it has the potential to be a great trout fishery. The ranch is also located just a few miles from Johnson Creek Reservoir which has great fishing. The recreational amenities on or near the property also include the following: Historic Sites Camping Hunting Fishing Boating Swimming Golfing Rodeo Events 10

Elk killed directly across the highway from School Creek. 11

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REAL ESTATE TAXES The estimated 2013 real estate taxes on the China Wall Ranch were $1,847.96. Wyoming offers an extremely favorable tax climate. No Personal income tax No corporate income tax No gross receipts tax No inventory tax Low retail sales tax Low property tax Favorable inheritance tax Favorable unemployment tax 13

OFFERING PRICE The China Wall Ranch is being offered for $5,000,000 (Five Million Dollars) $4,600,000 (Four Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars) or $704 per deed acre. CONDITIONS OF SALE The sellers shall require an all cash sale. I. All offers shall be: a. in writing, b. accompanied by an earnest money deposit check in the minimum amount of 3% of the offering price. II. All earnest money deposits will be deposited in the Listing Broker s trust account, or appropriate escrow. III. The sellers shall provide and pay for an Owner s title insurance policy in full satisfaction of the purchase price. IV. Both buyer and seller shall be responsible for their own attorney s fees. FENCE AND BOUNDARY LINES The seller is making known to all potential purchasers there may be variations between the deeded property lines and the location of the existing fence boundary lines on the subject property. Seller makes no warranties with regard to location of the fence lines in relationship to the deeded property lines, nor does the seller make any warranties or representations with regard to specific acreage within the fenced property lines. Seller is selling the property in an AS IS condition, which includes the location of the fences, as they exist. Boundaries shown on any accompanying maps are approximate, based on the legal description. Maps are not to scale and are for visual aid only. The accuracy of the maps and information is not guaranteed. 14

For additional information or to schedule a showing, please contact: 330 South Main Street P.O. Box 338 Buffalo, WY 82834 307-684-5201 Office 307-684-9172 Fax info@pfisterlandco.com NOTES Pfister Land Company, LLC is pleased to have been selected as the Exclusive Agent for the seller of this offering. All information has been obtained from sources deemed reliable by Pfister Land Company, LLC; however, the accuracy of this information is not guaranteed or warranted by either Pfister Land Company, LLC or the sellers, and prospective buyers are charged with making and are expected to conduct their own independent investigation of the information contained herein. This offering is subject to prior sale, price change, correction or withdrawal without notice and any offer presented does not have to be accepted. 15

CHINA WALL RANCH LOCATION MAP China Wall Ranch 16

CHINA WALL RANCH TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP PFISTER LAND COMPANY, LLC CHINA WALL RANCH Albany County, WY 6,535 ± Deeded Acres 559 ± State Lease Acres 1138 ± BLM Lease Acres 8232 ± Total Acres This map is a visual aid only. Accuracy is not guaranteed. 17

CHINA WALL RANCH AERIAL MAP PFISTER LAND COMPANY, LLC CHINA WALL RANCH Albany County, WY 6,535 ± Deeded Acres 559 ± State Lease Acres 1138 ± BLM Lease Acres 8232 ± Total Acres This map is a visual aid only. Accuracy is not guaranteed. 18

WEST PARCEL OF CHINA WALL RANCH EAST PARCEL OF CHINA WALL RANCH 19

IMPORTANT NOTICE (Name of Brokerage Company) REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE DISCLOSURE When you select a real estate broker to assist you in a real estate transaction, the broker may do so in one of several capacities. In accordance with Wyoming's Brokerage Relationships Act, this notice discloses the types of working relationships that are available to you. Seller's Agent/Landlord's Agent (Requires written agreement with Seller) If a Seller signs a written listing agreement with us and engages us as a Seller's agent, we represent the Seller. On properties listed with other brokerage companies, we may work as an agent for the Seller, if the Seller agrees to have us work as a subagent. As an agent or subagent for the Seller, we represent the Seller and owe the Seller a duty of utmost good faith, loyalty, and fidelity in addition to the obligations enumerated below for Intermediaries. Wyo. Stat. 33-28-303(a). The Seller is legally responsible for our actions as either an agent or subagent, when such agent or subagent is acting within the scope of the agency relationship. Buyer/Tenant as Customer (No written agreement with Buyer) We may work with the Buyer in purchasing property even though we are an agent or subagent of the Seller. In that event, we will not have a written agreement with the Buyer. Even though we do not represent the Buyer, we will assist the Buyer as our customer and are obligated to deal fairly and honestly with the Buyer, to answer the Buyer's questions accurately concerning facts we know about the property, and to disclose any adverse material facts we know about the property. As a Seller s agent or subagent, we have duties to disclose to the Seller certain information; therefore, the Buyer, as our customer, should not tell us any information which the Buyer does not want shared with the Seller. Buyer's Agent/Tenant's Agent (Requires written agreement with Buyer) If a Buyer signs a written Buyer Agency Agreement with us, we will act as an agent for the Buyer. If so, we represent the Buyer and owe the Buyer a duty of utmost good faith, loyalty and fidelity in addition to the obligations enumerated below for Intermediaries. The Buyer is legally responsible for our actions as an agent, when the Buyer's agent is acting within the scope of the agency relationship. As a Buyer's Agent, Wyoming law requires us to disclose to potential Sellers all adverse material facts, which may include material facts regarding the Buyer's financial ability to perform the terms of the transaction. Wyo. Stat. 33-28-304(c). As a Buyer's Agent, we have duties to disclose to the Buyer certain information; therefore, the Seller should not tell us any information which the Seller does not want shared with the Buyer. Intermediary (Requires written agreement with Seller and/or Buyer) The Intermediary relationship is a non-agency relationship which maybe established between a broker and a Seller and/or a broker and a Buyer. A Seller may choose to engage a broker as an Intermediary when listing a property. A Buyer may also choose to engage a broker as an Intermediary. An Intermediary shall not act as an agent or advocate for any party and shall be limited to providing those services set forth below. Wyo. Stat. 33-28- 305. Buyer(s) Seller(s) 20

As an Intermediary (Non-Agent), we will not represent you or act as your agent. The parties to a transaction are not legally responsible for the actions of an Intermediary and an Intermediary does not owe the parties the duties of an agent, including the fiduciary duties of loyalty and fidelity. We will have the following obligations to you: perform the term of any written agreement made by the Intermediary with any party or parties to the transaction; exercise reasonable skill and care; advise the parties to obtain expert advice as to material matters about which the Intermediary knows but the specifics of which are beyond the expertise of the Intermediary; present all offers and counteroffers in a timely manner; account promptly for all money or property we receive; keep you fully informed regarding the transaction; obtain the written consent of the parties before assisting the buyer and seller in the same real estate transaction; assist in complying with the terms and conditions of any contract and with the closing of the transaction; disclose to the parties any interests the Intermediary may have which are adverse to the interest of either party; disclose to prospective buyers, known adverse material facts about the property; disclose to prospective sellers, any known adverse material facts, including adverse material facts pertaining to the buyer's financial ability to perform the terms of the transaction; and disclose to the parties that an intermediary owes no fiduciary duty either to buyer or seller, is not allowed to negotiate on behalf of the buyer or seller, and may be prohibited from disclosing information about the other party, which if known, could materially affect negotiations in the real estate transaction. As Intermediary, we will disclose all information to each party, but will not disclose the following information without your informed consent: that you may be willing to agree to a price different than the one offered; the motivating factors for buying or selling the property; that you will agree to financing terms other than those offered; or any material information about you, unless disclosure is required by law or if lack of disclosure would constitute dishonest dealing or fraud. Change From Agent to Intermediary - In-House Transaction If a Buyer who has signed a Buyer Agency Agreement with us wants to look at or submit an offer on property we have listed as an agent for the Seller, the Seller and the Buyer may consent in writing to allow us to change to an Intermediary (non-agency) relationship with both the Buyer and the Seller. Wyo. Stat. 33-28-307. An established relationship cannot be modified without the written consent of the Buyer or the Seller. The Buyer or Seller may, but are not required to, negotiate different commission fees as a condition to consenting to a change in relationship. Buyer(s) Seller(s) 21

Duties Owed by An Agent But Not Owed By An Intermediary WHEN ACTING AS THE AGENT FOR ONE PARTY (EITHER BUYER OR SELLER), BROKER HAS FIDUCIARY DUTIES OF UTMOST GOOD FAITH, LOYALTY, AND FIDELITY TO THAT ONE PARTY. A BROKER ENGAGED AS AN INTERMEDIARY DOES NOT REPRESENT THE BUYER OR THE SELLER AND WILL NOT OWE EITHER PARTY THOSE FIDUCIARY DUTIES. HOWEVER, THE INTERMEDIARY MUST EXERCISE REASONABLE SKILL AND CARE AND MUST COMPLY WITH WYOMING LAW. AN INTERMEDIARY IS NOT AN AGENT OR ADVOCATE FOR EITHER PARTY. SELLER AND BUYER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ACTS OF AN INTERMEDIARY, SO LONG AS THE INTERMEDIARY COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF WYOMING'S BROKERAGE RELATIONSHIPS ACT. WYO. STAT. 33-28-306(a)(iii). THIS WRITTEN DISCLOSURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, BY ITSELF, SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH THE BROKER OR HIS/HER FIRM. UNTIL THE BUYER OR SELLER EXECUTES THIS DISCLOSURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, NO REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT SHALL BE EXECUTED OR VALID. WYO. STAT. 33-28-306(b). NO MATTER WHICH RELATIONSHIP IS ESTABLISHED, A REAL ESTATE BROKER IS NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE LEGAL ADVICE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NOTICE OR ANY DOCUMENT IN A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION, CONSULT LEGAL COUNSEL AND OTHER COUNSEL BEFORE SIGNING. The amount or rate of a real estate commission for any brokerage relationships is not fixed by law. It is set by each Broker individually and may be negotiable between the Buyer or Seller and the Broker. On (date), I provided (Seller) (Buyer) with a copy of this Real Estate Brokerage Disclosure and have kept a copy for our records. Brokerage Company By I/We have been given a copy and have read this Real Estate Brokerage Disclosure on (date) (time) and hereby acknowledge receipt and understanding of this Disclosure. SELLER'S SIGNATURE SELLER'S SIGNATURE BUYER S SIGNATURE BUYER S SIGNATURE 22

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