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2/21/2017

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Authenticity is the Secret to Richard Lynch’s
Success as a Country Music Singer/Songwriter
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For folks in or around Donna, Weslaco, Raymondville, and Harlingen, Texas, it’s not too late.
 
You can still catch The Richard Lynch Band performing live in your area before February is out.
 
For the rest of us Richard Lynch fans, we’ll have to be patient until he and his talented musical compadres return to Texas – as well as Tennessee, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and other locations – later this year.
 
For now, I hope you’ll be satisfied hearing my RANCHCAST with LEM LEWIS interview with Richard, which I conducted this past week by phone between his performances in the Austin area.
 
Richard, of course, is the talented Independent Country Music Hall of Fame music artist whose chart-topping hits are known and loved for their authenticity. Richard’s music captures the heart and soul of American ranchers, farmers, and other countryfolk.


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2/12/2017

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This Legend About My Great-Great-Great
Grandfather Bears Repeating
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As “The Ranch Broker,” I’ve developed an expertise of sorts wrestling bureaucrats and cutting through red tape to complete complex land sales transactions. Sometimes, by the time we close a difficult ranch sale, I am exhausted.
 
Yet I doubt that all of my bold strategic maneuvers and white-collar ‘bruises’ would hold a stick to the savvy and bloody wrestling my great-great-great grandfather, Prentiss Lewis Goen, did with an 8-foot tall, 1,000-pound grizzly back in March of 1850.  
 
I heard tell of my ancestor’s epic battle with the bear since the time I was just a boy. In fact, my father, Hardy Lewis, possesses the bent, single-shot rifle that Prentiss used first to wound the bear in the face, and subsequently to club it repeatedly in mortal combat.
 
Only recently, as part of my project to better document the ranching and family folklore that has been passed down to me as oral tradition, have I begun to discover additional, fascinating details about Prentiss and the bear. 

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2/8/2017

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Ranching Legacies Are Priceless Legacies
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Ranch and family lore are priceless tales, passed from one generation to the next, that help us as individuals shape our sense of who we are and where we fit into the flow of people and time.
 
When you meet ranchers or tour their properties, history is one asset that is not immediately visible and can’t quickly be assessed.
 
But never doubt its value – both tangible and intangible. 
 
I grew up knowing that my father, and his father, and his father were each ranchers. You might say that I inherited not only my share of their physical estate, but also of their love for the land, wildlife, open skies, loyalty, and patriotism.
 
What is that worth?  Let me offer an illustration.


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2/7/2017

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Ranching with Family Ain’t Always Easy!
My Conversation with
Farmer Andy Junkin


I’m not sure what’s more fun, interviewing guests about ranching for my RANCHCAST with LEM LEWIS podcast or being interviewed about ranching for other podcasts and media outlets.
 
Anytime I get to talk with other rural property lovers it’s a special treat.
 
Recently, Andy Junkin, a 7th generation farm boy, author, and host of Agriculture Strategy, invited me to chat with him in a live video hosted on Google’s Hangouts. A replay of that 18-minute conversation is now available on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/andy-junkin.
 
Andy, like me, labors to save rural landowning families. He works as a consultant to farm owners, improving their ability to make and implement crucial decisions about the future of their properties. “I live to save farms,” Andy writes, adding that “most farm families contact me in the middle of a family crisis.”
 
Andy has an impressive track record of helping farm families mend their rifts and bolster their profitability, making the eventual transition to next-generation owners a smooth and efficient process.
 
I hope to have Andy on an upcoming edition of RANCHCAST. Meanwhile, I think you’ll enjoy hearing Andy and me, on his show, talk about what I do in my capacity as The Ranch Broker.
 
Among the topics Andy and I cover in less than 20 minutes are:
 
  • How to handle complex ranch sales transactions
  • The legal pitfalls of ranch sales
  • Why ranch buyers should aim to get preapproved financing
  • So-called ‘Pocket Listings’ – i.e. ranches that are for sale, but not publicly marketed
  • The role a good broker can play in getting all owners (family members) on the same page
  • The keys to being a successful ranch buyer
  • How to help families who want to sell their ranches, but are sentimentally attached
 
If you want to learn more about Andy – whose given name is Mark Andrew Junkin, I recommend you visit his website: www.agriculturestrategy.com.  He’s currently offering a free copy of his book, Farming with Family: Ain’t Always Easy!

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        • Pinion Springs - 1660 Acres
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        • Coryell County >
          • Coryell County -103 Acres
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        • Real County >
          • Under 500 Acres >
            • Real County, TX Lot 8 -frio river
            • Real County, TX 43 +/- Acres
            • Real County, TX 196 +/- Acres
            • Real County, TX 255 +/- Acres
            • Real County - 400 +/- Acres
          • Above 500 Acres >
            • Real County - 885 Acres
            • Real County- 520 +/- Acres
            • Real County - 525 Acres
            • Real County - 600 Acres
            • Real County- 800 +/- Acres
            • Pinion Springs - 900 Acres
            • Real County - 1140 Acres
            • Pinion Springs - 1650 Acres
        • Williamson County >
          • Williamson County - 65 Acres
        • Edwards County
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      • Uvalde County - Frio 203
      • Uvalde County - Nueces River 173
      • Real County - Creek 463
      • Real County - Frio - 1.44 Acres
      • Real County - 21.5 Acres
      • Sutton County - 519 acres
      • Real County - Frio - 2.4 Acres
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