Essay by Linda M. Hasselstrom
Development – July 2005 – Colorado Central Magazine
I’M A RANCHER, so almost every day some Realtor explains how much money I could make if I sold the ranch. Developers are subdividing pastures nearby, and soon, it’s true, I may not be able to afford ranching.
So, I’m studying up on the new real estate lingo and — in typical friendly Western fashion — offer this handy dictionary for prospective New West landowners. Words, it turns out, don’t always mean what they seem: