Chad grew up in West Texas and has been in the farm and ranch real estate industry since 2000. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics and a master’s degree in Land Economics and Real Estate while attending Texas A&M University, Chad began his career in farm and ranch property appraisal.
Over the years, he has specialized in valuations of various agricultural property types, emphasizing estate settlement and planning, undivided ownership interests, expert witness testimony, wildfire damages, ranch partitions, and other needs. For over 20 years, he was associated with Chas. S. Middleton and Son in Lubbock, Texas, where his practice diversified into the brokerage of farm and ranch property, with a trade area throughout Texas and New Mexico.
With vast experience and knowledge in all facets of farm and ranch real estate, Chad prides himself on the aggressive representation of buyers and sellers to maximize their return on investment. He has been blessed to have appraised and brokered several well-recognized and high-profile legacy-type ranch properties for well-known individuals and families and several of the Nation’s largest landowners.
Chad holds an Accredited Rural Appraiser Designation through the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, real estate broker’s licenses, and general appraisal certifications in Texas and New Mexico.
Chad and his wife, Kaci, reside near Lubbock, Texas.
The River View Ranch consists of 1,588± deeded acres located in desirable Childress County, Texas. The ranch is approximately ten linear miles northwest of Childress and three linear miles east of Estelline. The ranch offers good access with frontage along County Road M. The ranch has a rolling to broken topography draining to the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, which fronts the south boundary of the ranch for approximately three miles. Elevated bluffs along the river offer unparalleled views of this dramatic and prominent drainage through the Texas Panhandle. Black Hand Cave, located just north of the river bluff, is a well-documented cave complex and great conversation piece, as it was reported to be a hideout of the infamous duo Bonnie and Clyde. The ranch offers an ideal mix of productive grasslands, brush, and treed areas for an excellent combination of livestock and recreational ranch property. The ranch is very well watered with two meters on the Red River Municipal Water Supply rural water system tied to eight drinking troughs and five earthen tanks. The River View Ranch is prime hunting country with quality whitetail deer, quail, dove, waterfowl, and a variety of varmints. The ranch has been meticulously maintained and operated as part of a larger ranch property. It is isolated with large adjoining ownerships to the east and north, the river on the south, and a sizable farming and ranching operation to the west. The property has no residential or significant structural improvements and is a clean, raw land tract waiting for a new owner’s vision to make it their own.
The Lower K Ranch is 283± acres with necessary utilities and multiple water sources near Mineral Wells, Texas. The diverse terrain incorporates agricultural and recreational functions that support various uses.
Sprawling 1,370± acres near Rochester with a custom 8,000± square foot home, guest bunkhouse, arena, barn, and water wells. Exceptional quail habitat, deer, hogs, migratory birds, and Highway 6 frontage.
Claybank 112 is 112± acres off FM 2954 near Bremond. Intensively managed Post oak savannah with 50 feet of rolling elevation change. Beautiful homesites, with two creeks and spring-fed habitat for native game.
The K6+ Ranch is a refined 870± acre estate near Mineral Wells. The agricultural and recreational functions tastefully incorporate multiple residences, resort-style amenities, equestrian facilities, and diverse water resources.
Bobwhite Draw is 243± acres of raw land with good road frontage and access to electric utilities near Aspermont, Texas. The sandy to loam-clay soils support good hunting and grazing.
