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Catching Up with Caleb Campbell<\/h1>\n

Our interview series with the Western Ranch Brokers team wouldn\u2019t be complete without talking to broker Caleb Campbell. Working on only a few hours of sleep thanks to his family\u2019s newest addition (welcome Aubrey!), the busy broker, rancher and father of two shares his thoughts on growing up in Montana, his insights on Western Ranch Brokers position in the market, and where he sees Montana ranch real estate headed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As the youngest member of the Western Ranch Brokers team, Caleb brings a lot of energy to the business and despite his age, exhibits a vast knowledge of both ranching and real estate. His easy going but confident demeanor is reassuring, and you get the sense that Caleb dispenses solid advice\u2014perhaps it\u2019s his family\u2019s long history in Montana that underscores his air of expertise. Caleb is a fourth generation Montanan, so he has deep roots within the state. Stories of the family in Montana go all the way back to the days of the Wild West. \u201cMy great-grandfather, even in the mid 1900\u2019s, was still running around town packing his two six-shooters. He told stories of rounding up wild horses on the prairie that settlers had left behind when they decided they couldn’t make it out here. So my great-grandfather and his friends would try to round up these huge herds of semi-wild horses and cattle and put them back on the train to Chicago.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb reminisces about his own experiences as a kid in Montana, back when the state was <\/span>\u201chardly on the map\u201d. He says Montana was a very safe place to grow up, with endless outdoor activities, and feels \u201cvery blessed and very fortunate that I got to grow up here especially in an agricultural and Western lifestyle. Of all the places you can be born in the world, being born in Montana is being dealt a pretty good hand.\u201d He tells a story about a pen pal he had in second grade who lived in New York City who asked him, \u201cDo you guys have cars, or do you still ride your horses to school?\u201d Caleb was amused by the question as a kid, but now appreciates that at one time Montana was still considered to be by some as the edge of the Frontier. He says he misses some of that mysterious allure now that the world is so much more aware of Montana and everything it has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Raising another generation of Campbells in Montana, Caleb and his wife Jana, a registered nurse, have a 3\u00bd year old daughter named Isabelle and just a few weeks ago welcomed a baby girl named Aubrey to the family. Living on a small family ranch outside of Bozeman, the Campbells raise and train quarter horses, occasionally deal in short-term cattle and also \u201cput up quite a bit of hay in the summer\u201d\u2014so there is never any shortage of chores to be done. Despite all of the work it entails, Caleb says it makes him happy to provide his daughters with the same type of lifestyle he had\u2014with plenty of room to play outdoors on the ranch. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI ask my three-year-old every day if she wants to be a princess or a cowgirl, and she either puts on a dress or puts on her cowboy boots and heads outside to ride her pony. So she’s got it pretty good.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Caleb also enjoys being able to jump on a horse right in his own backyard. \u201cGoing out and riding is the one thing I do where I can completely clear my mind\u2014so I try to do it very regularly. I love to ride my young horses and make them into something solid, and if there is roping to do, whether at a branding or jackpot\u2026chances are I will be there,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span>Truly appreciative of his life in Montana, Caleb enjoys fishing and big game hunting both at home and around the world\u2014he\u2019s traveled internationally many times including a semester abroad in Scotland and a summer working on a New Zealand cattle station, among several other exciting trips. Africa is one of his favorite destinations and is at the top of the list of places to take their daughters once they are old enough. Reflecting on his travels, Caleb says, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love meeting other types of people and seeing how different cultures interact with each other\u2014you can learn a lot from these differences. It’s always good to come back to Montana after these trips though, it really makes you appreciate where you come from.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Experiencing many lifestyles outside of his own has come in handy in Caleb\u2019s career as a ranch broker, which often requires interactions with a wide variety of people. Caleb describes his typical clients on the seller side as either farmers and ranchers who make their living from their biggest asset, their land, or individuals who have purchased property for investment or recreational reasons and want to upgrade or downsize from their current property. The buyers Caleb works with are often farmers and ranchers who are looking to expand their business or enhance their current operation with a particular piece of land, but lately there have been more and more high-net-worth buyers coming in from out of town. Caleb estimates eighty percent of the buyers he\u2019s worked with in the past two years have been clients who want to escape their urban environments, and are in search of a place for recreation or for a solid investment opportunity in Montana.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb cites the Western Ranch Brokers team\u2019s first-hand knowledge of operational and recreational ranching as one of the team’s strongest competitive advantages. He says, \u201cWe offer a genuine experience for people, and are very upfront and honest\u2014the no BS approach. We can call a spade a spade, and it\u2019s not our practice to string anyone along with false promises or hopes. We’re dedicated to giving all of our clients the best service possible so they can meet their goals.\u201d He says the team, although small, is about \u201cquality over quantity\u201d and keeping the team to just a few experienced agents keeps the service at an exceptional level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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