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New homes can be seen in the distance from this property!

Rio Rancho is a suburb of Albuquerque about 15 miles to the northwest as the crow flies. It is the fastest growing city in New Mexico and this lot is located in one of the units close to new housing developments and the new City Center!! My notes say "Awesome location - many new homes to the northeast and east!" If you have been looking for an investment in a growing area be sure and check this out!

The section map link above shows where the property is located as well as the new subdivisions and the new City Center. This property is just out side of the city limits which can also be seen in the section map as a thick black line just to the east of this property. The subdivisions are the areas on this map that have more roads and details just to the northeast and east. I consider this one of the closer undeveloped units to the growth.

All of the photos were taken of the property when we visited it in October 2007. The area is a gentle rolling hill and you can see there is an intermittent stream/aroyo in the area in some of the aerial photo maps above. I believe this property sits more un the upslope from that lowpoint offering a long view of the Sandia Mountains to the east and of the hills that slopes down to the east to the valley below. I thought it was a charming setting and you can easily see the new development in the distance. There are quite a few maps inserted above to help you get an idea how the property is as well as the growth in the area.

Mark and I personally own this lot. We really believe in Rio Rancho as an investment and if you are looking for more lots to invest in please contact me to discuss our inventory. We own all of the properties free and clear and all of them have title insurance available - these were not purchased through a tax sale!!!

If you are new to investing in Rio Rancho I really encourage you to take a moment and click on our Sandoval County web page that we have a link to towards the bottom of the page. You will find quite a bit of information and pictures about the growth of Rio Rancho. I have really seen this place take off since I started exploring land here about six years ago - incredible growth. And I still see the infrasructure growth and new subdivisions being built even in this slower economy. Enjoy! Char The Explorer : )

All the photos below were taken looking at this parcel and it's surrounding views in October of 2007. We merged a few of those photos together below to show just how long the view is of the Sandia Mountains to the east!

I zoomed in a bit to show the new homes in developments you can see in the distance!

SUBDIVISION INFORMATION:

Update May 2009: It was a beautiful time of year to visit Rio Rancho with lots of pretty spring flowers and warm sunny weather as we explored a few different units and poked our nose around to see if things are still growing there. We noticed quite a bit of growth happening still with new subdivisions, houses, streets, and businesses being built! The Rio Grande was pretty full and the Bosque along it was a plush green. As we drove around it was easy to see that this place is still moving along even during the economic downturn!

There continues to be a lot of construction around the Santa Ana Star Arena and new City Center. I got my first glimpse at V. Sue Cleveland High School, the 2nd high school in Rio Rancho which is set to open in fall of 2009 - home of the Storms! Other projects being built at the City Center area include Hewlett-Packard Customer Service Center (scheduled to open late 2009), University of New Mexico West campus (scheduled to open spring 2010), a community college, and the University of NM Sandoval Regional Medical Center (scheduled to open 2011). This facility is expected to have 75 private rooms with the capacity to expand to 120 beds and more than 400 workers are expected in the first year. Services will include emergency services, urgent care, surgical services and more!

The Albuquerque Journal named some of the projects the federal stimulus program will fund and on that list was money for the Paseo del Volcan Road project. The city has learned that it will receive $14 MILLION and will solicit bids for the construction of the extension of Pasel del Volcan from Iris Road to US 550. This will create new access to the city center. I was pleasantly surprised to see just how much this place continues to grow!

The Rio Grande was full and it was a beautiful rich green along the Bosque!

Lots of new construction by the new Arena and City Center!

More new construction and a new commercial building at Unser and McMahon Blvd!

Josh getting his first glimpse at the Santa Ana Star Center- too bad we didn't have a few more hours to catch the game that day!

My first glimpse at V. Sue Cleveland High School which is the 2nd high school for Rio Rancho set to open the fall of 2009!

The Santa Ana Star Casino - a wonderful place to stay and play in Bernalillo: Construction by Northern Blvd and Unser: New growth in unit 22 and me enjoying the warm sunshine and giving my best Vanna White pose! I dont often get my camera out quick enough to catch the rabbits but this guy put on a show for me! I got a kick out of the Chili's sign - seems so fitting in the area!
This is an Indian Pueblo just west along I80 on your way to Gallup. I always marvel at the old homes built into the side of the hill - incredible that it is still inhabited today! The drive west to the border of Arizona is a beautiful drive!

Located 15 miles north of Albuquerque and 50 miles southwest of Santa Fe, Rio Rancho sits high atop a mesa offering stunning views of the Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande! Rio Rancho is located in the heart of New Mexico, just north of Albuquerque. Anchored by chip maker Intel with over 5000 employees as well as Victoria Secret and Sprint, this master planned communities pro-business attitude and a high quality of life makes this New Mexico's fourth largest city.

If you drive west out of Albuquerque and then head north up into Rio Rancho you will be amazed at the growth. Five years ago when I first visited this area they were redoing the interstate through the middle of Albuquerque and these were just overhead signs with no exit to anywhere yet. Now...it's homes built the entire way out to these exits west on I40 and then north into Rio Rancho. Take the drive! Go see it for yourself! I believe in Rio Rancho as an investment and encourage you to explore the growth in this area! Char the Explorer : )
Albuquerque was named in May 2005 as the 5th best place in the USA for Business and Careers by Forbes Magazine Albuquerque was also named in June 2006 as the 3rd out of 50 Smart Places to Live in the USA by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine.
ADDITIONAL STATE INFORMATION:
New Mexico's new liquid waste regulations went into effect in September of 2005. These regulations will provide the highest quality to the environment and was greatly needed with the drought situations over the years. Smile4u Inc greatly encourages you to research the new regulations to understand what you will be allowed to do with your property. We have not researched the ground to depth water in any of the areas we sell land in. If the property does not meet the new standards for conventional septic systems, other ideas to research are: installing complete retention systems such as holding tanks, waiting till public utilities are provided in the street, or to purchase an adjoining property. The new regulations for undeveloped lots platted before February 1st, 1990 require at least 3/4 of an acre for a conventional septic system and 3/4 of an acre in areas with depth to ground water 100 feet or less. There are sunset provisions that allow a 3-5 year period for you to install using the old guidelines. After the sunset period is over you will need to comply with the new regulations. If you would like to see a copy of the new regulations that we obtained from the State please Click Here. We also have information we can email you if you would like to research retentions systems. We actually came across a subdivision in Kansas a few years ago that had several hundred properties that all were required to use holding tanks so don't be afraid to think outside the box!
For more information and pictures from our journeys to the area click here: Sandoval County

Contract Terms:

There is $150.00 nonrefundable doc prep fee to buy this contract. You will be hard pressed to find a more affordable doc prep fee!

Contract Price is $17,500.00 with 8% interest and approximately 120 monthly payments of $213.00 due by the 10th of each month. Once the contract is paid off we will prepare all necessary documents and we will pay the costs to transfer ownership. It's all part of your $150.00 doc prep fee!

Monthly Payment Coupons.

Skip Payment Coupons - One a year for the life of the loan! If you find yourself short on cash you can skip that month's payment and tack it on to the end of the loan.

Matching Down Payment Program - Put up to 20% cash down and we will match that amount off of the purchase price! Example - put down 20%, $3,500.00, and we will deduct an additional $3,500.00 off of the purchase price making the remaining balance $10,500.00.

Zero Down - You pay only the doc prep fee to buy this contract!

Easy Financing - No Credit Check

No Early Payoff Penalty

Assumable Contracts

Terms Negotiable: If you are looking for an all cash price, putting some cash down or different terming please contact us with your offer! : )

Please conduct your due diligence research and be sure to ask all questions prior to hitting the "Buy Now" button below.

Once you click on the "Buy Now" button we put a Sale Pending notice on the listing and email out further instructions. Within 24 hours we must receive a response to that email that includes your contact information. Payment is due within 5 days unless prior arrangements are made by cashiers check, money order, Visa/Master/Discover Card or Paypal. We often have several interested buyers in the same property and in fairness to all interested parties we keep the property available until someone is 100% prepared to complete the transactions.

With our sincere thanks,

Mark, Charlotte, Derek, and Josh : )

Please feel free to call Char at 360-550-8943 with any questions! We are on Pacific time.

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