Purchasing
The page you are currently reading is what we like to call a "master information page" which we create for subdivisions where we have a larger volume of inventory than normal. We provide this as a way to concentrate all of the available information about this region, and the properties within it, into one page where buyers can better learn about the zoning, road conditions, availability of utilities and any of the other salient details we feel a prospective landowner would want to know. We also use this page as a way to present important details about all of the available properties within the region, this way potential buyers won't have to click from listing to listing.
For anyone interested in purchasing land in the subdivision profiled here, we encourage you to read over the information provided to better compare and contrast individual listings and ultimately choose the one that is best for you. While you cannot purchase a specific property on this page, the table of available listings linked below will give you the opportunity to navigate to individual listings pages, where payments options will be presented, and purchases can be made.
Property List
Full Listing DetailsCurrently Sold out
Details
Location & Size
The Estancia Ranchettes is a rural subdivision located just east of Moriarty within the I-40 corridor. This is a large subdivision consisting almost entirely of 1 acre parcels extending as far as three miles north of the highway and four miles south.
Despite being created in the 1960's, the Estancia Ranchettes subdivision remains largely undeveloped. Because of this as well as its rural setting, it has had enduring appeal to land owners looking to live unconventional lifestyles in a quiet, country setting with ample privacy.
County, State
Torrance County, New Mexico
Lot Size
1 Acres
Nearest Town
Moriarty
Zip Code
87035
Legal Information
When we speak of property we typically use an address -- 123 Main Street for instance.
As most vacant land does not have a physical address, however, county governments will identify it in other ways, such as a "legal description", a parcel number or a tax code. The information provided in the table to the right are the ways in which the various state and county agencies will identify this specific parcel of land. These signifiers are important to have when speaking with these agencies - whether they be the assessor, the zoning office, or even the local utilities - and may prove invaluable when initiating conversations about whatever research a buyer intends to do.
Whenever one exists or has been assigned to the land, the physical address will be included in this table.
Legal Description
See Individual Listing Pages
Parcel Number
See Individual Listing Pages
Account Number
See Individual Listing Pages
Annual Taxes
$8.00 per lot
Access & Utilities
Roads & Access: While all the properties in Estancia Ranchettes have legal access, the road conditions throughout the subdivision vary greatly depending on where you're at and where you're attempting to get to. For instance, County-maintained roads can be found throughout the region, most of which will get you to within a couple hundred feet of any individual lot. Of the roads that are not maintained by the county, most are bladed or have been preserved to some degree by regular traffic. The worst road conditions you are likely to find here are simply roads that are overgrown to the point of being difficult to discern. Having said that, the parcels in this subdivision remain ones which can still be accessed and driven. Anyone scouting a property here is encouraged to take a larger truck or off-road capable vehicle.
Power & Utilities: While some parts of Estancia Ranchettes have residential power lines, and while underground utility boxes can even be found in others, those areas are typically within a couple hundred feet of developed home sites and should be viewed as the exception, and not the rule. Because of this, anyone attempting to build, RV or camp out here should expect to rely on alternative forms of power. Anyone looking to investigate the costs associated with getting service extended to the subject property is encouraged to contact the Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, the local utility servicing this region.
Cell Reception: It should be noted that despite the lack of utilities in this region, our photographer reported a surprisingly reliable cell reception throughout the entire subdivision.
Legal Access
Yes
Access Condition
See Individual Listing
Power
See Individual Listing
Phone
Mobile or Satellite; Cell Reception Reliable
Water
By Well or Holding Tank
Sewer
Septic Or Alternative System
Zoning & Restrictions
Zoning: Estancia Ranchettes is zoned Rural Residential in a Pre-Platted Lands District. This designation means that the subdivision was created before Torrance County had formal zoning laws, and hence tends to benefit from a more relaxed attitude when it comes to both Permissive and Conditional Uses. To read more of the Torrance County zoning ordinance that addresses these two designations, we encourage you to follow this link.
No HOA: Estancia Ranchettes has no HOA, no annual dues, and no covenants or restrictions. Because of this, anyone buying land here will be afforded great freedom in how they elect to develop the property.
Camping, RVs and Misc. Structures: Mobile and modular homes can be built in this region and RVs are acceptable for ninety days at a time or six months with a building permit. Anyone curious about the viability or permitting process for unconventional structures such as tiny homes, yurts, or earthship homes is encouraged to contact the Torrance County Planning & Zoning Department.
HOA
None
Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions
None
Annual Dues
None
Time Limit On Building
None
Title Info
...
Title
Free & Clear
Mineral Rights
None
Recent Survey
None
Title Insurance
None
Conveyance Document
Special Warranty Deed
Suggested Type of Closing
Notary Close
Doc Prep Fee
$150.00
Helpful Links
The Hemingway Land Company does our best to represent the properties we list as accurately as possible. Our research, however, will always be limited.
Because of this, included in the table to the right is a list of the relevant state and county governments, agencies and authorities as well as local utilities (and all their respective websites and contact information) which should help to answer any questions a buyer may have about developing this specific property.
Whenever possible it is best to speak with these agencies first as they will always be a far greater source of information about the local region and the regulations which govern it.
Torrance County Assessor's Office
(505) 544-4300Torrance County Planning & Zoning
(505) 544-4390Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative Inc.
(505) 832-4483New Mexico State Engineer
1-800-WATERNMWell Drilling Info
Click HereWell Drilling Permit Application
Click HereMisc.
Master List Of Properties: Hemingway Land has bought and sold dozens of lots in the Estancia Ranchettes subdivision and we typically boast a revolving door of property here. Anyone looking to expand their parcel boundaries is encouraged to review our master spreadsheet of past and current inventory to see if we have now or have had in the past land which is adjacent to yours. NOTE: Adjacent lots are best identified by knowing the Unit/Block/Lot of your own property.
Photography Disclosure: Unlike our other listings, the properties being sold in Estancia Ranchettes are being represented with photos from different regions of the subdivision and are not property-specific. As Hemingway Land has purchased and had photographed so many parcels throughout this area - and because there is little observable difference in the roads, topography and scenery - we have elected to reuse past photos. It should be noted, however, that this is not something we would do if we didn't feel confident this was an adequate representation of the region. Any prospective buyer looking for a more precise sense of the exact parcel is welcome to scout any property we have in inventory.
FAQ
No. This entire area was subdivided over sixty years ago into one acre lots. There is nothing larger, and the only way to get something larger is to purchase adjacent lots.
Only where listed. If we have two 1 acre lots that are adjacent and could equal 2 acres, we will sell them that way.
If you look at the property list on this page, you’ll see the Legal Descriptions of the properties. These are written logically. Unit 1, Block 1, Lot A would be adjacent to Unit 1, Block 1, Lot B. So on and so forth. If you’re looking at two properties wondering if they’re adjacent, simply review the legal descriptions.
Yes.
While all the properties in Estancia Ranchettes have legal access, the road conditions throughout the subdivision vary greatly depending on where you're at and where you're attempting to get to. For instance, County-maintained roads can be found throughout the region, most of which will get you to within a couple hundred feet of any individual lot. Of the roads that are not maintained by the county, most are bladed or have been preserved to some degree by regular traffic. The worst road conditions you are likely to find here are simply roads that are overgrown to the point of being difficult to discern. Having said that, the parcels in this subdivision remain ones which can still be accessed and driven. Anyone scouting a property here is encouraged to take a larger truck or off-road capable vehicle.
No.
The Estancia Ranchettes subdivision is zoned Rural Residential and defined as a Pre-Platted Lands District. What this means is that the subdivision was created prior to the more modern zoning restrictions developed in the early 1970's and adopted statewide. Because the subdivision pre-dates those regulations, the County could not retroactively apply the same rules to property owners who had already developed their land in this region as they would for future residents. Because of this, Estancia Ranchettes has persisted all these decades later under less rigorous ordinances and enforcement. It is with this in mind that many people have been able to use these lots recreationally or for developing structures which would be hard to get permitted elsewhere in the County.
It should be noted, however, that this is not to suggest that there is no zoning out here. Torrance County has a fairly detailed set of ordinances for most of the land within its borders. That said, land in Estancia Ranchettes tends to endure less scrutiny.
Yes.
According to the Torrance County zoning ordinance, people are allowed to park/live/camp in their RV for up to 90 Days. And with that said, it’s questionable anyone is enforcing this timeline in Estancia Ranchettes.
Probably, but questions like this are best addressed to the Torrance County Planning & Zoning office, whose number is (505) 544-4390.
While residential power lines have a presence in this region, that presence is limited to the areas closest to the highway and other developed home sites. That said, power lines are not common in Estancia Ranchettes. They do not line every road or even every other road and anyone purchasing land in this region should plan to rely on solar panels or other alternative forms of energy.
Anyone purchasing land within a reasonable distance of residential power lines, can investigate the cost of getting service extended to their property by contacting the Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, the local utility company servicing this region.
This question is best addressed to well drillers local to the region. Those companies will have a far better sense of water table depth and drilling costs than we would.
Holding tanks are a popular alternative and are used by a number of landowners in this region.
Having no first-hand experience with it ourselves, we can’t speak to this issue directly. That being said, we’ve had a number of people scout properties in this region and no one has ever reported any problems using their smart phones to locate the lots. Additionally, our photographer has reported cell reception to be surprisingly reliable for such a rural region.
Yes. Please do. We encourage anyone who’s going to buy from us to view the land they’re interested in prior to purchase.
No. We’re investors, not realtors. Additionally, we have no office in New Mexico nor staff on standby waiting to give people guided tours.
It’s easy. Each listing page will have an interactive map you can study to locate both the property as well as the best route to take to access it. In addition, there are a number of mapping apps which can help with locating vacant land or land which doesn't have a formal address. MapRight is one our photographers use all the time and recommend highly.
In addition, anyone purchasing from us will be provided with GPS coordinates for the four corner points and center of the parcel. While these are not a substitute for having the land professionally surveyed, they can provide a reasonable sense of the property's location.
No.
Not recently and not by us, no.
This entire region was platted out years ago. Stakes or pins may have been used to mark property boundaries but it’s questionable whether they still exist or can be found. While they may be there, we’re not making that guarantee to our buyers.
The GPS coordinates we give you to locate the lots are fairly accurate and should get you to a location that will give you an excellent sense of precisely what chunk of land it is that you’d be buying. For a specific sense of where the lot begins and ends, it is ultimately best to hire a local surveyor.
Three reasons:
1 - For our purposes of creating listings, we have software that tells us everything we need to know about the property’s size, shape and location.
2 - We never know if our end buyer will want or require a survey.
3 - If the survey costs us $1,000 we’re simply going to increase the price of the land $2,000. Hence, it’s ultimately cheaper for the buyer to pay for the survey themselves.
Yes and No.
The only plat maps we've ever been able to acquire from the County for this region are not terribly detailed. What little detail they do attempt to communicate has been marred by County officials digitizing photocopies of photocopies of the originals. The few legible ones we've been fortunate enough to retrieve have been provided on the listing pages for the properties they cover. For the remaining properties, we've provided whatever we were able to get from the County. That said, given the quality and condition of these plats, you're unlikely to get much out of them.
Simply click the ‘Buy Now’ button at the top of the listing page of the property that interests you most.
Yes. We are currently offering affordable financing options on all of our Estancia Ranchettes properties of $400 Down + $100/Month x 24 Months with 90 Days Same As Cash.
Only if you pay it off as slowly as humanly possible.
When financing is offered, our contracts contain only pre-payment incentives and no pre-payment penalties.
Additionally, every contract will come with a 90-Days-Same-As-Cash clause.
To see an example of one of our Estancia Ranchettes land contracts, click here.
If you pay us all the money at once, it will be deeded into your name immediately. If you elect to finance the land, we will not deed it into your name until such a time as all the payments have been made. Until that time, the land contract will be the document that demonstrates your equitable interest in the property.
As soon as you pay us money, it’s yours to do with as you please.