Bates Sanders Swan Land Co

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Bates Sanders Swan Land Company now moves into the 40th year of providing unparalleled personal service and remarkable performance in closing transactions. In combination, five associates bring over 70 years of successful experience to the table for their valued clients and fellow real estate professionals - a rare pool of knowledge and integrity to draw upon for those seeking only the Best in the West. C. PATRICK BATES has specialized in marketing and acquiring premier properties for select clients throughout the Rocky Mountain West for nearly four decades. Since 1970 his practice has been based entirely on referral and repeat business. In 1974 he sold the Deseret Livestock Ranch - the largest block of deeded land in the Rocky Mountains containing 202, 000 acres - and its been non-stop ever since. Bates has earned a reputation for unquestioned personal and professional integrity, providing genuine personal concern for clients, seeking always to understand their singular goals and motives. Attorneys, accountants and other brokers appreciate his attention to detail and comprehensive knowledge of land and water values throughout the Mountain States. Pat played college baseball as a catcher at Brigham Young University and spent three seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league organization before settling into the real estate business in 1967. While fly-fishing is a passion, he greatly enjoys creating the most informative and attractive property offering brochures in the West and serving clients who become treasured friends. SAM R. SANDERS joined Patrick Bates in 1990 after several successful years brokering high-end residential properties in the Salt Lake Valley. His attention to detail and personal interest in his clients are unsurpassed in the real estate business. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a degree in business. His family operated beautiful, successful ranches in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Oregon for almost 30 years. Sam possesses great ability to focus on reality and one of the most pleasant personalities in the ranch brokerage fraternity. His knowledge of how to make transactions work for his clients is truly uncanny. Sam is an Associate Broker with the Company and is licensed in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. MICHAEL S. SWAN was raised on his family's cattle ranch located on the Jefferson River north of Twin Bridges, Montana. He was on the track team during undergraduate years at Montana State University and then obtained a master's degree in sports administration at Idaho State University which led him into successful years from 1990 through 2001 as Assistant Athletic Director at the Air Force Academy, then as Athletic Director at Montana State University-Billings and finally as Athletic Director at Humboldt State University. Their passion for the mountains pulled Mike and his wife, Nancy, back to Montana and in December 2001, after years looking for the right man, Bates invited this remarkable young man to join in opening the Bozeman Office. Mike's strong ranching background, tireless work ethic, and extraordinary desire to first serve and then befriend sellers and buyers of high quality ranch, recreational and farm properties combined with impeccable integrity have already provided him a great career handling premier properties and complex transactions. He has become one of the most trusted and capable brokers in the Rocky Mountain real estate arena. Mike manages the Bozeman Office and is licensed in Montana, Wyoming, and Nebraska. DAVID A. PACKER was raised working on his grandfather's ranch in McKinnon, Wyoming. Those years of clearing sagebrush, calving, branding, irrigating and haying made a lasting imprint. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics from Brigham Young University and spent 22 years as an engineer and senior manager in the aerospace industry. This was followed by four years as president of a medical technology company. He has served on numerous cit