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Water Rights, Easements, and Corner Crossing: Mike McDonnell and Tom Kingsbury (Part 2)

Episode 74

Water Rights, Easements, and Corner Crossing: Mike McDonnell and Tom Kingsbury (Part 2)

28:15 - 10/01/2026

In Part 2, appraisers Mike McDonnell and Tom Kingsbury of NC Wheeler & Associates shift from the report to the mechanics of ranch appraisal: how improvements and conservation easements affect value, where the corner crossing debate could change access, and how water rights and the income approach factor into what a Montana ranch is really worth.

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Meet The Hosts

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Ryan Bramlette, ALC

Fay Ranches

Ranch Sales | Licensed in MT

(406) 580-9569 rbramlette@fayranches.com See Everything by Ryan
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Matt Henningsen

Fay Ranches

Ranch Sales | Licensed in MT

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Meet The Guests

Tom Kingsbury

Norman C. Wheeler & Associates

GIS Specialist

406-587-7701 See Everything by Tom
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Mike McDonnell

Norman C. Wheeler & Associates

Partner, MS, ARA

(406) 587-7701 mike@ncwheeler.com See Everything by Mike
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