Montana Real Estate & Relocation

Montana Land

Thinking about relocating to the state of Montana? You can't do much better than this Rocky Mountain state.

Montana's nickname is "Big Sky Country." Once you've visited, you'll know why. Jagged mountains of granite. Rolling green plains. Crystal-clear lakes and refreshing streams. They're all here in Montana. Add teeming populations of wildlife and you complete the Montana picture - a landscape rich in scenes of natural wonder.

Montana Real Estate and Pricing

As with most places, the types of Montana real estate on the market vary wildly in price and nature. However, with so much open space and a slant towards western-style living, you are likely to find many farm and ranch properties, recreational "getaways", log homes and multi-acre land for sale, in addition to residential housing and homes for sale in most communities.

Real estate pricing varies by location. It is highly recommended that you contact a realtor for complete real estate information on any Montana community or region that is of interest to you.

About Montana

Montana is filled with fun things to do and friendly people to meet. Hike, bike, raft, fish, watch wildlife, or have the best skiing experience ever. There's also great shopping, restaurants, museums, galleries, dining and theater.

"Welcome to a very special place. Montana is the nation's fourth largest state - 148,000 square miles of mountains and prairies, farms and forests, cities and towns, rivers and streams and wild areas whose beauty and history will make you stop and think. Scattered about this vast state are uncounted wild creatures and nearly 900,000 neighbors. We still talk to each other here, not at each other … At some point, everyone needs a Montana in their life."
- Former Montana Governor Marc Racicot

Montana is the nation's fourth largest state.

Montana Statistics

Population: 856,057 (1994 est.)
Capitol: Helena
Largest city: Billings 86,578
Density: 6 people per square mile
Highest point: Granite Peak 12,799 feet
Lowest point: Kootenai River 1,800 feet

6 Steps to Buying Montana Property

1. Make Sure You Are Ready
Do you know what you want? Are you relocating to the area, or looking for a vacation home? Are you looking for an existing home, or for land to build your dream home? Be as specific as possible.

2. Get A Realtor
No two properties and no two transactions are alike. In the maze of forms, inspections, marketing, pricing, and negotiating, it makes sense to work with a local real estate professional who knows the market and the community.

3. Get Pre-Approved For Your Loan
Find a local lender and get them to give you a pre-approval letter. Using a local lender helps to simplify the closing process.

4. Search For Property
Get a local agent to search for the property that is right for you.

5. Make An Offer
The offer amount is very important, but it is only part of what makes up the offer. The terms of the offer can represent thousands of dollars of additional value or costs to the buyer.

6. Closing
The closing process, sometimes known as "settlement" or "escrow", is where the necessary paperwork needed to complete the transaction is signed. It is typically held at the office of a local title company. In many cases, the buyer and seller don't need to attend at the same time. In the case of an out-of-town buyer, the appropriate documents are commonly sent between parties via overnight delivery.