Listing: Rio Rancho Estates Unit 4 Block 71 Lot 62 is 1/2 Acre

It was a beautiful place to sit and talk about dinner options while watching the Man in the Moon as the sun went down! I came up with really good pasta or hole in the wall Mexican. Turns out this is about ten miles west down Southern Boulevard from Joe's Pasta House! This was stop #4 on our 23 stops in Rio Rancho!
Description:
1/2 Acre of Land for Sale in Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico With Pretty Gentle Rolling Hills and a Few Scattered Trees.

One Block From a Park For Motorcycles and ATV Riding and Close to Intel and Presbyterian Rust Medical Center

About 23 miles NW of the Albuquerque International Airport and 1 Hours SW of Santa Fe in Sandoval County, NM

I Could See the Lights of Albuquerque and the Man in the Moon After Sunset!

See Chars Update Including the New $16-Million 86 Acre Solar Energy Center in Unit 6 and $80-Million Expansion to the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center!

Call Char and Buddy With Questions

360-550-8943 Mon - Sun

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We Are Offering 90 Days Same As Cash Financing!

Rio Rancho Estates Unit 4 Block 71 Lot 62


Status: SOLD
State: NM
County: Sandoval

Parcels

APN:
1-005-067-116-096
Legal Description:
Lot 62 in Block 71 of Rio Rancho Estates Unit 4

Listing Details

City:
Rio Rancho
23 Miles NW of Albuquerque International Sunport Airport
1 Hour SW of Santa Fe
Parcel Size:
.5 Acres
Roads:
Dedicated Easement
Corner lot on 37th St and 22nd Ave.
1.5 Miles S of Southern Blvd. See notes and photos.
Power:
Area
Needs installation. Power is 830 ft. (0.17 Mile) South of Property
Water:
Well
Needs installation. Click Here for the Rio Rancho Utility Systems
Sewer:
Septic
Needs installation.
Click Here for the New Mexico Environment Dept Liquid Waste Website.
Liens:
No
Deed Type:
Statutory Warranty Deed
Title insurance available at buyer's expense.
CCRs:
No
Title Marketable:
Yes
Property Tax:
21.00
Annually. Paid current. Future tax notices are buyer's responsibility.
POA Dues:
0.00
Doc Prep Fee:
150.00
To be added to the purchase price for document preparation.
Zoning:
RRA - Rural Residential Agricultural
Allowing for homes, manufactured homes
Livestock needs minimum 1 acre and 20,000 sq. Ft. per animal.

Click Here to view Zoning Regulations for Sandoval County.
Other Information:
Rio Rancho Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Click Here to visit Rio Rancho Convention and Visitor's Bureau
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PROPERTY INFORMATION
1/2 acre of land for sale in Rio Rancho, New Mexico in the very southern part of the city one block from a park area where people play on their motorcycles and ATV’s. It has a view of the Sandia Mountains and Albuquerque across the valley with her bright and big twinkling lights at night! Its within 11 miles of Intel and the Rust Medical Center, and 23 miles NW of Albuquerque International Sunport Airport and an hour SW of Santa Fe.

All of the photos were taken of the property and its surrounding views in January, 2015. The property sits one block north of the very southern boundary of Rio Rancho. It was an easy drive to the property about 1.5 miles S of Southern Boulevard. It was dusk by the time we arrived and was limited to the number of photos I could take. But there are enough to show the property and view over the Sandias and lights of Albuquerque twinkling big and bright in the valley to the SE!

The property is part of a rolling hill with trees sprinkled about and nice vegetation. I walked to the top of the hill to the east and I could see the Sandia Mountains peeking over the hill to the NE and then a big view of them to the E and SE. Albuquerque sits to the SE and I could see her big city light across the SW. You can see in the photos the power transmission lines about ¼ of a mile to the S. They run along the bottom of Rio Rancho from the W to the E. You can see the bright lights of Albuquerque across the valley to the SE but they are also in the view. But they aren’t in the view of Sandia Peak and most of the big part of the Sandia Mountains!

It sure was a beautiful sunset that night lighting up the clouds and horizon a pinkish orange. Cool! It was a beautiful place to sit and talk about dinner options while watching the Man in the Moon as the sun went down! I really had put some thought into it too as there was nothing else to do but watch the first star and see if I could fit both the star and moon in the lens! I came up with two choices, really good pasta or hole in the wall Mexican. Wow was I surprised when we left here and 10 minutes down Southern spotted Joe's Pasta House! I now have a favorite restaurant in Rio Rancho! Ha!

The only thing I saw out in this area was a coyote but I see on Google Earth there are a few structures a few blocks to the NE. You can also see the Park that is shown in the parcel map to the NW in the aerial photos. I see that Google Earth captured a dozen vehicles at that park – that’s cool! The next day we were exploring land about 2 miles NW of here in unit 2 and spotted a few people out on their motorcycles. One was a cute little kid and I included those photos as well.

There is tremendous amount of growth about 5 miles to the NE along Southern and that growth continues east all of the way to the Rio Grande River. This part of Rio Rancho adjoins the northern part of Albuquerque on its south. I suggest you play with Google earth and really study things! After spending 1.5 days driving from the S to the N thru Rio Rancho I can definitely see why the properties along Southern get bought so quickly I remember passing Wal-Mart on Southern and Unser and taking a photo of it in 2007 and thinking wow its already grown out to here and now look where it is!

I had a great opportunity to purchase a land portfolio of 37 lots in Rio Rancho that were handpicked by the previous owner. I really had to work hard and save my pennies to make this purchase! I spent two days taking photos from 23 different places around Rio Rancho. This was stop #4 on our 23 stops in Rio Rancho! I am listing them all up for sale in the order I saw them so you can take a journey around Rio Rancho with me and Buddy!

So what’s unique about this one? I thought this would be a great spot for a local in Albuquerque looking for a place to take their kids to have fun on the weekends that’s their own! Over the years I have heard from the locals who come hang out and have fun in the sand dunes and there sure is lots of places to ride out here. And you would get to see the balloons along Southern in the morning as you’re coming and going! It sits within 11 miles of from Intel, one of the largest semiconductor fabrication plants in the world, the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center Emergency, and Joe's Pasta House. By the way it appears couples night is Saturday and family night is on Sunday. Both nights are for sangria! I wonder if they would let Buddy in?! Enjoy! Char the Explorer : )


Financing Price: $2100

Terms with $0 down payment: $2100 at 8% interest with approximately 23 monthly payments of $100.

Any down payment made Smile4u will match off of the balance.

90 days same as cash with $0 down! If $1050 is paid toward the property within 90 days from the contract date Smile4u will waive the remaining balance!

180 days to work like a dog to pay it off early with $0 down! If $1312 of principal is paid in the first 180 days from the contract date Smile4u will waive the remaining balance!

If purchasing a Contract for Deed Click Here to view the highlights of our owner financing.



Buddy and Char's Journey Around Rio Rancho Estates!



I had a great opportunity to purchase a land portfolio of 37 lots in Rio Rancho that were hand picked by the previous owner. At the end of January, 2015 I spent two days taking photos from 23 different places around Rio Rancho. I am listing them all up for sale in the order I saw them so you can take a journey around Rio Rancho with me and Buddy!

Wow was I thrilled after exploring them! What a great tour around the less developed parts of Rio Rancho. I was going to say undeveloped but as you will see growth definitely continues in Rio Rancho!

I arrived late in the afternoon the first day and raced towards Southern Boulevard to see a few properties. I noticed the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center just south of Southern Boulevard on Unser had a huge crane sitting out front of it. This is by Intel and I didn’t realize there was a major hospital so close by the southern units! I read that it is undergoing an $80 million expansion adding a tower with 120 additional beds and cancer patient services. It opened in October 2011 with 68 beds and was designed to accommodate growing populations which this places continues to do!



I had enough time to visit four properties and the first one was only about 4 miles away from that hospital in unit 8 with power at the back of it! What a great start to the new land portfolio I thought! A short while later I watched the sunset from unit 4 in the SW part of the city. Wow was it a beautiful sunset! I could see the city lights of Albuquerque across the valley and it was eventually dark enough to see the Man In the Moon above the pink and orange night sky!



As I sat watching the sunset I mentioned that I either wanted to go to a fabulous pasta house or hole in the wall Mexican for dinner! I didn't really have a favorite restaurant for as many times as I've been here. On the way back along Southern Boulevard we spotted Joe’s Pasta House and quickly turned into the parking lot. Talk about lucky!



It was a crowded place on a Friday night with a little bar where you can wait. I noticed it had a big beautiful glass jar of house made Sangria sitting there and although I prefer red wine I do enjoy a glass of sweet red once in a while! So I sat down and ordered a fabulous glass…ok I had two…and then one heck of a pasta dish! The bartender was such a friendly man who educated me about this long time Sicilian restaurant! Wow! Wow! Wow! I definitely have a favorite restaurant there now and I collected their business card on the way out!

Early the next morning I headed out to unit 3 which is in the very SW corner of Rio Rancho and spotted a few of the hot air balloons that Rio Rancho is known for over the horizon from a couple of the properties I purchased! I read that the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta takes place in early October and is the largest event in the world lasting 9 days and over 500 balloons yearly.



The cool temperatures that time of year create the "Albuquerque box", a set of predictable wind patterns. Balloon Fiesta Park sits about 6 miles SE of Rio Rancho and it was a pretty good view of the balloons that morning from two of the properties I purchased....for those of you who think that might be a cool way to start your weekend morning with a hot cup of coffee!

Later on that morning I watched kids out jumping their motorcycles by units 1 & 2. There are some sand dunes on the very west side of Rio Rancho and I've had people tell me they played in these hills as kids. I sure spent a lot of time getting the perfect shot and they were good sports letting me watch. As much as I thought the young kid on the motor bike keeping up with the older kids was cool it was this older one on the green bike that was my favorite jump shot!



We made our way that day from the S to the N spotting a few cool birds, an old airplane over head and even a coyote. I literally ran right into the new 86 acre solar farm in Rio Rancho Estates Unit 6 by Northern and Encino by the water tower.



The $16-million Sandoval County Solar Energy Center project by PNM started construction in early fall 2014. The 82,350 solar panels will generate the energy used by 2,400 average residential customers. Cool! I bought a 1.96 acre parcel of land that sits a few lots away from it that has a pretty high assessed value so I guess I better do some more research on that piece before I put it up for sale...might be gold under it! : )

While I must say I really enjoyed touring the southern units in Rio Rancho I also like the northern part which is a lot different with its big rolling hills hidden in the trees and cactus! I was surprised by the tall chollas with their yellow and orange waxy flowers that spread across one of the gentle rolling valleys as far as I could see in unit 26! They were so thick – beautiful!



You can see for miles over the valley to Albuquerque from some parts up here and the growth in the distance around the city center and surrounding neighborhoods. While it remains largely undeveloped it too has many people living up in these areas hidden in the trees and I saw quite a few off grid homes with solar panels set up.



And I sat up there and watched the sunset over Rio Rancho again on the Sandia Mountains. She has some interesting massive rocks at the top of her that really reflects the sunset off them!



And once the sun went down on came the lights of Albuquerque again lighting up the valley below! If you're considering living here I think it would be a great idea to not only view the property during the day time but at night also! Imagine big picture windows overlooking the Sandia Mountains glowing pink from the reflection of the sunset and the city lights of Albuquerque at night!



I couldn't think of a better way to end my day than repeating what we had done the night before so back to Joe’s Paste House I went for another glass of sangria and seafood this time! I spotted Joe’s in a few local flyers and read that it was voted “Best of the City Top 5” for 2014 by Albuquerque the Magazine! I sure can pick them!



A special shout out to our fearless mascot Buddy who helped by marking several of the properties! It really was pretty the way he blended into the blonde landscape and he looked so handsome in his Little Stud jacket! He was a tired man at the end of the day with his tongue sticking out! He lost all his front teeth several years ago in a fight over a dog bone and the older he gets the more his tongue sticks out! Still good looking none the less!



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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

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Sandoval County Area and Rio Rancho Subdivision Photos

Sandoval County Area and Rio Rancho Subdivision Photos

In June 2023 I heard loud hammering coming from the distance in the SW part of Rio Rancho in Unit 3. It sounded like a pile driver and I zoomed in to see what was going on. It turns out to be the solar project being built at Quail Ranch

 

In 2002 Quail Ranch was annexed into the very southern part of Rio Rancho about 9 miles N of Interstate 40. It sat for many years and in June 2022 the City made a Renewable Energy Overlay District on a portion of the Quail Ranch for solar power generation. That is now where the Atrisco Solar Project is being built. It will cover over 3,100 acres and is expected to supply enough clean energy to power 100,000 households for a period of 20 years. And to the S of that is the 600,000 Amazon distribution center. This place doesn't stop growing! 

The area in green highlights the city limits of Rio Rancho. It sits about 2.5 miles S of units 3, 4 & 9.

So I decided to check it out! And about 9 miles to the south you can also see the  600000 square foot Amazon Fulfillment Center that opened in 2021 that sits just off Interstate 40. Wow is that a huge ! I then drove down to the Amazon building and the other major retailers in that area, the Tempurpedic Warehouse, Shamrock Foods, Semi truck dealership, a Fed-Ex Freight distribution center, and Love’s Travel Stop.  Click here to read further information about the growth and Quail Ranch!

This expansion also includes parts of the 30 mile planned Paseo del Volcan (PDV) corridor. I have seen parts of this being built over the years. It’s a four lane freeway facility that starts off I-40 just west of Atrisco Boulevard at heads N up to the city center before heading east to US‐550 by I-25.

We overlayed the PDV corridor onto the unit map so you can see how it will go thru the city.

 

In January, 2015 I spent two days exploring Rio Rancho. I first noticed the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center just south of Southern Boulevard on Unser had a huge crane sitting out front of it. This is by Intel and I didn’t realize there was a major hospital so close by the southern units! I read that it is undergoing an $80 million expansion adding a tower with 120 additional beds and cancer patient services. It opened in October 2011 with 68 beds and was designed to accommodate growing populations which this places continues to do!

I watched the sunset from unit 4 in the SW part of the city. Wow was it a beautiful sunset! I could see the city lights of Albuquerque across the valley and it was eventually dark enough to see the Man In the Moon above the pink and orange night sky!

 

As I sat watching the sunset I mentioned that I either wanted to go to a fabulous pasta house or hole in the wall Mexican for dinner! I didn't really have a favorite restaurant for as many times as I've been here. On the way back along Southern Boulevard we spotted Joe’s Pasta House and quickly turned into the parking lot. Talk about lucky!

It was a crowded place on a Friday night with a little bar where you can wait. I noticed it had a big beautiful glass jar of house made Sangria sitting there and although I prefer red wine I do enjoy a glass of sweet red once in a while! So I sat down and ordered a fabulous glass…ok I had two…and then one heck of a pasta dish! The bartender was such a friendly man who educated me about this long time Sicilian restaurant! Wow! Wow! Wow! I definitely have a favorite restaurant there now and I collected their business card on the way out!

I spotted hot air balloons in the early morning by unit 3 which is in the very SW corner of Rio Rancho. It's home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta which takes place in early October and is the largest event in the world lasting 9 days and over 500 balloons yearly. The cool temperatures that time of year create the "Albuquerque box", a set of predictable wind patterns. Balloon Fiesta Park sits about 6 miles SE!

 

Later on that morning I watched kids out jumping their motorcycles by units 1 & 2. There are some sand dunes on the very west side of Rio Rancho and I've had people tell me they played in these hills as kids. I sure spent a lot of time getting the perfect shot and they were good sports letting me watch. As much as I thought the young kid on the motor bike keeping up with the older kids was cool it was this older one on the green bike that was my favorite jump shot!

We made our way that day from the S to the N spotting a few cool birds, an old airplane over head and even a coyote. I literally ran right into the new 86 acre solar farm in Rio Rancho Estates Unit 6 by Northern and Encino by the water tower. The $16-million Sandoval County Solar Energy Center project by PNM started construction in early fall 2014. The 82,350 solar panels will generate the energy used by 2,400 average residential customers. Cool!

While I must say I really enjoyed touring the southern units in Rio Rancho I also like the northern part which is a lot different with its big rolling hills hidden in the trees and cactus! I was surprised by the tall chollas with their yellow and orange waxy flowers that spread across one of the gentle rolling valleys as far as I could see in unit 26! They were so thick – beautiful!

You can see for miles over the valley to Albuquerque from some parts up here and the growth in the distance around the city center and surrounding neighborhoods. While it remains largely undeveloped it too has many people living up in these areas hidden in the trees and I saw quite a few off grid homes with solar panels set up.

And I sat up there and watched the sunset over Rio Rancho again on the Sandia Mountains. She has some interesting massive rocks at the top of her that really reflects the sunset off them!

And once the sun went down on came the lights of Albuquerque again lighting up the valley below! If you're considering living here I think it would be a great idea to not only view the property during the day time but at night also! Imagine big picture windows overlooking the Sandia Mountains glowing pink from the reflection of the sunset and the city lights of Albuquerque at night!

I couldn't think of a better way to end my day than repeating what we had done the night before so back to Joe’s Paste House I went for another glass of sangria and seafood this time! I spotted Joe’s in a few local flyers and read that it was voted “Best of the City Top 5” for 2014 by Albuquerque the Magazine! I sure can pick them!

A special shout out to our fearless mascot Buddy who helped by marking several properties over the years RIP LITTLE MAN! It really was pretty the way he blended into the blonde landscape and he looked so handsome in his Little Stud jacket! He was a tired man at the end of the day with his tongue sticking out! He lost all his front teeth several years ago in a fight over a dog bone and the older he gets the more his tongue sticks out! Still good looking none the less!

I was researching the origin of the Land of Enchantment and came across their State song. I chuckled after reading the first verse - I think Buddy wrote it just for me!

The State Ballad Land of Enchantment by Martin Murphy, Chick Raines and Don Cook

I met a lady in my drifting days
I quickly fell under the spell of her loving ways
A rose in the desert I loved her so
In the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico
As we watched the sunset by the Rio Grande
A mission bell rang farewell she took my hand
She said "come back amigo no matter where you go"
To the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico
From her arms I wandered, far across the sea
I often heard her gentle words haunting me
"Come back amigo, I miss you so"
To the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico
So come back amigo no matter where you go
To the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico


Rio Rancho is the 3rd largest city in NM at about 91,956 people (that was 2016) (2024 update:112,358), and is one of  the fastest growing communities in NM and one of the fastest growing in the Southwest! It’s within an hour of Santa Fe and 30 miles NW of Albuquerque International Sunport Airport. It is bordered by Albuquerque, the Santa Ana Indian Reservation, Bernalillo and Corrales and the Rio Puerco Basin.

It sits high atop a mesa offering stunning views of the Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande River! At 5,290 feet, the high desert offers year round perfect weather with winter temperatures averaging 49 and summertime averaging 91. There are 330 sunny days a year with 8.2 inches of rainfall. It snows several times during the winter but usually melts the same day.

It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area and big magazines have frequently named it among the top 100 places to live. In 2013 it was listed in the “10 Best Towns For Families” by Family Circle Magazine for its amenities including the indoor aquatic center, sports complex, acres of parks and miles of bike trails. It has also been recognized in the top places to launch a business, raise a kid, and best towns for families frequently by other magazines.

Anchored by chip maker Intel, I sure have seen this place grow since I started watching the growth here in 2003. New schools, city center, hospital, the list goes on and on. Here are some of the highlights:

*In January 2015 I saw the $80 Million expansion of the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center just south of Southern Boulevard on Unser. The hospital currently has 68 beds and is adding an additional 120 additional beds and cancer patient services.

*In January 2015 I caught my first glimpse of the 86 acre solar farm in Rio Rancho Estates Unit 6 by Northern and Encino by the water tower. The $16-million Sandoval County Solar Energy Center project by PNM started construction in early fall 2014. The 82,350 solar panels will generate the energy used by 2,400 average residential customers. Cool!

*In January 2015 I ate at Joe's Paste House on Southern Boulevard for my first time! Ha! I was there again in June 2023 and dang was she still just as delicious! : ) 

*In July 2012 the Sandoval Regional Medical Center with its emergency room had their grand opening! This is located at the city center.

*In August, 2011 the Rail Runner commuter train line pulled into Rio Rancho! This train runs between Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Albuquerque, Los Lunas and Belen.

*In August 2010, the Central New Mexico (CNM) Community College opened at the new city center.

*The first building as part of the University of New Mexico Regional Medical Center opened in January 2010. Once completed, the $200 million facility will house 68 hospital beds and will include an emergency room and surgical center.

*In the fall of 2009, V. Sue Cleveland High School opened - home of the Storms!

*Hewlett Packard Tech Center opened their 218,000 square foot building at the City Center in December 2009.

*The new city hall that opened in 2007.

*In October 2006 the Sandoval County Commissioners approved a master plan for a new city, Rio West, in the Rio Puerco Basin covering 18 miles. The County and the developer have ended their joint efforts on this project and continuing efforts will be by the developer.

*In the fall of 2006 the Santa Ana Star Center, a major component in the City Center, opened.

Click here for the Rio Rancho City of Vision Website

Click here for the Rio Rancho Convention and Visitors Bureau Website.

Click here for the Sandia Mountain Wilderness Area in the Cibola National Forest website. It covers 37,200 acres on the west side of the Sandia Mountains.

Click here for the Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway Website.


SALE TERMS & DISCLOSURES

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Sales Process and Terms

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

All of the maps and information provided in this listing are intended to assist you in your due diligence research. We try and include many resources that we use ourselves. Over the years we have found information to be incorrect like a road that shows on an aerial photo or street map that we can't find because it is overgrown or doesn't exist or a difference in GPS settings. So while we try and include as much of this information as possible we greatly encourage you to carefully do your research to be sure the property suits your needs.

If you would like to purchase this property click on the "Buy It Now" button at the bottom of the listing. A form will ask for your name, email address and phone number. There is a box to indicate if you are purchasing if for cash or financing. Once you click submit it will change the Status at the top of the listing from "Available" to "Sale Pending". We will hold it for you for 3 days. We will then send you an email that confirms our agreement and our process to complete the transaction. Please contact us within 24 hours of receiving that email from us and we will continue to hold the property for you.

Payment is due within 3 days unless prior arrangements are made. You can either send a cashier's checks or money orders, or you can call the office with a debit or a credit card. We often have several interested buyers in the same property and in fairness we keep the property available until someone is 100% prepared to complete the transaction.

If purchasing for cash, once we have received payment we will prepare all documents necessary to transfer ownership and even include a check to cover all recording fees and transfer taxes as well. It's all part of the non-refundable $150 doc prep fee!

If purchasing a Contract for Deed Click Here to view the highlights of our owner financing. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT PRIOR TO CLICKING THE BUY IT NOW BUTTON FOR CONTRACTS!

With my sincere thanks,

Char : )

Please feel free to call me at 360-550-8943 with any questions!