Listing: Rio Rancho Estates Unit 26 Block 129 Lot 136 is 1/2 acre cheap land for sale

My oh my what a beautiful sunset over the NW part of Rio Rancho, New Mexico! We got to the property for sale just in time to take a few photos as the sun was setting! There was a big storm brewing making for quite the show and rain dropping over the mountains to the North!
Description:
1/2 Acre Land for Sale in Rio Rancho, New Mexico by Albuquerque & Santa Fe in Sandoval County

Private Area Off the Beaten Path With Trees, Rolling Hills and a Fabulous Sunset!

Pretty View of the Sandia Mountains from Property In Very NW Corner of City In Undeveloped Part of Rio Rancho!

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 360-550-8943 Mon - Sun
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Beautiful Sunset Photos of Property!

We Are Offering 90 Days Same As Cash Financing With Zero Down!

Rio Rancho Estates Unit 26 Block 129 Lot 136


Status: SOLD
State: NM
County: Sandoval

Parcels

APN:
1-006-077-110-494
Legal Description:
Unit #26, Block #129, Lot 136 Rio Rancho Estates

Listing Details

City:
Rio Rancho
9.5 Miles NW of Santa Ana Star Center and UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center
33 Miles NW of Albuquerque International Sunport Airport
65 Miles SW of Santa Fe, NM
94 Miles E of Grants, NM
Parcel Size:
0.5 Acres
Approximately 80' x 272.25'.
See parcel map.
Roads:
Dedicated Easement, Dirt
Everglades Rd runs S along property.
Power:
Solar, Generator
Needs installation.
Water:
Well, Holding Tank
The city has a bulk fill water station at the corner of 21st Street NW and Northern Boulevard. It has potable water for domestic use and construction. Click Here for further information on the cities website.

Click Here for the Rio Rancho Utility Systems.

Click here to research depth of others wells on the State of New Mexico well log.

You will need to click on the county and then click on the PLSS link. Input 12 under section, then click on 13N under township, and 1E under range and then click on View Report at the very bottom.

I did not find any records in this section so I removed the section from the search field and found a few records in the same township and range.

Sewer:
Septic, Holding Tank
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:
9.58
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
Allows for homes and 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 beautiful treed building lot for sale in the very NW part of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Wow what a beautiful place to watch the sunset over the Sandia Mountains and the sky light up! The property is only 5.75 miles NW of Northern Meadows housing development and 9.5 miles NW of the Sandoval Regional Medical Center and new City Center! Undeveloped investment property within an hour of the Albuquerque Sunport Airport and Sante Fe, NM in Sandoval County, NM.

Rio Rancho is the 3rd largest city in NM at about 91,956 people, is the fastest growing community in NM and one of the fastest growing in the Southwest! It’s within an hour of Sante Fe and the new city center sits about 9.5 miles SE as the crow flies and is home of City Hall, Sandoval Regional Medical Center Emergency, Santa Ana Star Centers 7000 seat arena, University of New Mexico, Central New Mexico Community College, and Hewlett-Packard. Intel, one of the largest semiconductor fabrication plants in the world, sits on the other side of the city about 17 miles SE.

All of the photos were taken of the property and its surrounding views in August 2015. Everglades RD NW was a bladed dirt road along the south of the property. It sits 1.7 miles west of Rainbow Boulevard NE, which is the main drag thru this part of the city, as the crow flies. Rainbow Blvd takes you SE back to Northern Meadows and the City Center.

The property sits in the rolling hills with scattered trees offering plenty of privacy! Its more hilly along the SW and then flattens out to the east with a bit of a low spot to its NW corner as seen in the photos and aerial photos. It looks like there might be a bit of a stream thru the corner during heavy rain or snow melt – cool! I did not see ANYONE out in this area so lots of privacy in this undeveloped part of Rio Rancho and I thought it would be a great spot for someone wanting to be in the countryside of Rio Rancho!

There are views from the NE to the SE of the Sandia Mountains. What a fabulous place to watch the sunset and she is so reflective on her massive rock peaks. She has pretty stripes that run thru the top above the rocks that are very interesting to look at! Sandia Peak rises to 10,678 feet and the mountain range lies largely within the Cibola National Forest. There are also views of the Jemez Mountains to the north that were lit up pink with snow falling below the clouds – such a pretty sunset in storm!

Rio Rancho 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.

I have written quite a bit about the growth in this area in the Additional Photos area for those who want to research what I've seen happen here since I started exploring it in 2003. 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 I've added it to my bucket list this year!

You can see some of this growth in the subdivision map. A shout out to Billie who did some work on this map highlighting how many miles wide and tall the city is, where the two hospitals and high schools are located, the sand dunes, solar farm and little smiley faces showing where the properties are located! Good job Billie!

I thought it was a beautiful off grid property in the countryside of Rio Rancho to watch the suns glow on the Sandias with no on around! Enjoy! Char the Explorer : )


Financing Price: $2700

Terms with $0 down payment: $2700 at 8% interest with approximately 30 monthly payments of $100

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

90 days same as cash with only $0 down! If $1012 is paid toward the property within 90 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 in January 2015!



At the end of January, 2015 I spent two days taking photos from 23 different places around Rio Rancho. 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!