default Listing agent Latham Jenkins says the ranch’s new owners will be “great stewards of this historic property.” For the first time in 55 years, one of the oldest continuously operating guest ranches in Jackson Hole, Lost Creek Ranch, has new owners. On January 31, 2024, the Bruce Gottwald Family closed on the 50-acre luxury guest ranch, which had been owned by the Halpin Family since 1969. The last listing price was $39,950,000. “Having the opportunity to list and represent an iconic property like Lost Creek Ranch has been a pinnacle to date in my career,” says Latham Jenkins, the list ..read more

Lost Creek Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming This is the second time a listing of Live Water Properties Broker Latham Jenkins has made an international “top 5” list. Every December, Mansion Global, an award-winning, international platform about the global real estate market, announces which of its 365 Listings of the Day were the year’s most popular with its readership of discerning real estate enthusiasts. Lost Creek Ranch, a 50-acre turnkey ranch with 27 buildings and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park was #4 on the 2023 list. Celebrity estates and a 300-acre Irish property with an 18th ce ..read more

Lost Creek Ranch ready to change hands Buyers want to be ‘thoughtful stewards,’ family trustee said. By Mark Huffman / November 08, 2023 Published in the Jackson Hole News & Guide One of the valley’s oldest dude ranches is likely to change hands this winter after more than 50 years under the same ownership and management. Lost Creek Ranch, just under 50 acres and about 20 buildings 20 miles north of Jackson, has been operated by the Halpin family since 1967, first with partners and after 1989 on their own. For more than a half-century the ranch was most associated with Gerald “Jerry” Ha ..read more

Gene Kilgore, the world’s leading authority on Guest Ranches “In the ranch world or otherwise, one can have no better friend than Gene Kilgore, an extraordinary gentleman and the world’s foremost authority on guest ranches,” writes Brooks Bradbury, former general manager of Home Ranch, which is no longer an operating guest ranch but, at the time Brooks was manager, was the only Relais & Châteaux-designated ranch in Colorado. “Thanks Gene, for connecting travelers, ranching, and ranchers and, most of all, for telling the guest ranch story to the world.” It was a summer spent with his fami ..read more

Latham joins exclusive group of industry leaders who have made newsworthy contributions to the real estate industry February, 2023— Live Water Properties is pleased to announce that Latham Jenkins, Top Producing Broker, has been selected as an RISMedia 2023 Real Estate Newsmaker—a dynamic group of key influencers making headlines as a result of their newsworthy contributions to the real estate industry and their efforts to positively affect the consumers and communities they serve. RISMedia, the leader in U.S. real estate news and information services, announced its more than 300, 2023 Real E ..read more

Listed with Live Water Properties agent Latham Jenkins, Mackay Bar Ranch is “life in the wild, in total comfort.”  In the Salmon River Mountains, on the Salmon River, and best reached by jet boat or plane, Idaho’s Mackay Bar Ranch, listed with Live Water Properties Realtor Latham Jenkins, was included in the print edition of the Wall Street Journal on August 26. (It was featured on wallstreetjournal.com on August 24.) The Pulitzer-prize winning newspaper highlighted the 21-acre property in its Real Estate section, noting, “the Idaho ranch is so remote that mail is delivered by plane and ..read more

#1 agent in the state of Wyoming for individual sales volume had it under contract in only six days.  Jackson Hole, WY, (August, 2022)- Latham Jenkins, leading luxury real estate broker with Live Water Properties Jackson Hole, recently sold the Jackson Hole Ranch at a non-disclosed record price, it was last listed at $35 million. Neighboring Grand Teton National Park and close to downtown Jackson, the Jackson Hole Ranch is a refuge for people and wildlife. 233-acres feature two homes, a diversity of waterscapes—including the Snake River—and Teton views.  Jenkins’s methodology of s ..read more

Estate properties require a Realtor with vision, reach, and deep relationships. Jackson Hole agent Latham Jenkins used these to get a 233-acre ranch—the most expensive listing in Wyoming at the time—under contract in nine days. Pain Points Jackson Hole Ranch wasn’t looking for its next owner, but its next steward. Bill and Sandy Givens spent three decades buying critical wildlife habitat adjacent to Grand Teton National Park for the purpose of protecting it under conservation easements. The Givenses eventually amassed 233 acres and protected 96 percent from future development through conser ..read more

Wyoming-Based agent recognized as number one in the state for individual sales volume. JacksonHole, WY, (July, 2022) – Latham Jenkins, leading luxury real estate broker with Live Water Properties, was ranked number one in Wyoming for individual sales volume on 2022  Trends + Tom Ferry America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list. Jenkins was named among almost 24,000 U.S real estate sales associates from across the nation. This prestigious list represents the top 1.49% of more than 1.6 million licensed Realtors® nationwide. “I am so honored to be cited among this elite group, especial ..read more

The Wall Street Journal features the Jackson Hole Ranch, “A $35 Million Jackson Hole Ranch Becomes Wyoming’s Priciest Listing. The 233-acre property near the Snake River has views of the Teton and Gros Ventre mountains.” A roughly 233-acre ranch in the Jackson Hole area is hitting the market for $35 million, making it the most expensive home listed for sale in Wyoming, according to listing agent Latham Jenkins of Live Water Properties Jackson Hole. Located in Teton County on the border of Grand Teton National Park, the property is owned by the family of Julie Givens, a schoolteacher from Ne ..read more