Rio Del Oro Subdivision (Valencia: sale, association, land)

[caydriver]

Originally Posted by kaforeman

Meadowlakes is THE bad area in Los Lunas. There are lots of other places that would be a better bet for buying fixer-uppers. My recommendation would be to find a reputable real estate agent through referrals and let them help you pick a good area.

I would agree, just watch the news! Appears to be a very bad area.

[RioMan]

Originally Posted by KJKMALTESE

I just got a letter from valencia county treasurer that the land has been handed over to via for non payment of association fees which i did not know existed. This land was given to us on the death of my inlaws and we kept paying the taxes so i want the money back from via since they took the land. How do they get away with this.

I think the problem here is that VIA probably did not know that you had taken over the land when your inlaws died. If you contact Val Tabor at VIA, she may be able to help you. Her email is: vtabor@v-i-a.org. She is a real nice lady and she has helped me alot. Good luck.

I would like to know if there are any other Rio Del Oro landowners from Canada, besides me. I would like to start an association of Rio Del Oro landowners with the main emphasis on Canadian owners. However, all would be welcome, no matter where in the world they live.

May you all have a Prosperous 2009.

[RioMan]

Originally Posted by RioMan

I would like to know if there are any other Rio Del Oro landowners from Canada, besides me. I would like to start an association of Rio Del Oro landowners with the main emphasis on Canadian owners. However, all would be welcome, no matter where in the world they live.

I have decided to try my hand at organizing a new association for Rio Del Oro Landowners and Trustees who just want more of a "club" type of association, rather than a bureaucratic one. We can leave that to the Rio Communities Landowners Association, who are doing good work for us non-resident folks.

Please take a look at Rio Del Oro Land Association Rio Del Oro Land Association and let me know what you think. If anyone out there knows of any landowners or trustees from Canada, please have them look at the website and contact me at riodeloro@sympatico.ca or use the website contact info.

Thanks, folks.

[tlc666]

My parents just got a phone call tonight from a Theodore Thomas from United Property Sales asking them to sell their lots for $280,000. He supplied my parents with all of the information regarding their land, lot#, block and unit #, but I guess that's all public record somewhere.

I went to their web site and it looks like it was designed by a 5 year old, so it just fuels my skepticism. After reading all of the posts up to now and seeing the pictures, I can't really see why they would have jumped in value overnight literally.

Is there something going on in that area? Did they strike oil on our land?

This guy is trying to "pressure" my parents into making a decision by 10 pm tonight EST.

Any thoughts?

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by tlc666

My parents just got a phone call tonight from a Theodore Thomas from United Property Sales asking them to sell their lots for $280,000. He supplied my parents with all of the information regarding their land, lot#, block and unit #, but I guess that's all public record somewhere.

I went to their web site and it looks like it was designed by a 5 year old, so it just fuels my skepticism. After reading all of the posts up to now and seeing the pictures, I can't really see why they would have jumped in value overnight literally.

Is there something going on in that area? Did they strike oil on our land?

This guy is trying to "pressure" my parents into making a decision by 10 pm tonight EST.

Any thoughts?

We owned 3 lots there and lived in the area for 7 years: depending on exactly where the lots are, they are worth about what the taxes are on them, dont fall for it!!!!

Nita

[EMC228]

I bought many Rio Grande Estates 1 acre lots in the 90's for an average of $200 per acre at tax auctions. Today those lots vary in value. The ones with power on the road are going for $8000-15000 (they're closer to Hwy 60). The lots with no power go for about $2500-3500. The Metro-Rail from Las Cruces to Santa Fe will be going by just 5 miles west of my land. The development along I-25 south of Albuquerque is increasing our land values (and taxes). I developed 2 acres, fenced it, put in 2 septic tanks, 2 mobile homes, dropped a well (very good water!) and enjoy 360 degree vistas of mountains and clear skies. At night the coyotes sing me to sleep. There are no city lights so on nice nights I can sleep on my deck and watch the activity in the heavens! It is breath-taking. Rio Grande Estates is just down the road from Rio Del Oro. Lots of Earthship houses being built out there... undergound homes, solar power, 400 ft. well depth. Had a couple of gardens but the cows got in and ate 'em up. Hummingbirds of all colors and sizes flock to the feeders on my deck. The nearest Walmart is 17 miles north in Belen. Don't throw away your land just yet. The taxes at our subdivision are $14 per acre. Sam James is a great guy who's lived there for years and can tell you anything you want to know about it. Very friendly guy who is happy to talk to anyone about the whole area. He's a retired parole officer at 505-573-6422. Tell him Liz said Howdy!

[lizardlover]

I, too, just bought two lots in Rio del Oro, totalling .55 acres. I bought the land just because I miss owning a piece of New Mexico, having recently sold my wonderful home on 5 acres in the northern part of the state. I don't intend to ever live there, which is fortunate, because as the rules currently stand, it is not allowed to build a home on less than a 3/4 acre lot. When each home will require its own septic system, and a well probably at least 200 feet deep, the land will not support a population as dense as might be suggested by the fact that they are selling lots as small as .17 acres! This land has been vacant forever, and it is sort of out beyond where Jesus lost his sandals. Lovely to look at, but totally undeveloped, perhaps undevelopable, unless that Japanese company decides to invest in a self-contained bio-dome or something :-) Someone would have to put in a town, I think, with all utilities. Not likely to happen in the forseeable future, especially since NM is predicted to run out of water in a few years!
This "development" has been under some sort of 40-year deal with the Valley Improvement Association since 1971, with no building going on. They collect the association dues, and say they blade the roads. But after February 2011 that ends, there will be no more dues, I'm told, and the county will maintain the roads, such as they are. Lots of luck.
Maybe I'll meet some of your fellow land-owners out there on a picnic some day!
To anyone who bought a small lot expecting to live there, you have my sympathies. Actually, though, if I could get two more lots adjacent to mine, in unit 20, for cheap, I might buy them, just to have a whole acre, in case I win the lottery and can afford to build off-the-grid! Meanwhile, if I had a week to spare, and a small truck-load of rocks, I'd build a labyrinth there.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by lizardlover

I, too, just bought two lots in Rio del Oro, totalling .55 acres. I bought the land just because I miss owning a piece of New Mexico, having recently sold my wonderful home on 5 acres in the northern part of the state. I don't intend to ever live there, which is fortunate, because as the rules currently stand, it is not allowed to build a home on less than a 3/4 acre lot. When each home will require its own septic system, and a well probably at least 200 feet deep, the land will not support a population as dense as might be suggested by the fact that they are selling lots as small as .17 acres! This land has been vacant forever, and it is sort of out beyond where Jesus lost his sandals. Lovely to look at, but totally undeveloped, perhaps undevelopable, unless that Japanese company decides to invest in a self-contained bio-dome or something :-) Someone would have to put in a town, I think, with all utilities. Not likely to happen in the forseeable future, especially since NM is predicted to run out of water in a few years!
This "development" has been under some sort of 40-year deal with the Valley Improvement Association since 1971, with no building going on. They collect the association dues, and say they blade the roads. But after February 2011 that ends, there will be no more dues, I'm told, and the county will maintain the roads, such as they are. Lots of luck.
Maybe I'll meet some of your fellow land-owners out there on a picnic some day!
To anyone who bought a small lot expecting to live there, you have my sympathies. Actually, though, if I could get two more lots adjacent to mine, in unit 20, for cheap, I might buy them, just to have a whole acre, in case I win the lottery and can afford to build off-the-grid! Meanwhile, if I had a week to spare, and a small truck-load of rocks, I'd build a labyrinth there.

AT least our 3 lots, side by side equal about an acre I think so they could be built on, that is if there was water or whatever in the area. At this stage we would about give them away.

Nita

[lizardlover]

Nita,
Where are your lots, which unit?
If there is a way to e-mail me privately, please feel free to do so.
It looks like some areas are developed and some are not, some have water and electricity and some don't. Rio del Oro covers a pretty big area.

flora

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by lizardlover

Nita,
Where are your lots, which unit?
If there is a way to e-mail me privately, please feel free to do so.
It looks like some areas are developed and some are not, some have water and electricity and some don't. Rio del Oro covers a pretty big area.

flora

I will try to do this. We are having out of town company, arriving about noon today, until Sunday so it might take a few days. Yes, you are right about some of the areas and yes, it covers a huge area. The areas that have some hope seem to be those near Valencia College campus. All I know about ours, they are off Manzano (That isn't quite right) parkway.

Nita