Owners

The average owner has been on the ranch for seven years.  Some have been on the ranch for thirteen years or more.  Almost half the owners make Vandevert their principal home.  Owners range from about forty-five years old to over seventy, with an average age of roughly sixty.  About a third of the owners are retired or partly retired.  All of the owners are married couples. 

Career experiences include high tech, securities, banking, real estate, aviation, distribution, agriculture, executive placement, and manufacturing.  Owners include several past or current company presidents, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, and a business school dean.  Popular owner pursuits include golf, fishing, skiing, and horseback riding.  Some owners are avid hunters (though not on the ranch!).

Most owners come from the western United States:  seven from the Northwest, six from Northern California, and five from Southern California.  Most recent arrivals owned property nearby and were very familiar with the area already – a testimony to the uniqueness and value of the ranch compared to other communities in Central Oregon.

While owners are never pressured to participate in ranch-wide events, most have chosen to do so and to build a community on the ranch.  Each owner seems to have struck a happy balance between privacy and community. 

The ranch is governed by the Vandevert Ranch Association's board of directors, consisting of homeowners elected by all of the homeowners in the annual meeting.  Administration and day-to-day management is provided by Community Alliance, a professional property management company that also serves homeowners in the Crosswater Community.    An experienced staff maintains the beauty of the ranch and cares for horses and dogs belonging to owners. 

See the topics in the column to the left for links to pages on CC&R's, Fire, Security, Common Area Guidelines, Operations, and the Owners Only section.